
Iceland Needs the EU as a Political Project, Not a Market
Trump’s new map swallows Iceland, yet Icelanders have just voted against reopening membership talks with Brussels.
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Erik Oddvar Eriksen is professor emeritus at ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo, which he directed from 2008 to 2020. His research covers political theory, public policy and European integration. His latest book is Mechanisms of European Integration: The Force of Reasons (Routledge, 2025).

Trump’s new map swallows Iceland, yet Icelanders have just voted against reopening membership talks with Brussels.