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Icelandic Minister of Justice Björn Bjarnason describes new maritime security issues in the warming North Atlantic during a November presentation. Also pictured is Rasmus Bertelsen, Science, Technology and Public Policy Fellow.

Belfer Center

- Belfer Center Newsletter

Iceland's Minister Cites Climate's Impact on International Security

| Spring 2008

"The interests of the High North, both locally and globally, are a trans-Atlantic issue that can only be dealt with as part of a strong and realistic security policy and maritime strategy on the part of NATO," concluded Icelandic Minister of Justice Bjorn Bjarnason at an International Security Program–sponsored lecture last fall. While the Cold War's end saw the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iceland, climate change has reconfigured the security, economic, and geopolitical profile of the Arctic with Iceland retaining its geo-strategic importance.