Podcasts about Kaliningrad

To join our Mega Orderers Club, and get ad free listening, early episode releases, bonus content (like this week's special bonus about the UN's and Jason's Birthday) and exclusive access to live events, visit https://disorder.supportingcast.fm/  In this listener questions episode, Jason and Jane discuss a range of issues from Israel-Gaza, to football hooliganism, to Kaliningrad (the Russian exclave), to the possibility of mega ordering institutions. They start by analysing the strategic importance of an alliance with Israel to the US by dissecting the Realist and Neo-conservative cases. Jane and Jason revisit the controversy of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans being banned from Birmingham by delving into the intersection of football and politics and the difference of fan culture in the US and UK. After the break, Jane and Jason tackle the questions: do sanctions on Russia go far enough? Could there be sanctions against the Kaliningrad exclave? Are we closer to nuclear war with Russia since the drone strikes? Why are we normalising Trump's White House renovations? And as they Order the Disorder: we return as always to the need for a mega ordering club of democracies, how we decide on a common set of European values, and if the Ave Europe charity is on the right track. Producer: George McDonagh Subscribe to our Substack - https://natoandtheged.substack.com/ Disorder on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DisorderShow Show Notes Links: Join the Mega Orderers Club via this link: https://disorder.supportingcast.fm/ Read the Ave Europa Charter: https://ave-europa.eu/charter/  Mearsheimer on ‘The Israel Lobby's Awesome Power' https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/the-israel-lobbys-awesome-power And push back against his thoughts: https://www.israelfactcheck.com/debunking-mearsheimer-walt-s-theories-on-israel-influence  Some background on Kaliningrad: https://besacenter.org/kaliningrad-russias-exclave-in-europe/  Other perspectives on the rights of football fans and Maccabi hooliganism: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/21/police-intelligence-on-extreme-maccabi-fans-with-history-of-violence-led-to-villa-park-ban Fighting for the rights of football fans How a Cambridge researcher fought for the rights of football fans and won: https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/footballact2012  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On December 31, 1988, a passenger airliner heading from Kaliningrad, Russia, to Odessa, Ukraine, made for a landing in the destination airport. New Year in Russia is a big deal. And this might have been the reason for what happened on that day with the Tu-134 flight. The weather forecast for the day was not one that would make you overjoyed: it was overcast and stormy, with strong winds and low visibility. The cabin crew knew all this: they were warned of the conditions in advance. All systems were working fine, the airplane was cruising to its place of destination. The problems began when permission to descend was given. The speed at which the aircraft descended was way too high... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Impressionen von der Reise in die russische HauptstadtEin Kommentar von Tilo Gräser.Nun bin ich zum zweiten Mal in diesem Jahr für etwa zwei Wochen in Moskau, nachdem ich im Mai aus Anlass des 80. Jubiläums des Tages des Sieges hier war. Die Rückkehr nach nicht ganz sechs Monaten war ursprünglich so nicht geplant. Aber zum einen dachte ich, dass ich ein privates Jubiläum in der russischen Hauptstadt begehen kann. Und zum anderen hatte ich das Bedürfnis, angesichts der russophoben deutschen Politik zu zeigen, dass nicht alle Deutschen so feindlich sind wie die derzeitige Bundesregierung. Besser noch: Überhaupt nicht feindlich gegenüber dem großen Land und seinen Menschen. Das nicht uns in Deutschland bedroht, sondern von einer deutschen Politik auf Kriegskurs bedroht wird, die alle geschichtlichen Erkenntnisse über Bord geworfen hat.Was aber Folgen hat auch für die Menschen, die sich weiterhin begegnen wollen oder die wie meine Kollegin und ich weiter über und aus Russland berichten wollen. So stand ein Interviewwunsch von ihr mit jemand aus einer russischen Universität auf der Kippe. Die Leitung der Bildungseinrichtung hatte Bedenken, ob das so gut ist, weil wir ja aus einem nunmehr „feindlichen“ Land kommen. Aber inzwischen hat sich das geklärt und das Interview ist genehmigt.Wir haben uns wie im Mai zu zweit auf den Weg gemacht, via Kaliningrad. Dorthin brachte uns ein Kleinbus des Leipziger Unternehmens Top Transfer von Konstantin Ermisch, das an der Stelle unbedingt erwähnt werden muss. Es hilft Menschen, nach Russland zu kommen, die aus verschiedenen Gründen dorthin wollen oder müssen und das nicht per teurem Flug via Istanbul oder anderswo machen wollen oder können. In Zeiten wie diesen sind solche Möglichkeiten und Angebote nicht hoch genug zu schätzen. Für uns war bisher auch jedes der drei Male, die wir auf diese Weise mit einem Kleinbus nach Russland kamen, eine Chance, andere Menschen kennenzulernen und zu erfahren, was sie in das große Land führt.Angesichts der zunehmenden Konfrontation zwischen dem sogenannten Westen, dem sich auch ost- und mitteleuropäische Länder wie Polen angeschlossen haben, und Russland waren wir gespannt, ob sich beispielsweise beim Grenzübertritt von Polen nach Russland irgendetwas negativ verändert hat. Die kürzliche Drohnen-Hysterie mit kurzzeitigen Grenzschließungen hatte auch uns Sorgen gemacht. Im Mai 2024 und ein Jahr später dauerte der Übertritt von Polen nach Russland für uns jeweils nie länger als zwei bis drei Stunden. Da hatten wir von anderen, die ebenfalls auf der Straße den Weg nach Kaliningrad nahmen – ob mit eigenem Auto oder Bus –, von deutlich längeren Wartezeiten gehört. Dieses Mal mussten wir und die sechs anderen im Kleinbus, einschließlich dem Fahrer, zum Glück auch nicht länger warten. Und am schnellsten ging es auf der polnischen Seite, während die russischen Zöllner unser Fahrzeug und unser Gepäck wie das derjenigen vor uns etwas gründlicher kontrollierten. Etwas kritisch wurden die Exemplare des Magazins Hintergrund und die Bücher begutachtet, die ich im Koffer hatte. Aber am Ende war alles gut und auch der schnüffelnde Spürhund des russischen Zolls hatte bei uns nichts zu beanstanden....https://apolut.net/im-herbst-nach-moskau-von-tilo-graser/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With: Nicholas Nelson (Archangel) • Dan • Lomax • MadsTL;DW• Defence-first wins on capability and returns; primes are partners and channels.• Helsing: buys platforms/revenue for access; layers AI—different from Anduril's buy-TRL-tech + scale model.• Beyond drones: biggest gap/opportunity is tactical EW.• Procurement: more fast lanes (SOF, pilots); primes getting easier to work with.• AI: real profits exist (esp. NVIDIA), but value chain is fragile; expect a correction, not a collapse. Picking winners more important than timing.Content with Time Codes02:40 — Why defence-firstBeats dual-use on outcomes and returns; lifelong focus.04:32 — DefinitionsCustomer = MoDs + primes; aim: lethality/readiness and societal resilience. Beware “defence-washing”.06:37 — What's hotAvoid herd to drones only; counter-UAS, EW, human performance, deception, survivability.08:23 — Helsing buys GrobNeo-prime play: new co buys legacy manufacturing for platform access.10:42 — The two Defence M&A playbooksAnduril: buys mid-TRL tech (Area-I, Dive LD/Ghost Shark, Adranos) → scales via brand/distribution.Helsing: buys finished products/revenue (Mittelstand) → immediate customers; then add AI.14:25 — Prime status & capitalDistribution + capital to AI-enable platforms.17:47 — Roll-up vs buildNarrative “build”; execution “roll-up + build”.19:47 — Drones & ‘drone wall'Layered answer: blunt with drones, hold with conventional forces.21:49 — The big one: Electronic Warfare (EW)NATO underinvested; tactical EW is the unmet need; legacy kit is '80s/'90s.24:54 — Startup wedgePut EW at the edge (drones/aircraft/fixed) → near-term wins.26:33 — Baltic realismHistory, 2007–09 Estonia cyber, current incursions; likely Kaliningrad corridor.28:19 — Founder mistakesTech ≠ win by itself; experience + gov engagement matters; US analogue: top funds have IC/SOF DNA.30:43 —  Are there really only a “Few buyers?”Many real buyers inside a MoD/DoD (services, sub-units, innovation orgs).36:23 — Sovereignty & US primesUS strategics will buy abroad; Europe balancing autonomy with jobs/exits.41:07 — Starlink vs IRIS²Starlink's lead + cadence; IRIS² slower—watch timelines vs evolving threats.47:18 — AI bubble?Warnings vs fundamentals; self-funded capex; real profits.49:37 — NVIDIA ramp$4.4B (2023) → $73B this year; growth tempers multiples.51:48 — AI Circular money & marginsCursor → Anthropic → hyperscalers → NVIDIA; only NVIDIA mints big margins; margin pressure coming (new semis, China, SLMs).53:12 — Picking beats timingDot-com lesson: Cisco losses vs Amazon wins.54:19 — Capacity vs efficiencyCapex likely useful long-run, but open source squeezes costs.55:52 — Platform riskFrontier labs moving up-stack; vertical AI + trust + data = moat.58:58 — Base caseLikely correction (30–50%) at some point; timing is unknowable (not investment advice).

L'émission 28 minutes du 25/09/2025 Le plaidoyer d'Isabelle Autissier pour la survie des océans "Agir est le meilleur remède contre l'éco-anxiété”. Voilà ce que défend la navigatrice Isabelle Autissier dans la  bande dessinée, "Une bouteille à la mer", (éditions Futuropolis et Stock) réalisée avec la dessinatrice Zelba. La première femme à avoir fait le tour du monde en solitaire et présidente d'honneur de la fondation WWF France, s'allie à l'illustratrice et autrice allemande pour alerter sur le rôle essentiel de l'eau dans notre vie. 100% de la biosphère se développe en présence d'eau ou dans l'eau. De plus, les mers et océans fournissent 50% de l'oxygène de l'air respiré grâce au plancton qui, lui, absorbe 30% de nos gaz à effet de serre. Ces deux femmes vont à la rencontre de personnages comme la scientifique Françoise Gaill ou de militants comme Lamya Essemlali de l'association Sea Shepherd France. En brisant quelques idées reçues sur l'impact du recyclage du plastique et sur l'existence des aires marines protégées, les autrices appellent le lecteur à la prise de conscience mais particulièrement à l'action. Usine Stellantis à l'arrêt : est-ce le symbole d'un secteur automobile en crise ? Le groupe Stellantis a confirmé, mardi 23 septembre, la mise au chômage partiel de 2000 salariés de son usine de Poissy (Yvelines) pendant 3 semaines au mois d'octobre. Cinq autres usines, en Europe, du constructeur automobile devraient connaître le même sort selon le journal “les Échos”. Le quatrième constructeur automobile mondial justifie son choix par une adaptation à un rythme de production dû “à un marché difficile en Europe”. Le groupe multinational a notamment vu ses chiffres chuter de 8,1 % en Europe dans cette première partie d'année 2025. Mais Stellantis n'est pas le seul groupe en difficulté. Avec des ventes à la baisse et une concurrence mondiale accrue, les constructeurs européens se sentent sous pression. La fin de la commercialisation des voitures thermiques initialement prévue à 2035, mais qui pourrait être réexaminée, approche à grands pas alors que le marché des véhicules électriques à batteries stagne. Les constructeurs se plaignent également d'un manque d'aménagement des stations de recharge. Alors cette mise à l'arrêt des usines Stellantis est-elle le symbole d'une industrie automobile européenne en crise ?Enfin, Xavier Mauduit s'intéresse à l'avion de la ministre de la défense espagnole, Margarita Robles, victime d'un brouillage GPS près de l'enclave russe de Kaliningrad, située entre la Lituanie et la Pologne. Marie Bonnisseau revient, quant à elle, sur l'affaire Babelio, site où les internautes notent et partagent leurs avis sur un livre, qui est au centre d'un scandale en cette rentrée littéraire.28 minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Élisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement 25 septembre 2025 Présentation Élisabeth Quin Production KM, ARTE Radio

WWIII Enabled by Internal Revolution (audio) David Eells, 9/24/25 The man-child reformers are coming out of their tribulation wilderness, but at this time they lead the Church into their tribulation wilderness. Rev.12:5 And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne. (Some have seen this in dreams thinking it to be a pre-trib rapture but it is not.) 6 And the woman (Church) fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they (The Man-child) may nourish her a thousand two hundred and threescore days. (That's 3 ½ years, just as Jesus nourished the woman, Israel, for 3 ½ years in their tribulation under the beast. So where is our wilderness going to come from? Probably 30+ years ago I shared that when the US divides Israel, the US would be divided at the New Madrid Fault Quakes. Brandon Biggs recently shared that he was shown: When the US and the world divide Israel, (which happened today on Sep 23, 2025) at the Abrahamic Accord there are three days until the New Madrid divides the U.S. going off on Sep 26th. I and others told President Trump of this prophecy so he and the U.S. abstained so the New Madrid punishment will not come now. I was previously shown that the New Madrid would go off when the Man-child reformers are anointed at their spiritual resurrection to the throne. The only thing deleted, at this time, is the New Madrid quakes, for God is true to His Word. The restoration begins now and the Bride is prepared for the Man-child reformers. In a vision, I was standing before Jesus who was marrying me, as a type of the Man-child body, to the Bride in heaven, with the Father watching from His throne when I saw a huge room next to us with the 144,000 Man-child body there. This was all in type when Jesus the Man-child sowed the word in the body of those John the Baptist said was the bride. This is according to Mat 13, the parable of the Sower. This is the time the Man-child reformers are caught up to the throne. The Bride is in all white and submitted to the Lord. And the Woman Church is led by the Man-child into the wilderness tribulation when the world is divided. Rev.6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, Come. 2 And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer. (Jesus in the Man-child reformers conquering His enemies.) 3 And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come. 4 And another horse came forth, a red horse: and to him that sat thereon it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. (Notice that when Jesus comes in the Man-child Body he starts conquering the Beast of all nations with war.)   Marie Kelton – 9-1-25 (David's notes in red) I had a vision before the heavenly one of sitting at the Sequoia museum by the hill where the Native Americans are buried. (Death is about to come to the new native Americans.) It was sunny. I was sitting next to the Lord on a bench, and He had a Bible in His hand. I looked over and was reading it with Him. As I was reading, I said the name Abraham. I knew we were reading about Abraham. (I thought it fit with the Abrahamic Accord just now.) (Dividing Israel with the Palestinians on Sep 23, 2025, the Abrahamic Accord will bring death to Americans and the world. We have heard from the Alliance that there will be a fake WWIII. The nations will pull out their weapons as if to go to war with each other but will instead jump on the D.S.. I felt a long time ago that the D.S. would then turn this fake WWIII into a real WWlll. This is now happening; pay attention.)   Mena Lee Grebin - 01/29/2014 (David's notes in red) At 2:41 this morning, the Lord Jesus came to me. He said, “Death to the finances”. He then said, “A recession behind the recession”. (We have been told in dreams and visions for years there would be a recession followed by a short period of calm and then much worse collapse.) I asked, “Lord, what are You talking about?” He continued, “Tell My children that a recession is coming behind the recession. Many companies will close; small businesses will crumble and more jobs will be lost”. A calendar appeared in front of me, with the last four months of the year listed (i.e. September through December). (This is the period of the initial collapse, not the duration of the collapse which will continue for years.) I then saw a rider on a black horse ride across the pages. I said, “Lord, You said death to the finances; the rider on the black horse means death!” The Lord responded, “No, daughter, that is the rider on the pale horse”. I thought to myself, “What was the black horse again?” Then the Holy Spirit interjected, “A days wages for a loaf of bread!” (If the black horse rides in the last third of a year, when do the white horse Man-child and red horse war ride? The answer would be at the beginning of that. We must abide in Christ for His provision, which has already been prepared.) The presence of the Lord grew stronger and stronger on me. I felt completely paralyzed. I said, “Lord, if this is You giving this to me, I need a scripture to back up what You are saying”. Then, I heard loud and clear, “Psalm 9”. I started to cry, “Lord, You're showing me the end of the year! That means we will be here! Lord, when are You coming to get us? (Mena believed in a pre-trib rapture, so this was a surprise to her. This is given to the pre-tribbers to help prepare them for the times to come.) It's getting so bad here. Please help us to endure”. The Lord responded with a calming voice. He said, “Soon, My daughter. Very, very soon. Do not be afraid. Tell My children they MUST put their trust in Me, not the government, jobs, bank accounts, stocks, public assistance or retirement. These things will fail them! Only I will see them through. Persecution will increase and the time will come when many will go underground, but only for a very short season. (And then ...) I am coming!”   Saints, Psalm 9 is a psalm of judgment on the nations. (It is a psalm of tribulation.) It is also a psalm of refuge and protection for those who trust Him. I got up to read it as soon as the presence of God lifted enough for me to move. The title of the psalm in the NLT is “Death of a Son”. I thought this was interesting. I was not familiar with the psalm and did not memorize it; therefore, it was shocking to find out what it spoke of. I want to encourage everyone to read this scripture. It tells what is ahead. I don't know if the Lord did this in contrary to the State of the Union address last night (I didn't watch it because my mind can't comprehend habitual liars) or if it's just time for judgment to be executed upon this nation. I don't know; maybe both. But I was told to share this with the body of Christ. We must prepare. Please share.   “Chaos Is Coming” Mena Lee Grebin - 06/27/2016 (David's notes in red) At 1:45 AM this morning, I received a visitation from the Lord. I first found myself at a press conference. The conference contained about 50 people. We were all sitting at long tables in horizontal rows. I was located at the second seat in the last row, on the right. I saw Donald Trump sitting among the people; he was the only person in the crowd I recognized from behind. I only saw everyone's back from my view. In the front, I saw Obama pacing the floor. He seemed very agitated. He started saying, “They're pushing me ... they're pushing me to cause drama!” He then walked over to a man seated three rows ahead of me. Obama looked at the man and said, “Kevin, they're pushing me to give them what they deserve! I will give them the chaos that they deserve!” The man, who seemed to go by the name “Kevin”, frantically grabbed his notepad and began to write on it. It was then that I looked at Obama's forehead and noticed that there was writing on it. It looked as though someone had taken a black Sharpie and written across his forehead; it said, “Chaos is coming”. (Internal rebellion and pandemic with external war?) The scene changed and I next found myself in a room. Ahead of me, about 30 feet, stood Jesus. He was clothed in a simple white robe that illuminated a soft white glow. His face was so clear, clearer than I had ever seen it in all the years He's visited me. It was like I zoomed in on His face. I studied His thick, dark-brown hair that rested on His shoulders, and the fullness of His beard. The expression on His face was that of sadness, yet stern. I noticed that there were tears streaming from His left eye. Within each tear, there was a fetus. (Their vax is causing many still births.) The Lord spoke to me, but without moving His lips. He said, “They are constantly stealing the life that I have given”. He paused for a moment, then continued, “There are those who are even unaware of their murder. (Some are still taking it.) Doctors have convinced some that this is their only choice -- that the child is deformed, or will be born with abnormalities, so they steal the life that I have given”. I noticed that angels began to stand in formation behind Jesus. They were tall; between nine and 10 feet in height. They were all golden -- clothes, body and hair. There were 14 of them. I inquired about the position they were taking. Jesus responded, “They are taking their positions for the 21 judgments, for they are about to begin. Time is short. I will not delay ... I will not delay ... I will not delay! My Bride is preparing herself and I will soon call her to me”. (And the Bride is mature; taken from the Church but is not the Church as in Esther, Song of Solomon, Psalm 45, etc.) I thought to myself, “But there are only 14 angels”. The Key to the Timing of These Things: Then Jesus quickly reminded me that the first seven seals are opened by Him. (This sequence of events doesn't start until the first seal is opened by Jesus beginning the tribulation.) Jesus then looked at me and with a stern voice said, “Within three to six months (After the seal is opened), total chaos will envelop America and a pandemic will spread across the world”. He then gave me understanding that the two events are separate and I wasn't given a time frame for the pandemic. Mena had already received a dream of this same time period in the spring of 2014, which speaks of the economic collapse. The Lord woke her up at about 2:45 AM, saying, “Death to the finances!” He said it so strongly it startled her. She asked, “Death to the finances?” Then the Lord said, “A recession within a recession is coming”. Then He showed her a vision of the rider on a black horse. He was riding across a calendar and started in September (Beginning the death of finances) and rode through December. She asked the Lord, “Is it for this year (2014)?” He answered, “No”. Then He continued, “Small businesses will fail. Those who depend on the government to sustain them will fail. The housing market is going to crash again. I want you to warn the people. (Wilderness) Tell them what is coming because those who are in Me will be sustained, but not everyone who says they belong to Me belongs to Me”. When the economy collapses, the Man-child reformers bring the revival through the Bride, as a repeat of history. I began to pray for the Bride. I prayed for wisdom and boldness. The Lord then spoke and said, “Psalm 12 for the chosen, for the obedient and for the faithful”. This is a warning for the Church, the Bride and the nation. We need to prepare spiritually and physically for what's about to be unleashed. David: Now I want to share these verses with you and a revelation (from UBM livestream 9/19/25 The Bride Exalted and Full of Light) {Jer.6:10} To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of Jehovah is become unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. {11} Therefore I am full of the wrath of Jehovah; I am weary with holding in: pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days. {12} And their houses shall be turned unto others, their fields and their wives together; for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith Jehovah. {13} For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. {14} They have healed also the hurt of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. (Like Now) {15} Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall; at the time that I visit them (meaning: In the Man-child.) they shall be cast down, saith Jehovah. (What could cause this wilderness the Church is about to enter? Earthquakes, economic collapse, democratic saboteurs and assassins in the government and from the invaders, bringing down the grid before Tesla energy is fully up, persecution of Christians, plague, food shortage, war, etc. After Jesus comes in the Man-child reformers by Word and Spirit will come war. Rev.6:2 And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer. (Jesus in the Man-child reformers anointed)... 4 And another horse came forth, a red horse: and to him that sat thereon it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. I asked the Lord when this World War would come and He said, “November.”) Then I got a confirmation. Brandon Biggs saw that Putin will call President Trump's bluff, but Putin is not bluffing; he is creating strong alliances for this major war ahead. war  I then asked Brandon if he knew when this war would happen, and he said, November. I said to him, “Thats my confirmation.” Brandon: So in the last two videos, I saw this right here. He's holding his cards close to him today. That's Putin as he's in this meeting (in Alaska). He doesn't trust no one. He doesn't trust him and he doesn't trust what's being said. It's a game. I hear, “Play the game, buy time. They want the whole thing. (The Russians don't want to share the world.) I just have to outlast you.” It's almost like you're playing poker, you're playing cards. You call my bluff. You all hear what I'm saying? You call my bluff. It's like, you're gonna move, you're gonna move things and you're gonna try to do things in this poker game on Friday. You hold your cards close, and you're playing; you're calling my bluff. That's what the Lord says. “You call my bluff.” It's just a card game. But the Lord warned me that Putin is not bluffing. Remember, I've tried to tell you all, Putin is not bluffing, but he will call Trump on what he calls his bluff of what Trump's saying; he's gonna do in the meetings ahead. Trump is strongarming the bear. The Lord said, “Handle the bear with care because Putin is not bluffing.” What he's doing in the background with Kim Jong Un, Cuba, Venezuela, he's creating alliances, strong alliances for a major war ahead. Remember this. The enemy within should be conquered before that war. Dumitru Duduman dreamed that the US would be busy with internal rebellion when Russia would use this to strike from without. In Dumitru Duduman's revelation below, he shares how Russia will hit the US when it is distracted with an internal revolution (As the Democrats are declaring now.) These communists have alliances with the American communists and Chinese communists.). Here is a portion of Dumitru's revelation called:   Russians Bomb the United States! The light surrounded me. Out of the light I heard the same voice (that was with me in jail and in my house in Italy). It said, "Dumitru, why are you so despaired?" I said, "Why did you punish me? What did I do that was so rotten that you brought me to the United States? I have nowhere to lie my head down upon. I can't understand anybody". He said, "Dumitru, didn't I tell you that I am here with you also? I brought you here to this country because this country will burn". "Then why did you bring me here to burn? Why didn't you let me die in my own country?" "Dumitru, have patience, and I will tell you. Get beside me". … I got beside the angel. He showed me all of California. He showed me all the cities of California. Then he showed me Las Vegas. "You see what I have shown you. This is Sodom and Gomorrah. In one day it will burn". He said, "Its sin has reached the Holy One". He showed me another great city. He said, "Do you know what city this is?" I said, "No". He said, "This is New York City. This is Sodom and Gomorrah. In one day it will burn". He showed me Florida. He said, "This is Florida. This is Sodom and Gomorrah. In one day it will burn". He didn't let me say a word until he brought me back to the place we had left. He said, "Now, Dumitru, you can talk to me". He said, "I brought you to this country, Dumitru. I want to wake up a lot of people. I love this country. I love the people. I want to save them. America will burn". And I said, "How can I save them? I can't even speak their language. Who knows me here? How will they call me?" He said, "Don't worry. I will be ahead of you. I will make great healings amongst the American people. You will go to television stations, radio stations, and churches. (And He did) Tell them everything I tell you. Don't hide anything. If you try to hide anything, I will punish you. America will burn". I said, "How will America burn? It is so powerful". He said, "The Russian spies have discovered where the most powerful nuclear missiles are in America. "It will start with the world calling for 'peace, peace'. (Like now.) Then there will be an internal revolution in America, started by the Communists. (Like now.) Some of the people will start fighting against the government. (Like now.) The government will be busy with internal problems. Then, from the oceans, Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Central America, Mexico, and two other countries (which I cannot remember) will attack! The Russians will bombard the nuclear missile silos in America. America will burn". I said, "What will you do with the church?" He said, "The church has left me". I said, "How? Don't you have people here?" He said, "People honor people. The honor that should be given to God, they give to other people. Americans think high of themselves. They say, 'I work', but they don't. In the church there is divorce. In the church there is adultery and fornication. In the church there is sodomy. In the church there is abortion and all kinds of sin. Jesus Christ doesn't live in sin. He lives in HOLINESS. I brought you here so you could cry out loud. Don't be afraid. I am with you. Tell them to stop sinning. God never stops forgiving. Tell them to repent. He will forgive them. Tell them to start preparing themselves so I can save them in the day of trouble". Brothers, these aren't fairy tales. I didn't come here to ask you for money. I didn't ask God for money. I came here to tell you the message of God. If you ask me, God loves you. That's what the angel of God told me. "Whoever I love, I want to wake up. I will put on their hearts to call you. Don't hide anything, or I will punish you". So stop sinning and repent. He will forgive us, and we will have salvation. I said, "How will you save the church if America will burn?" He said, "Tell them as I tell you. As he saved the three young men from the oven of fire and Daniel from the mouth of the lion, that is how I will save them. Tell them to stop sinning and repent. I have blessed this country because of the Jews that are here. I have seven million Jews here. (more now) They haven't tasted war or persecution. God blessed them more than anyone else. Instead of thanking God, they started sinning and doing wickedly. Their sins have reached the Holy One. God will punish them with fire". Israel doesn't recognize the Messiah because they place their trust on the power of the Jews in America. When God will hit America, all the nations will be terrified. God will raise up China, Japan, and many other nations, and they will beat the Russians. They will push them back to the gates of Paris. There they will make a peace treaty, but they will make the Russians their leader. All the nations with the Russians as their leader will go against Israel. It's not that they want to; God makes them. Israel doesn't have the help of the Jews in America anymore. In their terror, when they see what is coming, they call upon the Messiah. The Messiah will come to help Israel. Then the Church of God will meet him in the clouds". (1 Thes 4:16) Are you ready to meet Jesus Christ? Are your wedding clothes clean? If there are still spots on the clothes of your soul, then the blood of Jesus Christ still has power to cleanse sins. Jesus Christ will live with the church on the Mount of Olives. He himself will fight against all the nations. I said, "If you are the angel of God, everything you tell me has to be written in the Bible. If it is not, then I can't tell the Americans". "Tell them to read Jeremiah 51:8-15. He named it THE MYSTERY BABYLON, THE GREAT ADULTERESS. Also read Revelations Chapter 18, the whole chapter. There it says clearly what will happen to America". "Why did He name it THE MYSTERY BABYLON?" "Tell them because all the nations of the world immigrated into America, and America accepted them. America accepted Buddha, the Devil Church, the Sodomite church, the Mormon Church, and all kinds of wickedness. America was a Christian nation. Instead of stopping them, they went after their gods. Because of this, He named them THE MYSTERY BABYLON…   The Eagle and the Serpents Michael Boldea (notes in red) (The Angel said, "This has been revealed to you, that you may know, the first bite has been, the second is yet to come, and the third will be its destruction".) Psalm 34:7-8, "The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him". Upon my return to the United States in late August, I had a very vivid and troubling dream. I dreamt I was walking through a sparsely wooded forest, and suddenly my attention was drawn to an eagle (the U.S.) flying high above the tree line. It was a beautiful sight to behold as the eagle rode the thermals, flying in slow lazy arks across the blue sky. I began to quicken my pace, and keep up with the eagle's flight, all the while keeping an eye on it, noticing that it was slowly descending toward the earth. (Becoming more corrupt)  I followed it for a long time, its descend not being sudden but very gradual. Finally I came upon a small clearing, where there were no trees, just some bushes on the edges of the green grass. The eagle landed in the clearing, and began to look around not seeming to notice me. As I began to wonder what the relevance of this was, a man dressed in white, hands clasped in front of him, appeared beside me, and said, "Be patient, in due time you will see the purpose". I was silent as I watched the eagle, and was beginning to grow somewhat impatient, when suddenly (9/11 happened suddenly), it seemed out of nowhere a brown snake (the Muslims are a brown people and the Nazis wore brown shirts) lunged at the eagle, and bit down on its left wing. (In effect, 9/11 devastated the left wing and brought about a short-lived swing to the right as this nation prayed out to their God to save them.) The snake's strike was very quick and very precise. The eagle reacted without delay, clawing and pecking at the snake cutting deep wounds in its underbelly, trying to defend itself and ward off the serpent. (USA, the great eagle of Babylon, is still over there pecking away at their enemies.) Just as it seemed the eagle was winning the battle, and the serpent was retreating, another serpent appeared, red and black diagonal stripes covering its body. (Red and white were the 0bama's colors of choice for the election victory speech. Why red and black? Obama's associate for 20 years and mentor was Bill Ayers, who is an unrepentant terrorist, anarchist and Marxist who bombed his own country to bring about "change", which is Obama's chief motto. Red and black are the colors of anarchists, socialists, left-wingers, communists, etc. Ayers told the New York Times on 9/11/01, "I don't regret setting bombs... I feel we didn't do enough".)  This serpent without hesitation struck out at the eagle's right wing, biting down, and refusing to release. (Many strikes have come from the left, false flags, plagues, assassinations, etc. These Satanists have never slowed down.) After a momentary tug of war the serpent tore off flesh and feathers, leaving a large wound on the eagle's right wing. (Obama is purely a left-wing socialist who will use anything to tear a huge wound in the religious right of this land. Cheri Watson saw a vision of the Statue of Liberty sliced in two by a huge knife from right to left and the top half, or government, began to slide to the left and fall into the water. A line of leftist governments did much damage that President Trump has worked to reverse.) The second bite was much worse than the first, and for an instant the eagle was stunned. Then a serpent much larger than the previous two, made up of many colors,(Leftist revolutionaries internally join with many nations led by Russia and China) slithered toward the eagle, opened its jaws and lunged, taking the whole of the eagle's head in its mouth before biting down. (The enemies take down the government and devastate the U.S. which brings revival.) The serpents retreated and the man (Jesus) who had been standing beside me, walked to the eagle, knelt down, picked it up, and held it in his cupped hands. The look of grief on his face was beyond any I have seen in my life. Just seeing the look on the man's face broke your heart. The man continued to look down at the eagle, and with a pained voice said, "The true tragedy, is that at any moment it could have sought the safety of the above, it could have soared toward the heavens and would have found its protection. This has been revealed to you, that you may know, the first bite has been (9/11), the second is yet to come (leftist governments), and the third will be its destruction". (Fall of the U.S. into wilderness tribulation.)   An Angry Bear Awakens Excerpt from Dumitru Duduman's Prophecies April 1997 I knelt by my bed to pray, as I do every night before going to sleep. After finishing my prayer, I opened my eyes, but I was no longer in my room. Instead, I found myself in a forest. I looked around, and to my right I saw a man dressed in white who pointed his finger and said, "See and remember". It took me a while to find what he was pointing at. It was a small bear who seemed half dead lying on the ground. As I continued to watch this bear, it began to breathe deeper. With every passing minute it seemed to revive itself, and, as I watched, it also became angrier. It then began to grow. Soon it was larger than the forest floor, and as it grew larger, it continued to become angrier. It then began to paw the ground, so that when its paw would hit the ground, the earth would shudder. The bear continued to devastate all that stood in its path until it came upon some men with sticks trying to fend it off. (Don't pay any attention to the lies, they have won this war in Ukraine but the DS needs a bigger war that hurts the US. The Russians have taken down the Nazi's, the bio-labs, the organ labs, the tunnels and dungeons with the captive children, and the evidence of DS crimes, etc.) By this time the bear had grown so large that it simply crushed the men underfoot and continued its rampage. I was stunned by what I saw and asked the man standing beside me, "What does this mean?" "At first they thought the great bear was dead,” the man said. (If you listen to MSM.) "As it will begin to stir once again, they will consider it harmless. Suddenly, it will grow strong once more with purpose and violence. (They have made tremendous advances in weaponry.) God will blind the eyes of those that continue to trample on the sacrifice of Christ's blood, until the day the bear will strike swiftly. This day will catch them unprepared, and it will be just as you saw". The man then said, "Tell my people the days are numbered and the sentence has been passed. If they will seek My face and walk in righteousness before Me, I will open their eyes that they may see the danger approach. If they only look to the approaching danger, they, too, will be caught up and trampled underfoot. Only in righteousness will they find safety". Suddenly, I was once again by myself in my room, on my knees, with sweat covering my face. Now let me share a few articles that have been in the recent news:   Artic Frost See: Grassley-Artic Frost BREAKING: Senator Chuck Grassley just announced that an FBI whistleblower revealed to him an FBI project called "Artic Frost" that targeted groups like Charlie Kirk's TPUSA and all republicans and their establihments! This is a BOMBSHELL! He says that they are releasing those documents TODAY! "In total, 92 Republican targets, including Republican groups and Republican linked individuals, were placed under investigative scope of Arctic Frost." (Obviously leftists are at the bottom of this.) "On that political list was one of Charlie Kirk‘s groups, Turning Point USA. In other words, Arctic Frost wasn‘t just a case to politically investigate Trump." "It was the vehicle by which partisan FBI agents and Department of Justice prosecutors could achieve their partisan ends and improperly investigate the entire Republican political apparatus." "So, today Senator Johnson and I are making these records public for the entire country to see. I hope a lot of people are interested in seeing what government can do when various agencies have a political agenda." This isn't law enforcement. This is persecution. Arctic Frost revived the general warrants our Founders outlawed in the 4th Amendment. It weaponized the DOJ and FBI to punish political enemies, chill free speech, and destroy trust in government.   "Trump Faces World War III As Armed American Socialists Proclaim “The Revolution Is Here”" https://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=259670 September 20, 2025, By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers.  Shown in part… A forewarning new Security Council (SC) report circulating in the Kremlin today first noting President Putin revealed yesterday: “Russia's military industry has enjoyed remarkable growth over the past two years...For certain types of weapons and some products, our production has increased not by a few percentage points, but almost 30-fold”, says this revelation was followed by President Donald Trump proclaiming about the Russia-Ukraine conflict: “We are actually making money on that war”—and was a proclamation joined by NATO-American Ambassador Matthew Whitaker declaring: “President Trump is going to continue to find the leverage and to find the conditions where he can bring both sides and mediate a resolution, but he's not going to set the conditions...Both sides are going to have to agree to a peace deal”. Contributing to the remarkable growth of the Russian military industrial complex, this report notes, Bloomberg revealed: “Indian refiners intend to continue purchasing Russian crude to meet rising fuel demand, even as New Delhi restarts trade talks with the US for a bilateral deal”—a revelation joined by the German Economic Institute announcing: “EU member states imported $10.2 billion worth of Russian goods in the first three months of 2025 alone”. The EU member states graciously contributing billions-of-dollars to support the Russian military industrial complex, this report continues, completely surround the Russian enclave Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea—… “In a vote that exposed the dark side of the majority of Democrats, the House on Friday passed a resolution honoring slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk and rejecting the political violence of recent years...The vote was 310-58, with 95 Democrats joining all 215 Republicans in voting yes on the nonbinding resolution...The 58 no votes all came from Democrats, but another 38 Democrats voted present (would not take an open side) and another 22 Democrats did not vote...In other words, 118 Democrats in Congress refused to support the resolution”… As President Trump faces the fake news socialist narrative clamoring for World War III, this report concludes, he also faces growing leftists protests caused by the fake news socialist narrative branding him a fascist, and it was just warned: “The Socialist Rifle Association has 52 local chapters across 33 U.S. states, and claims to have 10,000 members...Considering they are the armed wing of the anti-American revolution, people should be more concerned about what is going on with the growing militant left...Earlier this year, the Democratic Socialist of America held a meeting to debate merging with the SRA, and afterward, many DSA members went online to voice their opinions about the decision not to do it...Regardless, the discourse was still highly alarming...Some DSA members tweeted that the revolution is here”.   Official Warnings: Threat to Large Crowds or Big Events, Multi-City Attack, Hospitals Targeted Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Gm5jd4wra9g Get Ready! NCTC Warns of Threat to Large Crowds or Big Events, Multi-City Attack, Hospitals Targeted Posted By: George Eaton - Sep 20, 2025 – in part https://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=259682 The U.S. National Counterterrorism Center said on Friday that recent calls by al Qaeda for attacks against the United States showed the group's enduring threat to the country. A report by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued late last year that evaluated different types of threats to the United States, said al Qaeda was committed to striking the U.S. and had "reinvigorated its outreach" to Western audiences. https://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=259690   World War III Is on the Horizon: As we all saw on the news, the first direct clash between NATO and Russia has already happened. This is how world wars begin—small sparks in places most Americans can't even find on a map. What's unfolding isn't a misunderstanding, and it sure isn't a string of “accidents.” It is deliberate. A methodical test. A calculated push to measure NATO's reflexes, its unity, its red lines—driven by Russia and China, both determined to corner the West until one mistake means annihilation... Intelligence whispers say China is preparing something massive. The war for Taiwan is already alive inside Beijing's planning rooms. This won't be a small conflict. The plan is simultaneous, far-reaching, meant to blind and cripple not only Taiwan but the entire U.S. Indo-Pacific command. They're not aiming only at Taipei. They're aiming straight into INDOPACOM itself—leadership, infrastructure, defenses—one lightning strike to take it all down. Beijing knows hesitation equals defeat. They won't hesitate. Meanwhile, Russia has wrapped up massive military drills—simulating missile strikes against NATO. This isn't theater. It's rehearsal. Each maneuver a message: “We are ready. Are you?” Putin doesn't bluff when he warns NATO won't intimidate Russia. (Truly they are no threat to Russia) The headlines grow darker every day...“Trump warns Ukraine could ignite a global war.” UK officials whisper that the West could collapse within days if nuclear war ignites. NATO generals warn the clock is running out—that war could come next month. These aren't fringe ravings. These are voices from the rooms where nuclear options are weighed. China and Russia aren't moving separately. They're moving in sync. Russia pushes NATO's borders while China gets ready to strike across the Pacific. Together they stretch the West thin, forcing it to fight in two theaters at once... Washington, arrogant and blind, still thinks it can dictate terms to both adversaries. But the truth is brutal. America no longer holds military or industrial supremacy. Its defense factories can barely keep up. Its arsenals are drained into Ukraine. Its people are fractured, distracted, unready for the storm that's gathering. … Do not imagine this will be a slow buildup like past wars. There will be no declaration. World War III will erupt with a flash, with a mushroom cloud. With satellites blinded, command centers silenced, and cities burning before dawn. And once the fire starts, it will not be contained. The fantasy of a “limited” nuclear war is the deadliest lie of all. Once the first strike lands, the chain is unbreakable. The world's armies are preparing for a war... …Face what's coming. Because World War III isn't far off anymore—it's already here, waiting for the single spark that will paint the sky red. (excerpts)       

Lithuania sits along the Baltic Sea, sharing borders with Latvia, Belarus, Poland, and Russia's Kaliningrad region. Its strategic location made it a crossroads of cultures and empires for centuries. This geography also gave Lithuania access to trade routes that shaped its prosperity. Interestingly, it is the only Baltic nation with a history as a medieval empire.Vilnius, the capital, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to its Baroque architecture and Old Town. Walking through its cobbled streets feels like stepping back in time. From Gothic churches to Renaissance courtyards, the city is a tapestry of styles. Fun trivia: Vilnius once competed with Florence for being called the “Jerusalem of the North.Lithuania is one of the oldest recorded states in Europe, officially mentioned in chronicles as early as 1009. That's more than a thousand years of history. Over time, it rose to become the heart of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea. Imagine one small nation commanding such vast lands!The Grand Duchy of Lithuania reached its height in the 14th century. It was one of the largest countries in Europe, covering parts of today's Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, and Russia. This powerful state balanced military might with religious tolerance. Did you know it was one of the last places in Europe to officially convert to Christianity—in 1387? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Militärexperten bewerten die gerade beendeten großangelegten russisch-weißrussischen Manöver "Sapad-2025" als Demonstration der Bereitschaft, Kaliningrad gegenüber dem Westen zu verteidigen. Welchen Einfluss hatte die Sonderoperation auf den Übungsablauf der Manöver und auf den Schutz Kaliningrads.  Von Wiktor Sokirko

Il presidente Usa, Donald Trump, ha definito lo sconfinamento di tre jet russi in Estonia "un grosso problema". Ma Mosca nega:  "Tre caccia russi MiG-31 hanno completato un volo programmato dalla Carelia a un aeroporto nella regione di Kaliningrad.

Edition No245 | 10-09-2025 - Poland has triggered NATO Article 4, in what is being interpreted by informed commentators as a significant sub-threshold escalation by Russia's, and explicit threat Europe and the NATO alliance, as well as marking the war's widening arc. Poland says a mass of Russian “drone-type objects” broke into its airspace as Moscow hammered Ukraine. Polish and allied jets — including Dutch F-35s — scrambled and shot several down. Warsaw shut airports, ordered people indoors, and did something only anticipated in the gravest moments: invoked Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty. “Last night the Polish airspace was violated by a huge number of Russian drones. Those drones that posed a direct threat were shot down,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote. (Associated Press via NPR/OPB, Sept. 10, 2025)The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas called it “the most serious European airspace violation by Russia since the war began,” adding that “indications suggest it was intentional, not accidental.” (Reuters, Sept. 10, 2025; ABC News, Sept. 10, 2025) This is no isolated scare. It fits a pattern: missiles and drones “straying” into NATO skies, GPS jamming from Kaliningrad, and the return of Zapad, Russia's most confrontational military drills with Belarus. Tonight, we map the pattern, the risks, and what comes next. (AP News, Defence News, Chatham House)----------SOURCES: https://kyivindependent.com/poland-asks-nato-to-invoke-article-4-over-russian-drone-incursion/https://kyivindependent.com/nato-jets-scrambled-as-poland-reacts-to-suspected-russian-drones-during-strikes-on-ukraine/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/09/10/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news-drones-poland-nato/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/10/poland-pm-condemns-repeated-violation-of-airspace-amid-russian-attack-on-ukraine-follow-livehttps://news.sky.com/story/russian-drones-may-have-been-testing-nato-but-how-will-it-respond-13428012https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5495514-poland-russia-drones-shot-down/https://www.ft.com/content/0dc73556-67f2-4f48-b0ad-53f183a05df3https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-scrambles-fighters-shoots-down-russian-drones-after-airspace-violations-ukraine-warning/https://cepa.org/article/russias-zapad-2025-an-exercise-in-hostility/https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/09/02/russias-zapad-drill-has-europe-on-edge-about-low-key-attacks/https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/zapad-2025-what-russia-belarus-military-exercise-will-reveal-about-lukashenkas-intentionshttps://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/09/poland-to-close-border-with-belarus-ahead-of-zapad-2025-military-drills-a90474----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------

Die Hamburger Fotografin Lia Darjes zeigt ihre farbsatten Stillleben in der kommunalen „Galerie Q“ in Schorndorf - mal improvisierte Verkaufsstände am Straßenrand von Kaliningrad, mal tierische Gäste, die sich des Nachts über Tische im Garten der Fotografin hermachen: Ein Fest für uns Betrachter!

Auf dem Weg nach Bulgarien ist bei einem Flugzeug mit der EU-Kommissionspräsidentin am Sonntag das GPS ausgefallen. Grund waren wohl Störsignale. Das kommt nahe Russland regelmäßig vor. Das bestätigt auch Thomas Borchert, Chefredakteur von Aero International, im Gespräch mit SWR Aktuell-Moderator Andreas Böhnisch. "Es gibt offenbar zwei große, russische Störsender für GPS - einen in Kaliningrad, einen in St. Petersburg - und die stören den gesamten östlichen Ostseeraum", sagt Borchert. Betroffen sei auch der Schiffsverkehr. Ein GPS-Ausfall sei aber kein Grund zur Panik. Es gebe mehrere Alternativsysteme, auf die Pilotinnen und Piloten zurückgreifen können: "Es gibt auch bodengestützte Navigationsverfahren, Peilsender am Boden, die das Flugzeug nutzt, und darauf kann man eigentlich immer ausweichen." Im Zweifelsfall habe aber auch jedes Flugzeug analoges Kartenmaterial an Bord.

Globalization is dying, maybe even dead. Borders are back, baby. That's the message in Jonn Elledge's sparkling Brief History of the World in 47 Borders. In this romp around world history , Elledge introduces us to 47 of the world's oddest borders including particularly weird ones in Detroit, Kaliningrad and Bolivia. So should be celebrating or mourning the rebirth of the border? Elledge is in mourning. A self-described progressive who grew up on Star Trek dreams of planetary unity, he sees nationalism's resurgence since 2016 as "quite a bad thing." He blames economic stagnation—when the pie stops growing, generous approaches to migration and distribution become much harder to sustain. I'm more sanguine. Whatever globalist bureaucrats at the UN or EU promised us, borders were never going away. As a species, we humans are agoraphobic. The Trekkies are wrong. The claustrophobia of the border is what gives us our sense of space. 1. Borders are having a political moment - The "liberal hegemony" that promised borderless globalization has been collapsing since 2016 (Brexit, Trump), making nationalism and territorial division the dominant political force again.2. Economic stagnation drives border obsession - When economies aren't growing and people aren't getting richer, generous policies on migration and wealth distribution become much harder to sustain politically.3. Maps shape leaders' minds - Trump's fixation on his Oval Office Ukraine map shows how visual representations of territory directly influence foreign policy decisions and geopolitical thinking.4. Most "historic" borders are recent inventions - What we assume are natural, ancient boundaries (like the Berlin Wall, Bangladesh, or even Germany's division) are often just decades old, showing how arbitrary our sense of "normal" geography really is.5. Borders create unexpected consequences - From Bolivia maintaining a navy despite being landlocked to Detroit's expansion bankrupting the city, where you draw lines has profound, often unintended effects on politics, economics, and culture for generations.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

00:00:00 – 00:15:00 | Kickoff & Point Nemo Mysteries The show opens with the Wheel of Doom and immediate fire clips. First topic: Point Nemo, the most remote place on Earth, a graveyard for satellites and decommissioned spacecraft. Talk about the infamous “Bloop” sound recorded near it, and theories of a lost civilization like Lemuria. Jokes about astronauts being the closest humans and riffs on conspiracy lore about underwater cities. 00:15:00 – 00:30:00 | Walmart's Sinister Lighting & Obama Pizza Viral video about Walmart replacing store lights with 10,000 Kelvin blue spectrum bulbs. Hosts break down how it triggers fight-or-flight responses, manipulates shoppers, and stresses employees. Speculation on “dark forces” and corporate psyops. Next spin: Obama Pizza in Kaliningrad, Russia. Strange restaurant with Illuminati-style décor. Jokes about Russian pizza vs. New York pizza, and comparisons to Comet Ping Pong. Sam riffs about “Hitler Chicken” in Thailand. 00:30:00 – 00:45:00 | Moon Conspiracies & Saturn's Energy Deep dive into the idea the Moon is artificial: The Dogon tribe's lore about a time before the moon. Theories it was “implanted” and acts as an energy harvesting station tied to Saturn. John Lear's claim that souls are collected and stored on the Moon. Hollow moon theories, NASA anomalies, and alien bases on the far side. Sam drops in a Danica Patrick story for comic relief. 00:45:00 – 01:00:00 | Ancient Architecture & Hidden History Conversation shifts to Greco-Roman architecture appearing worldwide. The theory: Rome conquered far more than we're told, or structures were repurposed from earlier civilizations. Discussion of the documentary The Old World Order and links to Tartaria resets. Speculation about world fairs as historical reprogramming. Plug for Mike's Our Big Dumb Mouth podcast. 01:00:00 – 01:15:00 | UFOs, Nuclear Secrets & Psyops A clip sparks talk about aliens monitoring nuclear weapons and strange cases at missile silos. Sam speculates this is a way governments mask their own secret tech. Mike dives into psyops layered on psyops, where even disclosure narratives are manipulated. They explore whether aliens, or just military shadow ops, are behind these stories. 01:15:00 – 01:30:00 | Wild Wrap-Up & Conspiracy Overload Rapid-fire final spins: strange viral clips, haunted AI mentions, and bizarre internet finds. Callbacks to earlier themes like Point Nemo, Walmart psyops, and the Moon as a soul trap. Closing energy: everything is connected through deception, technology, and mystery. They sign off with humor, chaos, and teasing more weirdness for the next episode.   Watch Full Episodes on Sam's channels: - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SamTripoli - Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/SamTripoli Sam Tripoli: Tin Foil Hat Podcast Website: SamTripoli.com Twitter: https://x.com/samtripoli Midnight Mike: The OBDM Podcast Website: https://ourbigdumbmouth.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/obdmpod The 3rd Pyramind Band: https://www.youtube.com/@3rdPyramidBand But some Naked Gardener Tea! : https://www.thenakedgardener.us/store Doom Scrollin' Telegram: https://t.me/+La3v2IUctLlhYWUx  

Die Russen stationieren seit Jahren Waffen in Kaliningrad. Bühler erklärt, um welche Waffen es sich handelt. Außerdem ordnet er Aussagen eines US-Generals ein, der die Aufrüstung in der Enklave als Bedrohung ansieht.

Zwei Artikel eines in Estland stationierten US-Militärs geben Aufschlüsse darüber, dass man im Westen das Fell des russischen Bären bereits zerteilt, bevor er überhaupt erlegt worden ist. Von Astrid Sigena   

L'exclave russe, située entre la Pologne et la Lituanie, ravive les tensions entre Moscou et l'Alliance atlantique. Carrefour militaire et symbole historique, Kaliningrad est un thermomètre de la confrontation Est-Ouest. Mention légales : Vos données de connexion, dont votre adresse IP, sont traités par Radio Classique, responsable de traitement, sur la base de son intérêt légitime, par l'intermédiaire de son sous-traitant Ausha, à des fins de réalisation de statistiques agréées et de lutte contre la fraude. Ces données sont supprimées en temps réel pour la finalité statistique et sous cinq mois à compter de la collecte à des fins de lutte contre la fraude. Pour plus d'informations sur les traitements réalisés par Radio Classique et exercer vos droits, consultez notre Politique de confidentialité.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Gerade ist die 1. Landeuro-Konferenz in Wiesbaden zu Ende gegangen. Was der Befehlshaber der US-Armee für Europa und Afrika auf der internationalen Militärkonferenz sagte, ist schier unfassbar. Er sprach über die blitzschnelle Einnahme der russischen Stadt Kaliningrad. Von Marcus Klöckner. Dieser Beitrag ist auch als Audio-Podcast verfügbar. Diese WocheWeiterlesen

Please hit Subscribe. Click here to see and purchase Jens Book. https://a.co/d/780uCZZ Click here to go to our Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/222paranormal Click here to go to our Patreon Page. https://www.patreon.com/222ParanormalPodcast   In this chilling episode of the 222 Paranormal Podcast, we take you deep into the icy forests, shadowy mountains, and ancient towns of Russia—a land rich with supernatural legends, terrifying cryptids, and long-whispered ghost stories. From mysterious creatures lurking in the wilderness to haunted castles that echo with the voices of the past, Russia holds some of the world's most intriguing and spine-tingling paranormal phenomena. Why This Episode Is a Must-Listen Whether you're a fan of true paranormal stories, creepy folklore, or terrifying creatures, this episode is packed with high-strangeness, historical context, and supernatural intrigue. We combine our love for the paranormal with deep research and storytelling, making this journey into Russia's haunted history one of our most fascinating episodes yet. So grab your headphones, turn off the lights, and join us as we venture into a world of cryptids, ghosts, and legends from Russia that will leave you questioning what's real—and what waits in the shadows. Russia's Paranormal Landscape: Where Myths Meet Monsters Russia is known for its vast and remote landscapes—prime territory for unexplained sightings and paranormal activity. In this episode, we explore the most compelling and bone-chilling stories of Russian cryptids, including the elusive Almasty—a creature often compared to Bigfoot, believed to roam the Caucasus Mountains. Is it a relic hominid from prehistoric times? Or something far stranger?   Here's a more detailed look at some Russian cryptids:     Baba Yaga: A powerful and ambiguous figure, Baba Yaga is often depicted as a witch who lives in a hut that stands on chicken legs and can be both helpful and dangerous. Almasty: This creature is similar to Bigfoot or Yeti, with local versions known as Chuchuna in Yakutia. Brosno Monster: Local legends describe this creature as a large, scaly, reptile-like monster inhabiting Lake Brosno. Some accounts even claim it swallowed a German pilot during World War II. Vodyanoy: A malevolent water spirit, the Vodyanoy dwells in bodies of freshwater and is known for drowning people. Rusalka: A female spirit associated with water bodies, sometimes depicted as a mischievous or vengeful figure. Leshy: A forest spirit, the Leshy can be both helpful and harmful, and is often associated with the changing seasons. Kikimora: A female house spirit, the Kikimora's role is often contrasted with the Domovoy (a house spirit). Chort: A mischievous or evil spirit, often depicted as a devil-like creature. Gamayun: A prophetic bird, symbolizing wisdom and knowledge. We also investigate the terrifying tales of the Siberian Snowman, Russia's version of the Yeti. Locals claim to hear inhuman howls echoing through the Siberian taiga, while others report close encounters with towering, hairy creatures moving silently through the snow. Could these cryptids be real, or are they legends passed down to explain the unexplained?   Haunted Places That Will Freeze Your Soul Russia's dark history and turbulent past have created the perfect storm for hauntings. From the grandeur of Kremlin ghosts to forgotten Soviet-era bunkers with eerie energy, we delve into some of the most haunted locations across the country. One of the most infamous is the Tower of Death in St. Petersburg, said to be cursed and haunted by prisoners who perished within its stone walls. Paranormal investigators have recorded unexplained cold spots, disembodied voices, and even shadow figures roaming the ruins at night. We also look into the chilling legend of the House of Soviets in Kaliningrad—a towering concrete structure never completed, often dubbed the “ugliest building in the world.” Many believe it sits atop a cursed Nazi-era bunker, and strange occurrences—power surges, lights flickering, and ghostly apparitions—have plagued the site for decades.   Russian Folklore and Urban Legends: The Stories That Linger No discussion of Russian paranormal topics would be complete without diving into its deep well of folklore. Russia has a unique pantheon of mythological beings, including the terrifying Baba Yaga, a witch-like figure who dwells in a hut that walks on chicken legs. Children are warned to stay away from the woods, lest Baba Yaga lure them into her domain. We also explore urban legends such as the Dyatlov Pass Incident, where nine experienced hikers mysteriously perished in 1959 under suspicious and still-unexplained circumstances. Theories range from alien encounters to government experiments, and the mystery continues to fascinate and terrify to this day. Another lesser-known tale we bring to light is the legend of the Volga Sirens, said to sing haunting melodies near the riverbanks, drawing fishermen to their doom. These mermaid-like entities have roots in ancient Slavic myth but continue to surface in local stories to this day.     Welcome to the 222 Paranormal Podcast, your gateway to the captivating world of the supernatural. Immerse yourself in our expertly crafted episodes, where we delve deep into a wide range of paranormal phenomena, including ghostly hauntings, cryptid sightings, and unexplained mysteries that defy logic. 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Day 1,209.Today, after Russia launches a combined missile and drone attack against Kremenchuk – right in the centre of Ukraine – we consider an intelligence operation in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad which caused $5 million worth of damage. Then we hear about a new play that has just opened in London about Ukraine's experience, after a deep dive into how Moscow hired African farmers to make shampoo, before sending them to war.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Ben Farmer (Africa correspondent). @benfarmer on X.With thanks to Josephine Burton and Simeon Kylsyi at Dash Arts.SIGN UP TO THE NEW ‘UKRAINE: THE LATEST' WEEKLY NEWSLETTER:https://secure.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/ukraine/ Each week, Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley answer your questions, provide recommended reading, and give exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights – plus maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons to complement our daily reporting. It's free for everyone, including non-subscribers.Content Referenced:‘The Reckoning' at the Arcola Theatre until 28th June:https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/the-reckoning/ You can learn more and contact the team at:https://www.dasharts.org.uk/contact Russia hired African farmers to make shampoo, then sent them to war (Ben Farmer in The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/09/russia-sent-african-shampoo-makers-die-ukraine-front-line/ The Russia affair in the Swiss secret service (Swiss Info):https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/the-russia-affair-in-the-swiss-secret-service/89461415 How Russia recruited a teenage Canadian spy (Reuters):https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/europe-espionage-teen-spy/ Ukrainian intelligence agents attack Russian substation causing $5 million in damage (Kyiv Independent):https://kyivindependent.com/hur-agents-ignite-substation-in-russias-kaliningrad-in-sabotage-operation/ Subscribe: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why did an EU success story vote for a pro-Trump candidate? Karol Nawrocki has been narrowly elected Polish president, in part thanks to a first-round surge by candidates further to the right. Why has a nation that's a net recipient of EU funding, one that shares a border with Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, turned its back on Brussels?  We ask if time's soon up for the swing of two years ago in favour of the reformist coalition led by centre-right Prime Minister Donald Tusk and draw conclusions from the defeat of Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski. Could there even be a snap general election?What about that ongoing battle over the independence of the courts, culture war issues like abortion and attitudes towards Ukraine and European defence? Historical rivalries with Kyiv were talked up on the campaign trail. But historical rivalries are even greater with Moscow. And just as the likes of Germany and France scramble to level up on defence, Sunday's election winner clearly believes that his backers in Washington will maintain the 10,000 US troops stationed in Poland. Is that a sure bet? Can Poland be both Atlanticist and Eurosceptic? Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Théophile Vareille, Elisa Amiri, Ilayda Habip.

Ce vendredi 9 mai marque le Jour de l'Europe. Paris et Varsovie vont signé à Nancy le premier traité franco-polonais, près d'un an après son annonce par le gouvernement polonais. Le "bouclier oriental" commence ainsi a prendre forme le long de la frontière avec la Russie et la Biélorussie. Adrien Sarlat s'est rendu pour RTL à la lisière de l'enclave de Kaliningrad, où les premiers tronçons de travaux ont déjà été réalisés, avec l'ambition de faire de cette frontière la plus sécurisée d'Europe.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Kurz vor dem 80. „Tag des Sieges“ in Moskau Ein Kommentar von Tilo Gräser.In Russland wird am 9. Mai der „Tag des Sieges“ gefeiert, unter anderem mit einer großen Militärparade in Moskau. Dazu hat der russische Präsident zahlreiche Staats- und Regierungschefs eingeladen. 29 von ihnen wollen kommen, meldeten russische Medien, die sich auf den Kreml beriefen. Ob sie das tatsächlich tun trotz der Drohungen aus Kiew, eventuell die Feierlichkeiten in Russland angreifen zu wollen, wird sich zeigen. Zumindest der chinesische Präsident Xi Jinping will in Moskau dabei sein, heißt es. Soldaten der chinesischen Volksbefreiungsstreitkräfte werden an der Parade teilnehmen und üben dafür bereits in Moskau.Fehlen werden zum 80. Jubiläum in Moskau Vertreter westliche Staaten, vor allem aus der EU und insbesondere aus Deutschland. Was einst möglich war ist nun vor allem in westlichen Hauptstädten nicht gewollt und gewünscht. Die deutsche Bundesregierung will sogar unterbinden, dass Diplomaten aus Russland und Belarus an Gedenkveranstaltungen in Deutschland teilnehmen können. Zum Glück halten sich vor allem kommunale Behörden insbesondere in Ostdeutschland nicht an die Vorgaben via „Handreichung“.Zwar trifft die politische und mediale antirussische Hetze und Propaganda auf (zu) viel Zustimmung in der Bevölkerung, vor allem in Folge des Ukraine-Krieges. Wichtige Fakten wie die Vorgeschichte werden weggelassen und das fehlende Wissen ausgenutzt. Doch nicht alle Deutschen lassen sich davon beeindrucken. Einige wenige von ihnen haben sich auf den Weg gemacht, um den 80. Jahrestag des Sieges über den Faschismus in Russland mit den Menschen dort zu begehen. Sie sind nach Moskau, Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg oder Wolgograd, dem früheren Stalingrad, gefahren.Und manchmal begegnen sie sich zufällig in einem ukrainischen Restaurant in Moskau oder auf der Reise nach Russland über Polen und Kaliningrad in einem Kleinbus. Eine ganze Reihe von ihnen sind in Gruppen gekommen. Dazu gehören jene, die am Dienstag an einer Konferenz über die vor 70 Jahren gegründete Organisation des Warschauer Vertrages teilzunehmen. Sie erinnerten dabei nicht nur an den Versuch der einstigen sozialistischen Staaten, dem westlichen Militärbündnis NATO eine eigene gemeinsame Verteidigungsorganisation entgegenzusetzen.Der ostdeutsche Songpoet Tino Eisbrenner sang vor ihnen aus seinem Programm, zu dem das russische Lied „Schurawli“ (Kraniche) gehört. Das Lied erinnert an die gefallenen Soldaten, die als Kraniche über den Menschen kreisen. Eisbrenner sang es zuerst 2023 gemeinsam mit der russischen Sängerin Zara im Wettbewerb „Lieder für Jalta“ im Kreml-Palast in Moskau und errang damit den 2. Platz. Sein „Lied für den Frieden“ spielte er bei seinem Auftritt am Dienstag ebenso wie Stücke aus seinem Puschkin-Programm oder übersetzte Songs der sowjetischen Barden Wladimir Wyssozki und Bulat Okudschawa....hier weiterlesen: https://apolut.net/aus-moskau-impressionen-und-reflexionen-von-tilo-graser/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cet investissement de 10 milliards de zlotys (2,3 milliards d'euros) le long de la frontière avec la Russie et la Biélorussie doit servir à consolider la frontière est de l'Europe pour la rendre imperméable à toute tentative d'invasion venue de Moscou ou de Minsk. Près d'un an après son annonce par le gouvernement polonais, les premiers tronçons de travaux ont déjà été réalisés à la lisière de l'enclave de Kaliningrad, avec l'ambition de faire de cette frontière la plus sécurisée d'Europe. De notre correspondant de retour de Braniewo, Pour se rendre dans ce lieu hautement stratégique, l'armée nous a donné rendez-vous près de la frontière et nous fait monter dans un véhicule militaire. Encore quelques mètres sur un sentier boueux et voilà qu'apparaissent les impressionnantes installations qui bordent la clôture frontalière. Cette portion du « bouclier oriental » a été entièrement réalisée par la brigade d'ingénieurs militaires d'Iwona Misiarz. Elle repose principalement sur un alignement de dents de dragons, des blocs de pierre triangulaires qui doivent faire office de rempart face aux chars russes. « Sur la droite, on a creusé un fossé antichar, et sur la gauche, il y a la première rangée de dents de dragon, décrit-elle. Puis, vous avez une surface qui peut éventuellement devenir un champ de mines antichar, et enfin une nouvelle rangée de dents de dragon. »Un parcours d'obstacles qui ne prétend pas bloquer complètement la route aux Russes en cas d'invasion, mais qui vise à les ralentir. « Les barrages d'ingénierie ont pour but de forcer l'ennemi à abandonner le maximum de son équipement militaire ici, explique Iwona Misiarz. Histoire de lui montrer que s'il veut nous mordre, il y laissera des dents. Et c'est aussi pour la sécurité des habitants, car plus on a de temps pour procéder à des évacuations, mieux c'est. » À lire aussiPologne : devant la menace russe, les formations militaires en faveur des civils se multiplient Une initiative qui ne fait pas l'unanimitéDepuis son exploitation agricole, Sergiusz, le chef de la localité voisine, se réjouit de voir l'armée prendre les devants pour anticiper une éventuelle invasion russe. « On a vraiment besoin de ce bouclier, affirme-t-il. Et on est pour sa construction, c'est une très bonne chose. Il faut se protéger de ces bandits de Russes. » À peine a-t-il fini sa phrase qu'un véhicule des garde-frontières se gare devant sa ferme pour contrôler notre identité. Ils disent avoir repéré notre véhicule, inconnu sur leurs registres. « Ce sont des gens bien ! », réagit Sergiusz. « Ils sont aux aguets, ils surveillent pour qu'on soit en sécurité et pour s'assurer que personne ne traverse la frontière. » Mais quelques mètres plus loin, au milieu de ses ruches, Stefan est plus dubitatif quant à la nécessité de tout ce dispositif : « Aujourd'hui, ça va un peu mieux, même si on est toujours sur nos gardes. Je pense qu'on s'y est habitué et que le temps a passé, le pire est derrière nous. » Pour lui, la peur d'une agression russe s'est apaisée avec le temps.Dans le village voisin, Marta ose même parler d'une simple opération de communication de l'armée. Pour elle, l'hypothèse d'une invasion russe par Kaliningrad relève du fantasme. « Ça leur ferait plus de mal qu'autre chose d'envoyer des missiles dans notre région, soutient-elle. Peut-être sur Varsovie à la limite, mais je n'y crois pas vraiment... Parce qu'ici, il n'y a rien ! Ils vont lancer des missiles sur nos petites maisons et dans nos champs ? Des missiles à plusieurs millions ? Quel intérêt pour eux ? »Le bouclier oriental doit être terminé d'ici à trois ans, en 2028, mais le ministère de la Défense reconnaît déjà que les travaux colossaux se poursuivront probablement au-delà de ce délai. À lire aussiL'engagement militaire des jeunes polonais

Cet investissement de 10 milliards de zlotys (2,3 milliards d'euros) le long de la frontière avec la Russie et la Biélorussie doit servir à consolider la frontière est de l'Europe pour la rendre imperméable à toute tentative d'invasion venue de Moscou ou de Minsk. Près d'un an après son annonce par le gouvernement polonais, les premiers tronçons de travaux ont déjà été réalisés à la lisière de l'enclave de Kaliningrad, avec l'ambition de faire de cette frontière la plus sécurisée d'Europe. De notre correspondant de retour de Braniewo, Pour se rendre dans ce lieu hautement stratégique, l'armée nous a donné rendez-vous près de la frontière et nous fait monter dans un véhicule militaire. Encore quelques mètres sur un sentier boueux et voilà qu'apparaissent les impressionnantes installations qui bordent la clôture frontalière. Cette portion du « bouclier oriental » a été entièrement réalisée par la brigade d'ingénieurs militaires d'Iwona Misiarz. Elle repose principalement sur un alignement de dents de dragons, des blocs de pierre triangulaires qui doivent faire office de rempart face aux chars russes. « Sur la droite, on a creusé un fossé antichar, et sur la gauche, il y a la première rangée de dents de dragon, décrit-elle. Puis, vous avez une surface qui peut éventuellement devenir un champ de mines antichar, et enfin une nouvelle rangée de dents de dragon. »Un parcours d'obstacles qui ne prétend pas bloquer complètement la route aux Russes en cas d'invasion, mais qui vise à les ralentir. « Les barrages d'ingénierie ont pour but de forcer l'ennemi à abandonner le maximum de son équipement militaire ici, explique Iwona Misiarz. Histoire de lui montrer que s'il veut nous mordre, il y laissera des dents. Et c'est aussi pour la sécurité des habitants, car plus on a de temps pour procéder à des évacuations, mieux c'est. » À lire aussiPologne : devant la menace russe, les formations militaires en faveur des civils se multiplient Une initiative qui ne fait pas l'unanimitéDepuis son exploitation agricole, Sergiusz, le chef de la localité voisine, se réjouit de voir l'armée prendre les devants pour anticiper une éventuelle invasion russe. « On a vraiment besoin de ce bouclier, affirme-t-il. Et on est pour sa construction, c'est une très bonne chose. Il faut se protéger de ces bandits de Russes. » À peine a-t-il fini sa phrase qu'un véhicule des gardes frontières se gare devant sa ferme pour contrôler notre identité. Ils disent avoir repéré notre véhicule, inconnu sur leurs registres. « Ce sont des gens bien ! réagit Sergiusz. Ils sont aux aguets, ils surveillent pour qu'on soit en sécurité et pour s'assurer que personne ne traverse la frontière. » Mais quelques mètres plus loin, au milieu de ses ruches, Stefan est plus dubitatif quant à la nécessité de tout ce dispositif : « Aujourd'hui ça va un peu mieux, même si on est toujours sur nos gardes. Je pense qu'on s'y est habitué et que le temps a passé, le pire est derrière nous ». Pour lui, la peur d'une agression russe s'est apaisée avec le temps.Dans le village voisin, Marta ose même parler d'une simple opération de communication de l'armée. Pour elle, l'hypothèse d'une invasion russe par Kaliningrad relève du fantasme. « Ça leur ferait plus de mal qu'autre chose d'envoyer des missiles dans notre région, soutient-elle. Peut-être sur Varsovie à la limite, mais je n'y crois pas vraiment... Parce qu'ici, il n'y a rien ! Ils vont lancer des missiles sur nos petites maisons et dans nos champs ? Des missiles à plusieurs millions ? Quel intérêt pour eux ? »Le bouclier oriental doit être terminé d'ici trois ans, en 2028, mais le ministère de la Défense reconnaît déjà que les travaux colossaux se poursuivront probablement au-delà de ce délai. À lire aussiL'engagement militaire des jeunes polonais

According to host Cliff May, "Mark Montgomery is an admirable admiral. Another adjective I'd use to describe him: peripatetic. Which is a fancy way of saying he's on the road more than Willie Nelson—whom he does not otherwise resemble."Most recently the retired flag officer has been in Lithuania, which on the east shares a border with the Russian vassal state of Belarus, and on the southwest has a border with the Russian oblast of Kaliningrad, which was called Königsberg until Russia took it from Germany following World War II.You start a war and lose that war, you may lose territory. Which is a good segue to Israel, another country Mark has recently visited. Also on the list is Taiwan.And, perhaps most mysteriously, he very recently spent time in an elaborate private wine cellar in California. Which is odd because he's not much of a drinker. It had something to do with a cyber security conference and... The Godfather?So many mysteries, so little time. 

According to host Cliff May, "Mark Montgomery is an admirable admiral. Another adjective I'd use to describe him: peripatetic. Which is a fancy way of saying he's on the road more than Willie Nelson—whom he does not otherwise resemble."Most recently the retired flag officer has been in Lithuania, which on the east shares a border with the Russian vassal state of Belarus, and on the southwest has a border with the Russian oblast of Kaliningrad, which was called Königsberg until Russia took it from Germany following World War II.You start a war and lose that war, you may lose territory. Which is a good segue to Israel, another country Mark has recently visited. Also on the list is Taiwan.And, perhaps most mysteriously, he very recently spent time in an elaborate private wine cellar in California. Which is odd because he's not much of a drinker. It had something to do with a cyber security conference and... The Godfather?So many mysteries, so little time. 

Returning for the full hour will be Dr. Sebastian Bruns.Sebastian is a seapower expert and maritime strategist. His current project as Senior Researcher at the Institute for Security Policy Kiel University (ISPK) is “NATO Maritime Strategies and Naval Operations since 1985”, a multi-year effort to explore the Alliance's maritime and naval roles between the late Cold War and today. Sebastian is the founder of the Kiel International Seapower Symposium (KISS), the Baltic Sea Strategy Forum (BSSF), the “Dreizack” young voices in maritime research workshop, and the ISPK Seapower publication series (NOMOS). From 2021-2022, Dr. Bruns served as the inaugural John McCain-Fulbright Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, teaching Baltic Sea security and U.S. naval strategy to Midshipmen at the Political Science Department. He is a former Congressional staffer (then-Rep. Todd Young, IN-09), a fellow at the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences, and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre.ShowlinksHow much do Nato members spend on defense?Kiel Seapower.West-up map of the Baltic.Kaliningrad.German-Norwegian submarine program.SummaryIn this episode, Sal and Mark welcome Dr. Sebastian Bruhn to discuss the evolving security landscape in the Baltic Sea region, particularly in light of recent Russian activities. They explore NATO's response, the historical context of the Baltic, and the implications of the Kaliningrad exclave. The conversation also touches on the concept of the 'NATO lake', the challenges of gray zone tactics, and the future of naval cooperation and shipbuilding partnerships within NATO.TakeawaysThe Baltic Sea is experiencing increased military activity due to Russian threats.Kaliningrad's strategic position poses significant risks to NATO operations.The concept of the 'NATO lake' may lead to complacency in security measures.Gray zone tactics are complicating maritime security in the Baltic.NATO spending is increasing, particularly among Baltic nations.Germany's naval capabilities are being modernized but remain limited.Coast Guards are playing a crucial role in detaining shadow fleet vessels.Transatlantic shipbuilding partnerships are becoming more important.Historical context is vital for understanding current Baltic security dynamics.Chapters00:00: Introduction to NATO's Maritime North03:40: The Baltic Sea: A Strategic Overview10:04: Historical Context and Current Threats18:38: Kaliningrad: A Geopolitical Challenge21:27: Russian Military Capabilities in the Baltic29:00: Gray Zone Tactics and Hybrid Warfare29:27: Historical Context of Naval Warfare31:40: NATO Spending and Defense Strategies39:17: The Role of Coast Guards in Maritime Security44:40: Bureaucracy and Naval Operations48:03: International Collaboration in Shipbuilding53:15: Maritime Domain Awareness and NATO's Role

Le territoire de 15 000 mètres carrés frontalier de la Pologne, de la Lituanie et de la Biélorussie et relié à la Russie à travers les 70 kilomètres du corridor de Suwalki, est à la fois une forteresse ultra-militarisée au bord de la mer Baltique et un territoire qui entretenait avant la guerre en Ukraine et les sanctions occidentales des liens étroits avec l'Europe. Reportage dans ce territoire « baromètre » des relations UE-Russie. De notre envoyée spéciale à Kaliningrad,Kaliningrad, fin de journée, un stade dans la ville. Une partie de football dans la lumière claire du printemps malgré le froid, des coureurs sur la piste et deux adolescents de 17 ans qui déboulent, sourire aux lèvres, mais visage sérieux. Pavel et Eugène sont venus s'entraîner pour leurs futurs concours d'écoles supérieures. Membres d'un des clubs militaro-patriotiques de la ville, ils visent des établissements d'études militaires supérieures prestigieux en Russie.Pavel postule à l'École navale de Saint-Pétersbourg, « parce que je considère qu'être militaire dans notre pays est un honneur » dit-il ; Eugène à l'École supérieure d'artillerie de Moscou. Ce dernier se définit comme « un patriote qui veut défendre son pays jusqu'à la dernière goutte de son sang ». Eugène se dit aussi « convaincu que les Iskander sont des armes de haute technologie capables d'accomplir n'importe quelle mission et fier que nos scientifiques puissent réaliser de telles performances avec cette arme ».Les Iskander sont déployés à Kaliningrad depuis 2018. Ces missiles sont capables d'envoyer des charges conventionnelles ou nucléaires à 500 kilomètres et peuvent donc atteindre rapidement plusieurs pays voisins directs de cette enclave. Cette fierté de les héberger sur le territoire de Kaliningrad, également siège de la flotte russe de la mer Baltique, est évidemment partagée par le dirigeant de leur club qui a demandé à être présenté sous le pseudonyme sous lequel il dit être connu sur les réseaux sociaux et dans la région, celui de Maxim Maximosvky, 37 ans, fonctionnaire dans le civil, volontaire bénévole pour ce club.« Les Iskander, c'est bien que tout le monde y pense et les craigne », avance-t-il. « C'est même très bien. C'est notre totem de protection. Bien sûr, nous sommes un os dans la gorge de l'Europe. » Reste que Maxim Maximosvky se présente comme très proche de la ligne de l'État russe en affirmant : « On ne peut pas dire que Kaliningrad est entourée par des pays ennemis. Pour moi, ils sont, comme Vladimir Poutine les a désignés, des pays "inamicaux". Il n'y a pas si longtemps, la population locale voyageait librement et souvent juste pour la journée en Pologne, en Lituanie, en Allemagne, par bus. La région était très tournée vers l'Europe, et ses habitants largement perçus dans le reste de la Russie comme presque Européens, tout en étant des citoyens russes. Mais quand les frontières ont fermé, ils sont devenus indésirables en Europe. Les citoyens de Kaliningrad se sont donc rappelés qui ils étaient et ont réorienté leur vie. »La nouvelle donne post-2022En juin 2022, la tension est montée en flèche entre Kaliningrad et ses voisins.  Appliquant les sanctions européennes contre la Russie, la Lituanie a bloqué le transit par voie ferrée de certaines marchandises vers ce territoire. Moscou a dénoncé un « blocus ». Jusque-là, tous les mois, une centaine de trains de passagers et de marchandises non militaires reliaient Kaliningrad à la Russie continentale, en passant par la Biélorussie, alliée de Moscou, et la Lituanie, membre de l'Union européenne (UE) et de l'Otan depuis 2004. La mise en place de ce transit était l'une des conditions imposées à la Lituanie lors de son adhésion à l'UE.Après une énorme exposition médiatique, les tensions officielles sont retombées. Mais aujourd'hui, Kaliningrad est surtout reliée pour le trafic des biens à la Russie par des ferrys venus de Saint-Pétersbourg, et si personne ne se plaint tout haut de ruptures d'approvisionnement, on soulève des problèmes de transit. Sous couvert d'anonymat, une cadre d'une usine de viandes a ainsi affirmé à RFI que ses camions vers la Russie continentale pouvaient être bloqués des jours entiers pour de longs contrôles douaniers organisés par la Lituanie, handicapant ainsi ses exportations, très dépendantes de dates limites de consommation. En 2023, des médias d'investigation comme Siena ont eux révélé que des engrais biélorusses sous le coup de sanctions européennes continuaient de transiter par le pays balte. Le ministère des Transports avait, dans la foulée, annoncé un renforcement des contrôles à toutes ses frontières.L'inflation, elle, déjà très élevée en Russie, bat des records à Kaliningrad : + de 10 % rien qu'en décembre, selon les chiffres officiels de l'institut national russe Rosstat.Fondateur il y a plusieurs dizaines d'années d'une entreprise de transport par camion, Serguey Gos affirme, lui, avoir réussi à gérer la nouvelle donne économique sans dommages durables. « Avant 2022, nous travaillions avec presque tous les pays européens, Italie, Autriche, Allemagne, France. De notre pays, nous amenions de la tourbe, du bois, beaucoup de matières premières, et nous importions certains composants. » Aujourd'hui, ce chef d'entreprise affirme avoir réorienté en quelques mois ses activités via les pays classés comme amicaux par la Russie : Turquie, Kazakhstan, Chine. Sa flotte de camions reste très européenne, mais pour ses nouveaux semi-remorques, il dit se fournir désormais auprès d'une usine locale.Si Serguey Gos dit avoir parfaitement encaissé économiquement le choc de 2022 émotionnellement, c'est à ses yeux une autre affaire. « La manière dont les choses se sont passées entre nos collègues occidentaux et nous a été très laide. Et malheureusement, on s'en souvient encore. On attendait une commande d'équipement, elle était payée, et tout d'un coup, l'argent nous a simplement été renvoyé et on nous a dit qu'on ne recevrait rien. On devrait toujours se souvenir, avant de claquer la porte, qu'on pourrait devoir la rouvrir un jour. » Un discours qui résonne avec celui du Kremlin. Celui-ci milite pour la levée des sanctions, mais affirme toujours que ce n'est pas par nécessité économique, mais pour des raisons de principe.À Kaliningrad, peu s'attendent à du changement en la matière. Serguey Gos résume l'état d'esprit général par cette formule : « les sanctions n'ont pas été imposées pour ensuite être annulées rapidement ». Les Européens ont eux réaffirmé leur position la semaine dernière : pas de levée de sanctions avant un retrait « inconditionnel » des forces russes d'Ukraine. Les tensions, elles, continuent à s'accumuler. Un représentant réputé de la communauté d'affaires de Kaliningrad a ainsi annulé une interview prévue avec RFI « en raison du dernier discours d'Emmanuel Macron ». Le président français avait, quelques heures, auparavant, dans une allocution télévisée, fustigé « l'agressivité » de Moscou « qui viole nos frontières » et face à laquelle « rester spectateur serait une folie ». Devant 15 millions de téléspectateurs, Emmanuel Macron avait aussi affirmé que la Russie était « devenue une menace pour la France et pour l'Europe », une Russie qu'il accusait de « tester nos limites dans les airs, en mer, dans l'espace et derrière nos écrans. Cette agressivité ne semble pas connaître de frontières ».La Pologne ainsi que les pays baltes sont aujourd'hui engagés dans de coûteux travaux de fortification de leurs frontières avec la Russie. Poussés par l'inquiétude d'un conflit dans quelques années avec Moscou, ces dernières semaines la Lituanie annoncé quitter la Convention d'Oslo interdisant les bombes à sous-munitions, tandis que la Pologne et les trois pays baltes ont eux déclaré vouloir se retirer de celle bannissant les mines antipersonnel.À lire aussiSites énergétiques visés: Kiev et Moscou font état de «violations» et se tournent vers Washington

Chefen för Must, Militära underrättelse- och säkerhetstjänsten, Thomas Nilsson, om det militära hotet mot Sverige, om Natos artikel 5 och om att dela underrättelser med USA. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. USA:s president Donald Trump har skapat stor osäkerhet bland sina allierade i Nato genom att börja samtala först med Putin och sedan med Zelenskyj om fred i Ukraina, genom att rösta med Ryssland i FN och genom att säga att USA inte kommer att försvara allierade som lägger för lite pengar på försvaret.Musts senaste årsöversikt om Sveriges säkerhetsläge presenterades i februari men skrevs innan Donald Trump svors in som president och överbefälhavare i USA. Där ingår därför inte de förändringar av säkerhetsläget som den nya amerikanska administrationen skapat.Den danska underrättelsetjänsten offentliggjorde nyligen en uppdaterad analys av hotet från Ryssland där de värderar hur Ryssland kan agera om kriget i Ukraina tar slut och om Ryssland tror att USA inte kommer att försvara sina allierade i Europa enligt Natos artikel 5, dvs principen om en för alla, alla för en.Slutsatsen i den danska rapporten är att Ryssland skulle vara redo att attackera ett Östersjöland om två år och redo att starta ett storskaligt krig i Europa om fem år. Musts chef Thomas Nilsson säger att en potentiell storskalig invasion ligger minst fem år bort, men att Ryssland skulle kunna anfalla tidigare än så, om de har militär förmåga och intention och om det råder osäkerhet om ifall Natos artikel 5 gäller.”Det finns olika bedömningar, det är svårt att lägga en precis tidsplan. Men jag skulle säga att om två till fem år, om man har viljan, intentionen, skulle kunna ställa till med en hel del elände.”, säger Thomas Nilsson.Vad är det eländet? Vad är ditt scenario, vad är det det du ser framför dig?”På två till fem år så är det kanske svårt att se den här gamla traditionella bilden som kanske många av oss har på näthinnan, en fullständig militär invasion, storskaligt krig, ungefär som vi har sett i Ukraina. Det kanske man inte har. Men man skulle kunna utmana vissa delar, mindre territoriella delar. Man skulle kunna rikta anfall mot kritiska samhällsfunktioner. Påverka länders funktionalitet. Och det i slutändan om inte Natos kollektiva försvarstanke artikel 5 fungerar. Då faller ju lite hela den säkerhetsordning som vi har i och med att Nato är i Europa.Och då skulle det kunna vara attacker riktade direkt mot Sverige också? Och svensk territorium? ”Ja, det räcker som jag brukar säga att ta fram och titta på kartan så ser man ju hur området ser ut. Vi har Östersjöområdet, vi har Sverige och Finland. Vi har ryska resurser i Sankt Petersburgs-området, i Kaliningrad. Så det är ju klart att det kan vi inte utesluta. Vi ligger ju i det ryska närområdet.”Och var är man mest orolig i Sverige att ett sådant angrepp skulle kunna inträffa? Är det på Gotland? ”Vi har ju en försvarsplanering, en operativ planering som vi nu harmoniserar fullt ut med Natos planering, för sitt kollektiv att försvara, att kunna försvara Natos territorium. Och det finns ju en del områden som vi har lyft innan som naturligtvis är strategiska. Gotland som du själv nämner är ett sådant, men det finns även Nordkalotten. Det finns Västkusten, Göteborgs betydelse. Vi har Östersjöinloppen, men det finns flera delar som skulle kunna vara intressant om man funderar på ett sådant företag.”, säger Thomas Nilsson.Litar på artikel 5Thomas Nilsson säger att det inte finns några tecken på att Natos artikel 5 inte skulle gälla, trots att Donald Trump flera gånger pratat om att inte försvara allierade.”Nej, artikel 5 gäller i högsta grad. Det finns ju inga tecken, någonting, inte som jag har uppfattat, att man ifrågasätter artikel 5. Det är ju en av grundbultarna i Nato och Natos kollektiva försvarstanke. Så den gäller i högsta grad. Men tanken är ju att den kan naturligtvis tänkas utmanas av Ryssland om man tycker att väst är försvagat, splittrat, inte har uppnått den försvarsförmågan som är berättigad. Då är det ju klart att i Rysslands strategiska konflikt så skulle man naturligtvis kunna överväga den tanken. Men det är ju det som vi nu gör allt för att man inte ska komma fram till att man ska testa artikel 5.”, säger Thomas Nilsson.Thomas Nilsson har varit chef för Must sedan 1 maj 2023.Gäst: Thomas Nilsson, chef för Must, militära underrättelse- och säkerhetstjänstenProgramledare: Katarina von ArndtKommentar: Mats ErikssonProducent: Maja LagercrantzIntervjun spelades in fredag den 21 mars kl 10.10.

durée : 00:04:18 - Le Zoom de France Inter - Sur le flanc Est de l'Europe et de l'OTAN, la Pologne se prépare au scénario du pire : un conflit avec son voisin russe. Varsovie se barricade donc, comme on peut le constater sur place, à la frontière avec l'enclave russe de Kaliningrad.

In this episode I am speaking with four members of the Berlin chapter of the Female Photoclub. A Germany wide professional association which aims to increase visibility of female photographers, advocates for equality in the industry, and raises awareness of issues such as pay inequality and lack of representation.  In addition to the Female Photoclub, we'll also be speaking about the group exhibition Invisible Lines: Reflexionen der Gegenwart, opening this Saturday 15th of March at the Alte Münze Berlin from 6:00pm, which showcases projects from 28 members of the Female Photoclub, and is included in the official program of the European Month of Photography Berlin. Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 9. March 2025 between Perth (AU) and Berlin (DE).   Invisible Lines - Reflexionen der Gegenwart Under the title Invisible Lines – Reflexionen der Gegenwart 28 photographers from the Berlin Regional Group of the Female Photoclub explore the invisible boundaries of our society. In a time of growing conflicts and divisions, the photographs illuminate the subtle lines between closeness and distance, familiarity and otherness, community and isolation. “Invisible Lines” establishes a dialogue between individual perspectives and larger social structures, calling for reflection on the fractures of our time and encouraging ways to overcome them. - https://emop-berlin.eu/en/exhibition/invisible-lines/5624f791-8dd3-4d9d-8096-c29d75dc1bea/ - https://femalephotoclub.com/post/female-photoclub-berlin-invisible-lines-reflexionen-der-gegenwart-2025/ The Female Photoclub The Female Photoclub was initiated in 2017 and has been a registered association since 2020 for professional photographers. Currently, the club has around 500 members who are organised in nine cities and regions across Germany. The association's goals are to increase the visibility of photographers, advocate for greater equality in the industry, and raise awareness of issues such as pay inequality and lack of representation. - https://femalephotoclub.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/femalephotoclub/ EMOP Berlin - The European Month of Photography EMOP Berlin is the largest biennial festival of photographic images in Germany. Museums, exhibition institutions, memorial sites, archives, libraries, collections, cultural institutes, universities, art academies and other educational institutions, municipal and private galleries and project spaces from Berlin and Potsdam - together with the exhibiting artists - are the key players in this open festival format. - https://emop-berlin.eu/ - https://www.instagram.com/emopberlin/ Photographers who joined the conversation Natalia Carstens is a freelance photographer based in Berlin, specializing in architecture and art documentation. Her work primarily focuses on art and cultural institutions, where she combines her two passions. In her personal projects, she explores how architecture appears in the absence of people, particularly in cultural spaces like cinemas, clubs, and swimming pools. Her photographs capture these spaces in their unique aesthetics and atmosphere. She completed her photography training at Lette Verein and holds a degree in Art History and Cultural Studies from Humboldt University in Berlin. Since 2024, she has been a board member of the Female Photoclub and leads its Berlin regional group. - https://www.nataliacarstens.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/natalia_carstens/ Catherine Lieser works with digital photography, with a focus on portraits. She was born in Essen in 1986, studied at the University of Television and Film in Munich and lives and works in Berlin. She is a part of the Female Photoclub and the Professional Association of Freelance Photographers and Film Designers. In her art projects she is dealing with the question of whether and how one can unlearn normative thinking and behavior, such as gender-specific categorisations. We as society are surrounded by an imagery that shape such thinking and behavior and her work is an attempt to create visual counter-narratives, that stand in contrast to the normative imagery. - https://www.catherinelieser.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/catherine_lieser/ Chiara Dazi is an Italian documentary photographer with a passion for sports and the East; she is interested in how collective memories and borders influence identities and how individuals and communities deal with the notion of belonging and traditions. Born in the Italian Po' valley, she studied languages and graduated in communication sciences at the Università di Bologna with a thesis on the ‘nostalgia for the former GDR'. She worked as a photo editor in Paris, then graduated from the Berlin Ostkreuz school of photography. After artist residencies in Georgia, Kaliningrad and the Republic of Moldova, Chiara currently lives and works in Berlin. - https://www.chiaradazi.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/frau_loesung Victoria Kämpfe is a photographer and art director whose work explores themes of feminism, identity, and belonging. Born in Chemnitz, she started her professional creative career in Detroit, USA - an experience that shaped her artistic perspective and deepened her engagement with themes of attachment and rupture. Now based in Berlin, she works across photography, fashion, and music, drawing inspiration from (sub)-culture and politics. With a background in anthropology, she explores the unspoken and challenges conventional narratives of beauty and power, inviting a closer look at what we see and why we see it. - https://victoriakaempfe.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/victoriakaempfe/

durée : 00:03:13 - Géopolitique - Geste majeur de souveraineté, les trois États baltes ont coupé leur approvisionnement électrique en provenance de Russie, et se sont raccordés au réseau européen. Victime collatérale, l'enclave russe de Kaliningrad, coupée elle aussi de la Russie et forcée de produire sa propre électricité.

durée : 00:03:13 - Géopolitique - Geste majeur de souveraineté, les trois États baltes ont coupé leur approvisionnement électrique en provenance de Russie, et se sont raccordés au réseau européen. Victime collatérale, l'enclave russe de Kaliningrad, coupée elle aussi de la Russie et forcée de produire sa propre électricité.

Episode Title: "Hurt People Hurt People"Season 3, Episode 40In this moving episode of Resilient Voices & Beyond Podcast, host Michael D. Davis-Thomas is joined by the inspiring Victoria “V” DeHart, a 24-year-old adoptee, advocate, motivational speaker, and social work student, to discuss her incredible story of resilience and healing. Born in a prison in Kaliningrad, Russia, and adopted as a baby, Victoria's life has been marked by immense challenges, but her journey serves as a testament to the power of faith, self-love, and perseverance.Victoria shares her deeply personal experiences growing up in an abusive environment, including the physical, emotional, and sexual trauma she endured as a child. Feeling like a black sheep in her adoptive family, she faced self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and cycles of hurt. Despite her struggles, Victoria refused to let her past define her. Instead, she chose to reshape her life, finding hope and purpose through faith and personal growth.A turning point came in 2022 when Victoria attended a Jesus Night event, felt the Holy Spirit, and got baptized. This moment solidified her commitment to healing and advocacy. Today, she is an active member of the Traverse Place/REACH Board, a college student pursuing social work, and a motivational content creator on TikTok. Through her advocacy, public speaking, and mentoring, Victoria empowers others to find joy, embrace their stories, and discover that healing is possible.In this episode, Michael and Victoria discuss:The impact of adoption and childhood traumaOvercoming cycles of hurt and embracing healingThe role of faith and self-care in personal growthThe power of sharing lived experiences to inspire othersFinding joy and purpose in small, meaningful momentsVictoria's story is a powerful reminder that although hurt people may hurt others, healing is within reach for everyone. Her raw honesty, strength, and dedication to changing the world will leave you inspired and motivated to take steps toward your own healing journey.

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Accusations of sabotage have been made after a Chinese merchant ship cut through two important undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. Eight of the nine states in the Baltic are members of NATO but Russia has access to the sea from St Petersburg and for its Kaliningrad exclave. With previous incidents of damage to underwater pipelines and cables, there's concern that the security of critical underwater infrastructure is at risk from ‘grey zone' activities - damaging but deniable incidents below the level of outright war. David Baker hears how countries' security is threatened by incidents like these. The pipelines that were cut ran between Finland and Germany and Sweden and Lithuania. He asks who can intervene to protect these assets in the Baltic. Can NATO respond?EXPERTS: Elizabeth Braw, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Scowcroft Centre for Strategy and Security, a thinktank based in Washington DC in the US and the author of an upcoming book called The Undersea War.Helga Kalm, director of the Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn, Estonia, an annual meeting dedicated to international security and foreign affairs.Marion Messmer, senior research fellow in the International Security Programme at Chatham House, an international relations think tank in London, UK.Tormod Heier, a professor at the National Defence University College in Oslo, Norway and a former officer in the Norwegian Intelligence Service.CREDITS: Presenter - David Baker Producer - Philip Reevell. Researcher - Katie Morgan Editor - Tara McDermott Technical Producer - Craig BoardmanImage Credit - Rex/Shutterstock via BBC Images

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For review:1.  IDF Strikes Hezbollah in S. Lebanon after Ceasefire Violation.IDF Fighter jets struck a Hezbollah facility, which was used to hold medium-range rockets, after identifying activity there.2. Israel warns Syria of allowing weapons transfers from Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon.The Israel Defense Forces has said that amid the truce it would continue to act to prevent all weapon deliveries to the Lebanese terror group, including by striking shipments anywhere in Lebanon or Syria.3. President-elect Trump selects Retired Army General as Ukraine-Russia Envoy.President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Keith Kellogg, a former national security adviser and retired lieutenant general in the US military, to be special envoy to Ukraine and Russia in his second administration.4.  Russian SU-27 Warplanes Intercept B-52H Bombers near Baltic Sea.The B-52s were conducting a training flight when the Russian Su-27 fighters intercepted them near Kaliningrad. A US defense official said the interception was safe and professional, and the B-52s continued with their planned flight.5. President-elect Trump selects businessman John Phelan as Nominative Secretary of the Navy.If confirmed, Phelan would replace current Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, who is expected to step down ahead of Trump's inauguration.

Fraktionsspitzen im EU-Parlament ebnen Weg für neue Kommission, US-Autobauer Ford kündigt Streichung von 2.900 Stellen in Deutschland an, IG-Metall und Betriebsrat stellen Konzept ohne Notwendigkeit von Personalabbau bei VW vor, Andauernde Diskussionen über SPD-Kanzlerkandidatur, Linkspartei versucht mit "Mission Silberlocke" über Grundmandatsklausel Wiedereinzug in den Bundestag, CDU und SPD einigen sich mit BSW auf Koalitionsvertrag in Thüringen, Bundesinnenministerin Faeser pocht auf Künstliche Intelligenz bei Polizeiarbeit, US-Präsident Biden genehmigt Lieferung von Antipersonenminen an Ukraine, Deutscher Staatsbürger wegen Terrorverdachts in Kaliningrad festgenommen, Nations League: Deutsche Fußball-Nationalmannschaft beendet Gruppenphase mit Remis gegen Ungarn, Das Wetter Hinweis: Der Beitrag zum Thema "Nations League" darf aus rechtlichen Gründen nicht auf tagesschau.de gezeigt werden.

This week we talk about APT28, spoofing, and hybrid warfare.We also discuss the Baltics, Tartu airport, and hacking.Recommended Book: The Middle Passage by James HollisTranscriptIn early May of 2024, the German government formally blamed a Russian hacking group called APT28 for hacking members of the governing German Social Democratic Party in 2023, and warned of unnamed consequences.Those consequences may apply just to APT28, which is also sometimes called "Fancy Bear," or they may apply to the Russian government, as like many Russia-based hacking groups, APT28 often operates hand-in-glove with the Russian military intelligence service, which allows the Russian government to deny involvement in all sorts of attacks on all sorts of targets, while covertly funding and directing the actions of these groups.APT28 reportedly also launched attacks against German defense, aerospace, and information technology companies, alongside other business entities and agencies involved, even tangentially, with Ukraine and its defense measures against Russia's invasion.This hacking effort allegedly began in early 2022, shortly after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the head of the Russian embassy in Germany has been summoned to account for these accusations—though based on prior attacks and allegations related to them by Russia's intelligence agencies, and the hacking groups it uses as proxies, that summoning is unlikely to result in anything beyond a demonstration of anger on the part of the German government, formally registered with Russia's representative in Berlin.For its part, Russia's government has said that it was in no way involved in any incidents of the kind the German government describes, though Germany's government seems pretty confident in their assessment on this, at this point, having waited a fair while to make this accusation, and utilizing its partnerships with the US, UK, Canada, and New Zealand to confirm attribution.This accusation has been leveled amidst of wave of similar attacks, also allegedly by Russia and its proxies, against other targets in the EU and NATO—including but not limited to the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden.Many of these attacks have apparently made use of an at-the-time unknown security flaw in Microsoft software that gave them access to compromised email accounts for long periods of time, allowing them to, among other things, scoop up intelligence reports from folks in the know in these countries, sifting their messages for data that would help Russia's forces in Ukraine.This group, and other Russia GRU, their intelligence service, proxies, have reportedly targeted government and critical infrastructure targets in at least 10 NATO countries since the fourth quarter of 2023, alone, according to analysis by Palo Alto Networks, and experts in this space have said they're concerned these sorts of attacks, while often oriented toward intelligence-gleaning and at times embarrassing their targets, may also be part of a larger effort to weaken and even hobble intelligence, military, and critical infrastructure networks in regional nations, which could, over time, reduce stability in these countries, increase extremism, and possibly prevent them from defending themselves and their neighbors in the event of a more formal attack by Russian forces.What I'd like to talk about today is another sort of attack, allegedly also launched by Russia against their neighbors in this part of the world, but this one a little less well-reported-upon, at this point, despite it potentially being even more broadly impactful.—The Global Positioning System, or GPS, was originally developed in 1973 by the US Department of Defense. Its first satellite was launched in 1978, and its initial, complete constellation of 24 satellites were in orbit and functional in 1993.This satellite network's full functionality was only available to the US military until 2000, when then-President Bill Clinton announced that it would be opened up for civilian use, as well.This allowed aviation and similar industries to start using it on the vehicles and other assets, and normal, everyday people were thenceforth able to buy devices that tapped this network to help them figure out where they were in the world, and get to and from wherever they wanted to go.A high-level explanation of how GPS works is that all of these satellites contain atomic clocks that are incredibly stable and which remain synchronized with each other, all showing the exact same, very precise time. These satellites broadcast signals that indicate what time their clocks currently read.GPS devices, as long as they can connect to the signals broadcast by a few of these satellites, can figure out where they're located by noting the tiny differences in the time between these broadcasts: signals from satellites that are further away will take longer to arrive, and that time difference will be noted by a given device, which then allows it to triangulate a geolocation based on the distance between the device and those several satellites.This is a simple concept that has created in a world in which most personal electronic devices now contain the right hardware and software to tap these satellite signals, compute these distances, and casually place us—via our smartphones, cars, computers, watches, etc—on the world map, in a highly accurate fashion.This type of technology has proven to be so useful that even before it was made available for civilian use, catalyzing the world that we live in today, other governments were already investing in their own satellite networks, most predicated on the same general concept; they wanted to own their own constellation of satellites and technologies, though, just in case, because the GPS network could theoretically be locked down by the US government at some point, and because they wanted to make sure they had their own militarizable version of the tech, should they need it.There are also flaws in the US GPS system that make it less ideal for some use-cases and in some parts of the world, so some GPS copycats fill in the blanks on some of those flaws, while others operate better at some latitudes than vanilla GPS does.All of which brings us to recent troubles that the global aviation industry has had in some parts of the world, related to their flight tracking systems.Most modern aircraft use some kind of global navigation satellite system, which includes GPS, but also Europe's Galileo, Russia's GLONASS, and China's BeiDou, among other competitors.These signals can sometimes be interrupted or made fuzzy by natural phenomena, like solar flares and the weather, and all of these systems have their own peculiarities and flaws, and sometimes the hardware systems they use to lock onto these signals, or the software they use to compute a location based on them, will go haywire for normal, tech-misbehaving reasons.Beginning in the 1990s, though, we began to see electronic countermeasures oriented toward messing with these global navigation satellite system technologies.These technologies, often called satellite navigation deceivers, are used by pretty much every government on the planet, alongside a slew of nongovernment actors that engage in military or terrorist activities, and they operate using a variety of jamming methods, but most common is basically throwing out a bunch of signals that look like GPS or other navigation system signals, and this has the practical effect of rendering these gadgets unusable, because they don't know which signal is legit and which is garbage; a bit like blasting loud noises to keep people from talking to each other, messing with their communication capacity.It's also possible to engage in what's called GPS Spoofing, which means instead of throwing out gobs of garbage signals, you actually send just a few signals that are intended to look legit and to be accepted by, for instance, a plane's GPS device, which then makes the aircraft's navigation systems think the plane is somewhere other than it is—maybe just a little off, maybe on the other side of the planet.Notably, neither of these sorts of attacks are actually that hard to pull off anymore, and it's possible to build a GPS-jamming device at home, if you really want to, though spoofing is a fair bit more difficult. Also worth knowing is that while making your own jammer is absolutely frowned upon by most governments, and it's actually illegal in the US and UK, across most of the world it's kind of a Wild West in this regard, and you can generally get away with making one if you want to, though there's a chance you'd still be arrested if you caused any real trouble with it.And it is possible to cause trouble with these things: most pilots and crew are aware of how these devices work and can watch for their effects, using backup tools to keep tabs on their locations when they need to; but using those backup tools requires a lot more effort and attention, and there's a chance that if they're hit by these issues at a bad moment, when they're distracted by other things, or when they're coming in for a landing or attempting to navigate safely around another aircraft, that could present a dangerous situation.That's why, until May 31, at the minimum, Finnair will no longer be flying to Tartu airport—which is a very small airport in Estonia, but it's home to the Baltic Defense College, which is one of NATO's educational hubs, and losing a daily flight to Tartu (the only daily flight at this particular airport) from Helsinki, will disconnect this area, via plane, at least, from the rest of Europe, which is inconvenient and embarrassing.This daily flight was cancelled because of ongoing disruptions to the airport's GPS system, which was previously an on-and-off sort of thing, but which, since 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, has become a lot worse. And Tartu relies exclusively on GPS for planes landing at the airport, and thus doesn't have another fallback system, if GPS fails at a vital, dangerous moment.This is a running theme throughout the Baltic region, an area populated by now-democratic NATO members that were formerly part of the Soviet Union, and which are considered to be at risk of a Russian invasion or other sort of attack if the invasion of Ukraine goes Russia's way.Almost all aircraft flying through this area have experienced GPS-jamming issues since 2022, and though that Finnair flight is the only one to have been cancelled as a result of all this jamming, so far, there are concerns that this could really scramble travel and shipping in the region, as it's making all flying in the area that much more risky on a continuous basis.Finland's government is framing this jamming as part of a hybrid warfare effort on Russia's part—alongside other hybrid efforts, like bussing migrants to Finland's borders in order to strain national coffers and nudge politics toward reactionary extremes.Some other nations are thinking along the same lines, though there's a chance that, rather than this jamming representing an intentional assault on these neighboring nations, it may actually be something closer to overflow from other, nearby jamming activities: Russia jamming GPS signals in Ukraine, for instance, or the governance of the Kaliningrad region, which is a Russian enclave separated from the rest of Russia and surrounded by Poland and Lithuania, engaging in their own, localized jamming, and those signals are then picked up across national borders, because that's how these signals work—just like sound can travel further than you might intend.It's possible we're seeing a bit of both here, overflow from that huge regional conflict, but also intentional jabs meant to make life more difficult for NATO nations, stressing their systems and costing them money and other resources, while also maybe testing the region's capacity to cope with such GPS disruptions and blackouts in the event of a potential future conflict.Another point worth making here, though, is that we see a lot of this sort of behavior in conflict zones, globally.FlightRadar24 recently introduced a live GPS jamming map to keep track of this sort of thing, and as of the day I'm recording this, alongside these consistent irregularities in the Baltic region, Ukraine, and parts of Eastern Europe, there's jamming occurring in the Middle East, near Israel, throughout Turkey, which has ongoing conflicts with insurgents in the afflicted areas, a portion of Moldova that is attempting to break away with the support of Russia, similar to what happened in Ukraine back in 2014, a northern portion of India where the Indian government has an ongoing conflict with separatists, and in Myanmar, where the military government is embroiled in fighting with a variety of groups that have unified to overthrow them.This has become common in conflict zones over the past few decades, then, as those who want to deny this data, and the capabilities it grants, to their enemies tend to blanket the relevant airwaves with disruptive noise or incorrect location information, rendering the GPS and similar networks less useful or entirely useless thereabouts.In Ukraine, the military has already worked out ways around this noise and false information, incorporating alternative navigation systems into their infrastructure, allowing them to use whichever one is the most accurate at any given moment.And it's likely, especially if this dynamic continues, which it probably will, as again, this is a fairly easy thing to accomplish, it's likely that spreading out and becoming less reliant on just one navigation system will probably become more common, or possibly even the de facto setup, which will be beneficial in the sense that each of these systems has its own pros and cons, but perhaps less so in that more satellites will be necessary to keep that larger, multi-model network operating at full capacity, and that'll make it more expensive to operate these systems, while also creating more opportunities for satellite collisions up in the relevant orbit—an orbit that's becoming increasingly crowded, and which is already packed with an abundance of no longer operational craft that must be avoided and operated-around.Show Noteshttps://www.dw.com/en/gps-jamming-in-the-baltic-region-is-russia-responsible/a-68993942https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cne900k4wvjohttps://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2024/04/30/who-is-jamming-airliners-gps-in-the-baltichttps://www.ft.com/content/37776b16-0b92-4a23-9f90-199d45d955c3https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/what-is-gps-jamming-why-it-is-problem-aviation-2024-04-30/https://www.politico.eu/article/gps-jamming-is-a-side-effect-of-russian-military-activity-finnish-transport-agency-says/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/gps-jamminghttps://www.flightradar24.com/blog/types-of-gps-jamming/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviaconversiyahttps://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-hackers-targeted-nato-eastern-european-militaries-google-2022-03-30/https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/07/politics/russian-hackers-nato-forces-diplomats/index.htmlhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/russian-cyber-attacks-targeted-defence-aerospace-sectors-berlin-says-2024-05-03/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/3/germany-accuses-russia-of-intolerable-cyberattack-warns-of-consequenceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fancy_Bear 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Tra le misure introdotte per gestire il flusso turistico a Venezia c'è anche la smart controlled room, che attraverso diverse tecnologie raccoglie informazioni sulle persone presenti in città. Il 22 aprile 1724, trecento anni fa, nasceva a Königsberg, l'odierna Kaliningrad, Immanuel Kant, uno dei principali pensatori dell'Illuminismo e uno dei più grandi filosofi di tutti i tempi.CONAlberto Puliafito, direttore di Slow NewsLea Ypi, filosofa e scrittrice albaneseVenezia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKFC0pvBsxA&t=2795sKaliningrad: https://www.arte.tv/it/videos/109058-000-A/arte-reportage/Fumetto: Giuseppe Rizzo, Federico Attardo, Il carcere è una trappolahttps://www.internazionale.it/notizie/giuseppe-rizzo/2024/04/29/carcere-trappola-fumettoTik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@spremutadigiornaliSe ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/podcastScrivi a podcast@internazionale.it o manda un vocale a +39 3347063050Consulenza editoriale di Chiara Nielsen.Produzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De Simone.Musiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele Scogna.Direzione creativa di Jonathan Zenti.

Valeriy was a Soviet Navy diver sapper and was born and raised in Kyiv, Ukraine. I have used a human translator for this episode so the main voice you will hear is my translator Galina Ryabova who was kindly funded by one of my financial supporters Valeriy opens up about his childhood, the impact of the Great Patriotic War on his family, and his mother's resilience in raising him after his father's untimely death. He shares insights into his schooling, where history and geography sparked his curiosity, and his early military training which set the stage for his specialised role in the Soviet Navy. Valeriy offers a rare glimpse into the life of a Soviet Navy diver sapper, trained in both underwater firearms and explosives, tasked with clearing mines to pave the way for naval infantry. He provides revealing insights into underwater warfare during the 1980s. His unit was stationed near Kaliningrad, where he describes his equipment and the day-to-day life that included guarding, surveillance, and rigorous half-yearly military exercises. Reflecting on the broader scope of the Cold War, Valeri discusses his perceptions of the US and NATO, the political climate under Gorbachev, and the aftermath of the USSR's dissolution. The fight to preserve Cold War history continues and via a simple monthly donation, you will give me the ammunition to continue to preserve Cold War history. You'll become part of our community, get ad-free episodes, and get a sought-after CWC coaster as a thank you and you'll bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ If a monthly contribution is not your cup of tea, We also welcome one-off donations via the same link. Find the ideal gift for the Cold War enthusiast in your life! Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/store/ Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Love history? Join Intohistory https://intohistory.com/coldwarpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

C dans l'air du 18 mars 2024 - Jean-Pierre Raffarin, ancien Premier ministre. Hier, Vladimir Poutine a été réélu président de la Russie pour 6 années supplémentaires avec plus de 87% des voix, selon les premières estimations et les résultats d'un sondage d'un institut étatique, Vtsiom. Les chiffres ont été publiés peu après la fermeture des derniers bureaux de vote à 19 heures, heure française, dans l'enclave de Kaliningrad. Dans un entretien accordé au Parisien, Emmanuel Macron a confirmé que des opérations en Ukraine seront peut-être nécessaires. "Notre devoir est de se préparer à tous les scénarios. Ce serait une erreur, une faute, de ne pas le faire. Je suis d'ailleurs persuadé que dans certains de ces scénarios, chacun, qui le peut avec son modèle, prendrait ses responsabilités". Lors du débat à l'Assemblée nationale, le Rassemblement National s'est abstenu et La France insoumise et le Parti communiste ont voté contre le contrat de sécurité avec l'Ukraine hier. Jean-Pierre Raffarin, ancien Premier ministre, reviendra sur les défis géopolitiques auxquels la France doit faire face, à l'heure où Emmanuel Macron assume ne pas exclure l'envoi de troupes occidentales sur le terrain ukrainien.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde discussed a suspected Russia-linked electronic jamming incident on a Royal Air Force plane carrying UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.Support the show

Timo takes us on a journey through the tumultuous events of the 1991 Soviet coup attempt, as experienced from the streets of the Baltic States. As the coup unfolds, Timo finds himself in Lithuania, planning to covertly visit the closed city of Kaliningrad. He shares the tension sharing a dining table with a Soviet officer, unknowingly on the eve of the coup. As the coup escalates, Timo's narrative becomes a vivid street-level account of the Estonian people's defiance. He describes the formation of human walls against Soviet tanks, the strategic significance of the TV tower, and the Estonians' ingenious methods of maintaining communication despite Russian interference. Timo's reflections on the morality of his curiosity, the fear of violence, and the spirit of resistance that pervaded Estonia during those critical hours are a testament to the resilience of a nation on the brink of reclaiming its freedom. Timo's book “Tanks & Roaches” is only currently available in Finnish, Estonian and Slovak and can be purchased on the links here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode334/ Timo can be contacted at timlaine@gmail.com  The fight to preserve Cold War history continues and viaa simple monthly donation, you will give me the ammunition to continue to preserve Cold War history. You'll become part of our community, get ad-free episodes, and get a sought-after CWC coaster as a thank you and you'll bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history.Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/If a monthly contribution is not your cup of tea, we welcome one-off donations via the same link.   Find the ideal gift for the Cold War enthusiast in your life! Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/store/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Love history? Check out Into History at this link https://intohistory.com/coldwarpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:   We examine President Emmanuel Macron's candid remarks on deploying European forces to Ukraine, a move that could significantly intensify the ongoing conflict. Attention shifts to Kaliningrad, a Russian territory facing isolation as Sweden prepares to become NATO's 32nd member state. We delve into reports about North Korea's new reconnaissance satellite that appears to be inactive in space. In the Back of the Brief, we discuss Mayor Eric Adams' stance on New York City's sanctuary laws and his push to deport migrants convicted of felonies amidst the city's rising crime rates. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. Email: PDB@TheFirstTV.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad a dangerous Russian bastion threatening the West, a point of vulnerability for Moscow, or a potential point of reconnection with Europe? How about a mix of all three -- and also an example of how even figures from a new 'Putin generation' politician can be technocrats rather than zealots.In the second half, a brief rumination about how  simulation exercises like Conducttr's recent Kaliningrad Crucible can help if not prediction, at least analysis.The Tucker Carlon-Putin interview article in the Sunday Times is here, and my video commentary is here.I'll update these notes with links to the video and text reports on Kaliningrad Crucible as soon as they are put online.The podcast's corporate partner and sponsor is Conducttr, which provides software for innovative and immersive crisis exercises in hybrid warfare, counter-terrorism, civil affairs and similar situations.You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials right here. Support the show

Jacob Mikanowski is the author of one of Tyler's favorite books this year called Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land. Tyler and Jacob sat down to discuss all things Eastern Europe, including the differences between Eastern and Western European humor, whether Poles are smiling more nowadays, why the best Polish folk art is from the south, the equilibrium for Kaliningrad and the Suwałki Gap, how Romania and Bulgaria will handle depopulation, whether Moldova has an independent future, the best city to party in, why there are so few Christian-Muslim issues in Albania, a nuanced take on Orbán and Hungarian politics, why food in Poland is so good now, why Stanisław Lem hasn't gotten more attention in the West, how Eastern Europe has changed his view of humanity, his ideal two week itinerary in the region, what he'll do next, and more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links. Recorded September 5th, 2023. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Jacob on X Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here.