Iceland’s refusal to resume European Union accession talks was a victory for the defenders of sovereignty. But it was hardly a decisive rejection of Europe Icelanders have once again decided that Europe is best kept at a small, carefully calibrated distance. In the referendum held on August 29th, 52.8% of voters opposed resuming negotiations on membership of the European Union, while 47.2% supported the proposal. Turnout reached 82.5%&md...

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