Security Policy
| An example Iceland's role in defence co-operation is the Radar Agency, run by Iceland since 1987. Its task is to operate four radars in each corner of the country for the Iceland Defence Force. The information obtained is used both by the US military and Icelandic civil air traffic control. In recent years the Icelandic government has been increasing Iceland's role in defence co-operation with the United States and in the multinational defence co-operation with the member states of the Partnership for Peace. Icelandic agencies including the Civil Defence, Coast Guard and State Police Special Forces have participated in military exercises such as Northern Viking and the civil defence exercise Co-operative Safeguard. The government decided to construct a Coast Guard vessel equipped to participate in joint exercises with the US Defence Force involving Search and Rescue operations and maritime surveillance. |
 Radar stations in Bolafjall (NV), above, and at Stokksnes (SW) |
Peacekeeping
During the last decades, Icelanders began participating in crisis management and peacekeeping activities of international organisations, in particular NATO and the OSCE. For further information, see:
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- North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO (Org)
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE (Org)
- Western European Union, WEU (Org)
- United Nations, UN (Org)
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