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Interviews, public analysis and academic talks. Different formats, with their original context intact.
Selected appearances & writing
The public conversation.
Icelandic politics in focus
Expert commentary on recent developments in the People’s Party and ministerial politics. In Icelandic.
Read the interviewIceland and Europe, after the vote
A conversation with Salma Abdelaziz about the EU referendum and Iceland’s relationship with Europe.
Read the transcriptFish, ships and sovereignty
Interview material on Iceland’s European future, fisheries and economic sovereignty. Reuters Connect video and transcript.
View the Reuters sourceThe economics behind the referendum
Commentary on the domestic economic questions shaping Iceland’s EU debate.
Read the articleIceland’s European choice
Commentary on security and the debate about European integration. Article in Polish.
Read the articleReferendum on Resuming EU Accession Talks
A pre-referendum policy briefing on the debate, its background and possible outcomes.
Read the briefing (PDF)Political commentary and essays
Authored commentary on Icelandic politics and public affairs, collected in The Guardian’s contributor archive.
Explore the author archivePodcast / Icelandic
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Eiríkur Bergmann and Hulda Þórisdóttir explore conspiracy theories through history, politics and psychology.
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From the feed · 5 October 2026Lectures & conference appearances
In the room.
Webinar
Iceland’s EU referendum: What’s at stake for Iceland and the EU?
Think Tank Europa · Copenhagen / online
Conference presentation
Closing the Gap: How Anti-Immigrant Conspiracy Theories Reshaped Politics in Denmark and Sweden
CONNOR · University of Tartu, Estonia
Country-report presentation
Euroscepticism in Iceland
EUPopLink · Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Conference presentation
Europe’s Security Architecture in an Age of Transactional Diplomacy
Supranational Democracy Dialogue · University of Salento, Italy
Keynote
Populism and Conspiracy Theories
Transform4Europe PhD Conference · Sofia University, Bulgaria