Varða Journal on National Security (Tímarit Vörðu) https://timarit.varda.org/en/ Tímarit Vörðu is Iceland's journal on national security — a forum for debate and the exchange of views. Published twice a year. en Issue 1: A worthy ally https://timarit.varda.org/en/tolublad-1/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/tolublad-1/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT How is Iceland — or how does it become — a worthy ally? Articles by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador of Canada and others on the theme of the issue. The first issue is guest-edited by Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir. A Worthy Ally in Turbulent Times https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/verdugur-bandamadur-a-umbrotatimum/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/verdugur-bandamadur-a-umbrotatimum/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir A Worthy Ally in Turbulent Times — Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir From Reluctant Ally to Worthy Ally https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/fra-tregum-til-verdugs-bandamanns/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/fra-tregum-til-verdugs-bandamanns/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Björn Bjarnason From Reluctant Ally to Worthy Ally — Björn Bjarnason Is Iceland a Good Ally? https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/er-island-godur-bandamadur/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/er-island-godur-bandamadur/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Garðar Forberg Is Iceland a Good Ally? — Garðar Forberg A Worthy Ally Requires a Mandate https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/byrjum-heima/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/byrjum-heima/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Sólrún H. G. Proppé A Worthy Ally Requires a Mandate — Sólrún H. G. Proppé Deadly Setbacks in the Name of Security https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/banvaen-bakslog-i-nafni-oryggis/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/banvaen-bakslog-i-nafni-oryggis/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Birna Þórarinsdóttir Deadly Setbacks in the Name of Security — Birna Þórarinsdóttir A Credible Ally in an Age of Rupture https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/a-credible-ally-in-an-age-of-rupture/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/a-credible-ally-in-an-age-of-rupture/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Ambassador Jenny Hill Observations from Canada’s experience for the Icelandic context Practice Makes Perfect: Using Tabletop Exercises to Prioritise Defence https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/aefingin-skapar-meistarann/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/aefingin-skapar-meistarann/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Erlingur Erlingsson Practice Makes Perfect: Using Tabletop Exercises to Prioritise Defence — Erlingur Erlingsson Issue 2: Leading in the Arctic https://timarit.varda.org/en/tolublad-2/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/tolublad-2/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Iceland leading in the Arctic — what does that mean for us? Articles by the Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate, the Ambassador of Norway and others. The authors write from the premise that Iceland is, or could be, a leader in the Arctic. Leading in the Arctic https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/leidandi-a-nordurslodum/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/leidandi-a-nordurslodum/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Kristinn Árni L. Hróbjartsson Leading in the Arctic — Kristinn Árni L. Hróbjartsson In the eye of the storm: Why Iceland treats the collapse of ocean currents as a national security issue https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/i-midju-stormsins/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/i-midju-stormsins/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson In the eye of the storm: Why Iceland treats the collapse of ocean currents as a national security issue — Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson The nearest neighbours in the Arctic https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/naestu-nagrannar-a-nordurslodum/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/naestu-nagrannar-a-nordurslodum/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Bryndís Haraldsdóttir The nearest neighbours in the Arctic — Bryndís Haraldsdóttir Greenland’s historic opportunity https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/sogulegt-taekifaeri-graenlendinga/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/sogulegt-taekifaeri-graenlendinga/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Heiðar Guðjónsson Greenland’s historic opportunity — Heiðar Guðjónsson Between China and the allies: Iceland needs a public China policy before others shape one for it https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/a-milli-kina-og-bandamanna/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/a-milli-kina-og-bandamanna/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guðbjörg Ríkey Th. Hauksdóttir Between China and the allies: Iceland needs a public China policy before others shape one for it — Guðbjörg Ríkey Th. Hauksdóttir Iceland’s lifeline: Transport is a national security matter https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/lifaed-islands/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/lifaed-islands/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Ísak Einar Rúnarsson Iceland’s lifeline: Transport is a national security matter — Ísak Einar Rúnarsson Much responsibility, little involvement: Municipalities in Iceland’s defence https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/mikil-abyrgd-litil-adkoma/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/mikil-abyrgd-litil-adkoma/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Bjarni Már Magnússon Much responsibility, little involvement: Municipalities in Iceland’s defence — Bjarni Már Magnússon Norway in the High North: Burden-sharing in practice https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/noregur-a-nordurslodum/ https://timarit.varda.org/en/greinar/noregur-a-nordurslodum/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Cecilie Willoch Norway in the High North: Burden-sharing in practice — Cecilie Willoch