2023, one of the world's renowned international diplomats passed away. Henry Kissinger was no doubt the most famous and highly respected international politician. There is no denying that his efforts to build international relationships between the US and some major nations should never be underestimated. However, despite all his did, citizens in Timor-Leste did not echo the same thoughts. During his time, Kissinger gave the green lights to the nation of Indonesia to invade the nation of Timor, and a huge number of people died, owing to his decision. How should we understand this part of the unknown history? Should we still celebrate his achievement?

Klas Lundström is a writer and investigative reporter who focuses on environmental issues, mining, and post-war societies. Lundström is a staff writer for the Swedish newspaper Tidningen Global (Global Magazine). As a freelancer, his work has appeared in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, New Internationalist, Inverse, and elsewhere. 

Lundström is also the author of numerous books, for example, on Mongolia's doomed love affair with coal, Indonesia's path from Suharto to palm-oil bonanza, and what it's like to be neighbor to an uranium mine in the American West.