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Zac Alcampo, Creative Director at Grow Your Center, brings a fresh perspective to leadership, culture, and creativity in early education. With two decades of experience in the gaming industry, Zac is a dynamic entrepreneur and inventive strategist who has helped build immersive digital experiences that merge gamification, artificial intelligence, and user engagement. Now, he's applying those same ideas to the world of child care — reimagining everything from team collaboration to marketing to parenting itself.   In this episode, Zac joins Kris to talk about gamification in parenting, business, and leadership. They cover how AI can boost productivity and creativity, how to use jam-style collaboration in your team culture, and how behavioral design can be a powerful tool in both the classroom and the breakroom.   Key Takeaways: [6:15] Kris shares her summer travel adventures and spiritual coaching work. [7:48] Zac joins from Minsk, Belarus, where he splits his days between parenting and leading creative tech projects. [9:12] Zac explains how his video game industry background led him to gamify tools at Grow Your Center. [13:24] From Microsoft to Bangkok startups, Zac's global career shaped how he solves problems creatively and at scale. [18:23] He shares how he co-parents a bilingual preschooler and how every moment becomes a playful game. [25:51] Fun fact: Zac is a seasoned street dancer and battle organizer who once crowdfunded a street culture festival in Thailand! [33:07] Kris and Zac talk about the tools that the GYC team uses to build next-level content. [37:48] Zac explains how “art directing” AI is the key to using it effectively. It's not about replacing creativity but amplifying it. [45:31] Zac outlines the structure of a “session” — collaborative cycles that build energy, creativity, and connection. [48:26] Gamification isn't just games; it's strategic behavior design. Done well, it increases engagement without being overwhelming. [53:45] Ideas for using gamification in parent events, leadership retreats, classroom behavior, and team training. [55:08] Tip: Split leaderboards into categories so everyone has a lane where they can win and feel valued. [56:28] S3 clients will soon see new gamified systems for onboarding, tracking progress, and celebrating wins. [58:59] Zac spills some beans on what's coming to S3, including visual progress tools, Slack AI, and more rewards. [1:01:35] Zac shares what he's most excited about: launching the M3 platform (Marketing Made Easy) for 2026.   Quotes: “I always tell people, GYC is childcare center marketing on the outside, but inside it's this crazy, cool tech, innovative kind of machine going on inside.” — Zac [9:40] “I have to say, I have a huge sense of purpose with everything that I've learned in my career beforehand and applying it to child care centers.” — Zac [12:10] “Everything turns into a game, and it's quickly become like having a little best friend.” — Zac [18:50] “That's the biggest thing, the mentality shift in the team, instead of like a doer, or just like, you know, a run-of-the-mill worker, really put into their heads to just act like the art director of what you're doing, and use the AI as a pencil, a really, really fast pencil. And you still have to know what looks good. You still have to have your design principles and your theory in there, but you can just produce so much more content with that.” — Zac [40:11]   Sponsored By: ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) Use code CCSC5 to claim a free course!   Mentioned in This Episode: Kris Murray @iamkrismurray The Child Care Success Company The Child Care Success Academy The Child Care Success Summit Grow Your Center Childcare Education Institute: use code CDARenewal22 to get $100 off your renewal Zac Alcampo LinkedIn

De spanning liep de afgelopen weken op: gaat de Russische president Poetin om tafel met z'n Oekraïense collega Zelensky? Het antwoord kennen we inmiddels: nee. De delegatie die Poetin wel stuurt, laat volgens Ruslandkenner Hubert Smeets zien hoe hij naar de oorlog kijkt: de tactiek is vooral om de onderhandelingen te vertragen. Dat terwijl het een moment zou kunnen zijn geweest waarop wat zou kunnen keren, na een lange lijst aan onderhandelingen sinds het conflict begon tussen Oekraïne en Rusland ruim 10 jaar geleden. De twee zaten één keer eerder met elkaar om tafel in 2019. In Podcast De Dag blikt Smeets terug op die ontmoeting. Zelensky hoopte de verhoudingen met buurland Rusland toen nog te verbeteren. Maar die hoop is met de jaren oorlog vervlogen. Er is onderhandeld in Parijs, in Minsk, in Istanbul en in Riyadh. Met bemiddelaars Frankrijk, Duitsland, Turkije en de VS. Maar na al deze onderhandeltafels zijn beide partijen veranderd volgens Hubert Smeets. Beide kanten zijn meer en meer uit elkaar gedreven. Reageren? Mail dedag@nos.nl Presentatie en montage: Marco Geijtenbeek Redactie: Judith van de Hulsbeek

9 hours...with tracks by....Joel Hood, s4ds, Schuldiner, Secret Archives of the Vatican, Meow Meow vs. Jefflocks, Southman, Bombay Dub Orchestra, .Message. Campanero, by Joel Hood. Northern England. [Bad Panda] Space Trip (Pavel Ambiont Remix), by s4ds. Minsk, Belarus. [Force Carriers] Obsuiseysechilisya, by Schuldiner. Russia. [Sputnik Records] The World Was Not Worthy of Them, by [...] The post Rewind…PCP#417… 9 hours… appeared first on Pete Cogle's Podcast Factory.

Dancing since the age of 5, Sybil Stanonis' first love was tap. Taking classes and competing with top level recognition in tap, ballet and jazz throughout childhood; she knew dance was a passion. Her competition success provided her invitations to dance across Russia (Leningrad, Minsk, Moscow ) and Denmark (Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen). Her professional credits include 2 seasons as a NFL Cheerleader for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers which involved promotional work and community events. While pursuing & completing her degree in psychology at State University of New York (SUNY) Old Westbury she continued dance by adding to her professional credits dancing with the Knicks City Dancers summer dance events, coaching high school cheerleading and performing with the Fred Astaire Dance Troupe on Long Island, NY. Moving to Florida and starting a family has shifted Sybil's dance career to instruction/dance therapy.  The curriculum Sybil developed from her education, dance expertise & life experience offers a creative and therapetic approach that teaches skills to last a lifetime. DTWS is currently offered in studio and public & private schools, virtual and also at your location site for team building experiences. Dance Time with Sybil, Inc. is a patch partner with Girl Scouts of West Central Florida & community partner with numerous organizations.  Sybil & her students students perform for various charity events around the Tampa Bay Area including Wounded Warriors Benefit, Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance, Drug Free America Foundation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Central Florida Behavioral Health Network, & American Lung Association.  Sybil also stays active with the Tampa Bay Buccaneer Cheerleader Alumni & NFL Alumni through performances and community events. Sybil is an official Tedx speaker sharing her speech "Dancing through the Darkness with Pivots to your Purpose" with inspiration, motivation & movement. "To Me dancing is a beautiful way of expressing your thoughts, emotions and feelings through movement of our body...There is never any judgement on my dance floor...and it will forever be a part of my journey we call life." Find her on social media:  Facebook : Sybil Stanonis and Dance Time with Sybil Instagram: sybs99 TikTok: dtwsybil LinkedIn: sybil stanonis or dtwsybil Sybil's Website: https://dtwsybil.com HELP SUPPORT OUR FIGHT AGAINST ADDICTION. DONATE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/theaddictionpodcast   PART OF THE GOOD NEWS PODCAST NETWORK. AUDIO VERSIONS OF ALL OUR EPISODES: https://theaddictionpodcast.com CONTACT US: The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return theaddictionpodcast@yahoo.com Intro and Outro music by: Decisions by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100756 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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

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Preview: Conversation with Author Serhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War," re Minsk 1 and Minsk 2 and What Appeasement of Russia May Work. This Was Years Before This Moment of Appeasing Russia with Crimea. More 1929 KYIV

Хоць новы канцлер яшчэ ў Германні афіцыйна не абраны (хоць усе і не сумняюцца ў тым, што ім стане Мерц), але ўжо можна казаць пра стварэнне кіроўнай кааліцыі. А гэта ў сённяшніх умовах ужо шмат. Адпаведна, узнікаюць магчымасці для аналізу таго, якой можа быць як знешняя, так і ўнутраная палітыка новага ўраду і чаго чакаць у такім важным для беларусаў пытанні, як міграцыйная палітыка і пытанні легалізацыі. Ці можна казаць, што кааліцыя практычна створаная і што з сябе ўяўляюць сілы, якія ў яе ўваходзяць? Якой можа быць палітыка новага ўраду Германіі і чаго чакаць у гэтым сэнсе беларусам, якія хочуць знайсці прытулак у гэтай краіне? Ці варта разлічваць на спрашчэнне працэдуры легалізацыі і ці будзе новы ўрад падтрымліваць беларускія ініцыятывы ў Германіі? На гэтыя ды іншыя пытанні ў эфіры Еўрарадыё адказвае сяброўка Пашыранай рады беларускага аб'яднання ў Германіі Razam, каардынатарка фестывалю Minsk x Minga, супрацоўніца Універсітэта Пасаў (The University of Passau) Хрысціна Дарапей.

(00:00:00) INTRO (00:05:06) un nuevo Papa para una Europa conservadora (00:16:50) Una Corte Suprema, una definición de mujer (00:26:57) EL MENÚ (00:31:07) cómo leer las cifras que ofrece Milei (00:39:59) SALUDOS (00:43:20) ANUNCIOS (00:44:35) un maratón de Robots Vs humanos (00:46:27) un argumento a favor de los aranceles con China (01:01:25) y la respuesta de China es, mandame un tipo uno (01:03:30) una epidemia de Sarampión qué raro si hay una vacuna (01:11:07) ya que estamos en esto, lo del autismo también tiene problemas de diagnóstico (01:18:17) Rusia manda un mensaje a Alemania (01:21:51) por cierto dejen de hablar de los acuerdos de Minsk (01:26:00) el cartel de las vitaminas (01:29:56) hackearon a 4chan (01:33:57) trump se pelea con harvard porque dice que no saben leer (01:45:09) también le hace Ghosting a la Corte Suprema (01:54:05) y quiere que la Reserva Federal deje de hacerle Ghosting a él (01:57:30) mientras tanto las locuritas migratorias continúan (02:00:15) que hasta Joe Rogan anda Say Whattt (02:03:28) hablando de migración los europeos designan los países seguros, pero no estés tan seguro (02:05:42) la paranoia de los papás vs los daños del celular (02:10:16) Uruguay empieza a resolver eso de que eres nacional pero no ciudadano (02:12:54) por fin vida en otro planeta (02:15:49) tarde o temprano la basura espacial nos va a dar una hostia (02:19:23) el Salvador hace una oferta a Venezuela (02:21:43) en serio que encontré un político gringo con sentido común (02:30:10) científicos se inventan una con el ojo humano (02:32:19) por cierto el precio de los huevos dio sus frutos (02:37:11) EXTRA - a vuelta en U de la felicidad Un nuevo Papa para una Europa conservadora https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/cwygd8p9r2po Una Corte Suprema, una definición de mujer https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg7pqzk47zo https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-highest-court-rule-definition-woman-under-equality-laws-2025-04-15/ Cómo leer las cifras que ofrece Milei https://www.france24.com/es/am%C3%A9rica-latina/20250415-argentina-entre-cifras-y-realidades-la-econom%C3%ADa-que-milei-celebra-y-la-que-vive-la-gente Un maratón de Robots Vs humanos https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2025/04/19/ciencia/video/maraton-robots-humanos-beijing-trax https://x.com/thehumanoidhub/status/1913395610138579143 SALUDOS… Un argumento a favor de los aranceles con China https://x.com/kevinolearytv/status/1910479918644748496 Y la respuesta de China es, mandame un tipo uno https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/china-open-to-talks-if-trump-shows-respect-names-point-person?embedded-checkout=true https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/04/19/chinese-exporters-seek-new-markets-to-offset-us-tariff-impact-amid-trade-war Una epidemía de Sarampión qué raro si hay una vacuna https://medicalxpres s.com/news/2025-03-measles-outbreak-future-infectious-disease.html https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/12/politics/rfk-jrs-long-complicated-history-with-the-measles-vaccines/index.html Ya que estamos en esto, lo del autismo también tiene problemas de diagnóstico https://www.lanacion.com.ar/lifestyle/creyo-que-su-hija-tenia-autismo-pero-un-estudio-genetico-lo-cambio-todo-senti-miedo-ansiedad-y-un-nid15042025/ Rusia manda un mensaje a Alemania https://www.dw.com/es/rusia-advierte-a-alemania-sobre-el-suministro-de-misiles-taurus-a-ucrania/a-72277759 Y arma un cese al fuego que no cesa de todos modos https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/20/putin-announces-36-hour-ukraine-ceasefire-over-easter Por cierto dejen de hablar de los acuerdos de Minsk https://mythdetector.com/en/was-ukraine-refusing-to-join-nato-because-of-the-minsk-agreement/ El cartel de las vitaminas https://asianometry.passport.online/member/episode/the-global-vitamin-cartels Hackearon a 4chann https://es.wired.com/articulos/si-4chan-realmente-fue-hackeado-anos-de-datos-de-usuarios-corren-peligro Trump se pelea con harvard porque dice que no saben leer https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/harvard-trump-conservative-history-academia También le hace Ghosting a la Corte Suprema https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/bukele-trump-court-order/682432/?gift=201cWZnM2XBz2eP81zy0pBmUeCBh9QWxC-J0KpUpom4 Y quiere que la Reserva Federal deje de hacerle Ghosting a él https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/17/trump-again-calls-for-fed-to-cut-rates-says-powells-termination-cannot-come-fast-enough.html Mientras tanto las locuritas migratorias continuan https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIgteILteac/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/lawyer-detained-canada-border-bachir-atallah-b2733665.html https://www.tiktok.com/@nytopinion/video/7494368350076751134?_r=1&_t=ZM-8vcszVwFmys https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/us-born-american-citizen-ice-hold-florida-released-rcna201854?cid=sm_in Que hasta Joe Rogan anda Say Whattt https://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/1913949016892621221 Hablando de migración los europeos designan los países seguros, pero no estés tan seguro https://es.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/16/la-ue-publica-un-listado-de-terceros-paises-para-externalizar-solicitudes-de-asilo-de-migr La paranoia de los papás vs los daños del celular https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/c8ep6p889g6o Uruguay empieza a resolver eso de que eres nacional pero no ciudadano https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/Uruguay-actualiza-informacion-de-pasaportes-para-cumplir-con-recomendacion-internacional-uc920906#amp_tf=De%20%251%24s&aoh=17447709334913&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.montevideo.com.uy%2FNoticias%2FUruguay-actualiza-informacion-de-pasaportes-para-cumplir-con-recomendacion-internacional-uc920906 Por fin vida en otro planeta https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39jj9vkr34o Tarde o temprano la basura espacial nos va a dar una hostia https://www.xataka.com/espacio/cada-dia-reingresan-tres-grandes-piezas-basura-espacial-algun-dia-se-nos-acabara-suerte-caeran-alguien El 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This week, Ben and Zach are joined by two organizers based in Palestine-Israel whose lives and political journeys inform powerful reflections on displacement, state oppression, solidarity, and the possibilities of joint struggle.Kastuś, originally from Minsk, has moved through various diasporic contexts—Belarus, Australia, and now Tel Aviv — shares his path from growing up under authoritarianism to joining the Belarusian uprising in 2020, and working with Kompass Media (Ep. 26) and on his own to alleviate harm and expose the reality of state (and state-backed) violence.Mohammed, a 48' Palestinian from Umm al-Fahm, brings deep insight from growing up as part of an activist family and community, and reflects on his experience as a Palestinian student at an Israeli university in the wake of October 7.Our conversation draws provocative parallels between the histories of European Jews and Palestinians—without flattening their differences—as a way to think about shared experiences of dispossession, repression, and resistance. On this 82nd anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, it is as important as ever to reject nationalist histories and challenge all forms of domination and hate.Learn more a bout the Polish-Belarusian (EU) Border Refugee crisis and consider supporting activists here! Subscribe to our collaborative YouTubeFollow us on InstagramIf you like the work we're doing here, please consider supporting us on Patreon!Thank you to Monsieur Jack for his beautiful rendition of the Partisan Song "Zog Nit Keynmol"

Chuck Todd takes a deep dive into the JFK assassination conspiracy and the latest document release with Jeff Morley, founder of JFK Facts.He opens the episode by exploring how the government's lack of transparency and honesty has fueled public distrust—and why that environment often breeds conspiratorial thinking.Chuck and Jeff then examine the government's decades-long effort to keep a tight lid on records related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination, and how skepticism from high-ranking officials at the time continues to cast doubt on the CIA's official account.They break down the most recent document releases, discuss why both Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden delayed their full release, and analyze what the timing and redactions might suggest about what the government could still be hiding.The conversation takes a closer look at Lee Harvey Oswald, his potential ties to the CIA, and why the agency has remained evasive about those connections.Finally, they review the key findings from the newly released documents, assess whether any revelations have truly been groundbreaking, and preview what might come next in the ongoing evolution of this historic conspiracy theory.Like and subscribe to The Chuck ToddCast!Timeline:0:00 Introduction02:00 What led to massive distrust of the U.S. government04:00 Chuck's big questions about the JFK assassination8:40 How did Jeff Morley become JFKfacts?10:10 Oliver Stone's movie led to congress passing the JFK records act in 199211:40 Released CIA records were a reporting gold mine14:55 Until the internet, the government kept a closed fist on the records15:55 Oswald denied the killing, case was never adjudicated 19:10 Chuck welcoming his son to the conspiracy 21:50 The books that informed Jeff's thinking on the assassination24:45 Bobby Kennedy never believed the official story25:55 How did Oswald not end up in jail after going to Russia?28:45 Oswald was a known quantity to CIA officials before the assassination29:55 Robert Kennedy asked the CIA director directly about CIA involvement32:10 CIA's fear was their awful operations being brought to light33:40 Lyndon Johnson didn't believe the Warren commission34:50 Why did the CIA cover up its affiliation with Oswald?35:40 What did Trump hold off on releasing?37:30 Trump and Biden both punted on releasing files40:40 Trump got back on board after RFK Jr. joined the campaign43:10 The timeline for redactions shows what the government prioritized protecting45:10 Hoover sanctioned FBI agents for their handling of Oswald45:55 Why did the FBI + CIA remove Oswald from the watch list?47:40 Oswald clearly was a CIA asset48:40 Oswald did 5 things that should have landed him in trouble49:55 Oswald goes public with the Fair Play for Cuba Committee51:50 4 people confronting Oswald in the courtroom had CIA connections54:20 Bay of Pigs is the root of Cuban-American support for Republicans59:00 Did we learn anything from old Soviet files?1:01:00 Soviets surveilled Oswald while he was in Minsk 1:03:45 Tulsi Gabbard implied new files had been found1:05:30 CIA hasn't produced new records that aren't at the national archives1:06:00 What are we missing on Jack Ruby?1:08:10 CIA motivations for cover up?1:10:15 What if Oswald did it and was part of a conspiracy?1:10:40 There's no smoking gun proof Oswald did it?1:11:10 Compelling evidence that shots came from in front of Kennedy1:13:10 Investigators botched the chain of possession for evidence1:17:25 Jeff's experience testifying in front of congress1:18:55 Trump's motive for declassifying the records1:21:40 Where to find Jeff's work1:23:10 The CIA was a rogue agency in the 50s 1:24:55 Chuck's closing thoughts

Declarațiile unui deputat cazac au creat o enormă dezbatere în țară: trebuie să se impună sau nu taxe pentru persoanele necăsătorite și fără copii în Kazahstan? Una este dezbaterea publică, alta este realitatea politică, încearcă să lămurească un articol din presa locală care amintește despre practica URSS de a taxa persoanele fără copii. Un deputat cazac a avut o discuție informală cu tinerii despre căsătoriile târzii și situația demografică din țară. Deputatul a menționat exemplul istoric al URSS în care persoanele fără copii erau supuse unei taxe, dar a discutat și despre practicile altor țări care încearcă să stimuleze natalitatea prin politici publice, scrie baq.kz.„Cuvintele sale au fost scoase din context și prezentate în presă ca o propunere oficială de introducere a unei taxe pentru persoanele fără copii. Deputatul a negat rapid aceste afirmații, precizând că nu a făcut nicio propunere, ci pur și simplu și-a exprimat îngrijorarea cu privire la declinul demografic și a cerut o dezbatere publică pe această temă,” scrie publicația cazacă.Kazahstanul se confruntă în prezent cu o scădere a ratei natalității. În timp ce la începutul anilor 2000, o femeie de vârstă fertilă avea în medie 3,2 copii, această cifră a scăzut la aproximativ 2,7 în 2023. Deși cifra rămâne peste nivelul de înlocuire a populației (2,1,) tendințele provoacă îngrijorare în rândul specialiștilor.În memoria colectivă cazacă, ideea unei taxe pentru cei fără copii datează din epoca sovietică. URSS a introdus o astfel de taxă în 1941, care a rămas în vigoare până în 1992. Se aplica bărbaților cu vârste cuprinse între 20 și 50 de ani și femeilor cu vârste între 20 și 45 de ani care nu aveau copii și reprezenta 6% din salariul lunar.Azerbaidjanul cere Armeniei să își modifice constituția pentru a ajunge la un acord de pacePentru a finaliza tratatul de pace, Azerbaidjanul continuă să ceară Armeniei să dizolve Grupul OSCE de la Minsk, creat pentru a rezolva conflictul din Nagorno-Karabah și să-și modifice constituția, relatează azatutyun.am, Europa Liberă în limba armeană.Guvernul azer susține că actuala constituție a Armeniei conține pretenții teritoriale împotriva Azerbaidjanului. Preambulului se referă la declarația de independență, scriu jurnaliștii, iar aceasta menționează unificarea Armeniei cu Nagorno Karabah. Baku cere eliminarea acestei referințe.Nu există nimic în Constituția armeană care să indice că regiunea face parte din Armenia, susține Ararat Mirzoyan, șeful diplomației armene.„Și noi avem preocupările noastre cu privire la Constituția Azerbaidjanului, dar de ce nu le ridicăm? Pentru că în textul acordului de pace există o clauză specială conform căreia recunoaștem reciproc integritatea teritorială a țărilor noastre și o altă clauză care prevede că niciuna dintre părți nu poate invoca legislația sa internă pentru a justifica nepunerea în aplicare a acestui acord. Aceasta înseamnă că problema este soluționată, iar calea cea mai scurtă este semnarea și ratificarea acordului”, a spus Mirzoyan.Oficialul armean spune că declarația de independență azeră declară actuala Republică Azerbaidjan drept succesorul primei republici întemeiată în 1918.„Știm cu toții că prima Republică Azerbaidjan și-a proclamat suveranitatea asupra unui teritoriu mult mai mare decât Azerbaidjanul actual, incluzând aproximativ 60% din teritoriul suveran al Armeniei de astăzi”, a spus ministrul de externe armean.În ciuda precondițiilor Azerbaidjanului, Mirzoyan susține că există toate condițiile favorabile semnării tratatului de pace. El a reiterat poziția Armeniei: Erevanul este pregătit să înceapă procesul de dizolvare a Grupului de la Minsk dar acesta poate fi dizolvat după încetarea conflictului. Pe teren, nu există conflict de facto, dar nu există nici un document semnat și ratificat care să stabilească pacea și relațiile interstatale.Statuia lui Marcus Aurelius se întoarce în Turcia după 65 de aniIată un titlu din hurriyet.com.tr.Opera a fost descoperită în urma săpăturilor ilegale efectuate în anii 1960 la vechiul sit Boubon din Burdur, oraș din sud-vestul Turciei și a fost ulterior scoasă din țară. Această lucrare, integrată în colecția Muzeului de Artă din Cleveland în anii 1980, a făcut obiectul unei monitorizări riguroase timp de decenii de către autoritățile turce, scrie Hurriyet.Statuia din bronz îl înfățișează pe Marcus Aurelius în postură de filozof. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus a fost un împărat roman care a condus imperiul între anii 161 și 180 era noastră și unul dintre marii filozofi stoici. Betul YIGIT, TurciaDariga  DANIYAR,  KazakstanSatenik SAVELYAN, Armenia

◉◉ Soundroom Podcast 112 - ARTS ◉◉ ◉ Hailing from the heart of Belarus, ARTS brings a deeply personal approach to the minimal underground sound. With roots firmly planted in the culture of vinyl digging and rare music curation, his sets move like stories—timeless, warm, and groovy. As the founder of Deep Arts on Minsk's radio Plato, ARTS crafts musical journeys inspired by the likes of Sonja Moonear, Andrei Ciubuc, Topper, Mark Ambrose, and Ricardo Villalobos. His music isn't just played—it's felt. ◉ Follow ARTS: https://soundcloud.com/artssss ◉ Follow Soundroom: www.facebook.com/soundroompodcast ◉◉ ◉◉ Support us on patreon: patreon.com/SoundroomBucharest

La prison ou l'exil. C'est le sort réservé aux acteurs de la scène musicale underground au Bélarus, s'ils se risquent à des paroles ou des actes trop contestataires. Depuis 2020 et la répression de manifestations inédites contre le pouvoir de l'autocrate Alexandre Loukachenko, aucune opposition n'est tolérée dans le pays. De nombreux musiciens ont été pourchassés pour leur soutien au soulèvement populaire ou leur opposition à l'invasion de l'Ukraine par la Russie.Après la fuite massive des cerveaux créatifs, ceux qui restent au Bélarus tentent aujourd'hui de recoller les morceaux de la scène underground et d'offrir un exutoire à l'expression culturelle.Sur le Fil a pu assister à l'un de ces concerts à Minsk, avec sur le terrain, Thomas O'Callaghan et Robin Bjalon.Avec l'éclairage de Yauheni Kryzhanouski, enseignant chercheur à Sciences po Strasbourg et auteur de "Contester par la musique sous régime autoritaire : la politisation du rock au Bélarus" (Editions du Croquant, 2022). Réalisation : Madeleine de Blic.Présentation : Emmanuelle BaillonExtraits de reportages AFPTVDoublages: Manon Hilaire, Elouan Blat Extraits musicaux : Lavon Volski - Героям слава!Группа "Сузорье" - Сентябрьская рекаSur le Fil est le podcast quotidien de l'AFP. Vous avez des commentaires ou des suggestions ? Écrivez-nous à podcast@afp.com. Vous pouvez aussi nous envoyer une note vocale par Whatsapp au + 33 6 79 77 38 45. Si vous aimez, abonnez-vous, parlez de nous autour de vous et laissez-nous plein d'étoiles sur votre plateforme de podcasts préférée pour mieux faire connaître notre programme. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Lukashenko wants to hold Ukrainian-Russian peace talks in Minsk. Is it realistic? Debates continue in the US about Radio Free Europe - how important is this news outlet for Belarusians? And will the leader of the Belarusian opposition move to Prague? Matěj Skalický interviews Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Všechny díly podcastu Vinohradská 12 můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

Lukashenko wants to hold Ukrainian-Russian peace talks in Minsk. Is it realistic? Debates continue in the US about Radio Free Europe - how important is this news outlet for Belarusians? And will the leader of the Belarusian opposition move to Prague? Matěj Skalický interviews Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

In today's war diary, Nikolai Sobolev and Alexey Arestovich discussed the main news on the 1119th day of war:➤ 00:00 Nikolay Sobolev: Who is Alexey Arestovich?➤ 02:07 What is the "new world" and what was the "old" one?➤ 05:33 Trump's arrival - a step back in building the security architecture of the modern world?➤ 06:19 Four years of Trump, Musk and Vance - a reaction or a revolution?➤ 07:30 What's wrong with the liberal democratic project? Time for the fall of idols.➤ 10:40 Is Trump's rhetoric ethical? Trump is a technical "good", a figure of transition. He does not bring something new, he destroys the old.➤ 12:56 Conspiracy theories.➤ 15:41 Who is J.D. Vance? His biography is a set of crises. Mature thinking in the category of the common good.➤ 20:55 Can humanity overcome wars? There will be wars as long as politics exists. Politics will exist as long as there is a difference between people. Wars can become less intense thanks to the economy.➤ 24:00 The hot phase of the war may end in 2025. Ukraine is a "sacred wound" for Russia. Russia will never leave Ukraine alone. What to do about it?➤ 27:28 The project for an independent Ukraine has failed.➤ 28:30 The deal on rare earth metals is the best possible guarantee of Ukraine's security. Only the Russian Federation can give Ukraine the other real guarantee of security. Ukraine's proposal to Russia.➤ 32:54 Criticism of the "UPA dugouts".➤ 33:41 What could be the contours of the "Minsk-3" peace agreement? People calling for "fighting to the last Ukrainian" are not in Ukraine themselves.➤ 35:36 The key point of the peace agreement is the number of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A deal with the Russian Federation is possible if Trump offers bonuses that exceed the Kremlin's fears regarding the numbers of the Ukrainian army.➤ 38:49 Corruption in a country at war: Zelensky organized it. These schemes will be made public later. He does not think in terms of the common good.➤ 40:12 Zelensky's political hypocrisy. Plans to create a special tribunal to investigate decisions made since 2014 as a vaccination for future Ukrainian politicians - there should be no impunity.➤ 42:12 Russian military aggression and its hybrid operations. Fire in the House of Trade Unions in Odessa. Criticism of the glorification of murderers. The state approach to the common good for Ukraine.➤ 46:20 The state is order: the security service must protect language and society.➤ 47:00 Grants and American influence in Ukraine. Political emigration - the danger has not been removed yet. Understanding the cause-and-effect mechanisms of war.➤ 49:00 Narratives promoted by the West since 2004: the victim is always right; you were a colony of Russia; you must contain Russia. Hundreds of millions of dollars were allocated to them.➤ 50:45 When Oleksiy Arestovych becomes the president of Ukraine: rethinking the imperial and Soviet past.➤ 53:45 What percentage of Ukrainians support the war party? Sociology is losing relevance when the global background changes.➤ 55:25 "I don't want to. But you have no choice." I am the next president and the only one who will ensure peace. Accept this as a fact. If not me, Ukraine will not cope.➤ 58:45 We must end democracy. We will all die if we follow democratic mechanisms. We need direct presidential rule and a state of emergency.➤ 59:51 Symphony instead of Empire: my architecture of the future. I am not going to be a monarch. I want to build a Ukrainian Symphony based on Arestovich.➤ 01:01:09 If you are the first representative of Earth with aliens, what will you say?➤ 01:02:15 One-way intergalactic travel. Personal evolution: Ukraine is a canvas on which I want to paint something beyond beautiful.Olexiy Arestovych (Kiev): Advisor to the Office of Ukraine President : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksiy_ArestovychOfficial channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjWy2g76QZf7QLEwx4cB46gNikolay Feldman - Ukranian journalist, social researcher, blogger.

Channeling Southern mysticism, isolation, and a heavy dose of anguish, Little Rock, Arkansas' own sludge/doom titans, Rwake, solidify their status as the crown jewel of the Natural State with their 2007 classic, Voice of Omens.Joining us this week are Rwake superfan Nate Garrett (Spirit Adrift, Neon Nightmare) and producer Sanford Parker (Buried At Sea, Minsk, Nachtmystium, Black Cross Hotel), as they share their thoughts and stories behind this iconic record!Rwake's latest album The Return of Magik is OUT NOW via Relapse Records: https://www.relapse.com/collections/rwake-the-return-of-magikFollow Rwake on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterFollow Spirit Adrift on Instagram and TwitterFollow Neon Nightmare on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterSubscribe to Nate Garrett's podcast BIG RIFF ENERGY: https://www.youtube.com/@borntoonateFollow Sanford Parker on InstagramFollow Black Cross Hotel on InstagramRecommendations:Rwake - The Return of MagikNite - Cult of the Serpent SunPhrenelith - Ashen WombThe Cure - Songs of a Lost WorldPropaghandi - At PeaceIdle Heirs - Life is ViolenceCaustic Wound - Grinding Mechanism Of TormentSpirit Adrift - Ghost At The GallowsSpirit Adrift - Hot & Heavy: Live In TejasNeon Nightmare - Faded DreamPelican - Flickering ResonanceBlack Cross Hotel - HexFor all updates on Riff Worship follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Riff Worship on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Review's from the Dylbozer's Din⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our official playlists:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riffs on Repeat (Spotify)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hits from the Crypt (Apple)

„Președintele rus nu vrea pace, iar Trump nu își poate permite ca un ucigaș în masă laș să câștige,” iată declarații făcute de fostul premier britanic, Boris Johnson pentru Daily Mail și citate de presa ucraineană. Jurnaliștii din Ucraina mai scriu că nimeni nu are încredere că Rusia va respecta un acord de încetare a focului și va recurge la provocări. După Acordurile de la Minsk, Putin și-a încălcat cuvântul de cel puțin 25 de ori.  „Experiența ne arată că trebuie să ne așteptăm la provocări din partea Rusiei,” este un titlu din pravda.com.ua care citează un interviu acordat pentru presa ucraineană de ministrul afacerilor externe, Andriy Sybiga.„Experiența noastră amară a procesului de la Minsk” și a încetării focului stabilit la acea vreme, au fost cel puțin 25 (înțelegeri privind încetarea focului, n.r.) arată că (...) ar trebui să ne așteptăm imediat la provocări din partea rusă,” adaugă oficialul ucrainean.„Deci avem nevoie de un mecanism eficient de control obiectiv”, a spus Sybiga și a precizat că Ucraina a început deja să formeze o echipă națională „responsabilă cu dezvoltarea modalităților, a algoritmilor care să asigure acest proces”.„Putin nu vrea pace, iar Trump nu își poate permite ca un ucigaș în masă laș să câștige,” a declarat fostul premier al Marii Britanii, Boris Johnson într-un articol pentru pentru Daily Mail, citat de publicația Dzerkalo Tyzhnia (Oglinda Săptămânii în limba ucraineană).Condițiile de pace ale lui Putin nu sunt doar inacceptabile, ci arată și o lipsă de respect pentru dreptul internațional, spune Boris Johnson care subliniază că obiectivele Rusiei în acest război rămân neschimbate: Kremlinul urmărește să elimine independența Ucrainei, să stabilească un regim pro-rus la Kiev și să recâștige controlul asupra teritoriilor care au făcut parte odată din URSS. În plus, Moscova vrea să submineze unitatea NATO și să pună sub semnul întrebării influența Statelor Unite în lume.„Mai presus de toate, Putin vrea să ridiculizeze Statele Unite și să submineze hegemonia americană”, a mai spus Boris Johnson.Cum fentează protestatarii georgieni amenzile Umbrelă, pălărie de marinar, ochelari de soare și multe altele: participanții la proteste sunt mai inteligenți decât „camere inteligente,” citim în radiotavisupleba.ge, Europa Liberă în limba georgiană. Siteul publică un articol despre felul în care protestatarii încearcă să evite amenzile impuse de autoritățile pe care nu le recunosc, împotriva celor care protestează.„Amenda pentru blocarea unui drum este de 5000 GEL, cea de acoperire a feței este de 2000 GEL. Aș prefera să fiu amendat pentru că mi-am acoperit fața”, explică Nino în vârstă de 47 de ani, care a participat la protestele din ultimele săptămâni purtând mască, șapcă și glugă deasupra.În ciuda modificărilor aduse legii adunărilor și demonstrațiilor, care interzice, printre altele, acoperirea feței, majoritatea participanților la demonstrații au protestat recent de-a lungul bulevardului Rustaveli din Tbilisi cu fețele acoperite.Una dintre participantele la demonstrații, care iese în fiecare seară pe Bulevardul Roustavéli mărturisește: „Poate că arăt puțin ridicol, dar în mijlocul unui protest, orice este acceptabil ca deghizare. Nu trebuie să permitem ca amenzile contra noastră să îmbogățească statul, care folosește banii primiți nu pentru dezvoltarea țării, ci pentru propria bunăstare. Dacă am realizat ceva, fie că este vorba de sancțiuni, nerecunoașterea alegerilor, un guvern și un președinte ilegitim, este pentru că oamenii protestează continuu împotriva alegerilor trucate de acest guvern”, a spus femeia.Veaceslav Platon a fost arestat de autoritățile britaniceControversatul om de afaceri Veaceslav Platon, cercetat în R. Moldova în mai multe dosare penale, inclusiv în „Laundromat”, se află în custodia autorităților britanice. Precizarea a fost făcută de Violina Moraru, purtătoarea de cuvânt a Procuraturii Generale (PG), la solicitarea Ziarului de Gardă.Cererea privind extrădarea lui Veaceslav Platon, transmisă de PG autorităților britanice, urmează să fie examinată la mijlocul lunii aprilie.Veaceslav Platon, aflat de mai mulți ani la Londra, a fost reținut pe 13 martie de către autoritățile britanice pentru a fi extrădat în R. Moldova. Europa Plus este un proiect RFI România realizat în parteneriat cu Agenția Universitară a Francofoniei 

A version of this essay was published by firstpost.com at https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/shadow-warrior-britains-outsized-malign-role-in-global-chaos-13872084.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialBeing a keen observer of the United Kingdom, I have lately noticed a few apparently unconnected events with dismay. If I were to connect the dots, it begins to appear that Britain has had an outsize influence on international affairs. Maybe the James Bond meme isn't the total fantasy I had assumed it was: a juvenile wet dream about nubile maidens and irresistible heroes bumping off sundry villains.The reality appears to be quite impressive. This tiny, rainy island off Northwest Asia has been running quite a number of worldwide schemes. Its administrative center, Whitehall, manages a global web of intrigue and narrative-building, and has created a number of ‘imperial fortresses', thus punching above its weight-classOne of their principal assets in gaslighting others is the BBC (not to mention their plummy accents that, for example, make Americans just melt). The BBC has a sterling reputation which does not seem well-deserved. There have been many instances of motivated bias (eg. in their Brexit or India coverage), lack of integrity (eg. sexual transgressions by senior staff) and so on. In reality, it is about as unabashed at pushing its agenda as Al Jazeera is about its own.Admittedly, Britain has made one major blunder along the way, though: Brexit, which left them in trisanku mode, sort of adrift mid-Atlantic. They were distancing themselves from the European Union, counting on their so-called ‘special relationship' with the US to sustain them, away from what they perceived, correctly, as a declining and disunited Europe. They also thought they could dominate their former colonies again (see the frantic pursuit of a Free Trade Agreement with India?) without onerous EU rules. Sadly, none of this quite worked out.The reason is a fundamental problem: there is not much of a market for British goods any more. Indians once coveted British products as status symbols, but today, with the possible exceptions of Rolls Royce cars and single-malt whiskey, there's very little anybody wants from them. They still do good R&D, make aircraft engines (India could use that technology), and their apparently for-hire journalism is well-known, but that's about it.On the other hand, they have managed to stay entrenched in the international financial system, starting with colonial loot, especially the $45 trillion they are believed to have taken from India. It is rumored that they used stolen Indian gold to buy distressed assets in the US after the Civil War. It is possible they had the same game plan for Ukraine: acquire rich agricultural land and mineral deposits at distressed prices. Some point to the port of Odessa as another targetUkraine: bad faith actor?It is remarkable how Boris Johnson, then PM of UK, is alleged to have single-handedly ruined the chance of a ceasefire in April 2022 during his visit to Kiev in the early days of the Ukraine war, when there was a chance of a negotiated cessation of hostilities with all parties adhering to the Minsk 1 and 2 agreements.In January, just before President Trump took office, UK PM Starmer signed a minerals agreement with Ukraine as part of a “100-Year Partnership” that appears to pre-emptively undercut Trump's proposed $500-billion US deal. That lends credence to allegations about the UK's coveting minerals, as well as its not being interested in ending the tragic war.Gold: is it all there?The UK does have a thing for tangible assets, including gold. A lot of the world's gold (5000 metric tons) is supposedly held in secure custody in London. But there are fears that this may not physically be there in the vaults of the Bank of England any more. They may have indulged in ‘gold leasing', where the actual gold ends up being replaced by paper promises after it is lent out to bullion banks, from where it may be moved around and be inaccessibleExtraordinary delays in gold deliveries in 2025 (on withdrawals to New York triggered by tariff fears) increase this concern. There is a lack of transparency in transactions in the metal in the UK. Spooked, many countries are taking their gold back. India repatriated 200+ tons of its own gold from London in 2024. Venezuela is fighting a court battle to get its gold back.Then there are concerns raised by the arguably unfair freezing of Russian assets held abroad as part of Ukraine-war sanctions: Starmer recently promised to give Ukraine $2 billion, basically the interest generated by those assets. This doesn't sound quite right, and has dented the image of London as a reliable financial hub. Brexit was a blow; the rise of Dubai, Singapore, Shanghai and Zurich all threaten the City of London, but it is second only to New York, still.Imperial Fortresses galoreAnother win for the British was the selection of Mark Carney, a former Bank of England governor, as the Prime Minister of Canada. The Anglosphere continues to be dominated by the UK, although the Commonwealth is a club that serves no particular purpose any more, except as a curious relic of the British empire.This highlights the concept of ‘imperial fortresses': far-flung outposts that have helped sustain British military power and diplomatic clout despite the loss of empire. Traditionally, these were naval bases/garrisons such as those in Malta, Gibraltar, Bermuda, etc. that allowed Britain to keep an eye on the ‘restless natives'. However, I contend that the entire Anglosphere has been treated as imperial fortresses by them.Canada, Australia and New Zealand still continue to have the British King as their Head of State, which is astonishing for supposedly sovereign nations. But it's far more interesting that, in effect, the US has been treated as another vassal by the Brits, pillow-talked into doing things that are generally only in the interests of Britain. All that pomp and circumstance has beguiled poor Americans. Whitehall, I assert, have been Svengalis to Foggy Bottom.Master Blaster blowback?The other metaphor is from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), where "Master Blaster" is a literal duo: Master, a cunning dwarf, and Blaster, his brawny, enforcer bodyguard. The Americans unwittingly have provided the muscle to the calculating dwarf's machinations, which generally end up mostly benefiting the latterBut there is yet another imperial fortress that we should consider: Pakistan. It was created expressly to be a geographically well-placed client state for the Brits to continue their 19th century Great Game from afar to checkmate Russia, and incidentally to contain India. From that point of view, Pakistan has been a successful imperial outpost, notwithstanding the fact that it, despite decades of US largesse, is a failing state (see the Baloch train hijack recently).This is part of the reason why Americans have a hard time explaining why they get involved in Pakistan and Afghanistan again and again to their ultimate regret, with painful exits. They have been induced to do this by the clever Brits, who, quite evidently, sided with Muslims against Hindus in the sub-continent, for instance in the British-led merger of Gilgit-Baltistan into Pakistan, contrary to the Instrument of Accession.There is considerable irony in all this, because one could argue that Pakistani-origin Brits have now done a ‘reverse master-blaster' to the Brits. That sounds eerily like the ‘reverse-Kissinger' that Trump is supposed to be doing. Or maybe it is a ‘recursive master-blaster', although the mind boggles at that.Consider the facts: UK rape-gangs are almost entirely of Pakistani origin; several current mayors (including Sadiq Khan in London) and past mayors are of that ethnicity, indicating a powerful vote-bank; they have at least 15 MPs and a large number of councillors.There's Pakistani-origin Sir Mufti Hamid Patel, the chair of the Office of Standards in Education; Shabana Mahmood, the Justice Secretary; Humza Yusuf, the former First Minister of Scotland. This imperial fortress is fighting back, indeed, and winning. The UK may not have quite anticipated this outcome.The American vassal-state is also beginning to rebel. Trump was personally incensed by the fact that Starmer sent 50 Labor operatives to work against him in the 2024 US elections: their interactions have been a little frosty.Khalil, an embedded asset?Then there is the case of a current cause celebre in the US, Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born Algerian citizen of Palestinian descent. He has been accused of leading violent anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, and detained on that count. Interestingly, he had a security clearance from the UK, and was part of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, living in Beirut and leading a scholarship program for Syrians. Yes, Syria.And then Khalil suddenly showed up with a green card (not a student visa), got married to a US citizen named Noor Abdalla, finished his program at Columbia, and so on. To me, all this sounds like it was facilitated, and that he has certain powerful foreign friends. No prizes for guessing who they were.Iraq, Libya and Syria: Humanitarian crisesSpeaking of Syria, Whitehall spent at least 350 million pounds sterling between 2011 and 2024 in regime-change activities targeting the Assad government, according to Declassified UK.The UK's meddling in the Middle East, going back to the Sykes-Picot carving up of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, and mandates in Palestine and Iraq, and even earlier to the antics of T E Lawrence, was clearly intended to advance and sustain British interests in, and influence on, the region. Which is not unreasonable.The sad fact, though, is that it appears the British have actively fomented, or been deeply involved in, a lot of the military misadventures that have turned the region into a mess of human misery. To take relatively recent history, the invasions of Iraq, Libya, and now of Syria were arguably dreamt up or at least actively supported by Britain.The invasion of Iraq was certainly endorsed by Tony Blair's infamous September 2002 dossier about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which turned out to be imaginary, but then, lo! Saddam Hussein was overthrown and killed.The invasion of Libya saw Britain take on an even more active role. David Cameron and France's Nicolas Sarkozy in effect prodded a somewhat reluctant Barack Obama to invade, even co-drafting the UN Security Council Resolution 1973 in 2011 that was the formal permission for the war. The net result was the killing of Muammar Gaddafi.In the case of Syria, Britain began covert operations in 2012, with MI6 allegedly organizing arms shipments, training and coordination of groups opposed to the Assad regime. The sudden fall of Assad in December 2024, driven by groups like Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that Britain indirectly supported, underscores the successful outcomes of this policy.In all three cases, a secular dictatorship was overthrown and religious extremists took over. Earlier, civilians had reasonably prosperous lives; women were generally educated and present in the workforce. After the regime changes, all three are bombed-out hellholes, with no rights for women or religious minorities. In particular, the latter have been consistently subjected to massacres, as in the recent large-scale executions of Alawites in Syria.Even though Americans were the principal players in all these cases, the impression is that British Whitehall's gaslighting of their US counterparts in Foggy Bottom could well have tipped the scales and turned skirmishes into outright war and disaster.Thus it is clear that Britain is still a formidable player in the world of international relations, despite the loss of empire and relative decline. It is unfortunate, however, that the net result of its actions is to add to entropy and chaos and the loss of human lives and rights. Perfidious Albion it still is.1950 words, Mar 16, 2025AI-generated podcast from NotebookLM.google.com: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/subscribe

ベラルーシのルカシェンコ大統領、１３日、モスクワタス通信は１７日、ベラルーシの首都ミンスクの裁判所が、拘束中の中西雅敏さんにスパイ活動罪で懲役７年の判決を言い渡したと報じた。 A court in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, has sentenced detained Japanese citizen Masatoshi Nakanishi to seven years in prison for spying, Russia's Tass state news agency said Monday.

C dans l'air du 14 mars 2025 - Trump / Poutine : qui mène le jeu ?Si Volodymyr Zelensky a accepté sans conditions un cessez-le-feu de trente jours, Vladimir Poutine s'est dit "pour" la trêve proposée par Washington… tout en prévenant qu'il restait des "questions importantes" à régler concernant sa mise en œuvre. Donald Trump, qui a déjà adopté nombre des positions du Kremlin au grand dam de Kiev et de l'Europe, veut que Moscou fasse taire les armes au plus vite. Mais le maître du Kremlin semble vouloir faire durer les choses. D'autant que les troupes russes ont l'avantage sur le terrain, après avoir repris ces derniers jours des territoires contrôlés par l'Ukraine depuis l'été, dans la région russe de Koursk.Dans ce contexte, Vladimir Poutine a reçu hier soir l'émissaire américain Steve Witkoff, qu'il a chargé de remettre un message avec "des indications supplémentaires" à l'attention de Donald Trump. Quand celles-ci seront transmises, "nous déterminerons le timing pour une conversation" entre les deux présidents, a expliqué le porte-parole du Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov.Jusqu'à présent, la Russie n'a pas renoncé à ses conditions pour mettre fin aux combats : une reddition ukrainienne, une cession par l'Ukraine de cinq régions annexées par la Russie, l'abandon des ambitions de Kiev de rejoindre l'Otan et le démantèlement du pouvoir ukrainien en place. Sur son compte Telegram, le président ukrainien a dénoncé les "manipulations" de Vladimir Poutine, l'accusant de "faire traîner les choses". Berlin a pointé vendredi une "manœuvre dilatoire" de Poutine quand Donald Trump reste optimiste. « Nous avons eu hier des discussions très positives et productives avec le président russe, Vladimir Poutine, et il y a de fortes chances que cette guerre horrible et sanglante s'achève enfin », a écrit le président des Etats-Unis sur son réseau, Truth Social.Alors une trêve est-elle proche ? Quand est-il réellement ? Quelles sont les conditions discutées entre Donald Trump et Vladimir Poutine ? Si les deux dirigeants doivent échanger prochainement, sur le front les combats se poursuivent et la population demeure inquiète. Car les Ukrainiens savent d'expérience que la Russie n'a jamais respecté les cessez-le-feu conclus par le passé, dans le cadre des Accords de Minsk, et qu'ils doivent rester prêts. Ils sont soutenus sur ce point par les pays européens, notamment la Pologne et l'Estonie sur le pied de guerre depuis plusieurs mois. Nos journalistes se sont rendus en Estonie rencontrer des habitants, inquiets, face à la menace russe.En France, une résolution symbolique prévoyant notamment la saisie des avoirs russes pour aider Kiev a été largement adoptée mercredi. Mais le score est loin d'afficher une union nationale : le RN et son allié ciottiste ont décidé de s'abstenir, LFI et les communistes ont voté contre.Les experts :- Général Dominique TRINQUAND - Ancien chef de la mission militaire française auprès de l'ONU, auteur de "D'un monde à l'autre" - Nicole BACHARAN - Historienne et politologue, spécialiste des États-Unis, éditorialiste - Ouest France - Annie DAUBENTON - Journaliste-essayiste, auteure de Ukraine, les métamorphoses de l'indépendance - Guillaume LAGANE - Spécialiste des questions de défense, maître de conférences à sciences Po- Julian COLLING (en duplex Koursk) - Journaliste indépendant

Presa internațională comentează răspunsul lui Vladimir Putin la propunerea americană privind un armistițiu de 30 de zile în războiul din Ucraina. Un ”da”, dar cu condiții. Comentatorii se întreabă dacă liderul rus este într-adevăr gata pentru pace. The Moscow Times observă că ”declarațiile lui Putin au venit la câteva zile după ce Ucraina a fost de acord cu o încetare a focului de 30 de zile, intermediată de SUA, în timpul negocierilor din Arabia Saudită. Kremlinul spune că așteaptă mai multe detalii de la oficialii Casei Albe înainte de a indica dacă va accepta propunerea”.Referindu-se la condițiile puse de Rusia, CNN remarcă faptul că ”nu este pentru prima dată când Putin cere eliminarea a ceea ce el numește „cauzele fundamentale” ale războiului; Kremlinul a susținut anterior că însuși actualul guvern ucrainean este parte din cauza principală”.Le Figaro notează că ”lui Vladimir Putin i-ar fi fost greu să închidă frontal ușa propunerii americane, dat fiind riscul de a părea mai războinic decât Zelenski. Și nimeni nu se aștepta ca liderul de la Kremlin, în timp ce se află într-o poziție puternică pe teren, să aprobe o suspendare a luptei fără a atașa condiții prohibitive”.Potrivit comentatorului BBC ”Vladimir Putin pare să fi identificat punctele slabe ale propunerii americane de încetare a focului și, în mod caracteristic, le exploatează pentru a-i arunca „mingea” înapoi lui Trump, pentru a folosi metafora preferată a americanilor în acest sens.Putin spune că acceptă principiul încetării războiului pentru a evita acuzația de a fi sabotorul. Dar el invocă o încetare a focului în condițiile sale, așa că îi aruncă lui Trump o serie întreagă de întrebări despre natura armistițiului propus, în special în ceea ce privește eventualele retrageri de trupe ucrainene”.„Donald Trump se înșală când consideră că o încetare comună a focului ar fi un pas uriaș către încheierea războiului dintre Moscova și Kiev”, este de părere editorialistul ziarului Le Monde: ”Din spectrul de motive pe care le-a invocat Putin pentru a-și justifica războiul reiese – implicit și uneori explicit – vechiul spirit imperial rus.În această „străinătate apropiată” a fostelor republici sovietice - Belarus, Georgia și, cu atât mai mult, Ucraina - Moscova intenționează să-și recreeze zona de influență.Nicio putere pro-occidentală la Minsk, Tbilisi și Kiev, nimic care să scape de o formă de tutelă a Kremlinului; nici să existe vreun contra-model care, prin contagiune, să poată pune în pericol autocrația de la Moscova.Problema este militară: Moscova intenționează să revizuiască arhitectura de securitate în Europa. Dar este și politică: regimului Putin îi este mai frică de democrație decât de NATO.Pe toate aceste puncte, negocierea privind viitorul Ucrainei, dacă va avea loc, va fi adevăratul test al orientării strategice a Statelor Unite ale lui Trump.Loialitate sau ostilitate față de aliații din tabăra occidentală? Apărarea privilegiilor superputerilor de astăzi? Soarta Occidentului colectiv este pe masă”. 

Trump is losing it bigly. He's being fooled or he's fooling us over Ukraine ceasefire. The Syrian pogrom. 'Christians to Beirut, Alawites to the grave.' The ghoulish truth. They want to drive them into the sea. 'We predicted it would happen.' Syrian Girl on the m*rders of the minorities, captured on the cameras of the killers. It cannot be denied.Scott Ritter: Former UN Weapons Inspector and Marine Corps Intelligence Officer, Author and Political Analyst.- Twitter: https://twitter.com/realscottritter- Rumble: https://rumble.com/v27scfr-scott-ritter-extra-ep.-41-ask-the-inspector.html@Scott Ritter Extra - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ScottRitterAgain- Website: ScottRitterExtra.com- Telegram: https://t.me/ScottRitter Become a MOATS Graduate at https://plus.acast.com/s/moatswithgorgegalloway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Не толькі ў ЗША змянілася кіраўніцтва і змянілася замежная палітыка. Прычым так радыкальна, што гэта стала непрыемным шокам для вялікай колькасці праграм і ініцыятыў, якія ЗША шмат гадоў падтрымлівалі. Выбары прайшлі і ў Германіі. І не выключана, што там таксама пачнуць змяняць падыходы як да міграцыйнай палітыкі, так і да палітыкі падтрымкі розных праектаў. Ці варта чакаць беларускай дыяспары ў Германіі зменаў, якія могуць яе закрануць? Як можа змяніцца стаўленне да ўцекачоў, у тым ліку з Беларусі, і іх легалізацыі на фоне росту антыіміграцыйных настрояў? Чым найперш сёння займаецца згуртаванне беларусаў Германіі Razam і ці застаецца актыўнай дыяспара? На гэтыя ды іншыя пытанні ў эфіры Еўрарадыё адказвае актывістка беларускага аб'яднання ў Германіі Razam, каардынатарка фестывалю Minsk x Minga, супрацоўніца Універсітэта Пасау (The University of Passau) Хрысціна Дарапей

Jim and I discuss the recent announcement by Sec. of State Marco Rubio of an agreed ceasefire arrangement negotiated in Saudi Arabia with the Ukrainian delegation. What will Russia likely say and do? Will they accept the terms (unlikely) or continue the war ( сделать ставку на это) Mr. James George Jatras is a former American diplomat and long-time head of the foreign policy center of the Republican Committee of the US Senate.Jim's book of collected works 'I Tried To Warn You' is now available on Amazon and many other fine booksellers.Go Buy Tales Of The Shadow Empire On GUMROAD & Find out about the coming Financial Crisis and who is really in control:https://mironchucknow.gumroad.com/l/ShadowempireChapters also available to Spotify Subscribers: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/njkaiTL6iNbSIGN UP TO A MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM TO GET EARLY ACCESS TO THE TALKS WITH STORMY & OTHER GUESTS! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxKHCMB0iwZkqKEustgsZwA/joinINTRO SONG: Psalm 33 sung by Russian Orthodox Choir GO BUY SOME COFFEE AT FOX AND SONS! www.foxnsons.comUse Coupon Code NOW to get 15% off all orders over $30 Send me PayPal Bucks! 02bitspodcast@gmail.com Support the Show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/2BitPodcastOR on Substack: substack.com/@mironchucknow Follow Me:X: https://x.com/MironchuckNOWSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46drg48IIT4W4lDyRfkHFH?si=sAE_dgo5T_G10UpPnqHb_ASubstack: https://mironchucknow.substack.com#ukrainerussiawar #geopolitics #ceasefire #DonaldTrump #Putin #Zelensky #breakingnews #Ukraine

Episode #196: Awesome Story Of The Shamosh From Minsk

                                     REVOLUTION!                           Phase One - Trump/Zelensky                The Black Spy Podcast, Season 19, Episode 0004   The Trump/Zelensky debacle in the Oval Office, showed as clearly, as did the Vietnam or Afghanistan end of US engagement optics did, that the United states has ended its adventure in the Ukraine. However, in addition to just this sign that an incoming President wanted to divest himself of a losing, frankly unwinnable war, President Trump is showing a true revolutionary zeal to change the whole US military, industrial and congressional complex. Now transactional business and not secret intelligence driven covert and overt warfare is no longer the preferred model to retain US world-wide hegemony. At least not with a military pier equivalent nation. Russia's "Special Military Operation" in Ukraine, initiated in February 2022, has been framed by the Kremlin as a response to various historical and geopolitical factors. One narrative emphasizes the presence of far-right elements in Ukraine, drawing connections to nationalist groups active during World War II. However, although most western experts reject the portrayal of Ukraine as a neo-Nazi state, noting that while far-right groups exist, they do not hold significant influence in the government or military, they nevertheless have little to say about such far right units killing 14,000 Russian heritaged Ukrainian civilian citizens since 2016. In the early stages of the Cold War, Western intelligence agencies, including the CIA and MI6, reportedly collaborated with former Ukrainian nationalist fighters to undermine Soviet authority. These covert operations aimed to exploit anti-Soviet sentiments. This lasted 10 years and saw the reported death of up to a 100,000 Soviet Citizens. In the end though, it has been stated by the west, that this had limited long-term impact. The 2014 Maidan uprising, which led to the ousting of Ukraine's pro-Russian president, is viewed by Russia as a Western-backed coup that shifted Ukraine towards Euro-Atlantic integration. This assertion is backed up by Sigint in which, Victoria Nuland, the officer in charge of Eastern Europe in the US State Department discussing which Ukrainian's leaders should or shouldn't rule the country with the American Ambassador to the Ukraine The recording ends with Nuland saying she'll have president Biden slap the person they chose to lead Ukraine on the back when they take power! NATO's eastward expansion since 1991 has been perceived by Russia as a direct threat to its security interests. Despite assurances in the 1990s about limiting NATO's growth, to not one inch outside of the then East Germany, the alliance has incorporated several Eastern European countries, heightening tensions, as it attempted to incorporate the Ukraine. The Minsk agreements, brokered by Germany and France, aimed to cease hostilities in Eastern Ukraine. Critics argue that, rather than fostering peace, these accords allowed Ukraine to strengthen its military capabilities, which was confirmed by both the German Chancellor Merkel and French President Holland after they left office. This act intensifying conflicts in regions with significant Russian-speaking populations, such as Donbas and Crimea. In summary, President Trump appeared to validate everything that Russia has hitherto stated is its reason for military actions in Ukraine. The Oval Office statements of President Trump and administration seemed to agree with the justification previously articulated by the Kremlin through a complex interplay of historical grievances, security concerns over NATO's expansion, and perceptions of Western interference in Ukraine's political trajectory meaning their is now little dispute between the US' causes for war and Russia's. As Trump continually states, there would have been no war if he were president! As always, please don't be afraid to contact us and put any questions you might have to any of the Black Spy Podcast team concerning this or any other of our fascinating subjects. And, if you want to continue learning whilst being entertained, please don't forget to subscribe to the Black Spy Podcast for free, so you'll never miss another episode. To contact Firgas Esack of the DAPS Agency go to Linked In To contact Dr. Rachel Taylor please use her Substack account. To contact Carlton King by utilising any of the following: To donate - Patreon.com/TheBlackSpyPodcast Email: carltonking2003@gmail.com Facebook: The Black Spy Podcast Facebook: Carlton King Author Twitter@Carlton_King Instagram@carltonkingauthor To read Carlton's Autobiography: “Black Ops – The incredible true story of a (Black) British secret agent” he incredible true story of a (Black) British secret agent”

Aujourd'hui dans "On marche sur la tête", Cyril Hanouna et ses invités débattent de la situation géopolitique en Europe face à Moscou à propos du conflit en Ukraine.

*Qatar calls for safeguards for all Israeli nuclear facilities Qatar reiterated its call for intensified international efforts Saturday to subject all of Israel's nuclear facilities to the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Qatar's Ambassador Jasim Yacoub Al Hammadi highlighted “the need for the international community and its institutions to uphold their commitments under resolutions of the UN Security Council, which called on Israel to subject all of its nuclear facilities to IAEA safeguards.” He also highlighted “the urgency for the international community and its institutions to take decisive action to compel Israel to implement international resolutions, recognise the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and the establishment of their independent state. *Russia says France has repeatedly lied Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has accused France of lying and violating international agreements, including the implementation of the Minsk agreements for a settlement in Ukraine and violated security guarantees given to Viktor Yanukovych, a former Ukrainian president. He stressed: "France, like other countries, didn't fulfill its guarantees. It was a real lie," adding that when French President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of posing a threat to Europe, he did not mention France's mistakes. The Minsk Agreements were meant to resolve the Crimea crisis in 2014, as well as Eastern Ukraine. *Arab League denounces attack on security forces in Syria The Arab League condemned acts of violence and attacks on government security forces to fuel internal tensions and threaten civil peace in Syria. It expressed "condemnation of violence, attacks on government security forces, and reckless killings, threaten civil peace, and exacerbate the challenges Syria is facing at this critical stage."​​​​​​​ The Arab League emphasised that "such circumstances require a focus on policies and measures that strengthen and safeguard stability and civil peace to thwart any plans aimed at destabilising Syria and undermining its chances for recovery." *North Korea unveils nuclear-powered submarine for the first time North Korea has unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the US. The naval vessel appears to be a 6,000-ton-class or 7,000-ton-class one which can carry about 10 missiles, South Korean submarine expert said, adding the use of the term “the strategic guided missiles” meant it would carry nuclear-capable weapons. *Un warns South Sudan's peace process at risk amid growing violence A recent surge in violence and escalating political tensions in South Sudan are putting a fragile peace process in jeopardy, a UN human rights commission warned. "We are witnessing an alarming regression that could erase years of hard-won progress," Yasmin Sooka, chairperson of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, said. She urged leaders to "urgently refocus on the peace process, uphold the human rights of South Sudanese citizens, and ensure a smooth transition to democracy."

The road to the TRUMPIAN revolution (Part 2) The Black Spy Podcast, Season 19, Episode 0003   Russia's "Special Military Operation" in Ukraine, initiated in February 2022, has been framed by the Kremlin as a response to various historical and geopolitical factors. One narrative emphasizes the presence of far-right elements in Ukraine, drawing connections to nationalist groups active during World War II. However, although most western experts reject the portrayal of Ukraine as a neo-Nazi state, noting that while far-right groups exist, they do not hold significant influence in the government or military, they nevertheless have little to say about such far right units killing 14,000 Russian heritaged Ukrainian civilian citizens since 2016. In the early stages of the Cold War, Western intelligence agencies, including the CIA and MI6, reportedly collaborated with former Ukrainian nationalist fighters to undermine Soviet authority. These covert operations aimed to exploit anti-Soviet sentiments. This lasted 10 years and saw the reported death of up to a 100,000 Soviet Citizens. In the end though, it has been stated by the west, that this had limited long-term impact. The 2014 Maidan uprising, which led to the ousting of Ukraine's pro-Russian president, is viewed by Russia as a Western-backed coup that shifted Ukraine towards Euro-Atlantic integration. This assertion is backed up by Sigint in which, Victoria Nuland, the officer in charge of Eastern Europe in the US State Department discussing which Ukrainian's leaders should or shouldn't rule the country with the American Ambassador to the Ukraine The recording ends with Nuland saying she'll have president Biden slap the person they chose to lead Ukraine on the back when they take power! NATO's eastward expansion since 1991 has been perceived by Russia as a direct threat to its security interests. Despite assurances in the 1990s about limiting NATO's growth, to not one inch outside of the then East Germany, the alliance has incorporated several Eastern European countries, heightening tensions, as it attempted to incorporate the Ukraine. The Minsk agreements, brokered by Germany and France, aimed to cease hostilities in Eastern Ukraine. Critics argue that, rather than fostering peace, these accords allowed Ukraine to strengthen its military capabilities, which was confirmed by both the German Chancellor Merkel and French President Holland after they left office. This act intensifying conflicts in regions with significant Russian-speaking populations, such as Donbas and Crimea. In summary, Russia's military actions in Ukraine are justified by the Kremlin through a complex interplay of historical grievances, security concerns over NATO's expansion, and perceptions of Western interference in Ukraine's political trajectory. However, many of these justifications have been contested by Western leaders, officials and the western mainstream mass media albeit now, President Trump is accepting that all of Russia's grievances are indeed TRUE! As always, please don't be afraid to contact us and put any questions you might have to any of the Black Spy Podcast team concerning this or any other of our fascinating subjects. And, if you want to continue learning whilst being entertained, please don't forget to subscribe to the Black Spy Podcast for free, so you'll never miss another episode. To contact Firgas Esack of the DAPS Agency go to Linked In To contact Dr. Rachel Taylor please use her Substack account. To contact Carlton King by utilising any of the following: To donate - Patreon.com/TheBlackSpyPodcast Email: carltonking2003@gmail.com Facebook: The Black Spy Podcast Facebook: Carlton King Author Twitter@Carlton_King Instagram@carltonkingauthor To read Carlton's Autobiography: “Black Ops – The incredible true story of a (Black) British secret agent”

Preview: Conversation with Professor Serhii Plokhy, author, "The Russo-Ukrainian War," re the appeasement of the Minsk 1 and Minsk 2 negotiations, soon rejected by Kyiv. More later. 1900 KYIV

Jean-Daniel Ruch - Geopolitics, Justice and the Future World OrderConversations on Groong - March 1, 2025Topics:Jean-Daniel Ruch's Career & Background – His diplomatic career, key postings, and motivation for writing Crimes, Hate, and Tremors.The Role of Diplomacy in Conflict Resolution – Insights from his experiences in international negotiations and conflict mediation.Western Democracy Promotion & Geopolitical Power Plays – The effectiveness and failures of externally imposed governance models.The War in Ukraine & Failed Peace Efforts – Analysis of missed diplomatic opportunities, the Istanbul negotiations, and Western involvement in prolonging the war.US & European Geopolitical Strategies – The role of the US and EU in shaping global conflicts and their impact on smaller nations.The International Criminal Court & Selective Justice – How international legal institutions operate under geopolitical influence.The Artsakh Conflict & Armenian Displacement – The ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, Turkey's role, and the failure of international organizations to prevent it.Guest: Jean-Daniel RuchHosts:Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 419 | Recorded: February 27, 2025Video: https://youtu.be/o3T1Pp2UhJ8Get the book: Crimes, Hate and Tremors: https://www.amazon.com/Crimes-Hate-Tremors-pursuit-Justice-ebook/dp/B0D6YNP8L7#Geopolitics #WarCrimes #Diplomacy #Armenia #UkraineWarSubscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

On this week's Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former Pentagon Europe chief Jim Townsend now with the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss GOP lawmakers move toward a budget resolution and reconciliation measure as defense hawks work to boost Pentagon spending; prospects fora full-year continuing resolution; the race to redirect 8 percent from DoD spending a year for five years to the administration's new priorities; President Trump's firings of the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, the former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Vice Chief of the Air Force Gen. Jim Slife and the three military service judge advocates general; Elon Musk and his team continue to terrorize federal workers; Washington sides with Beijing, Pyongyang and Minsk by voting against a UN measure blaming Russia for the war against Ukraine as Washington extorts gas, oil and rare earths concessions from Kyiv without extending security guarantees; the suggestion that a neutral Ukraine will ensure peace; Trump's bizarre Gaza video as the first phase of hostage and prisoner exchanges end between Israel and Hamas.

27 лютага ў эфіры Еўрарадыё — актывістка беларускага аб'яднання ў Германіі Razam, арт-менеджарка, сузаснавальніца і каардынатарка фестывалю Minsk x Minga (Мюнхен, Германія), супрацоўніца Універсітэта Пасау (The University of Passau) Хрысціна Дарапей. Беларускі нацыяналізм, беларускія нацыяналісты адрозныя тым, што яны не сцвярджаюць, што беларуская нацыя нібыта лепшая ў нечым за іншыя. Беларускі нацыяналізм — гэта змаганне за сваё, гэта адстойванне магчымасцяў жыць так, як ты хочаш. І ў тым кантэксце, у якім ты хочаш. Фактычна, беларускае адстойванне сваёй нацыянальнай ідэнтычнасці — гэта абарона сябе ад праваімперскіх амбіцый суседзяў, перакананая Хрысціна Дарапей. Пра тое, чым адрозны беларускі нацыяналізм, чаму для беларусаў так важна, каб іх пакінулі ў спакоі, і пра тое, ці цікавая беларусам іх беларускасць, мы і разважаем у праграме “Ідэя Х” з Хрысцінай Дарапей.

À l'heure des négociations États-Unis/Russie, Emmanuel Macron a rencontré Donald Trump. Il a répété la nécessité d'une paix plus solide que les accords de cessez-le-feu de Minsk. Le président américain a, lui, évoqué un deal avec Volodymyr Zelensky. De son côté, le président russe se dit favorable à des investissements américains dans les territoires occupés d'Ukraine. Les dirigeants européens réitèrent, quant à eux, leur soutien à Kiev en prenant de nouvelles sanctions contre Moscou.

The road to the TRUMPIAN revolution (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast, Season 19, Episode 0002   Russia's "Special Military Operation" in Ukraine, initiated in February 2022, has been framed by the Kremlin as a response to various historical and geopolitical factors. One narrative emphasizes the presence of far-right elements in Ukraine, drawing connections to nationalist groups active during World War II. However, although most western experts reject the portrayal of Ukraine as a neo-Nazi state, noting that while far-right groups exist, they do not hold significant influence in the government or military, they nevertheless have little to say about such far right units killing 14,000 Russian heritaged Ukrainian civilian citizens since 2016. In the early stages of the Cold War, Western intelligence agencies, including the CIA and MI6, reportedly collaborated with former Ukrainian nationalist fighters to undermine Soviet authority. These covert operations aimed to exploit anti-Soviet sentiments. This lasted 10 years and saw the reported death of up to a 100,000 Soviet Citizens. In the end though, it has been stated by the west, that this had limited long-term impact. The 2014 Maidan uprising, which led to the ousting of Ukraine's pro-Russian president, is viewed by Russia as a Western-backed coup that shifted Ukraine towards Euro-Atlantic integration. This assertion is backed up by Sigint in which, Victoria Nuland, the officer in charge of Eastern Europe in the US State Department discussing which Ukrainian's leaders should or shouldn't rule the country with the American Ambassador to the Ukraine The recording ends with Nuland saying she'll have president Biden slap the person they chose to lead Ukraine on the back when they take power! NATO's eastward expansion since 1991 has been perceived by Russia as a direct threat to its security interests. Despite assurances in the 1990s about limiting NATO's growth, to not one inch outside of the then East Germany, the alliance has incorporated several Eastern European countries, heightening tensions, as it attempted to incorporate the Ukraine. The Minsk agreements, brokered by Germany and France, aimed to cease hostilities in Eastern Ukraine. Critics argue that, rather than fostering peace, these accords allowed Ukraine to strengthen its military capabilities, which was confirmed by both the German Chancellor Merkel and French President Holland after they left office. This act intensifying conflicts in regions with significant Russian-speaking populations, such as Donbas and Crimea. In summary, Russia's military actions in Ukraine are justified by the Kremlin through a complex interplay of historical grievances, security concerns over NATO's expansion, and perceptions of Western interference in Ukraine's political trajectory. However, many of these justifications have been contested by Western leaders, officials and the western mainstream mass media albeit now, President Trump is accepting that all of Russia's grievances are indeed TRUE! As always, please don't be afraid to contact us and put any questions you might have to any of the Black Spy Podcast team concerning this or any other of our fascinating subjects. And, if you want to continue learning whilst being entertained, please don't forget to subscribe to the Black Spy Podcast for free, so you'll never miss another episode. To contact Firgas Esack of the DAPS Agency go to Linked In To contact Dr. Rachel Taylor please use her Substack account. To contact Carlton King by utilising any of the following: To donate - Patreon.com/TheBlackSpyPodcast Email: carltonking2003@gmail.com Facebook: The Black Spy Podcast Facebook: Carlton King Author Twitter@Carlton_King Instagram@carltonkingauthor To read Carlton's Autobiography: “Black Ops – The incredible true story of a (Black) British secret agent”

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Today, we welcome Colleen Ryan from OSCE, border training and management. We brought her on today to discuss the current challenges of border security in Europe.  --- One CA is a product of the civil affairs association  and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with a partner nation's people and leadership. We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "last three feet" of U.S. foreign relations.  To contact the show, email us at CApodcasting@gmail.com  or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website at www civilaffairsassoc.org --- Great news! Feedspot, the podcast industry ranking system rated One CA Podcast as one of the top 10 shows on foreign policy. Check it out at: https://podcast.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/ --- Special thanks to the site "Rockstar Beats" for the sample of Taylor Seift "Midnight." Retrieved from: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXyd0iAdUYUWN7ifYYoqymNqJsaE0vEDC&si=-Vp6gUuRpqpHq66D   --- Transcript: 00:00:04    Introduction Welcome to the 1CA Podcast. This is your host, Jack Gaines. 1CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on ground with the partner nation's people and leadership. Our goal is to inspire anyone interested in working the last three feet of foreign relations. To contact the show, email us at capodcasting@gmail.com. Or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website at www.civilaffairsassos.org. I'll have those in the show notes. 00:00:39    Colleen Ryan My name is Colleen Ryan. I'm currently the Border Advisor to the OSC in Vienna. I'm seconded by the United States. So I do need to make it clear that I'm not speaking on behalf of the OSC or on the broader political or organizational context right now. I'm specifically focusing on my work and my experiences. Wow. You're seconded? What does that mean? Yeah, I'm essentially loaned out by the U .S. to the OSCE to serve in this role. They pay my salary. 00:01:13    Jack Nice. How did you get nominated? Where do you normally work? 00:01:15    COLLEEN RYAN In a past life, I was a police officer back in the U .S. before transitioning to working internationally. So I came to find out about OSCE and opportunities while I was doing my master's back in the States. And then I just ended up applying for the special monitoring mission to Ukraine. So I was out there as a monitoring officer up until Russia's full -scale invasion. And then went back during the war with a non -governmental organization working on humanitarian protection in the South. And then made my way to this current role. That's great. So you've been part of living history in a way. Yeah, to be out in Donetsk up until a couple days before the invasion. Working with border guards all across Europe and the changing security landscape has been an interesting role so far. 00:02:04    JACK GAINES So you've lived what soldiers call the moment before. There's a feel in the air, and it makes you edgy, it makes you a little twitchy, because you know that you're about to go down with an enemy. And so did you get that sense? Did you get that feel that things were coming close in Donetsk? 00:02:23    COLLEEN RYAN We were there at the time to monitor the Minsk agreements, which was a ceasefire at the time. It wasn't until when the U .S. evacuated all U .S. personnel that you started to realize that, you know, it may actually happen. 00:02:36    JACK GAINES Right. And so your current position is now training the border guards of Ukraine. 00:02:44    COLLEEN RYAN Yes, I manage a project that trains border guards across the OSCE, specifically on detecting porch documents and imposters. So if it's a forged passport presented at the airport or at the road crossing or for the train, we train the border guards, whether it's from Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Albania. So it really depends on the needs of OSC participating states in this realm. It's obviously a field that requires recurrent training because travel documents like passports are constantly updated. that national authorities can stay ahead of forgers. So it is something that we have to continue training on. And with the current war against Ukraine, they have the most need. They're one of the bigger border services in Europe. And then just the need in terms of half their border guard is currently engaged in combat operations, while you have the rest who are working to secure their western and southern borders and the surge in western and southern border crossings with the closure of Ukraine's airspace. You know, all of that contributes to an ongoing need for these skills and updated training on detecting passport forgeries and detecting imposters. And then you see that on the flip side with Moldova, they've seen a surge in the border crossings because a lot evacuated from Ukraine into Moldova. A lot of humanitarian NGOs and other people now fly into Kijanel to go to Ukraine. And so they've seen just a huge... spike in terms of the number of travel documents and also diversity in terms of different countries, different types of documents. And so that's why we've also been training Moldovan border police as well. 00:04:29    JACK GAINES Sure. So you're there to teach them how to spot forged documents, but is there also a follow on either by that nation's foreign affairs office or their law enforcement that tries to find the forger and remove them? 00:04:43    COLLEEN RYAN Yeah, there is very likely follow on. in terms of criminal investigations when they find forged documents or if they identify an imposter. But our project primarily focuses on those who are working on the first line and second line document checks to just spot the person posing as someone else. And then we do some work with the forensic experts after the fact to make sure that they've got that next level of training as part of their investigations. But primarily it's focusing on the first and second line officers. 00:05:14    JACK GAINES I'm sure they see all kinds of crazy stuff. Everything from the amateur glue stick to people who actually have passport printer creating forged documents. 00:05:24    COLLEEN RYAN Yeah, it's sad and it's also really interesting, the surge in the use of artificial intelligence and seeing the ways that they're incorporating things like morphing into the passport to their forgeries where two people can now travel on one passport using morphing images and things like that. It really just shows how quickly this field in terms of document forgeries is evolving and how much border services are struggling to keep up and to maintain their training so they can spot these techniques. Right, which is why they're starting to put chips and other special films that have a radio signature and stuff like that. 00:05:53    JACK GAINES they're starting to put chips and other special films that have a radio signature and stuff like that. You could print it, but to actually find those films or chips that have that radio signature has got to be a lot tougher. 00:06:08    COLLEEN RYAN Yeah, and a lot of it is just down to, like, Order guards are under a lot of stress and pressure and they don't have much time to spot the fakes. They're getting crushed by people. Yeah. So a lot of it is just making sure that they can spot some of these easier to identify orgery trends and to make a quicker decision before it gets to the point of really having to do an in -depth examination of the document. 00:06:32    JACK GAINES Yeah, I would imagine that you would see forgery trends because people would be going to the same forger and they would be doing similar patterns until that turned away. 00:06:41    COLLEEN RYAN Yeah. 00:06:41    JACK GAINES And what's it like working with all these different border guards from different countries? I mean, everyone has got to be a little different, but the same. 00:06:49    COLLEEN RYAN For me, it's interesting because I'm one of the few who has worked in policing, worked in this operational arena, kind of understands a lot of what they've done. And so you kind of speak the same language. It's interesting to hear from them, like what they view as their biggest security challenges and what their biggest day -to -day challenges are in terms of their work life. Because you see common trends across a lot of the services. A lot of them can be underpaid and that contributes to staff turnover. And so then that means you go back to a country to do more training because you have new staffs. But then to see how a country's security... You know, their perspective in terms of their biggest border security threats in Albania, where I trained in June, might be different from Bulgaria, where I trained last month. But, you know, it's still the commonalities of document forgeries, imposters, making sure your airports are secure and things like that. So I like talking with the border guards, such a different perspective across each country. Right. 00:07:51    JACK GAINES I think that's really helpful that you have a law enforcement background. helps break that ice. 00:07:58    COLLEEN RYAN I understand the perspective, but we're really just there to help and to fill the gaps that their service might not have the time or the funding to provide additional training because they've got the whole spectrum of border security issues to deal with within their service. And so that's where our organization or other international organizations doing these types of projects come in is just fill the gaps and help them develop their capacity. Especially with some other countries we train for where Frontex, maybe they're not working in that country. So then we can help supplement other EU or Frontex or IOM or UN initiatives and help to harmonize border security standards across Europe, South Caucasus, Central Asia. 00:08:45    JACK GAINES I don't want to just keep circling around Ukraine. Is there any stories you have from some of the other countries you worked with? What's your favorite beer hall story on those? 00:08:53    COLLEEN RYAN Yeah, I mean, most of my stories are with Ukraine because I've trained Ukraine so much. So I'm happy to talk about that. Yeah, I feel very fortunate so far in the last year and a half to have trained almost 50 Ukraine border guards. And I was able to go to meet with their administration and their main forensic center in June to do a needs assessment to see how we could keep supporting. to make sure we weren't duplicating efforts from other international organizations or other bilateral initiatives there because we do know it's a crowded space there. 00:09:28    JACK GAINES I'm sure talking to them, you could figure out pretty quickly what those border guards needed, even if they were getting training from two or three organizations, if they weren't hitting it on the head. Yeah. And what was nice for us is we were able to actually shadow them on their train from out west as entered from. 00:09:38    COLLEEN RYAN was nice for us is we were able to actually shadow them on their train from out west as entered from. Shamashil, Poland, and went to Lviv. And so we got to board on the Ukrainian side and just seeing what they're dealing with in terms of doing document checks aboard the trains now and the different challenges they have with that as opposed to what it would be like to check a document at the airport. It's a very different perspective and it gives you insights on things like lighting and being able to see different security features in the passport. With the lighting on the train and the time of day when they're doing the document check, the technical equipment that they have aboard and that may not be connecting to the cell tower or have service as the train moves. And so it gives you a different perspective to actually be there and see it instead of just hearing about it over a Zoom call or in a sterile training environment. And so then building on that. We've been able to take some of those lessons learned and put them into our training where we're encouraging them and reminding them to say, hey, how would you see this in different types of light settings, running different types of simulations, so it more accurately reflects the conditions that they'll be doing the document checks in. So what's coming up next? 00:10:57    JACK GAINES What's the future of training? Do you have anything interesting coming up that you want to promote? 00:11:02    COLLEEN RYAN Yes, through the rest of the year, we have a couple more study visits. And these are important because they help the border guards to learn from other counterparts. They will look through how this country that they're visiting manages their forgery desk at an airport or in their border service. And it really helps with networking and sharing more information in terms of what they're seeing in terms of detecting trends or alerts on forged documents. We've got a couple of study visits coming up next week. I'll be in Madrid with another group from Ukraine. The following week, I'll be with Albania and Milan. And then a week after that, I'll be in Dublin, Ireland with forensic experts from Ukraine's border service to round out the year. So it's a busy stretch right now. That's very cool. 00:11:50    JACK GAINES Do these multinational engagements, do they ever end up with countries with border guards doing a bilateral agreement on border protection? Or do they ever work on... building something like Eurogest, where if they find a forger from multiple countries, they'll work together to try to find out where the route is. Is that multinational cooperation starting to build, or have you seen it? 00:12:14    COLLEEN RYAN On a smaller level with us, we do see that. So at the operational level with these border guards, even in -country, being able to message colleagues around their own country. Or the experts that do our trainings are active document experts serving in their border service. So now they've got another resource, say, if we're using experts from Spain or the Netherlands or UK or Italy, then these trainees now have another resource to flag potential trends and forge documents or to ask questions if they're unsure. And then, you know, moving ahead, we'll be looking to do some more joint training between two or three countries. Especially if we do it with bordering countries, it will really help that collaboration to, say, connect the two participating states. And now they've got operational contacts to ping across the border to say, hey, we're seeing this. What are you seeing? Things like that. So it's a good opportunity for us to foster that collaboration and increase the information sharing with us through the training or study visits. Right. Because it's so important to have that contact. 00:13:23    JACK GAINES to have that contact. It's one thing when you see an issue and you want to reach out and you have to make that cold call and figure out who's the right person. It's better if you've made a contact, you know someone from training, you can just say, hey, what's this and what's going on? And they can just plug you in with the right person and then Zoom. You know, a problem's fixed versus making it a whole, oh, you have to talk to our embassy and our embassy has to write our embassy. And so it's great that those kind of cross -border contacts are being made because. Even though so much of Europe is dominated by the Schengen, there's still issues with legal immigration and criminal movement that each country still monitors what's going on and partners. And then those that are outside the Schengen zone, it's just as important for them to actually have that contact so they can partner and work on things to quickly spot forgeries, theft, criminal activity, then stop it before it becomes rampant. So that's awesome. 00:14:22    COLLEEN RYAN And it's just it's it's the first building block of really increasing that cooperation, especially with your neighboring state and contributing towards that angle of integrated border management and jointly managed VCP. So even being able to have frontline document inspectors from two neighboring countries being able to reach out, that's just your first building block to building that relationship. So, yeah, it's always useful to have those contacts. Must be fun to be in the middle of it. Yeah. And it's really rewarding. To get your group of border officers on day one, you've got 20 to 30 border officers from all across their country, wherever we're training, they're virtual strangers, and to see them learn to open up and engage and to learn from our experts and then start to share some of their challenges with me and to build those relationships, whether it's in a group or with our experts or with OSCE, it's super rewarding because then you just get to keep building from there and asking, okay, what's next? What do you need next in addition to these document trainings? What do your forensic experts need or what do your border control officers need? So, yeah, it's really rewarding to be able to deliver when you've got the funding and you've got the interest of participating states and to help them manage their borders better. 00:15:37    JACK GAINES You know, we kind of forgot to talk about who OSCE is, Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe. You want to give me a brief overview of what the organization is? Yes. But it does. 00:15:50    COLLEEN RYAN Yeah. So the OSCE is world's largest regional security organization, the state of 57 participating states. And we operate on a consensus -based approach where all participating states have to agree. And we utilize an approach of comprehensive security. And so this really helps us to support our participating states in developing. their security sector and to enhance resilience and to develop capacity to address transnational threats. So my border security management unit is situated within the Transnational Threats Department. So that's our goal is to help participating states build their capacity to confront a wide array of transnational threats that can harm their national security and pan security more broadly. Right. Now, when I think security, I think of NATO. 00:16:38    JACK GAINES I think of NATO. So you've got to be a little different. NATO is, of course, a military organization that deals with security from conflict, either deterrence or response to conflict or crisis, disaster. What is it that OSCE does in terms of security? 00:16:55    COLLEEN RYAN Our three dimensions are political, military, economic and environmental, and human dimension. So what you would traditionally think of as human rights. And so being able to take that comprehensive approach opens up. a library of opportunities for us in terms of what we can provide support on. And so my unit's mandate stems from our border security management concept that the OSC Ministerial Council adopted in 2005. So our mandate in terms of border security is pretty broad. And I think our bread and butter really is helping to develop capacity of our participating states and providing technical assistance. I mean, our unique added value is that we can provide this tailored approach and we're pretty responsive when participating states do approach us with needs. So it's a bit different from NATO since we're not providing military support. We're looking at long -term institutional capacity buildings, whether it's in border security, policing, security sector agencies. That's the core of our work. And can you talk about what the application process was like to get involved? It's different for each job. So OSC, you either have secondments, like when I am on, where your national authority nominates you, or you have the professional contract where OSC directly hires you. So for mine, I had to apply through my seconding authority in the U .S., and I was competing amongst the Americans who wanted to be nominated. And so then once I got past that, then the U .S. put my name forward in the process, and then it was straight into the OSC hiring process. It's a written exam, and then it was an oral interview, and then it's shortlisted, and you go from there. But if it's a contracted offer, obviously you skip the secondment stage of it, and it's applying straight to OSC in the typical HR process. So it's a little different. You just have to look at the job posting and if it's a secondment or not. 00:19:01    JACK GAINES They give you a salary. 00:19:02    COLLEEN RYAN Do they give you a housing allowance? 00:19:02    JACK GAINES give you a housing allowance? 00:19:04    COLLEEN RYAN Yeah, it's about when I was paying in the U .S. The really fun expense was moving my cats over. So that it's a week in a housing allowance. But it's different for contracted. So it really just depends on which job you're going for, contracted or second. 00:19:22    JACK GAINES Had you traveled internationally before you joined this position? 00:19:26    COLLEEN RYAN Yeah, I had traveled quite a bit. Back when I was still a police officer, I liked to take my leave time to go over to Europe. So I did travel a bit. But never officially. It was always first travel. It was always tourist travel. Yeah, no, I had very, very little duty travel as a cop. 00:19:43    JACK GAINES But I bet that travel helped with your application to say, yeah, I've been to Europe and I've toured around, even though I was a tourist. 00:19:50    COLLEEN RYAN Yeah, and travel is just a great educator. And I know it's expensive and not everyone can do it. Travel just gives you good life experience, especially if you're doing it solo and traveling in Europe and interacting with different cultures and just finding your way and being able to navigate and step outside of your American comfort zone. If you're looking to work internationally, in addition, obviously, to the job experience and language and whatnot, travel is just such a good educator and a good way to end your horizons. Right. And I'll tell you what, traveling and living someplace, 00:20:23    JACK GAINES living someplace, It's a whole new experience because you learned the trains when you traveled, but now you got to find out, get a lease and what that takes. 00:20:32    COLLEEN RYAN Yeah. And then if you don't speak German or you don't speak the local English, that adds another layer of complexity. So yeah, you're absolutely right. The difference between living somewhere and traveling is huge. 00:20:43    JACK GAINES But it's fun. And actually, once you've lived overseas, you start to do quirky things, I find. Like, I'll travel and I'll go to a grocery store just to see how they do their business there. Yeah. You know, you go to restaurants, but see how laundry is done or, you know, just how the public services are done because you think, man, if I had to live here, I'd have to drag my trash to the backyard this time. Or over here, they take it on the street or the Germans, they have to have a lockbox. 00:21:12    COLLEEN RYAN What's been really interesting for me is my American friends hear me speak now and they think I'm starting to lose my accent and I can't tell where I'm from or I'll... interact with Europeans over here and they can't quite pick up on my American accent and I think I'm from the UK or Ireland or Australia. So that's been a really interesting experience because I don't think about it. I just talk and just the little things that come when you're living abroad. 00:21:37    SPEAKER_00 Okay. I think we got everything we wanted. Is there anything left that you want to draw on the table? 00:21:44    COLLEEN RYAN As I've mentioned, I firmly believe that any type of security cooperation, defense cooperation is built on relationships and trust. And so there's two of the Ukrainians in particular that I've become close with because they joined our training last year. And then this year they served as trainers for us and they've joined a few study visits. And so through that, we've developed trust and become friends. So now it's gotten to a point where they know I'm a huge Swifty. Oh, no. 00:22:14    SPEAKER_01 no. 00:22:16    COLLEEN RYAN You're a Swifty? Yeah. 00:22:16    SPEAKER_01 a Swifty? 00:22:19    COLLEEN RYAN So they'll ask, oh, what's the Taylor Swift song we should listen to for this trip? Or what's your favorite Taylor Swift song these days? And it's just a funny example of how this all starts with just building those relationships and getting people's trust when you're working with your partner nations. Sure. 00:22:38    SPEAKER_01 I thought maybe you brought Taylor Swift to the border and you couldn't get her across. 00:22:44    COLLEEN RYAN No, but I did give them Taylor Swift friendship bracelets when I was in Ukraine in June. 00:22:50    SPEAKER_01 Oh my gosh. I was going to say, next time you see them, they'll be like, hey, still have my Taylor Swift. They had them in London last week, so they still have them. 00:22:57    COLLEEN RYAN week, so they 00:23:02    SPEAKER_01 They probably feel obligated, like I can't take it off. She'll think less of me. 00:23:10    SPEAKER_01 It was quite funny. Cool. 00:23:14    SPEAKER_01 But yeah, you're right. It's those relationships, right? You build them and then you can reach out and the people are there. It's so much easier than a cold call. So much easier. That's half the job. 00:23:25    COLLEEN RYAN On one hand, you can joke about Taylor Swift, but then on the other, they can come to you with more training needs or more requests for specific areas of engagement. 00:23:34    SPEAKER_01 Yeah, they know they're safe to do it. Yeah, exactly. By just talking to you. Yeah. 00:23:39    SPEAKER_01 Well, cool. Okay. Well, I got it. And I will say just one more thing that I should mention. 00:23:43    COLLEEN RYAN I will say just one more thing that I should mention. I'm able to do all this work because I'm very lucky that the U .S. mission has fully funded my project and recognize the importance of OSCE as a multilateral line of effort to strengthen international security and broaden our engagement. Honestly, the amount of funding they've given me has been a huge boost and really made this work possible. So I feel like I have to give them a shout out here. 00:24:11    SPEAKER_01 Cool. All right, Coley. Well, thanks a bunch. All right.

Este miércoles, Donald Trump y Vladimir Putin sostuvieron una conversación telefónica en la que hablaron sobre la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania. Aribel Contreras Suárez, asociada sénior del conflicto Rusia-Ucrania en el Comexi, habla con Carmen Aristegui sobre las similitudes entre ambos mandatarios, el pasado acuerdo de Minsk y el posible resultado de esta mediación de EE.UU. en el conflicto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grænsevagterne ser skeptisk på Matilde Kimer: Er det virkelig klogt at lade en journalist med så mange Ukraine-stempler komme ind i pro-russiske Belarus? Men denne gang går det godt. For første gang i fire år får DR's Rusland- og Ukrainekorrespondent adgang lige i tide til at dække et valg, hvor der ikke ventes store overraskelser . Men meget er forandret. Siden 2020, hvor folket udfordrede Lukashenko, har landets diktator strammet grebet. I dagens Genstart fortæller Matilde Kimer om Lukasjenkos vej til 87,6% af stemmerne og et Belarus, hvor kritikerne er blevet tavse. Vært: Anna Ingrisch. Program publiceret i DR Lyd d. 5. februar 2025.

We Remember Lest the World Forget: Memories of the Minsk Ghetto (JewishGen, 2018) is a collection of memories from child survivors of the Minsk Ghetto, Belarus. These are rare and moving personal testimonies, and this is a book of some significance for it opens a window on the rarely told story of the Holocaust in Belarus, in particular the Minsk Ghetto. Between 1941 and 1943 approximately 80,000 Jews lived in or pass through that place of terror; as a result of starvation and repeated brutal pogroms most did not survive. A few were helped by brave Byelorussian locals who risked their own lives to save them. Others, many of them mere children like the narrators of these stories, managed to escape to the partisans living in the nearby forests. Having reached the relative safety of partisan camps, some even returned to Minsk to rescue their families and neighbours. Several of their dangerous missions are described within the pages of this powerful book. These stories which recount the memories of the Minsk Ghetto survivors are a testimony to the extraordinary power and resilience of the human spirit. This book was published by I.P. Logvinov Publishers in Russian in 2012. This translation from the original Russian to English is a project that was initiated, facilitated and managed by the UK Charity The Together Plan. This is an interview with Debra Brunner and Artur Lipshitz.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

We Remember Lest the World Forget: Memories of the Minsk Ghetto (JewishGen, 2018) is a collection of memories from child survivors of the Minsk Ghetto, Belarus. These are rare and moving personal testimonies, and this is a book of some significance for it opens a window on the rarely told story of the Holocaust in Belarus, in particular the Minsk Ghetto. Between 1941 and 1943 approximately 80,000 Jews lived in or pass through that place of terror; as a result of starvation and repeated brutal pogroms most did not survive. A few were helped by brave Byelorussian locals who risked their own lives to save them. Others, many of them mere children like the narrators of these stories, managed to escape to the partisans living in the nearby forests. Having reached the relative safety of partisan camps, some even returned to Minsk to rescue their families and neighbours. Several of their dangerous missions are described within the pages of this powerful book. These stories which recount the memories of the Minsk Ghetto survivors are a testimony to the extraordinary power and resilience of the human spirit. This book was published by I.P. Logvinov Publishers in Russian in 2012. This translation from the original Russian to English is a project that was initiated, facilitated and managed by the UK Charity The Together Plan. This is an interview with Debra Brunner and Artur Livshyts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

We Remember Lest the World Forget: Memories of the Minsk Ghetto (JewishGen, 2018) is a collection of memories from child survivors of the Minsk Ghetto, Belarus. These are rare and moving personal testimonies, and this is a book of some significance for it opens a window on the rarely told story of the Holocaust in Belarus, in particular the Minsk Ghetto. Between 1941 and 1943 approximately 80,000 Jews lived in or pass through that place of terror; as a result of starvation and repeated brutal pogroms most did not survive. A few were helped by brave Byelorussian locals who risked their own lives to save them. Others, many of them mere children like the narrators of these stories, managed to escape to the partisans living in the nearby forests. Having reached the relative safety of partisan camps, some even returned to Minsk to rescue their families and neighbours. Several of their dangerous missions are described within the pages of this powerful book. These stories which recount the memories of the Minsk Ghetto survivors are a testimony to the extraordinary power and resilience of the human spirit. This book was published by I.P. Logvinov Publishers in Russian in 2012. This translation from the original Russian to English is a project that was initiated, facilitated and managed by the UK Charity The Together Plan. This is an interview with Debra Brunner and Artur Lipshitz.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/genocide-studies

We Remember Lest the World Forget: Memories of the Minsk Ghetto (JewishGen, 2018) is a collection of memories from child survivors of the Minsk Ghetto, Belarus. These are rare and moving personal testimonies, and this is a book of some significance for it opens a window on the rarely told story of the Holocaust in Belarus, in particular the Minsk Ghetto. Between 1941 and 1943 approximately 80,000 Jews lived in or pass through that place of terror; as a result of starvation and repeated brutal pogroms most did not survive. A few were helped by brave Byelorussian locals who risked their own lives to save them. Others, many of them mere children like the narrators of these stories, managed to escape to the partisans living in the nearby forests. Having reached the relative safety of partisan camps, some even returned to Minsk to rescue their families and neighbours. Several of their dangerous missions are described within the pages of this powerful book. These stories which recount the memories of the Minsk Ghetto survivors are a testimony to the extraordinary power and resilience of the human spirit. This book was published by I.P. Logvinov Publishers in Russian in 2012. This translation from the original Russian to English is a project that was initiated, facilitated and managed by the UK Charity The Together Plan. This is an interview with Debra Brunner and Artur Lipshitz.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies

tracklist 01) Michael Bennett - Capertee (Alex O'rion Remix) [Vapour Recordings] 02) Cendryma - Evasive [UV] 03) Analog Jungs - Arcturiano Gold [Constellation Music] 04) Michael A - Sunglasses [Genesis Music] 05) Tomas Garcia - Hoth [Mango Alley] 06) Aman Anand - Space Face (Maze 28 Reform) [Mango Alley] 07) ID - ID (Dmitry Molosh Remix) [inU] 08) Rockka - Minimizer [Mango Alley] 09) Jody Barr - Cherry Red [Sudbeat Music] 10) Taylan - Anunnaki [Sunexplosion] 11) Nicolas Benedetti - Kismet [Univack] Alisha is making waves in the Progressive House scene, sharing stages with renowned artists like Dmitry Molosh and Kostya Outta. Her artistic journey began in 2014, when she graduated from one of the world's top ballet schools, based in Minsk, Belarus. A classically trained pianist with a deep appreciation for diverse music genres, Alisha found her true passion in DJing, where she channels her unique musical perspective. Her sets are known for their depth and distinctive energy, resonating with audiences and sparking positive emotions. With her impeccable musical taste, Alisha continues to captivate listeners at top events in the Progressive House genre. Connect: SoundCloud: @alishasound Instagram: instagram.com/alishaadj YouTube: youtube.com/@alishamixes

HAS THE IRON CURTAIN RETURNED? 4/4: The Picnic:A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain by  Matthew Longo  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Picnic-Dream-Freedom-Collapse-Curtain/dp/0393540774/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In August 1989, a group of Hungarian activists organized a picnic on the border of Hungary and Austria. But this was not an ordinary picnic―it was located on the dangerous militarized frontier known as the Iron Curtain. Tacit permission from the highest state authorities could be revoked at any moment. On wisps of rumor, thousands of East German “vacationers” packed Hungarian campgrounds, awaiting an opportunity, fearing prison, surveilled by lurking Stasi agents. The Pan-European Picnic set the stage for the greatest border breach in Cold War history: hundreds crossed from the Communist East to the longed-for freedom of the West. Drawing on dozens of original interviews―including Hungarian activists and border guards, East German refugees, Stasi secret police, and the last Communist prime minister of Hungary―Matthew Longo tells a gripping and revelatory tale of the unraveling of the Iron Curtain and the birth of a new world order. Just a few months after the Picnic, the Berlin Wall fell, and the freedom for which the activists and refugees had abandoned their homes, risked imprisonment, sacrificed jobs, family, and friends, was suddenly available to everyone. But were they really free? And why, three decades since the Iron Curtain was torn down, have so many sought once again to build walls? Cinematically told, The Picnic recovers a time when it seemed possible for the world to change. With insight and panache, Longo explores the opportunities taken―and the opportunities we failed to take―in that pivotal moment. 1930 MINSK

patreon.com/callchelseaperetti Eavesdrop on a gathering of opinionated minds… and mouths… in this very special live anniversary episode of beloved podcast: Call Chelsea Peretti. Shocking audience polls that will leave you shaken to your core. A game! A reading of a letter young CP penned to SNL (and other memorabilia from times of yore). Inflammatory live taste tests. An audience expert on legumes and a woman who has eaten Schav in Minsk. A conclusion that promises to leave a lasting question-mark in your very soul. Special guests Carmen Christopher, Andrea Jin, Sabrina Jalees and Shauna Mccann, round out what is sure to be an absolute classic. WATCH FULL UNCUT VIDEO OF THIS EPISODE AND HEAR ALL EPISODES OF CALL CHELSEA PERETTI EVERY SUNDAY AT patreon.com/callchelseaperetti

Trust starts around today's truth table feast, and also within our hearts. No apologies are required for today's show. Let's begin with a revisit back to the year 2020 and the Greek job. Concentrate on the CCP money being moved. Georgia is driven towards the MINSK agreement. Ultra Tech is where the real future is. No matter the make of the election machine, the software was the same. The worst attacks came from the right wing. Let's review ShadowGate once more. Millie Weaver was an information conduit, and the setup meant to silence her. Enter Patrick Bergy. Here's some big names. The jury selection uses of AI are frightening. The right uses Israeli IP's for major operations. Ali Alexander and the planned color revolution that failed. Follow the money, but the data too. The internet existed in the 40's? The right wing narrative operations are the worst. DNA harvesting parties were a thing when there was no journalists to describe them. Doing wrong to others always ends up bad. It's time to buckle up, because there is more chaos on the way.