In Sweden, a Nato exercise goes wrong, a fatal plane crash occurs, and a trail of disturbing questions leads further. For decades, international corporations have 'pressured and exploited' Indigenous Peoples when financial profits were to be had, often using the military for backing. Central and South America have sadly provided illustrations of this. But, as Global Warming causes the Arctic to open..."In this day and age, is it really possible that governments might try to run roughshod over Indigenous Peoples' rights? Is it conceivable that the use of military force could be contemplated in securing national visions of "Arctic Development'?" |
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I am an American investigative political journalist living in Sweden, and have lived in Sweden since July 1997. My work has appeared fairly widely, including in America's Christian Science Monitor, Spain's El Mundo, Sweden's Aftonbladet, Austria's (
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