
The geopolitics of EU enlargement, timidly reactivated in the aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, are winding up again. The ongoing accession processes of Ukraine and Moldova, in force since 2022, as well as the longstanding bids of the Western Balkan countries, all responded to geostrategic needs. This time, however, the profile of the applicant is different. Iceland is readying for a referendum, due to be held at the end of the summer, on whether to resume EU membership negotiations with Brussels. Having launched accession talks in 2010 and dropped them a few years later, Reykjavik is now determined to turn its EU accession into a geostrategic priority.
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