Militarization of the Asia Pacific & Arctic

In our latest episode, Sou-Jie van Brunnersum, journalist and Mercator Fellow at the RTG 'Ambivalent Enmity', reports on her fieldwork and research in indigenous communities in Okinawa and Greenland. Though geographically far apart, both islands find themselves in zones of geopolitical friction. In her conversation with Dr Barend Noordam, Sou-Jie van Brunnersum discusses the militarisation of the Asia-Pacific region and the Arctic, and sheds light on the perspectives of local communities regarding the presence of the US military. What concerns do indigenous communities voice amid the intensified militarisation of their home regions? Do Greenlanders and Okinawans feel more or less safe in the presence of US soldiers? What ambivalences arise in daily interactions between locals and foreign troops? Tune in for answers!