From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners: Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship

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From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners : Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship. / Wivel, Anders; Thorhallsson, Baldur; Steinsson, Sverrir.

Small States and Security in Europe: Between National and International Policymaking. ed. / Tomás Weiss; Geoffrey Edwards. Abingdon : Routledge, 2022. p. 137-154.

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Harvard

Wivel, A, Thorhallsson, B & Steinsson, S 2022, From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners: Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship. in T Weiss & G Edwards (eds), Small States and Security in Europe: Between National and International Policymaking. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 137-154.

APA

Wivel, A., Thorhallsson, B., & Steinsson, S. (2022). From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners: Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship. In T. Weiss, & G. Edwards (Eds.), Small States and Security in Europe: Between National and International Policymaking (pp. 137-154). Routledge.

Vancouver

Wivel A, Thorhallsson B, Steinsson S. From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners: Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship. In Weiss T, Edwards G, editors, Small States and Security in Europe: Between National and International Policymaking. Abingdon: Routledge. 2022. p. 137-154

Author

Wivel, Anders ; Thorhallsson, Baldur ; Steinsson, Sverrir. / From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners : Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship. Small States and Security in Europe: Between National and International Policymaking. editor / Tomás Weiss ; Geoffrey Edwards. Abingdon : Routledge, 2022. pp. 137-154

Bibtex

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