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India and the European Free Trade Association, or EFTA, signed a free trade agreement on March 10 valued at $100 billion, Times of India reported on March 11.

India: Government Signs Trade Agreement Worth $100B With EFTA

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India's Own Worst Enemy

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Stockholm April 16 to attend the first-ever India-Nordic summit, which includes a joint meeting with the prime ministers of India, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, Times of India reported April 16.

Sweden: Indian Prime Minister To Attend India-Nordic Summit 

The insurgent, anti-establishment Pirate Party capitalized on a wave of anger over corruption to come in second place in Iceland's general election, The New York Times reported on Oct. 29.

Iceland: Pirate Party Comes In Second In Election; Prime Minister Resigns

Angry over a string of political scandals, Icelanders may usher a long dominant center-right party out of the exit door in national elections on Oct. 28, handing power to a charismatic center-left opposition leader, Reuters reported.

Iceland: Leftists On Cusp Of Power As Weary Voters Go To Polls

Iceland's prime minister, Bjarni Benediktsson, resigned Sept. 16, and says new elections likely will be held Nov. 4, AP reported.

Iceland: Prime Minister Resigns; New Elections Expected Nov. 4

During parliamentary elections in Iceland, voters fled the center-right Progressive Party but gave no party a ruling majority, Reuters reported Oct. 30.

Iceland: Voter Support For Ruling Party Plummets

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NATO member states agreed July 9 to provided around $1 billion in annual funding for Afghan security forces to 2020, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, Reuters reported.

Afghanistan: NATO Decides To Fund Forces To 2020

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Voters in Iceland elected historian Gudni Johannesson on June 26 as their first new president in 20 years, Reuters reported. 

Iceland: 1st New President In 20 Years Elected

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Polar bears in Essen Bay off the coast of Zemlya Georga -- an island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago -- on August 22, 2021.

China in Transition

The suspension of Arctic Council activities following Russia's re-invasion of Ukraine presents an opening for China to challenge Arctic governance.

China's Opportunity to Break Into Arctic Governance

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Palestinian protesters hurl stones during clashes with Israeli forces in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on May 14, 2021. 

U.S.-Iran Relations

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Israel's Survival Strategy

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: Israeli Operations in Gaza and a Chinese Mars Landing

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A Russian, nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine traverses the Barents Sea in the Arctic. 

Energy

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Russia's Internal Struggle

The world's northernmost frontier has taken on a renewed significance for the countries that have the most to lose, and gain, from the Arctic's melting ice and shifting political order.

A Warmer Arctic Makes for Hotter Geopolitics

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The European Free Trade Association's members, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Norway, each have their own trade agendas.

The Fate of the Eurozone

European Disintegration

The future of the small but wealthy European Free Trade Association is intertwined with that of its larger and better-known cousin, the European Union.

Trade Profile: The Fate of Europe's Other Trade Bloc Hangs in the Balance

Trade Profiles

Reflections

Restarting the U.S.-Russia Relationship in Iceland

Nuclear arms control summits have brought Washington and Moscow closer before, but this time it may not work.  

Norway Weighs in on Britain's Options in Europe

Oslo may be sending a message to London that if the United Kingdom wishes to join the EFTA, it will not be able to do so unilaterally.

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No Shelter From the Panama Papers

So far, the data has implicated people in nearly every region of the world.

Those Who Are (and Are Not) Sheltered From the Panama Papers

Leaks reveal the extent of hidden wealth and could provide impetus to shut down tax havens.

Panama Papers: A Rude Awakening for the World's Wealthy

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The highly visible deployment will do more to reassure Washington's NATO allies than to tip the scales against Russia in any future conflict.

A New U.S. Brigade Won't Change the Status Quo in Eastern Europe

The International Banking System Faces an Existential Threat

Banking

It is hard to think of a time in the last 300 years when the banker's position in society has been more at risk. If the Swiss proposal to strip commercial banks of the ability to create money catches on, it could shred core business assumptions that have underpinned the banking model around the world.

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The pace of the transition will be decided by how quickly new technologies reach the developing world.

Paris Agreement Emphasizes Shift Away From Oil

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India: Government Signs Trade Agreement Worth $100B With EFTA

Sweden: Indian Prime Minister To Attend India-Nordic Summit

Iceland: Pirate Party Comes In Second In Election; Prime Minister Resigns

Iceland: Leftists On Cusp Of Power As Weary Voters Go To Polls

Iceland: Prime Minister Resigns; New Elections Expected Nov. 4

Iceland: Voter Support For Ruling Party Plummets

Afghanistan: NATO Decides To Fund Forces To 2020

Iceland: 1st New President In 20 Years Elected

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