This leads to the conclusion that there has been a major policy shift in Iceland as Iceland’s policy now is focused on shared global interests rather than specific Icelandic interests. The identified changes are attributed to political changes in the government of Iceland in the wake of Parliamentary elections in 2007 and 2009.
Niðurstaðan er að grundvallarstefnubreyting hafi átt sér stað í stefnumótun stjórnvalda, að áhersla sé nú lögð á almannahagsmuni fremur en sérhagsmuni en ástæða stefnubreytingarinnar er metin vera breytingar á ríkisstjórn Íslands í kjölfar kosninganna árin 2007 og 2009.