What Iceland’s snub means for the EU’s place in the world

BRUSSELS — For years, Brussels has sold EU membership as a shield against an unpredictable world: safety, stability and strength in numbers. With Russia’s war in Ukraine raging and Donald Trump upending the global order — and going so far as threatening to invade Greenland — the EU hoped it had been cast in a more appealing light, despite the challenges caused by the rise of the far right, crises on its doorstep, and trade disputes with the U.S. and China. Iceland’s vote not to reopen membership talks has shown that’s not necessarily the case. “At a time when the international security environment has become far more uncertain than it was a decade ago, many expected support for reopening accession...

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