LEWIS PUGH
Norway seems intent on exacerbating a global crisis by opening up drilling for oil and gas along the edge of the Arctic icepacks.
I have always seen Norway as a moral leader, with a long tradition of helping people in need. From the work of Fridtjof Nansen repatriating refugees, to Norway’s help in ending Apartheid, you will find Norwegian peace negotiators wherever there is conflict around the world.
My introduction to Norway happened long before I swam in its beautiful waters. It was when I was a young boy, listening to my father’s cousin, Carey Heydenrych, tell of his attempted escape from a POW camp in WWII. The epic tale would later be made into the blockbuster “The Great Escape” starring Steve McQueen.
