[FirmwareBurner]

>left it losing a series of disputes over fishing rights to a country whose primary military forces are its coast guard

Why shouldn't Iceland be in control of fishing in own waters and instead expect it to give it up to the UK to come and take as it pleases? Using your navy to take other country's resources is basically a war crime.

[ben_w]

This particular series of disputes was regarding the increase of "it's own waters" from 3 miles from the coast to 12/200 miles and if that was even legit.