An alliance with NATO and the 1951 Bilateral Defence Agreement with the United States of America remain the two main pillars of Iceland's security policy. As a Schengen member state, we are part of an internal free-travel area with a common external border. He acts on behalf of the Ministry of Justice in police affairs, and on behalf of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, vis--vis . In Iceland, police officers on routine patrol do not carry a firearm 9 10. . Finland has also strived for a policy of neutrality during and after the Cold War. The name alone - "Fishrot" - conjures up the unpleasant stench of corruption. Day 7: Glacier Lagoon: Jkulsrln from Reykjavik. 2 December 2013. Transnational cooperation on Arctic science and soft-security issues (search and rescue, oil spill prevention, etc.) The gunman was brought to hospital but was pronounced dead there at around 10am local time. The association agreement was signed on 18 May 1999, and came into effect for Norway in 2001. According to multiple sources, Norwegian police fatally shot four people between 2002 and 2016.