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Rearview Mirror Chronicles
Keith Hockton, FRAS, is a writer, publisher, and award-winning podcaster based in Penang, Malaysia, with a deep passion for uncovering the stories that shaped our world. As the Southeast Asia Editor for International Living magazine, Keith explores the intersections of history, culture, and modern life across the region.
A dynamic lecturer and storyteller, he speaks internationally on Southeast Asian politics, economics, and history—bringing the past to life with clarity, wit, and insight. Keith is also a proud Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland and is on a mission to make history not only accessible but genuinely entertaining for everyone.
His published books include:
• Atlas of Australian Dive Sites - Travellers Edition (Harper Collins Australia, 2003).
• Penang - An inside guide to its historic homes, buildings, monuments and parks (MPH Publishing, 2012; 2nd Edition 2014; 3rd Edition 2017).
• Festivals of Malaysia (Trafalgar Publishing, 2015).
• The Habitat Penang Hill: A pocket history (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)
• Alana and the Secret Life of Trees at Night (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)
• Penang Then & Now: A Century of Change in Pictures (Entrepot Publishing, 2019; 2nd Edition 2021
• Bersama Lima - Five Together (Entrepot Publishing, 2022)
www.entrepotpublishing.com
Rearview Mirror Chronicles
Greenland: Strategic, Silent, Surging
Greenland isn’t just ice and isolation—it’s one of the most strategically coveted places on Earth.
Home to the Inuit for over 4,500 years, and later the Norse led by Erik the Red, Greenland has always drawn those bold—or desperate—enough to brave its brutal Arctic edge. The Norse colonies mysteriously vanished by the 15th century, but the island’s story was far from over. Denmark staked its claim in the 18th century, and while Greenland gained home rule in 1979—and greater autonomy in 2009—it’s never stopped being a geopolitical prize.
During the Cold War, the U.S. didn’t just watch from afar—they built military outposts, including the still-active Thule Air Base, a sentinel in the far north. And in 2019, the world took notice again when President Donald Trump floated the idea of buying Greenland—a move dismissed as absurd but rooted in very real strategic ambition.
With melting ice revealing new shipping routes and untapped resources, Greenland is no longer the frozen frontier—it’s the future. And the race to influence it is only just beginning.
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