The event will take place on Friday, November 18, 2021 from 13:00-14:30. Physical attendance for the symposium will be at the University of Akureyri and online participation will be available through Zoom.
Program
13:00 INTRODUCTION TO SMALL STATE SYMPOSIUM
13:05 TRUST IN THE NORDIC ARCTIC?
Gunnar Rekvig, Nansen Professor, the University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland
13:15 REVISITING A COLD WAR PARADIGM: ICELAND, THE UNITED STATES, AND ARCTIC GEOPOLITICS
Valur Ingimundarson, Professor, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
13:25 SMALL STATE LEVERAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF POWER
Desmond Molloy, Adjunct Professor, Pannasastra University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
13:35 WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? UNITED STATES’ UNCONDITIONAL EXIT FROM AFGHANISTAN AND ITS EFFECT ON GLOBAL AND REGIONAL POLARITY
Kenji Isezaki, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan
13:45 BREAK
13:55 DISCUSSION AND Q&A
14:30 SYMPOSIUM ENDS
You can find more information about the event on the event website and on the event page on Facebook.