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September 14, 2026
John Last
Iceland Just Got Played
In a high-profile rejection of EU membership talks, everyone won but the Icelandic people.
September 8, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Sparks Diplomatic Incident With His “USA” Map
Iceland has summoned the U.S. ambassador.
May 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Has Accidentally Strengthened the EU
Donald Trump’s saber-rattling over Greenland has made other European nations nervous.
January 23, 2026
Heather Souvaine Horn
Trump’s Terrifying Davos Speech Is a Wake-up Call to the Global Elite
The World Economic Forum has long suggested that its annual lavish party is about saving the world. Trump just shredded that myth.
January 21, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Leavitt’s Response to Trump Greenland/Iceland Slip Will Blow Your Mind
We all heard it!
January 21, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Mixes Up Iceland and Greenland in Incoherent Davos Speech
In the midst of whining about how much he wanted to own Greenland, Donald Trump forgot what the territory was called.
April 5, 2016
Alex Shephard
Iceland’s prime minister has resigned, becoming the Panama Papers’ first casualty.
April 4, 2016
Alex Shephard
The prime minister of Iceland could be the first casualty of the Panama Papers.
May 8, 2014
Maia Booker
The Eerie Beauty of Iceland's Tundra
August 9, 2011
Gabriel Debenedetti
Is Italy the Next Greece?
May 24, 2011
James Downie
Volcanic Ash Clouds and the European Economy
December 22, 2010
Martin Peretz
Let's Not Save the Euro or, For That Matter, The European Union
July 9, 2010
Jonathan Cohn
Alan Greenspan Needs Stockholm Syndrome
May 3, 2010
Martin Peretz
Goldman, Shmoldman: “Stop Turning Goldman Into A Scapegoat For The Wider Crisis.”
April 20, 2010
Robert Puentes, Adie Tomer
Iceland’s Volcanic Fury Hobbles Hubs
April 19, 2010
Bradford Plumer
Eyjafjallajökull: Bad, But Could Be A Lot Worse
April 19, 2010
Bradford Plumer
Will Eyjafjallajokull Cool The Planet?
March 24, 2010
Bradford Plumer
The Oddities Of Sea-Level Rise
December 16, 2009
Peter Baldwin
Perfect Strangers
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Henry Fairlie
The Shot Heard Round The World

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