Daily Archives: December 5, 2004

Editorial Note – Becoming a Member of NOSI

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Today I realized that over time, some of you who have tried to become a member of NOSI never received a password for your account because after you registered your Internet Service Provider refused an email from NOSI providing you with your password – because the email seemed to be originating from Microsoft’s Hotmail.

Therefore, I have changed the email address away from Hotmail. If any of you tried to become a member of NOSI in the past and were thwarted, you may try again and succeed now, I hope.

Please note that at this point in time, the main benefit to being a member of NOSI is that you are placed on NOSI’s mailing list, which is used extremely infrequently.

Geopolitics / Iceland – To the Edge of Nowhere? U.S.-Icelandic Defense Relations during and after the Cold War

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Naval War College Review – Iceland has always been a ìreluctantî and somewhat prickly ally of the United States and NATO, but for decades it could use the leverage of its critical geographical position to shape the relationship and to have its way in, especially, fisheries disputes. In 1991, however, the whole basis of the alliance changed, and it did so again in September 2001. The nature of the relationship is being redefined today.

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