Author Archives: HHG

Thordarson AECR Vice President

Icelandic MP Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson was elected one of the Vice Presidents of AECR, the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists, at a Council Meeting 22 May 2015 in Winchester in England. RNH cooperates with AECR on two projects, Europe, … Continue reading

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“The Bank Collapse Was Part of the Financial Crisis”

When Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, RNH Academic Director, was in Estonia at the end of April, Sirja Rank from the Estonian business paper Äripäev interviewed him on the Icelandic bank collapse. The interview was published 1 May 2015. Ms Rank … Continue reading

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Global Income Distribution Has Become More Equal

Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, RNH Academic Director, read a paper to a seminar on “Piketty’s Challenge” at the Centre for Free Economic Thought at the Tallinn Business School in Estonia 30 April 2015. In his widely discussed book, Capital in … Continue reading

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Gissurarson: The Baltic Nations and Icelandic Communism

On 24–26 April 2015, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, RNH Academic Director, attended the annual conference on international affairs in Tallinn, Estonia, named after Lennart Meri, Estonian President in 1992–2001. The speakers at the conference included Toomas H. Ilves, President of … Continue reading

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Gissurarson: Strong Soviet Influence on Icelandic Communists

Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, RNH Academic director, gave a lecture on the Soviet influence of the Icelandic communist movement at a University of Tartu seminar  28 April 2015. The seminar was organised by the Department of Politics, and before it, … Continue reading

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Gissurarson: Unnecessary Bank Losses of $2 Billion

Six examples of unnecessary losses incurred by the fallen Icelandic banks were analysed in detail by Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, in a lecture at the spring conference of the Institute of Business Studies at the University of Iceland 21 April … Continue reading

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