Why Iceland is immune to wars

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[@OBFYT]

Hope you guys liked the video! Whilst editing this video TLDR News EU posted a great video about the situation with Iceland's military and went into a lot more detail on the history behind it. So if you're interested in learning more about that I suggest watching their video, I'll link it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3nbemh7i55gjNE

[@IceglacierArnar]

Iceland lost lost of sailors in WWll. Shot down by German U boats... We do not have military. But we are sadly in Nato. And Nato is a agressive allience, invading others countries

[@Mr.Septon]

@@IceglacierArnar that is true, Finland and Sweden are finally joining us in NATO because of their strong desire to aggressively conquer the world. Those feisty Finns.

[@halldor4892]

Hey im from iceland

[@balabanasireti]

@@IceglacierArnar Nah

[@maikelwarmerdam8911]

Seems to be a reoccurring issue with ya videos.

[@skruttigaming]

One small Detail you werern't clear about. When Iceland fell under Norwegian rule it wasn't an invasion it was a vote in the Alþing that put us under the Norwegian crown, then when the Danes got power it was the fact that they inherited the Norwegian crown

[@burningcoal5705]

Iceland had a massive civil war where the locals fought each other for independence from King Hákon. Don't know where you get that from besides from after the Sturlungar captured the remaining territory.

[@skruttigaming]

@@burningcoal5705 Don't quote me on this one but I am quite sure among other places it stood on some plaque when I was at þingvellir last year.

[@LMB222]

You've missed the reason WHY the UK bowed to Iceland in the Cod Wars: Iceland's location is extremely strategic as it lies on the way to Russian arctic. In the Cod Wars, Iceland simply threatened to withdraw from NATO, and the US told UK to leave Iceland's claimed maritime zone.

[@alwynwatson6119]

That's only because the US was afraid of Iceland's military. The CIA found out what Iceland has secretly been making in its volcanoes and it terrifies them. Iceland are a founding meber of the New world order.

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

Don't you need unanimous votes to leave?

[@haltuaketti420]

@@TheCaptainSplatter yes now but not when the cod war happened also iceland was taken in as one of the founders of NATO

[@Tentites]

@@TheCaptainSplatter @PBjarniTh There is no requirement for a vote of NATO members to allow for a country to withdrawal from NATO. Withdrawal from NATO is done entirely on the part of the country that would so choose to do so, the other members of NATO can not force a country to remain a part of the alliance. A unanimous vote is only required for a country to join NATO.

[@edwinmariano5131]

So what if Iceland bolt out of NATO...how will it affect UK negatively?

[@coopermikulak7813]

Iceland is like that one quiet kid in the back that seems friendly but everyone's scared of him

[@helgioskarsson2315]

So true! 😆😆😂

[@jasonhaven7170]

Nobody's scared of Iceland. Everyone's scared of the USA

[@Rjsjrjsjrjsj]

What school did you go to?

[@coopermikulak7813]

@@Rjsjrjsjrjsj yeah def gonna tell you that

[@potat2976]

@@Rjsjrjsjrjsj He went to the Russian national bank, University

[@jasonhaven7170]

2:22 This victory was pressure from the USA telling the UK to give in, similar to the Suez Crisis

[@karijohannsson1399]

Hush hush now we don't like to admit that we didn't single handedly beat the brits ! :D

[@fightthepower4648]

* Universal problem: ALL ideologies are plagued by corruption and directly responsible for global division. *Universal solution: A pure and permanent global democracy driven by a secure and transparent technology. "The time is upon us when the wretched of the earth unite to scream in revolt!" "Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come." Global Online Democracy Systems (GODS) is an APP and idea whose time has come; it can permanently place power in the hands of the majority of the people and not just the Global Power Elites! "Fight the Power - Global Declaration of Independence" (KZbin video) offers a unique and viable global solution to global problems. Share this concept with everyone and be the spark that ignites a global revolution for all people for all time!

[@noi9982]

@@joik3308 We did mess up a lot of their ships though, both fishing boats and royal military ships. A fun fact is that the brits did take more damage than us, both diplomatically and militarily ;3

[@alwynwatson6119]

That's only because the US was afraid of Iceland's military. The CIA found out what Iceland has secretly been making in its volcanoes and it terrifies them. Iceland are a founding meber of the New world order.

[@1God1Fury]

Holding government accountable for their action is something that many countries should have.

[@tealover7058]

It’s not possible for a lot of countries because of the military but in this case Iceland doesn’t have a military to deter citizens from doing so

[@Robertfilms1]

Fantastic video! Your pronunciation of Eyjafjallajökull was one of the better ones I've heard from a non-Icelander! (Fun fact, I actually lived under Eyjafjallajökull when it erupted in 2010, we got a day of from school when it started which I did not dislike 😊)

[@tvuser9529]

I read that double L's in Icelandic are pronounced as "DL", so good luck with "Eyjafjadlajökudl", non-natives!

[@oilersridersbluejays]

And most English speakers want to say j the hard pronunciation. It’s funny because every other Germanic language only has soft j’s, so English is the oddball, and yeah I’m an English speaker but I guess I just know better than most.

[@konsultarvode6527]

So it was you that emerged?

[@Lubin-md4ml]

@@tvuser9529 Challenge accepted, I'm a native Swedish speaker😏

[@Justin_Leone]

​@@tvuser9529 More like "TL", but it's not entirely consistent. Sometimes it's more like we would say a double L in English (for example the "ll" in "Snæfellsnes" is pronounced more or less as it would be in English, but with the sound coming from closer to the tip of your tongue, rather than the rear of it). And sometimes (particularly at the end of words) it's more like a "t", followed by a voiceless aspiration that sounds more like an English "sh" than an "L", but there isn't really any way to accurately spell out how it sounds in English. "Eyjafjallajokull" sounds pretty much like AEY-yah-FYAT-tla-YO-kutsh. In order to make sense of the double "L" including a mysterious "T" sound, I recommend trying to pronounce the "L" on the tip of your tongue rather than gutturally. Then say "LLLLLLLLL", with each L making a distinct sound. Notice how each L will be separated by a distinct tapping sound, like a "t", but formed by your tongue against your gums, rather than through closed teeth.

[@legate6680]

When at 9:50 you say Iceland has had a democracy for one thousand years you are only partially correct. What is now Iceland's parliament, Alþingi, was founded in 930 AD where the major landowners in Iceland had most of the voting power, it was more of an oligarchy. Then under the norwegian, later danish, rule Alþingi lost most of it's powers. When Iceland started to get home rule Alþingi was reinstated. Besides that, nice video.

[@Temp-hg3kq]

The major landowners were representatives of the people living with them on their land, if they didn’t do a good job they could lose that land

[@ursulafilmer8217]

You are rignt, but we are the fyrst democratet nation.

[@BeeTriggerBee]

But that is democracy? just not a majority democracy same as ancient greece; The actual start of democracy.

[@huldar]

Only thing he said in the video that I would have said anything about :)

[@urubissoldat5452]

@@ursulafilmer8217 First?

[@littlehippo5004]

Iceland is the quiet kid with the good lunch who is friends with the mob

[@Icelandic_farmer]

Yes yes we are

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I found out just how facinated I am with Greenland and Iceland from the prospecting show called "ice cold gold" they found tons of hard rock outcrops of ruby deposits and gold. And oil deposits. It seems like such a bountiful location and I love the climate, geology, fishing, crabbing, etc.

[@pugdad2555]

That is how ecological destruction is caused. We can never be okay with a light bulb that never dies. So we had to make many light bulbs that are designed to break completely so you are forced to buy more!!!!

[@mammain9866]

Iceland is to young geology to really get much gold, ruby or oil here

[@noahbieneck3968]

Amazing video Oliver!

[@jamesbaconreid]

Amazing video! Love the quality you always achieve.

[@Torsteinsson]

My grandfather "fought" in the cod war. I remember him showing pictures and videos ramming the big british naval boats.

[@ShmuckCanuck]

No he has videos of him ramming fishing boats The big boats were aircraft carriers Which … I mean obviously the British decided your grandpa was like a little kid and spared him cause your here but you know he didn’t win They decided not to kill him

[@slebbinn]

@@ShmuckCanuck I thought the brits sent cruisers to protect their fishing boats and there is a story about a British cruiser “ramming” týr or Þór (way smaller ship) it got very close from sinking but, yeah it didn’t and they managed to somehow maneuver from the cruiser to the back of the fishing boat and cut the net 😅 sailors from the cruiser couldn’t believe what they saw…

[@ShmuckCanuck]

@@slebbinn not that I know of

[@noi9982]

@@ShmuckCanuck Not true, big boats were rammed. 15 frigates were damaged. I don't believe you're very educated on the cod wars.

[@ShmuckCanuck]

@@noi9982 no I am The biggest boat either side sent we’re coast guard vessels; the British didn’t send there big boats You know they have aircraft carriers and cruisers and battle ships right? The biggest things they sent were two drstoryed but almost entirely corvettes which are roughly thrr size of some of icelands coast guard vessels Yes; some British boats were rammed and damaged Some Icelandic boats were rammed and damaged I’m aware of that If you think you outmuscled the British navy Or even that they sent the navy Sir you don’t know anything about navies Or the cod war You just know your grandpa told you some stories abo ut how when he was a kid he swam 80 miles to school and fought polar bears bare handed and wrested the queen of England after sinki her battleship with his dinghy Like your grandpa just exaggerated and lied dude All our grandpas did it

[@icelandinreallife2042]

Very impressive collection of clips

[@LeifurHakonarson]

In WWII Iceland lost 230 people to the war. This might not seem to be a lot - but the population only numbered about 140 thousand at the end of the war. The percentage lost to the war was therefore about .17% whereas the United States (for example) lost .30%. In other words, Iceland's per capita losses (mostly among sailors and fishermen killed by U-boats and aircraft) were about half those of the United States. It is worth noting that the Icelandic deaths were all among civilians - probably exceeding the per capita civilian death toll of most other countries ...

[@mpforeverunlimited]

The US barely lost anyone either. WW2 was mostly between the uk, russia and germany.

[@LeifurHakonarson]

@@mpforeverunlimited The difference being that Iceland wasn't even a participant 🙂

[@Snagprophet]

@@mpforeverunlimited Pacific was slightly different though. those losses would be unacceptable today though Russia wouldnt really care

[@brennanritter2930]

That’s just the European theatre …

[@drata8]

Cool video! Thanks!

[@sachinmaurya2324]

A great insight about the country thats mostly overlooked in terms of geo-politics. Never thought fish could be such a big force to deploy coast guards!

[@CEDRICKB]

In Europe, yes... The Brexit negotiations have largely revolved around this.

[@sigursteinn74]

Thanks for this very enlightening video.

[@veri027]

coolest video i watched this week! thanks mate

[@Ebbmaster2000]

I am in Icelandic man living in Iceland!! VERY good video 10/10

[@tototik_]

From an Icelander i think Iceland suffers alot from it's peacfullness and tourism since the it is really costly to live here for reasons like not all company's ship there and the goverment keeps making these really expensive houses that the more poorer family's cant afford. the price in Reykajavik is ever growing too so a house that cost 10k dollars last week is now 13k dollars and stuff like that.

[@295g295]

Iceland is in the north Atlantic Ocean. I think the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was made for Iceland. ...right?

[@waterhashira9493]

Yea, (another icelandic pers.) I love this place but its expensive as hell, like hagkaup in garðabær is super expsensive just cuz they are close to a school

[@Ice_wolf2k]

true i don´t wanna live in iceland i will move into a different country to live life and more

[@mauroantoniocruz3807]

as someone moving to Iceland within the next couple of months, you also have to keep in mind that it is one of the countries in the world with the highest salaries. it all depends on quality of living and what one expects. i am coming because of nature and peacefulness whilst being able to spare money every month is the cherry on top.

[@m.g.4060]

my house was a million dollars. stfu

[@niculesculazar6728]

I would say that no country is immune to war but yeah it has an excellent position on the map, this incredible island. I've been there for 8 months and yeah it's a gem for those who seek raw nature and few people.

[@AuunnJonssonIT]

Great summary and great work on pronouncing eyjafjallajökull :)

[@nexusgraphix]

Pronunciation was 5/10

[@rickywinthrop]

Having land devoid of value and super far away from everyone else is a key step in icelands "Avoids war" culture.

[@dylanwalsh6677]

It's membership in nato is what makes its geographical position important, because the interference of naval ships over that vast stretch of ocean is what makes the supply lines so hard to set up, not because the ocean is large. If Iceland was instead allied to China and US/Canada/UK was invading, the fact its surrounded by so much ocean would be a non-sequiter.

[@aaronaustrie]

Interesting stuff!

[@Dave_Sisson]

While Britain lost all three Cod Wars, but they were not trying to land in the country. When they did invade Iceland in 1940, they found it very easy. So Iceland is NOT hard to invade.

[@promovercrypto]

They tried to bring fish and chips 😂

[@TanyaAxyonova]

Oliver, where do you find this awesome music in your videos? You always seem to pick the right ones but it wouldn't shazam

[@YOSFPS]

you don't need a military when every other man looks like the mountain

[@gummifromiceland5684]

Great video! Enjoyed watching it!

[@ditrapped]

4:57 you said Iceland took loan from Russia, we did not... there was discussion about getting a loan from Russia, but ultimately we did not do it.

[@kio7320]

Love your video! Can you also tell me the bgms?

[@nathanseper8738]

OBF: Iceland is immune to wars. Icelandic cod fisherman: Hold my cod!

[@balabanasireti]

Yawn

[@nathanseper8738]

@@balabanasireti You're a yawn!

[@chrisklugh]

You know they made Eve Online right? They have the fighting spirit. Just no boarding neighbors to war with. So they digitized it.

[@jasonhaven7170]

Yes but it's owned by South Korea

[@solmundurgg5758]

@@jasonhaven7170 yeah they sold sold the company i think

[@fightthepower4648]

Universal problem: ALL ideologies are plagued by corruption and directly responsible for global division. Universal solution: A pure and permanent global democracy driven by a secure and transparent technology. "The time is upon us when the wretched of the earth unite to scream in revolt!" "Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come." Global Online Democracy Systems (GODS) is an APP and idea whose time has come; it can permanently place power in the hands of the majority of the people and not just the Global Power Elites! "Fight the Power - Global Declaration of Independence" (KZbin video) offers a unique and viable global solution to global problems. Share this concept with everyone and be the spark that ignites a global revolution for all people for all time!

[@aperturemasa3727]

Proud to be Icelandic 🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸

[@Endless-fire]

The flag is not showing up for me so you have to understand how funny "Pround to be Icelandic ISIS ISIS" is

[@amibeingdetained3417]

Plane Tickets to Iceland to 1,000,000 %

[@amibeingdetained3417]

Cod sales up 1,000,000%

[@theobscured_one]

Floki would be proud

[@prski4206]

Best regards from Iceland 🖐 I've been living here for 6 years and I have still learned few interesting things from your video, thanks 😊 To answer your final question. In my opinion it's gonna be both. Center of attention and no wars. Unless the Gulfstream stops, then we're gonna just freeze here 🤷‍♂️

[@jasonhaven7170]

Well, it is Iceland

[@aurapain5757]

Lol same

[@joeclark1893]

0:08 I never thought I’d live to see the day Ireland was the third most peaceful country in the world

[@Yora21]

France and Germany one day just decided to stop fighting each other in devastating wars every one or two generations and instead become best friends. Things really can change completely in a short time if people really want to.

[@Bawamba]

ey the end scene, isnt that the same beach as Floki woke up on in the serie Vikings?

[@Tight4Skin]

They have weaponized fermented shark.

[@adamstest]

You kind of said it but you explained it, Iceland is definitely not immune to war, they are the opposite, it’s an extremely strategical location for a world war or a war including North America or Europe

[@wynfrithnichtwo8423]

They just give Magnus a axe and send him forward and everybody flees in terror.

[@runarsigurjonsson2542]

Not to mention the Mountain...

[@SwiftySoiree]

This should be called why is Iceland immune to almost everything

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Let’s change that in Vicky III.

[@AlecandAustinFilms]

Iceland is the number one country I want to visit

[@orangestoneface]

global warming ...

[@LeslieHarvey607]

@@orangestoneface What does that have to do with im wanting to go to Iceland

[@commentaryreview6276]

Can anyone tell me what the background music is called? Especially the track at the beginning

[@JimBrownski]

Why Iceland is Immune to wars - "Who wants that cold piece of 💩??"

[@jimbobbyrnes]

War... War never changes... until it snows.

[@ignarskjolvjentski7809]

-“It’s impractical to invade Iceland” -*Laughs in Norse*

[@MrAracag]

Why is there an image of a nuclear plant? We haven't got any of those...

[@bjarkisteinnpetursson9736]

“It has somehow accomplished this with no military” Yeah. That’s sort of an important thing. Other places should try it.

[@Zenovarse]

So true. It's a peace index. Not having a military is a plus.

[@littlekinglarge5830]

lunancy, its peaceful because its in the middle of nowhere surrounded by ocean with its nearest neighbors being the most stable democracies in the world. Its unique geographic position eliminates the need for a military. Think of Ukraine? a mostly landlocked country with its closest neighbor being aggressive. If there was no Ukrainian military, there would be no Ukraine.

[@alwynwatson6119]

Every volcano in Iceland is a secret military base.

[@sankaplays3098]

Other nations aren't positioned in a spot between NATO and Russia as a way to literally hostage hold on your safety within these parameters. You are a fool if you think every nation in the world can NOT have a military and achieve what iceland has achieved. If you guys were located close to any other peninsula you would have been a colony of some nation that does practise warfare.

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

nice

[@BattlefieldNPC]

I'm taking over Iceland whatre they gonna do lol

[@Supercool12345andy]

Genuinely wondered if they had an army. KZbin recommendations are wild! These days..

[@Aceofspades2006]

Yes! About the civil war yes exactly!

[@florianluo8131]

I am not sure it's as easy as you try to portray it to be. Because it's so strategically relevant, the Brits and later Americans occupied Iceland during WWII and controlled its exports to Germany AGAINST Iceland's wishes for neutrality. Sure, they're prob glad they werent in the German (or later Soviet sphere), but they had no say in this either. No army, no choice. Their location might make them immune to the need for its own army, but it does not make them immune to foreign occupation or becoming a theatre of war. EDIT: I agree, people should get medals for pronouncing that volcano's name. Also yes, the US put a lot of pressure on the UK to stop the cod wars. Just as they undermined the UK a few other times.

[@pugdad2555]

Just forget the names like we have forgotten the Native America name for stuff.

[@Snagprophet]

"the Brits and later Americans occupied Iceland during WWII and controlled its exports to Germany AGAINST Iceland's wishes for neutrality. Sure, they're prob glad they werent in the German (or later Soviet sphere), but they had no say in this either. " There's probably a good reason why the Icelandic people aren't banging on about not being allowed to be neutral towards the Nazis though

[@puthaylord]

I’d say it’s pretty nice living here! Mjög áhugavert, ég vissi ekki einu sinni hvað gerðist hér á landinu 😅

[@Arjayay]

The fishing industry has become our biggest curse. There's only a handful of families that control the fish and they make billions from it. The constant instability of our currency works in their interest as most of the fish is sold to other countries, so if the Króna gets weaker they get more of it when the buyers pay the same price. In 2012 the nation voted and over 65% accepted a new constitution that would change this, however the officials in government who are owned by the fishing companies refuse to honour it, something that has created a lot of tension the past decade. We have a minister of finance that has a massive conflict of interest due to his involvement in the financial industry, to the point where he has told his relatives to buy certain cheap companies just weeks before he himself enacted new laws that made said companies worth significantly more almost overnight. We have a government littered with corruption and we are way to small of a nation to do anything about it. But we sure are peaceful, eh?

[@vergakot]

Iceland is the unsinkable stationary aircraft carrier. It still has military theoretical importance.

[@ryanmc2175]

Actually, Iceland was invaded by the United Kingdom during World War Two, it was a nonviolent invasion of custodial nature.

[@tld1357]

Nice pronunciation of Eyjafjallajökull

[@A190xx]

Iceland plays off one party against another. This is a risky strategy and could lead to trouble.

[@vergakot]

The strange thing is that the rising seas will not affect Iceland as much as most nations. Melting of the glaciers will also cause the land to rise. Not as much as the sea water but it will dampen the situation.

[@bubbi85J]

But if the Gulfstream is disrupted Iceland is fucked.

[@livingchaos937]

Aight time to move there.

[@ProVoNSM]

Glossing over the fact Iceland is a Scandinavian colony which led to the guess by Norway and Denmark was unfortunate and easily could’ve pushed the video to 15mins

[@SageOfHeaven]

Iceland is part of the Scandinavian brotherhood, we have their backs in any event. Unlike Russia, we love our lil bro. Even if it stings that they are so much better than us at football.

[@pradyumn2692]

All is fun and games till an art student gets rejected in one of their universities.

[@Faelen_furry]

The real reason of why nobody invade iceland is that they won't be able to prononce the street name

[@Sacto1654]

I disagree. Reason: Iceland's highly strategic location in the Atlantic. In fact, the capital of Reykjavík and the main airport at Keflavík would be first strike targets in order to deny the use of Iceland as a base to operate long-range NATO planes used for anti-submarine and anti-shipping duties.

[@panzerkampfwagenviausf.b2236]

ill change that in a few years

[@BristolPeterUK]

Iceland is hard to invade, but very easy to blockade. Let's say Post-Ukraine War Russia had a massive "accident" with it's GPS systems, meaning a couple of planes bound for Icelandic airports crashed on the runways blocking them, and a few ships ran aground blocking the major ports - in days Iceland would be on it's knees. There would be no threat to invade, so no NATO Treaty to be invoked. Then it would be all down to brinkmanship - how much countries thought controlling Iceland was worth vs the risk nuclear war. Totally impossible? Maybe, but In high stakes geo-political games, the very unlikely can and does happen. Let's remember Iceland didn't win the Cod Wars by any form of force, but purely because of political expedience. He who lives by that sword, could just die by it as well.

[@ElJorro]

If the apocalypse happens, head for iceland

[@shanemcdowall]

No thanks. I live in New Zealand and we are way safer than an island that would become an American military base in any serious conflict.

[@jonlevidalkvistagustsson6134]

"WE REFUSE TO FALL!!!"

[@Tantemify]

if iceland can somehow find oil nearby, it will be so rich

[@thorelia]

An oil source has been found north-east of the country but the government decided not to utilize it due to environmental issues.

[@anzerupnik1442]

Gee I wonder if the large body of see around it has anything to do about it.

[@deadchewie]

It's mostly because they know how to mind their own Goddamn business.

[@PShawtx]

Yes like Turkey Ice Land sooner or later will have to decide who side there on. They won't be able to play both sides for ever.

[@Yatukih_001]

Our problem right now are four ableist political parties. Thanks for the coverage.

[@thecooldude4371]

Love this

[@RoCK3rAD]

My grandfather was stationed in Iceland and he said black soldiers weren’t allowed in the country until the 70s

[@thorelia]

That's true. Iceland wanted to keep its racial purity back then. It's fortunately history now.

[@Warentester]

It's Norway's flag @4:46, not Iceland's.

[@shanemcdowall]

The Hells Angels are the closest thing Iceland has to a military.

[@x13xmonkey]

Great video !❤🇨🇦🇮🇱👍 When the world falls apart Iceland is the place to be.

[@matthewmackenzie5773]

Orbital strike? Nuke?!

[@albevanhanoy]

Step 1: Noone wants to conquer it.

[@mrjonesyyy]

Iceland is more green and Greenland is more ice...

[@driveman6490]

Once a cod powered motor is invented, Iceland will be invaded. Mark my words!

[@cynthiabrady6291]

We visited Iceland in September and I LOVE the place! Icelanders are so self depreciating and yet the country has to have contingency plans for VOLCANOES! They really don't know how badass they are ❤️

[@0mildoo]

Iceland is smart to remain independent. Anyone can look at the cold war and see that global powers only ever see smaller nation states as pawns rather than equal collaborators. The idea that China would be any kind of aggressor in the Atlantic is also laughable, so there isn't really a need to double down and become further embedded within the US sphere of influence.

[@turninn]

Iceland was one of the founders of NATO. We were very much part of the western block!

[@VulcanM61]

Bro Iceland was founding NATO member

[@kuriadams9138]

NATO countries are starting to question their membership.

[@pugdad2555]

@@kuriadams9138 no, it is undemocratic parties wanting to re-think their party in NATO

[@alaricvis09]

"Immune to invasion" Julius Fucik would lie to have a word.

[@primordialious6945]

Iceland is passive Australia.

[@hjaltigunnlaugsson3829]

8: 38min, Sir can you please say that again :).. sorry,, but we never stop laaughting over this way of speaking such a simple word :) P.s Love the video and the Channel :)

[@RichardBaran]

There's no such thing as "not taking sides"

[@firebendervrc5796]

Okay IceLand here i come!

[@jontehdon]

As opposed to the fake reason?

[@mr.rousseau.4655]

Iceland is resistant to war not immune.

[@boomboy5546]

Ireland on there?

[@b.w4009]

The USSR and USA had the Cold War Iceland and Great Britain had the Cod War Noice

[@mikkirefur]

2:40 Iceland however does not act friendly to Russia and this has resulted in some issues with diesel fuels which many shipping boats run on. Unfortunately Russia seems to be open game with disparaging actions and politicizing of the news. Which is ironic for a nation, and city (Reykjavik) which boasts of inclusivity and tolerance.