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Send us a textThis is the last lecture I delivered in my academic career.  I discovered that I had miscalculated the end of the semester and that I had an extra class.  I did have a regular academic topic but my wife said, "You are a senior professor.  You have taught 48 years.  Your students see you as someone who has had a life time of experiences.  They will forget an academic lecture but they will not forget your personal stories.  Why not tell them about the famous political leaders you encountered during your lifetime."  So these are my reflections on 19 different people who crossed my path.  The first two are Nixon and Kennedy when they were campaigning in 1960.  The last was my friend Sibylle Laurischk, a member of the German Bundestag. Some of these stories are funny, some are affirming,  some are deadly serious.  Those discussed include Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford, George McGovern, Spiro Agnew, Jimmy Carter and Roslyn, Mayor Orville Hubbard of Dearborn, Televantelist and Presidential candidate Pat Robertson, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Nour of Jordan, Nelson Mandela, Ambassador Moallam of Syria, Rabbi Meir Kahane, the racist Israeli who was assassinated, Hanan Ashrawi, the Palestinian spokesperson, Vice President Khaddam of Syria, Shlomo Gazit, former head of israeli military intelligence, Archbishop Vigneron of Detroit, and Sibylle Laurischk. I have separate podcasts on Jimmy Carter, Orville Hubbard, Queen Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela, and Rabbi Kahana. My son Greg, who was four when we met Vice President Spiro Agnew, reminded me recently that, "I shook hands with Spiro Agnew."  I had forgotten that, but he definitely deserves his moment in the sun. This was a recorded zoom lecture that was then shared with students.  Sorry that this podcast platform will not allow zoom images. Note that I also have a lecture on Memorable Students.  That was posted back in 2020.  

In this episode of the ChinaPower podcast, Dr. Janka Oertel joins us to discuss the evolving relationship between Europe and China, and how Europe views both economic ties and security challenges posed by Beijing. She argues that China is not engaging in a successful charm offensive. Dr. Oertel describes how both the first and second Trump administration have shaped economic and security dynamics within the China-Europe relationship and outlines how Europe-China relations have become increasingly strained by competitive economic pressures imposed by China, such as issues with overcapacity, as well as how China's support for Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine has undermined the relationship. She also examines Europe's internal responses to pressures coming from China and Europe's active attempts at economic diversification, defense buildup and strategic autonomy, and global outreach to partners and allies. Lastly, she elaborates on areas of potential greater collaboration between the EU and the Indo-Pacific as well as avenues for the U.S. and Europe to continue working together to address dual security and economic challenges posed by China. Dr. Janka Oertel is the director of Asia Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Her expertise focuses on transatlantic China policy, emerging technologies, Chinese foreign and security policies, and security issues in Asia. Previously, she worked as a senior fellow in the Asia programme at the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, a programme director at Körber Foundation's Berlin office, a visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP Berlin) and a Carlo-Schmid fellow at United Nations Headquarters, New York. She has testified before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the German Bundestag, and is frequently quoted in leading media outlets such as the Financial Times, the New York Times, The Economist, Süddeutsche Zeitung, El Confidencial, Berlingske, and many more. She holds a PhD from the University of Jena in Germany.

India said it had carried out “precision strikes” on “terrorist infrastructure” at nine sites in Pakistan, Friederich Merz suffered a stinging defeat in the German Bundestag before being voted in as chancellor, and Washington and Beijing will this week hold their first trade talks since US President Donald Trump launched a trade war against China. Plus, Argentina is on the cusp of a copper mining boom that might cause problems for the country's wine industry. Mentioned in this podcast:India launches military strikes on PakistanArgentina's wine heartland eyes copper riches US and China to launch formal trade talksChancellor on pause: Bundestag stings Friedrich Merz on day oneThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Ethan Plotkin, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Katie McMurran, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Thursday morning and time to head over to our colleagues at Deutsche Welle in Germany. Joining me is Cai Nebe in Bonn. Welcome! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

APAC stocks were mostly higher after the advances on Wall Street with light catalysts otherwise light.Israel's military said it conducted extensive strikes and targets belonging to Hamas in Gaza.European equity futures indicate a positive cash market open with Euro Stoxx 50 futures up 0.4% after the cash market closed with gains of 0.8% on Monday.DXY is steady above the 103.50 mark, EUR/USD is back on a 1.09 handle, JPY lags again, Cable is eyeing 1.30. US President Trump's administration is reportedly considering recognising Ukraine's Crimea region as Russian territory, according to Semafor citing sources.Looking ahead, highlights include German/EZ ZEW, Canadian Inflation, US Industrial Production, Imports/Exports, Japanese Exports/Imports, German Bundestag third reading on fiscal reform (vote), US President Trump-Russian President Putin Call, Speakers including ECB's Escriva & NVIDIA CEO Huang.Read the full report covering Equities, Forex, Fixed Income, Commodites and more on Newsquawk

European bourses are in the green ahead of German fiscal reform while US futures languish near the unchanged mark into data.Presidents Trump & Putin to hold a call between 13:00-15:00GMT, which the Kremlin says will last for as long as it takes. USD broadly on the backfoot, EUR/USD and GBP/USD both hit fresh YTD peaks while JPY hands back recent gains.Bunds softer into the Bundestag vote, USTs essentially flat with yields mixed and the curve steeper.Crude and Gold are underpinned by geopols while Gas pulls back into the Trump-Putin call.Looking ahead, highlights include Canadian Inflation, US Industrial Production, Imports/Exports, Japanese Exports/Imports, German Bundestag third reading on fiscal reform (vote), US President Trump-Russian President Putin Call, Speakers including ECB's Escriva & NVIDIA CEO Huang, Supply from the US, Earnings from XPENG.Read the full report covering Equities, Forex, Fixed Income, Commodites and more on Newsquawk

Shortly after the polls closed in Germany, Jeff Rathke, Eric Langenbacher, and Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger discussed the results of the snap elections. They give their reactions to the performance of the …

Sir Richard Dearlove, the former head of Britain's MI6, sits down with Roderich Kiesewetter, a current member of the German Bundestag, to discuss what to expect during this weekend's pivotal German polls. Immigration, foreign policy, and the economy are among the biggest concerns for voters. A rise in support recently for the far-right AfD party has alarmed some observers. Meanwhile, the center-right Christian Democratic Party is hopeful they will hold on to power. Sir Richard and Kiesewetter also speak about tech mogul Elon Musk's growing role in politics, including in Europe. They also look at how Germany is addressing the threat of Russia and the future of its support for the war in Ukraine. Episode produced by Situation Room Studios. Original music composed and produced by Leo Sidran.

The short deadline for the upcoming early federal elections is a concern among Germans in Australia willing to vote. The members of the Electoral Law Reform Commission of the German Bundestag have addressed the issue and sought solutions. We spoke to Sebastian Hartmann about this. He is a member of the German Bundestag, domestic policy spokesperson for the SPD parliamentary group and a member of the Commission on the Reform of Electoral Law. - Die verkürzte Frist bei den vorgezogenen Bundestagswahlen bereitet den wahlwilligen Deutschen in Australien Sorgen. Die Mitglieder der Wahlrechtsreformkommission des deutschen Bundestages haben sich schon im Vorfeld mit dem Thema auseinandergesetzt und nach Lösungen gesucht. Sebastian Hartmann ist Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestags, Innenpolitischer Sprecher der SPD-Bundestagsfraktion und Mitglied der Kommission zur Reform des Wahlrechts. Wir haben mit ihm darüber gesprochen.

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, January 30: Friedrich Merz, Germany's conservative CDU leader and candidate for chancellorship, receives votes and applause from the far-right AfD party in the Bundestag – we look at the press reaction to the centre right breaking the taboo on working with the far right. Also, with a growing crime rate and overcrowded prisons, Sweden proposes sending detainees to foreign jails. Finally, does the polar bear hold the key to replacing certain toxic PFAS chemicals?

The election for the 21st German Bundestag will take place in one month. According to the Basic Law, Germans who live abroad can participate, but in reality, bureaucracy has created many hurdles that must be overcome before you can actually cast a valid vote. And it is particularly difficult for Germans who live in remote areas of the world — such as Australia, South Africa and South America — to exercise their right to vote. Is that fair? - In einem Monat findet die Wahl zum 21. Deutschen Bundestag statt. Deutsche, die im Ausland leben, können nach dem Grundgesetz daran teilnehmen, aber in der Realität hat die Bürokratie viele Hürden aufgebaut, die es zu überwinden gibt, ehe man wirklich eine gültige Stimme abgeben kann. Und besonders für Deutsche, die in entlegenen Weltgebieten leben - wie Australien, Südafrika und Südamerika ist schwierig, von ihrem Wahlrecht Gebrauch zu machen. Ist das gerecht?

The Financial Market Digitalization Act ("FinmadiG") was passed on 18 December 2024 by the German Bundestag, despite political adversities, just in time before the application date of "MiCAR", the Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) on 30 December 2024, and “DORA”, the Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (Digital Operational Resilience Act) on 17 January 2025. The FinmadiG is particularly important as it adjusts the German regulatory landscape to the two main European digitalization regulations affecting the financial sector, MiCAR and DORA. Market participants already feared that after the collapse of the German government, this key piece of legislation for the digital finance market in Germany would be postponed until after the elections in February.The video sets out key points of the FinmadiG. Betül Kohlhäufl, Supervising AssociateNoujan Akbari, Associate 

Victim participation at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has routinely been viewed as an empty promise of justice or mere spectacle for audiences in the Global North, providing little benefit for victims. Why, then, do people in Kenya and Uganda engage in justice processes that offer so little, so late? How and why do they become the court's victims and intermediaries, and what impact do these labels have on them?  Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court: The Blame Cascade (Oxford UP, 2024) offers a response to these poignant questions, demonstrating that the notion of ‘justice for victims' is not merely symbolic, expressive, or instrumental. On the contrary — as Leila Ullrich argues — the ICC's methods of victim engagement are productive, reproducing the Court as a relevant institution and transforming victims in the Global South into highly gendered and racialized labouring subjects. Challenging the Court's interplay with global capitalist relationships, the book makes visible the hidden labour of justice, and how it lures, disciplines, and blames both victims and victims' advocates. Drawing on critical theory, criminological analysis, and multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in The Hague, Kenya, and Uganda, Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court illuminates how the drive to include victims as participants in international criminal justice proceedings also creates and disciplines them as blameworthy capitalist subjects. Yet, as victim workers learn to ‘stop crying', ‘be peaceful', ‘get married', ‘work hard', and ‘repay debt', they also begin to challenge the terms of global justice. Dr. Leila Ullrich is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Law. Her research lies at the intersection of international criminal justice, transitional justice, victimology, and border criminology. Her work focuses on how global justice institutions construct gendered and racialized subjects and how these groups engage with or resist these processes. Outside academia, Leila worked as social stability analyst on the Syrian refugee crisis at the United Nations Development Programme in Lebanon and she has also worked as an intern for the ICC. She has also worked for the German Bundestag and the BBC World Service. Alex Batesmith is an Associate Professor in Legal Professions in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, and a former barrister and UN war crimes prosecutor, with teaching and research interests in international criminal law, cause lawyering and the legal profession, and law and emotion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Victim participation at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has routinely been viewed as an empty promise of justice or mere spectacle for audiences in the Global North, providing little benefit for victims. Why, then, do people in Kenya and Uganda engage in justice processes that offer so little, so late? How and why do they become the court's victims and intermediaries, and what impact do these labels have on them?  Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court: The Blame Cascade (Oxford UP, 2024) offers a response to these poignant questions, demonstrating that the notion of ‘justice for victims' is not merely symbolic, expressive, or instrumental. On the contrary — as Leila Ullrich argues — the ICC's methods of victim engagement are productive, reproducing the Court as a relevant institution and transforming victims in the Global South into highly gendered and racialized labouring subjects. Challenging the Court's interplay with global capitalist relationships, the book makes visible the hidden labour of justice, and how it lures, disciplines, and blames both victims and victims' advocates. Drawing on critical theory, criminological analysis, and multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in The Hague, Kenya, and Uganda, Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court illuminates how the drive to include victims as participants in international criminal justice proceedings also creates and disciplines them as blameworthy capitalist subjects. Yet, as victim workers learn to ‘stop crying', ‘be peaceful', ‘get married', ‘work hard', and ‘repay debt', they also begin to challenge the terms of global justice. Dr. Leila Ullrich is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Law. Her research lies at the intersection of international criminal justice, transitional justice, victimology, and border criminology. Her work focuses on how global justice institutions construct gendered and racialized subjects and how these groups engage with or resist these processes. Outside academia, Leila worked as social stability analyst on the Syrian refugee crisis at the United Nations Development Programme in Lebanon and she has also worked as an intern for the ICC. She has also worked for the German Bundestag and the BBC World Service. Alex Batesmith is an Associate Professor in Legal Professions in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, and a former barrister and UN war crimes prosecutor, with teaching and research interests in international criminal law, cause lawyering and the legal profession, and law and emotion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

Victim participation at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has routinely been viewed as an empty promise of justice or mere spectacle for audiences in the Global North, providing little benefit for victims. Why, then, do people in Kenya and Uganda engage in justice processes that offer so little, so late? How and why do they become the court's victims and intermediaries, and what impact do these labels have on them?  Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court: The Blame Cascade (Oxford UP, 2024) offers a response to these poignant questions, demonstrating that the notion of ‘justice for victims' is not merely symbolic, expressive, or instrumental. On the contrary — as Leila Ullrich argues — the ICC's methods of victim engagement are productive, reproducing the Court as a relevant institution and transforming victims in the Global South into highly gendered and racialized labouring subjects. Challenging the Court's interplay with global capitalist relationships, the book makes visible the hidden labour of justice, and how it lures, disciplines, and blames both victims and victims' advocates. Drawing on critical theory, criminological analysis, and multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in The Hague, Kenya, and Uganda, Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court illuminates how the drive to include victims as participants in international criminal justice proceedings also creates and disciplines them as blameworthy capitalist subjects. Yet, as victim workers learn to ‘stop crying', ‘be peaceful', ‘get married', ‘work hard', and ‘repay debt', they also begin to challenge the terms of global justice. Dr. Leila Ullrich is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Law. Her research lies at the intersection of international criminal justice, transitional justice, victimology, and border criminology. Her work focuses on how global justice institutions construct gendered and racialized subjects and how these groups engage with or resist these processes. Outside academia, Leila worked as social stability analyst on the Syrian refugee crisis at the United Nations Development Programme in Lebanon and she has also worked as an intern for the ICC. She has also worked for the German Bundestag and the BBC World Service. Alex Batesmith is an Associate Professor in Legal Professions in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, and a former barrister and UN war crimes prosecutor, with teaching and research interests in international criminal law, cause lawyering and the legal profession, and law and emotion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

Victim participation at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has routinely been viewed as an empty promise of justice or mere spectacle for audiences in the Global North, providing little benefit for victims. Why, then, do people in Kenya and Uganda engage in justice processes that offer so little, so late? How and why do they become the court's victims and intermediaries, and what impact do these labels have on them?  Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court: The Blame Cascade (Oxford UP, 2024) offers a response to these poignant questions, demonstrating that the notion of ‘justice for victims' is not merely symbolic, expressive, or instrumental. On the contrary — as Leila Ullrich argues — the ICC's methods of victim engagement are productive, reproducing the Court as a relevant institution and transforming victims in the Global South into highly gendered and racialized labouring subjects. Challenging the Court's interplay with global capitalist relationships, the book makes visible the hidden labour of justice, and how it lures, disciplines, and blames both victims and victims' advocates. Drawing on critical theory, criminological analysis, and multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in The Hague, Kenya, and Uganda, Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court illuminates how the drive to include victims as participants in international criminal justice proceedings also creates and disciplines them as blameworthy capitalist subjects. Yet, as victim workers learn to ‘stop crying', ‘be peaceful', ‘get married', ‘work hard', and ‘repay debt', they also begin to challenge the terms of global justice. Dr. Leila Ullrich is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Law. Her research lies at the intersection of international criminal justice, transitional justice, victimology, and border criminology. Her work focuses on how global justice institutions construct gendered and racialized subjects and how these groups engage with or resist these processes. Outside academia, Leila worked as social stability analyst on the Syrian refugee crisis at the United Nations Development Programme in Lebanon and she has also worked as an intern for the ICC. She has also worked for the German Bundestag and the BBC World Service. Alex Batesmith is an Associate Professor in Legal Professions in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, and a former barrister and UN war crimes prosecutor, with teaching and research interests in international criminal law, cause lawyering and the legal profession, and law and emotion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

Victim participation at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has routinely been viewed as an empty promise of justice or mere spectacle for audiences in the Global North, providing little benefit for victims. Why, then, do people in Kenya and Uganda engage in justice processes that offer so little, so late? How and why do they become the court's victims and intermediaries, and what impact do these labels have on them?  Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court: The Blame Cascade (Oxford UP, 2024) offers a response to these poignant questions, demonstrating that the notion of ‘justice for victims' is not merely symbolic, expressive, or instrumental. On the contrary — as Leila Ullrich argues — the ICC's methods of victim engagement are productive, reproducing the Court as a relevant institution and transforming victims in the Global South into highly gendered and racialized labouring subjects. Challenging the Court's interplay with global capitalist relationships, the book makes visible the hidden labour of justice, and how it lures, disciplines, and blames both victims and victims' advocates. Drawing on critical theory, criminological analysis, and multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in The Hague, Kenya, and Uganda, Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court illuminates how the drive to include victims as participants in international criminal justice proceedings also creates and disciplines them as blameworthy capitalist subjects. Yet, as victim workers learn to ‘stop crying', ‘be peaceful', ‘get married', ‘work hard', and ‘repay debt', they also begin to challenge the terms of global justice. Dr. Leila Ullrich is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Law. Her research lies at the intersection of international criminal justice, transitional justice, victimology, and border criminology. Her work focuses on how global justice institutions construct gendered and racialized subjects and how these groups engage with or resist these processes. Outside academia, Leila worked as social stability analyst on the Syrian refugee crisis at the United Nations Development Programme in Lebanon and she has also worked as an intern for the ICC. She has also worked for the German Bundestag and the BBC World Service. Alex Batesmith is an Associate Professor in Legal Professions in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, and a former barrister and UN war crimes prosecutor, with teaching and research interests in international criminal law, cause lawyering and the legal profession, and law and emotion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Victim participation at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has routinely been viewed as an empty promise of justice or mere spectacle for audiences in the Global North, providing little benefit for victims. Why, then, do people in Kenya and Uganda engage in justice processes that offer so little, so late? How and why do they become the court's victims and intermediaries, and what impact do these labels have on them?  Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court: The Blame Cascade (Oxford UP, 2024) offers a response to these poignant questions, demonstrating that the notion of ‘justice for victims' is not merely symbolic, expressive, or instrumental. On the contrary — as Leila Ullrich argues — the ICC's methods of victim engagement are productive, reproducing the Court as a relevant institution and transforming victims in the Global South into highly gendered and racialized labouring subjects. Challenging the Court's interplay with global capitalist relationships, the book makes visible the hidden labour of justice, and how it lures, disciplines, and blames both victims and victims' advocates. Drawing on critical theory, criminological analysis, and multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in The Hague, Kenya, and Uganda, Victims and the Labour of Justice at the International Criminal Court illuminates how the drive to include victims as participants in international criminal justice proceedings also creates and disciplines them as blameworthy capitalist subjects. Yet, as victim workers learn to ‘stop crying', ‘be peaceful', ‘get married', ‘work hard', and ‘repay debt', they also begin to challenge the terms of global justice. Dr. Leila Ullrich is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Law. Her research lies at the intersection of international criminal justice, transitional justice, victimology, and border criminology. Her work focuses on how global justice institutions construct gendered and racialized subjects and how these groups engage with or resist these processes. Outside academia, Leila worked as social stability analyst on the Syrian refugee crisis at the United Nations Development Programme in Lebanon and she has also worked as an intern for the ICC. She has also worked for the German Bundestag and the BBC World Service. Alex Batesmith is an Associate Professor in Legal Professions in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, and a former barrister and UN war crimes prosecutor, with teaching and research interests in international criminal law, cause lawyering and the legal profession, and law and emotion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexander Sander, the FSFE's Senior Policy Consultant, and Bonnie Mehring meet for their monthly update on the current policy topics. In this episode they talk about the Free Software hearing in the German Bundestag. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast

The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, faces a confidence vote in parliament after his coalition collapsed. But his party thinks it can defy the odds and win another election soon.Also on the programme: French ministers arrive in the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, two days after it was hit by a cyclone that is thought to have killed hundreds; and archaeologists say they have evidence that some Bronze Age Britons were cannibals who ate their enemies.(Photo: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech at the meeting of the German Bundestag on the vote of confidence in the Chancellor. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Join us for another episode of Hearts of Oak Podcast, where we're honoured to have the return of Petr Bystron, a Member of the European Parliament representing the Alternative for Germany (AfD), as our guest.  In this insightful conversation, Petr delves into the transformative currents sweeping through European politics, sparked by the AfD's significant electoral achievements.  We'll explore how the AfD's strategic alliances are influencing European policy, the media's portrayal of populist movements, and the party's dedication to tackling critical issues like immigration and national sovereignty head-on. Petr provides a unique perspective on the shifting dynamics within the EU, where traditional political alignments are giving way to a resurgence of nationalist sentiments. Expect a candid discussion that goes beyond the headlines, examining the core values and political philosophies at play in today's Europe. Tune in as we navigate these complex waters with one of the key figures shaping the continent's future. Petr Bystron is the highest-ranking foreign politician of the AfD: He has been Chairman of the AfD in the Foreign Committee of the German Bundestag since 2017. Since 2021 he has been the foreign policy spokesman for his party and its representative in the Council of Europe and the Interparliamentary Union (IPU). He was the first AfD politician to be officially received by an incumbent president (Milos Zeman) and the first European to receive the „Eagle Award “ from the conservative US Phyllis Schlafly Foundation. He was born in the CSSR, from which he fled to Germany at the age of 16, where he received political asylum. Thirty years later, he faced similar persecution in Bavaria: during the 2017 election campaign, he was subjected to an illegal house search and it was announced that he was being monitored by the Bavarian secret service. In addition to these state reprisals, he is always the target of attacks by left-wing extremists. Bystron is actively committed to supporting politically persecuted people. In 2018, with the help of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, he was able to free journalist Billy Six from Venezuelan detention. Petr Bystron is one of the founding members of the AfD. From 2015 to 2017 he was the state leader of the party in Bavaria. He took over the party in a crisis and led it from 3.5% of the vote to the best election result of all western federal states in the 2017 federal election with 12.7%. He founded and headed his party's National Committee for European and Foreign Policy (2013-2015). Bystron studied political science at the University of Politics and the Ludwig Maximillian University in Munich and has been working as a journalist for years. His articles on business and politics have been published in renowned daily newspapers and magazines in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. He has won several creative competitions, including an EU essay competition on the future of Europe. His current book 'MEGA – Make Europe Great Again' contains portraits of leading conservative politicians such as Viktor Orbán, Marine Le Penn and Nigel Farage. Petr is married, has two children and has lived in his constituency of Munich North for more than 30 years. He has been an entrepreneur for over thirty years. Connect with Petr and The AfD...

In this episode of the Security Swarm Podcast, host Andy is joined by Umut Alemdar, Head of Security Lab at Hornetsecurity, to explore the escalating threat of election interference by cyber threat actors across the globe. They talk about motivations driving these actors and the various tactics used to infiltrate political parties, target election equipment, and spread misinformation, including the use of deepfakes.   The episode also revisits significant cases of election meddling, from the 2015 German Bundestag hack to the 2020 Iranian hack of U.S. city election websites, highlighting the ongoing risks. Andy and Umut conclude with strategies to combat these threats, emphasizing the importance of policy changes, enhanced public communication, and rigorous cybersecurity training for election officials.  Key Takeaways:  Threat actors use various tactics to meddle in elections, including infiltrating political parties, targeting election equipment, and spreading misinformation/disinformation to sow chaos and mistrust in the democratic process. These attacks have led to significant data breaches, leaks of sensitive information, and an erosion of public trust in the integrity of elections.  Timestamps:  (01:00) Introduction and Categorizing Threat Actors  (08:00) Infiltrating Political Parties and Targeting Election Equipment  (09:44) Consequences of Spreading Misinformation   (14:00) Past Attacks: Germany, France, and Ukraine  (21:32) US-Based Attacks: 2016 Presidential Election and Breaching City Websites    (28:30) What Can Be Done? Policies, Communication, and Monitoring  Episode Resources:  EU Sanctions Russian Hackers for German Bundestag Hack  Webinar containing deep fake materials   Washington Post Article about Local Election Website Hacks 

This week, Jeremi and Zachary are joined by Isabel Cademartori to discuss the current state of European Democracy and how recent elections have been shaking things up. Zachary sets the scene with his poem entitled, “Sighing.” Isabel Cademartori was elected as a Member of the German Bundestag from Mannheim in 2021. She is a rising […]

Frank Lavin talks with Alexander Radwan, Member of the German Bundestag (Parliament). Alexander formerly served in the Bavarian state Parliament and in the European Parliament, all of which makes him well-grounded in national, regional, and international issues. The discussion includes Russia's war in Ukraine, the success and future of the European Union, anti-Israel and pro-Hamas protests on U.S. campuses, and immigration. Books discussed include Ian Kershaw, Personalities and Power and Theo Waigel, Honesty is a Currency. This visit was supported by the American Council on Germany and the Hanns Seidel Foundation.

Is the European Defence Union realistic? How could cooperation make the European Union stronger in the world order? We talk about European defence capability with Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Chair of the Defence Committee of the German Bundestag, Deputy Leader of the German Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Member of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia.  This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

The German Bundestag has passed a law to modernize nationality law. But this decision is divisive, because while the ruling coalition praises the “modernization” of law, the Conservative Union fears a devaluation of German nationality. In future, foreigners who live in Germany will be able to apply for a German passport after just five years. This new regulation also has significant effects in Australia. If you want to keep your German passport here, says Consul General Felix Schwarz, it will be much easier in the future: - Der Deutsche Bundestag hat ein Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Staatsangehörigkeitsrechts verabschiedet. Doch diese Entscheidung spaltet, denn während die regierende Ampel-Koalition die "Modernisierung" des Rechts lobt, befürchtet die konservative Union eine Entwertung der deutschen Staatsangehörigkeit. Ausländer, die in Deutschland leben, dürfen sich künftig schon nach fünf Jahren um einen deutschen Pass bewerben. Diese Neuregelung hat auch Auswirkungen in Australien, die ganz erheblich sind. Wer hier seinen deutschen Pass behalten möchte, sagt Generalkonsul Felix Schwarz, hat es in Zukunft viel einfacher:

Join The Local with our podcast listener offerIn this episode, host Rachel Loxton is joined by The Local Germany journalists Imogen Goodman and Aaron Burnett. Our sound engineer is Rhys Edwards.We hear some analysis from political commentator Brian Melican on the state elections in Hesse and Bavaria. 'Disastrous results': Germany in shock after state electionsWhy did the AfD do so well in Bavaria and Hesse?We hear from Berlin-based immigration lawyer Sven Hasse who talks about what we can expect from the German government's skilled worker immigration law reforms. We then move onto a discussion about it in the studio.German Bundestag passes sweeping immigration reform bill How foreigners will be able to bring their families to Germany under new skilled worker law8 things to know about Germany's new skilled worker immigration lawThe Germany in Focus team are taking a two week break from the podcast and will return in the first week of November. Make sure to hit follow wherever you get your podcasts so you get updates on our latest episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Eva Högl is the German Bundestag's Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, assisting the Parliament in their oversight of the German military. She is working to ensure that everyone …

The development of medical treatments often requires use of human subjects, as well as human cells and body parts as models of human systems, to investigate mechanisms of action and to test therapeutics. Biotechnology has provided many successful therapies for previously intractable conditions, but also increasingly complex techniques that can alter what it means to be human and blur ethical lines. When we consider stem cells, cloning, gene editing, human-animal chimeras, organoids, embryoids and so-called synthetic embryos, what is ethical and what crosses the line of human dignity? Is any scientific endeavor justifiable because of a potential for cures, or are there ethical limits to efforts to heal or eliminate certain diseases all together? Do ethical alternatives exist that would benefit humanity without losing our ethical integrity?The Charlotte Lozier Institute has developed the Handbook of Nascent Human Beings to explain the science and to stimulate discussion on the ethics and moral permissibility of modern medicine and biotechnology. The place of this research in policy will also be discussed.David A. Prentice, Ph.D. is Vice President for Scientific Affairs at the Charlotte Lozier Institute. He is also Advisory Board Chair and a Founding Member for the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center, a unique comprehensive stem cell center in Kansas that he was instrumental in creating. In 2020, he was appointed by the Secretary of HHS to the federal Human Fetal Tissue Ethics Advisory Board. Dr. Prentice has almost 50 years' experience as a scientific researcher and professor, including previous service as a staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory, senior fellow at the Family Research Council, Professor of Life Sciences at Indiana State University, Adjunct Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of Molecular Genetics at the John Paul II Institute, The Catholic University of America. He has provided scientific lectures, policy briefings and testimonies in 40 states and 21 countries, including before the U.S. House and Senate and numerous state legislatures, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the President's Council on Bioethics, European Parliament, British Parliament, Canadian Parliament, Australian Parliament, German Bundestag, French Senate, Swedish Parliament, the United Nations, and the Vatican.Tara Sander Lee, Ph.D., is Vice President and Director of Life Sciences at the Charlotte Lozier Institute. A scientist with over 20 years' experience in academic and clinical medicine with an emphasis on the cause of pediatric disease, Dr. Sander Lee earned a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Medical College of Wisconsin followed by postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital in molecular and cell biology. Dr. Sander Lee was an appointed faculty member at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she directed a research laboratory investigating congenital heart disease in children and served as Scientific Director of Molecular Diagnostics at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. She has also served as a scientific consultant and is currently a member of the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality.Dr. Sander Lee is dedicated to promoting ethical advancements in healthcare that protect the sanctity of every human life. She has given expert legislative testimony, numerous national media interviews, and provided scientific advice for legislators, policymakers, and organizations. Dr. Sander Lee is published in various medical journals and textbooks, including her most recent contribution to the book, Choose Life: Answering Support the show

The German Bundestag passed a controversial measure in September to reduce emissions from heated buildings, which accounts for an estimated 15 percent of Germany's carbon dioxide output. But will this and other strategies of the German government to transform energy production and consumption help Germany reach its climate goals? In this latest Transatlantic Takeaway episode recorded as world leaders discuss climate change at the UN General Assembly in New York, hosts Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson of Common Ground Berlin and Rachel Tausendfreund of the German Marshall Fund interview Sven Egenter, editor in chief and executive director of Clean Energy wire in Berlin and Max Gruenig, senior policy advisor in Washington, D.C., focusing on US-EU climate diplomacy for independent climate change think E3G.Dina Elsayed produced this episode.

JOIN THE LOCAL: Podcast listener offerOn the latest episode of our Germany in Focus podcast, host Rachel Loxton is joined by panelists Rachel Stern and Sarah Magill. Our sound engineer is Rhys Edwards.We start off by taking about a new service for registering your car online in Germany, and Sarah tells us why it's a bureaucratic nightmare.How using Germany's new car online registration service turned into a bureaucratic nightmareHow to register your car in Germany online from September 1stWe talk about why the German government is planning to cut access for higher earners to a parental leave allowance called Elterngeld.'A horrible idea': How cuts to Elterngeld will affect families in Germany With the skilled immigration law reform set to come into force in Germany, we'll be discussing the first changes which mainly involve the EU Blue Card. German Bundestag passes sweeping immigration reforms billOktoberfest starts on Saturday - we talk about how important this festival is and hear from Christina Schönberger, a Brewing engineer at BarthHaas, on German beer culture and history. Everything you need to know about Oktoberfest 2023Finally, we share some regional delicacies from around Germany that you should try.16 regional foods to try in each German state Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can sign up to become a member of The Local Germany here.In the first epsiode of the new season of our Germany in Focus podcast, host Rachel Loxton is joined by panelists Imogen Goodman and Aaron Burnett. Our sound engineer is Rhys Edwards.We start off by recapping on the weirdest story of the summer involving escaped wildlife in Berlin. How did a wild boar sighting in Berlin turn into a two-day lion hunt?We talk about the developments on immigration and citizenship laws.German government approves citizenship reformTIMELINE - when will Germany push through the dual citizenship laws?German Bundestag passes sweeping immigration reforms billWe get into why the German Chancellor is posting pictures of himself in an eye patch, and discuss why a Bavarian deputy state premier is under fire. German Chancellor sparks pirate memes with eye patch photoWhy a high profile Bavarian politician is embroiled in an anti-Semitic rowThe German government is making it easier for people to change their legal gender. We explain what the changes are, and hear from Kalle Hümpfner, a spokesperson from the Bundesverband Trans advocacy group. Germany proposes plans to ease legal gender changeLastly, are foreigners 'arrogant' if they don't speak German in Germany? We get into this controversial topic and hear what readers of The Local have said about it.READ ALSO: Is it 'arrogant' to speak in Germany and not learn German? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Schadenberg: Alex who is Executive Director for the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition unpacks the complicated results from a recent German Bundestag ruling that rejected 2 assisted suicide bills.

This week we're sharing the recording of the event we held in Dublin on Saturday 24th June, Neutrality: Who Cares? This is part one, featuring Clare, Mick, Ann Wright, Yanis Varoufakis and Sevim Dagdelen, MP for Die Linke, Germany. Part 2 to follow soon. Ann Wright served for 29 years in the US Army and 16 years as a US diplomat in US embassies in Nicaragua, Grenada, Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Afghanistan and Mongolia. She resigned from the US government in March 2023 in opposition to George Bush's war on Iraq. She has been a strong anti-war voice for the past 20 years. She is the co-author of "Dissent: Voices of Conscience." Yanis Varoufakis is Greek politician and former Greek Finance Minister. In 2016, he co-founded DiEM25, Europe's first transnational pan-European movement. In 2018, together with US Senator Bernie Sanders, he established the Progressive International – a global movement with affiliated members of over 200 million people from across the world. In addition to these organisational endeavours, he has travelled extensively giving talks and participating in various activist events and projects. He is the author of several best-selling books. His latest, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism, will be released in autumn 2023. Sevim Dagdelen of the Left Party (Die Linke) has been elected four times as a member of the German Bundestag for North Rhine Westphalia. She is Deputy Leader of her party in parliament and chair of the German-Turkish parliamentary group, as well as spokeswoman for the Left Party parliamentary group on the Bundestag's Committee on Foreign Affairs. She previously worked as a journalist for German and Turkish newspapers.

MDJ Script/ Top Stories for June 23rd Friday Publish Date: June 22nd Thursday   Commercial: Henssler :15   From the Henssler Financial Studio, Welcome to the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast Today is Thursday June the 22nd and happy 66th birthday to musician/American Idol star Randy Jackson ***Jackson*** I'm Dan Radcliffe and here are the top stories Cobb is talking about, presented by Engineered Solutions of Georgia 1. Cobb sheriff reports second jail suicide in 3 days 2. Marietta council awards $1.1M in arts and tourism grants 3. And a Powder Springs resident to compete at National Senior Games   Plus, Leah McGrath joins to talk about picky eaters, then we have our weekly visit with a “not so” picky eater, The Marietta Food Guy…Matt DeBusschere Plus All of this and more is coming up on the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast.   Commercial : ESOG   STORY 1 suicide   A 17-year-old detainee at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center in Georgia died from an apparent suicide. This incident occurred just three days after another detainee's apparent suicide. The deceased, William Ramses Lopez, was found by jail staff and despite immediate medical assistance, he passed away shortly after. Lopez was facing charges related to an armed robbery and aggravated assault. It is believed that Lopez was from Mexico. This marks the eighth death in custody since Sheriff Craig Owens took office in 2021 and the third this year. Sheriff Owens expressed condolences and mentioned the implementation of 24/7 mental health support and medical monitoring wristbands for inmates. However, Lopez and the other detainee were not wearing wristbands as they were not in close observation quarters. The sheriff's office is seeking assistance from the state and community partners to address the mental health challenges and prevent future tragedies...……... Read more about this at mdjonline.com   Story 2: grants   The Marietta City Council has approved grants totaling $1.1 million for local arts, culture, and tourism organizations. These grants are funded by the city's hotel/motel tax and car rental tax. Approximately $750,000 from the auto rental tax was allocated to 18 organizations involved in events, shows, and art displays. Around $445,000 from the hotel/motel tax was distributed among the visitors bureau, Marietta Welcome Center lease, and city staff marketing allocation. The grant allocation process was more complex this year, with council members and the mayor providing their opinions, and an additional $5,000 each was allocated to them for discretionary awards. Some funds were left untouched for potential future use. The largest grants went to city staff services and the Marietta History Center, while other organizations received varying amounts based on their requests. Additional funding was allocated to Brumby Hall for capital improvements to enhance its event space.   Story 3: turner   Loretta Turner, a 68-year-old resident of Powder Springs, has already won a medal ahead of her participation in the 2023 National Senior Games. The Games will be held in Pittsburgh from July 7 to 18, and Turner will compete in the 50- and 100-meter sprints. She has also been recognized as a Humana Game Changer, which acknowledges her as an athlete who exemplifies healthy aging and inspires others to lead active lifestyles. Turner's lifelong dream of competing in the Olympics was put on hold when she became pregnant in 1972. Now, as a matriarch to a large family, she balances her athletic pursuits with managing Crohn's disease, using her experiences to motivate and inspire others, especially seniors, to stay active....….we'll be right back   Break: Dayco –CU of GA - Glover Park   STORY 4: wheeler   Luke Lee, a student at Wheeler High School, has been chosen for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange program, allowing him to spend his tenth-grade year studying abroad in Germany. This prestigious scholarship is granted to only 50 students from the southeastern United States. The program aims to strengthen German-American ties through citizen diplomacy and is jointly funded by the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag. Luke will live with a host family, attend a German high school, and immerse himself in German culture. The program is designed to broaden students' perspectives, foster global citizenship, and promote understanding between the two countries. Luke and his family are thrilled about this opportunity for personal and cultural growth.     STORY 5: Sandwiches   More than 90 mothers and daughters gathered at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church to prepare 500 sandwiches for those in need. The event was organized by The National Charity League of East Cobb, a group dedicated to community service. The sandwiches were donated to The Sandwich Project, a nonprofit organization that provides fresh, homemade sandwiches to address food scarcity in the Atlanta area. The National Charity League of East Cobb aims to strengthen the bond between mothers and daughters through shared volunteer work, promoting both community service and nurturing relationships.……... Read more about this at mdjonline.com   Story 6: smyrna   The Smyrna City Council has allocated an additional $1.2 million for a planned splash pad project, raising the total budget to $2.58 million. The splash pad will be constructed at River Line Park near the Riverview Landing development. The project had to be redesigned, resulting in a change of location within the park and an expanded design. The council unanimously approved the additional funding from the city's general fund reserves. The original location was unsuitable due to geological issues, and the new location will require parking adjustments. The project will now proceed to the bidding process, and completion is expected sometime in 2024.   …………we're back, in a moment   Break Drake – Ingle's 4 - Elon   Story 7: eagle   Bald eagle surveys conducted in Georgia this year have shown healthy nesting and successful fledging rates, including in coastal areas that were affected by avian influenza last year. The surveys, led by Dr. Bob Sargent of the state Department of Natural Resources, revealed average to above-average nesting success in the surveyed areas. This is particularly significant considering the impact of avian influenza on bald eagles and other bird species nationwide. The recovery of bald eagles in Georgia is considered a conservation success story, but the species is still listed as threatened in the state. The survey recorded 198 nest territories, with 150 being successful and 232 eagles fledged. These findings indicate that Georgia has maintained over 200 nest territories annually since 2015, with an increasing number of eagles nesting. The surveys are conducted by helicopter twice a year in different sections of the state, with the coast being surveyed annually. The positive results provide reassurance, especially regarding the coast, which experienced a significant decline in nest success rates due to avian influenza.   Story 8: Hodges   Grayson Hodges, a linebacker from North Cobb High School, has committed to playing college football at the Air Force Academy. The 6-foot, 220-pound linebacker chose the Falcons, impressed by their 10-3 record from last season. Hodges expressed his excitement about the opportunity to play for a Division I university and described it as a dream come true. His decision was influenced by the family-oriented and authentic conversations he had with the Air Force coaches, particularly inside linebackers coach Ken Lamendola. Hodges believes he will fit well in the Falcons' defensive scheme, which allows linebackers to roam and make tackles in open space. He aims to continue improving and hopes to achieve postseason success with his high school team.   Story 9: golf   The Mount Paran Christian boys golf team dominated the 2023 season and secured the Class AA state championship. They shot a team total of 290, finishing 34 strokes ahead of the runner-up. Coach Scott Varner praised the team's preparation and mental understanding of the game. He emphasized the importance of managing the golf course, capitalizing on opportunities, and maintaining a team mindset. The victory marked the culmination of years of hard work and perseverance. Varner was recognized as the Cobb County Boys Golf Coach of the Year, but he humbly credited the success to his players and their dedication.   We'll have some final thoughts coming up after this     JRM Events - Henssler 60 Signoff- Thanks again for hanging out with us on today's Marietta Daily Journal podcast. Read more about all our stories, and get other great content at MDJonline.com. Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? Giving you important news about our community and telling great stories are what we do. Make sure you join us for our next episode and be sure to share this podcast on social media with your friends and family. 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In the latest episode, host Rachel Loxton is joined by The Local Germany journalists Rachel Stern and Aaron Burnett.We start off by discussing what a 'megastrike' in Germany could look like. Since we recorded the podcast, unions have announced a nationwide transport strike on Monday March 27th. German unions call major nationwide major transport strike on MondayWe also talk about whether people can get a paid day off if they can't get to work or find childcare due to industrial action. Strikes: Do parents in Germany receive a day off work when Kitas close?Next we get into about rent developments in Germany's biggest cities; where rents are rising fastest and where renting is most expensive. How rents are changing in Germany's five biggest citiesIf you're not familiar with Schlager music, don't worry! We take a deep dive into the genre and talk about why Schlager legend Helene Fischer has been in the German news. Why are people in Germany so obsessed with Schlager music?The German Bundestag - one of the largest parliaments in the world - is going to get smaller. We try to explain why and what it all means. German parliament votes to make itself smaller in disputed reform A survey found that Germany is one of the most difficult places for foreigners to get started in. We'll talk about that and hear from Kathleen Parker of Red Tape Translation, which helps immigrants in Germany with admin and bureaucracy. Germany ranked 'most difficult country' for foreign residents to get startedLastly, we share some tips about how to get on with your neighbours in Germany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

68-year-old German citizen, Nahid Taghavi has been held hostage in Iran since 16 October 2020. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and Amnesty International have both stated that her detention is arbitrary and have called for her immediate release. Members of the German Bundestag from multiple parties have also stated that Nahid is unjustly detained and have called for her release too. Many things have happened in Iran in the last year. On this episode, we have the honour of speaking once again to Nahid's daughter, Mariam Claren who brings us up to speed on her mother's case. Nahid was released on medical furlough in July last year and was summoned back to Iran's notorious Evin prison 45 minutes after the German Chancellor criticised Iran's brutal crackdown on protests sparked by the murder of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. We also discuss the release of French academic Fariba Adelkhah, German citizen and U.S. resident Jamshid Sharmahd being sentenced to death as well as what the Iranian regime, German government and international community should do. We end this episode talking about how journalists and the public can help free Nahid Taghavi and Jamshid Sharmahd.If you prefer, you can watch the video version of this interview on YouTube. For more information on Nahid Taghavi, please check out the following:Our previous episode(s): Ep 6, Ep 27Free Nahid petitionMariam Claren's Twitter accountFree Nahid Facebook pageFree Nahid Instagram accountSocial media hashtag: FreeNahid For more information on Jamshid Sharmahd, please check out the following:Our previous episode(s): Ep 20, Ep 51Free Jamshid Sharmahd websiteFree Jamshid Sharmahd petitionGazelle Sharmahd's Twitter accountFree Jamshid Instagram accountSocial media hashtag: SaveSharmahdGet the latest updates on hostage cases we at Pod Hostage Diplomacy are working on including new episodes by subscribing to our fortnightly newsletter, the Hostage Briefing. Subscribe here.You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.Support the show

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Philippe Sands, Professor of the Public Understanding of Law at University College London, who tells us about the history of ethnic tensions in Mauritius. The programme begins with Kaya a Mauritian musician whose death sparked three days of rioting. Then, we hear from John Huckstep who was interned by the Japanese when living in China during World War Two. In the second half of the programme, we tell the story of how Semtex was invented, and the debate about where the German capital should be after reunification. Finally, the man who made the Queen appear to jump out of a helicopter tells us how he did it, with the help of corgis, a clothesline, the Queen's dresser and of course James Bond. Contributors: Veronique Topize - Kaya's widow. Cassam Uteem - Former President of Mauritius. Phillippe Sands - Professor of the Public Understanding of Law at University College London. Jurgen Nimptsch - Former Mayor of Bonn. Wolfgang Schauble - Member of German Bundestag. John Huckstep - Held as a child at an interment camp in China. Stanislav Brebera - Brother of chemist who invented Semtex. Frank Cottrell-Boyce - Writer. (Photo: Mural of Kaya. Credit: BBC)

On February 27, 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made an historic speech to the German Bundestag, declaring a historic turning point (Zeitenwende) for Germany's security and defense policy following Russia's …

The German analysis since the start of Corona vaccination program show that the population has seen drastic changes in disease patterns and deaths. This is the result of data from the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV), which our guest today, Martin Sichert MP was able to evaluate exclusively together with data expert Tom Lause. In December 2022 they made their findings public at a press conference which provided frightening insights. With the start of mass corona vaccinations, the number of people who died “suddenly and unexpectedly” skyrocketed compared to previous years, more than fourfold. In every quarter, starting with the first quarter of 2021, more sudden and unexpected deaths were identified by panel doctors than in every year from 2016 to 2020 as a whole. Martin Sichert is the health policy spokesman for the AfD (Alternative for Germany) Party in the German Bundestag, is a member of MENSA and has a degree in business administration. To follow Martin online..... GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/martinsichert TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Martin_Sichert TELEGRAM: https://t.me/martinsichertinfo FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/sichertmartin AfD Website: https://www.afd.de/ Bundestag Website: https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/S/sichert_martin-858038 Interview recorded 23.1.23 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin/ To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more https://heartsofoak.org/connect/

Jeremi and Zachary sit down with Isabel Cademartori to discuss German Right-Wing Extremism and its effects on democracy. Zachary sets the scene with his poem: "Chickens That Won't Die". Isabel Cademartori was elected as a Member of the German Bundestag for Mannheim in the 2021 federal election. Cademartori served as a city councillor in Mannheim since 2019. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, which leads the current coalition government in Germany.

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AGI President Jeff Rathke sits down with Roderich Kiesewetter, ranking member of the CDU/CSU faction in the Foreign Relations Committee of the German Bundestag, …

Today, Oct. 3, 2022, hear the words of Petr Bystron, native Czech and Alternativ fur Deutschland member of the German Bundestag proclaim to 100,000 roaring Czech patriots massed in Wenceslaus

Back in 2003 Jane and I were in Berlin visiting our friend Sibylle Laurischk.  Sibylle was a member of the Bundestag, the German parliament.  She was with the Free Democrats, the fourth largest party.  I had just completed a major project on Arab-Americans (the Detroit Arab-American Study) and offered to discuss the findings with any members of her party who were interested.  She was her party's spokesperson on what we might call minority or immigrant affairs so I thought that might be of intrest.  But she told me she was bringing in people who were specialists in foreign affairs.  That sent me scrambling.  What could I possibly tell them what they would want to hear?  What I came up was this talk, which I called Understanding the Americans. Questions for American listeners:  Is this like looking into a mirror?  I am sorry to say that Sibylle died in 2020, much too early.  

Prof. Norbert Lammert, the chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and former President of the German Bundestag, joins us in Tel Aviv for a conversation about the challenges of the liberal and democratic order in his native Germany and elsewhere, upon the 40th anniversary of the Foundation's presence in Israel. This episode is made possible by the Israel office of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, which promotes peace, freedom, and justice through political education.

From the German Bundestag to the tech giant Meta. Constanze Osei started her career in politics later on heading the department of economic and innovation policy at the Germany's digital association Bitkom. Today she is the Head of Society & Innovation Policy at Meta (previously Facebook). We speak about racial justice, explore self-identification and discover the interplay between technology advancements and impact it has on our society. If you want to move things, you have to move people, so join me for today's conversion to learn how Constanze is making a difference with her work. And if you enjoyed the episode, take a few moments and leave a review.

This week, RBI director John Torpey talks to Metin Hakverdi, member of the German Bundestag, about the political momentum of Germany, the global implications of the defense budget increase, the revival of WW2 memories in the psyche of Germans that are witnessing the war in Ukraine, the role of the West as a bloc, and how the Western response of this war is decisive for the liberal order and the stability of national borders.

Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia discuss Zelensky's speeches to the West, in particular his addresses to the US Congress, UK Parliament, and German Bundestag. They examine the implications of Zelensky's speeches on the ground, and beyond into the Eastern Front and the larger West. References: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/03/15/public-expresses-mixed-views-of-u-s-response-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/ (Public Expresses Mixed Views of U.S. Response to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Pew Research Center. )

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continued making his rounds of Western legislatures with virtual speeches to a joint session of Congress yesterday and the German Bundestag today, he seemed to have scored at least one potentially significant victory. President Biden has joined him in declaring Russian dictator Vladimir Putin a “war criminal.” The International Criminal Court has already opened an investigation into the ongoing, and still-intensifying, crimes against humanity Putin is inflicting on innocent civilians, refugees and others in Ukraine. At present, however, he seems unlikely to stand trial, let alone be punished. Putin's designation as a war criminal, however, could have an important knock-on effect, though. His ally, Communist China's Xi Jinping, must be put on notice: Those enabling Putin's crimes by violating international sanctions on Russian energy sales, resupplying the Kremlin's arsenal, etc., will be deemed accomplices, and treated accordingly. This is Frank Gaffney.

On 16 October 2020, 66 year old German citizen Nahid Taghavi decided to go for a walk near her apartment in Tehran. It was a week after she had surgery and Nahid had high blood pressure. Within moments, she was surrounded by 12 armed men from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also known as the IRGC. She was arrested and taken to the notorious Evin prison where she remains to this day.The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling on Iran to drop all charges against Nahid Taghavi. Members of the German Bundestag from multiple political parties have stated that Nahid is unjustly detained and called for her release. Amnesty International has called Nahid Taghavi a prisoner of conscience. Nahid's daughter believes she is being used as a bargaining chip by the IRGC to extract concessions from the German government. This would be hostage diplomacy.We had the honour of interviewing Nahid's daughter, Mariam Claren in October 2021. Since then there have been significant developments around the JCPOA Iran nuclear deal negotiations in Vienna where talks on the release of foreign nationals wrongfully imprisoned in Iran are taking place at the same time. The families of these innocent individuals are worried that their loved ones may be left behind. On this episode, we speak once again to Mariam Claren. She talks about the possibility of her mother being released as part of the JCPOA deal, the possibility of her mother being left behind and how she's been coping with this constant trauma. Mariam also tells us what the German government, the European Union, journalists and the public can do to help free Nahid Taghavi.Follow Pod Hostage Diplomacy on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with our work.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PodHostageDiplo)