Podcasts about Realpolitik

Offerta NordVPN: NordVPN festeggia il suo compleanno, ma il regalo è per te!: vai su https://www.nordvpn.com/novageo e ricevi uno sconto esclusivo + 4 mesi extra sui piani biennali   Il NUOVO libro di Nova Lectio, Instant Storia d'Italia Prima di Roma: https://amzn.to/4h3P7cc Tutti gli altri libri di Nova Lectio: https://amzn.to/48dkPQo Canale Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NovaLectio   Realpolitik, la nuova mini-serie Podcast di Nova Lectio. Un viaggio tra geopolitica, economia e società per scoprire come funziona il mondo. Analisi, fatti e prospettive senza compromessi, per capire la realtà con pragmatismo e senza ideologie, "Realpolitik", appunto.   Testo e ricerca, Jacopo Turco Voce, Alberto Lodi Mix e Sound Design, Davide Marcone Produzione, Nova Lectio Fonti:  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/28/kathmandu-rally-demanding-restoration-nepal-monarchy https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/04/world/after-nepal-killings-a-tough-king-gets-us-backing.html https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/nepal-violent-street-protests-9913103/ https://www.ilpost.it/2020/12/21/nepal-cina-india-crisi-governo/ https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/india-continuing-role-nepal-economic-development https://oec.world/en/profile/country/npl?yearlyTradeFlowSelector=flow1 https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/files/result-folder/Caste%20Ethnicity_report_NPHC_2021.pdf https://nepaleconomicforum.org/debunking-common-beliefs-about-chinese-fdi-in-nepal/ https://www.dw.com/en/nepal-looks-to-kick-start-stalled-china-funded-projects/a-70935412 https://www.ilpost.it/2021/06/01/massacro-famiglia-reale-nepal-20-anni-fa/ https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/pushpa-kamal-daha-new-alliance-13-governments-16-years-nepal-political-churn-13745366.html https://theconversation.com/why-nepal-had-a-religious-monarchy-and-why-some-people-want-it-back-228769 https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/india-us-behind-2001-palace-massacre-conspiracy-ex-minister-70812-2010-04-01 https://english.khabarhub.com/2019/18/55647/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seit Jahrzehnten kämpfen die Sahraouis, das Volk der Westsahara, für ihren eigenen, unabhängigen Staat in der «letzten Kolonie Afrikas», der Westsahara. Gegen einen Gegner, der andere Pläne hat: Marokko. Es ist einer jener Konflikte, die die Welt fast vergessen hat. Gelöst ist er bei weitem nicht. «Es gibt ganz offensichtlich Menschen, die mehr wert sind als andere». Der Ingenieur Lehbib Mahjoub Abdelfatah sagt diesen Satz, ein bisschen verärgert und vielleicht auch verbittert. Wovon er spricht? Vom Wunsch seines Volkes, dass die Einhaltung des Völkerrechts nicht der «Realpolitik» weicht. Seit rund einem halben Jahrhundert lebt ein Grossteil der Sahraouis im Exil im Südwesten Algeriens, angeführt vom Frente Polisario, der politisch-militärischen Organisation der Sahraouis. Sie leben in einer der unwirtlichsten Gegenden der Welt: Wüste, so weit das Auge blicken kann, kaum Wasser, kaum Vegetation. Die Menschen hier sind Flüchtlinge, einst geflohen vor der Armee Marokkos, das einen Grossteil ihres angestammten Gebietes besetzte: der Westsahara. Seither warten die Sahraouis darauf, dass sie zu ihrem Recht kommen: dem Recht, selbst darüber bestimmen zu dürfen, ob sie in der Westsahara ihren eigenen Staat errichten oder zu Marokko gehören wollen. Sie warten. Und bereiten sich vor. Auf den Tag der Unabhängigkeit, den sie einst nahe glaubten, und der inzwischen weit in die Ferne gerückt ist. Augenschein in den sahraouischen Flüchtlingslagern in Algerien, bei Menschen, die ohne fremde Hilfe nicht überleben können, für die aber Aufgeben auch keine Option ist.

Seit Jahrzehnten kämpfen die Sahraouis, das Volk der Westsahara, für ihren eigenen, unabhängigen Staat in der «letzten Kolonie Afrikas», der Westsahara. Gegen einen Gegner, der andere Pläne hat: Marokko. Es ist einer jener Konflikte, die die Welt fast vergessen hat. Gelöst ist er bei weitem nicht. «Es gibt ganz offensichtlich Menschen, die mehr wert sind als andere». Der Ingenieur Lehbib Mahjoub Abdelfatah sagt diesen Satz, ein bisschen verärgert und vielleicht auch verbittert. Wovon er spricht? Vom Wunsch seines Volkes, dass die Einhaltung des Völkerrechts nicht der «Realpolitik» weicht. Seit rund einem halben Jahrhundert lebt ein Grossteil der Sahraouis im Exil im Südwesten Algeriens, angeführt vom Frente Polisario, der politisch-militärischen Organisation der Sahraouis. Sie leben in einer der unwirtlichsten Gegenden der Welt: Wüste, so weit das Auge blicken kann, kaum Wasser, kaum Vegetation. Die Menschen hier sind Flüchtlinge, einst geflohen vor der Armee Marokkos, das einen Grossteil ihres angestammten Gebietes besetzte: der Westsahara. Seither warten die Sahraouis darauf, dass sie zu ihrem Recht kommen: dem Recht, selbst darüber bestimmen zu dürfen, ob sie in der Westsahara ihren eigenen Staat errichten oder zu Marokko gehören wollen. Sie warten. Und bereiten sich vor. Auf den Tag der Unabhängigkeit, den sie einst nahe glaubten, und der inzwischen weit in die Ferne gerückt ist. Augenschein in den sahraouischen Flüchtlingslagern in Algerien, bei Menschen, die ohne fremde Hilfe nicht überleben können, für die aber Aufgeben auch keine Option ist.

Wahlkampf war gestern. Jetzt wird wieder auf Realpolitik gemacht. Dazu gehört eine Linkspartei in staats- und landespolitischer Verantwortung, die im Bundesrat Deutschlands billionenschwere Bewaffnung abnickt. Das bereitet den Protagonisten wie gewohnt Bauchschmerzen, aber auch Lust auf mehr. Selbst wenn‘s Leben kostet. Ein Kommentar von Ralf Wurzbacher. Dieser Beitrag ist auch als Audio-Podcast verfügbar.

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Wrapping up loose ends and moving forward.Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.Love is like a crossbow quiver. You only have so many bolts to shoot before it runs outThere was a long pause. Pamela took another long breath then an impish grin came to her lips."With your luck you'll get those, then end up in the Artic," she scoffed."Not the Antarctic? I've got a soft spot in my dreams for penguins.""Nope. You get to be chased by polar bears," she nudged me. I nudged her back playfully. She gave me a Charlie horse."Ow!" I yipped. The two SD chicks from the front of the plane looked back our way. I didn't care about their misconceptions. My muscles needed some self-massages."I was pretty scared," I whispered to Pamela."Good for you. You were also pretty lucky and I'm sure pretty pissed with your 'Albanian' attackers," she replied quietly. "I missed you too."I liked the way she read my mind about that. I would have liked it some more if I hadn't glanced to my other side, then fallen straight to sleep.{1 pm, Monday, August 25th ~ 14 Days to go}On Tuesday night, Aya got one of her wishes fulfilled ~ sorta. I slept in Caitlyn Ruger's bed and I wasn't alone. The Sandman had dropped a Scottish sand trap sized load of sand on me and there was more than enough spillover to flatten little Aya too. Because I lived among Amazons, Caitlyn woke me up at 5:45 in the A M and only so much lollygagging was allowed.Aya got to sleep for fifteen whole minutes more than I did. She hugged me and kissed my cheek (which amused her three Fatal Squirt compatriots to no end) while I stuffed away my breakfast. Desiree showed up to take me to work minutes later. While Aya showed off her battle scar to the pre-caste Amazons and her Aunt D. (they had not been awake when we showed up the previous evening), I was chided for being late for weapons practice.Yes. Life and death battle successes meant nothing to the Amazons. If you had a spare moment you had better be training, or working out your mind and/or body. We had no 'weekends', though we did get an quarter day off in celebration for the religious festivals based on the sacred days of the various matron Goddesses. A full day off didn't happen.7:00 AM saw me with the intern group, just as if nothing had happened to change our relationship over the past two months. Oh, we were different. They teased me about my sunburn and wanted to see my latest scars. I couldn't work with Buffy anymore, since I was her spiritual leader. Due to my 'high risk' status, Desiree was the only other Amazon Katrina trusted me with, so I got to get beaten at her hands for the last three days of the week.To be fair, I teased Desiree incessantly. I made her smile when she thought I was doubled over in pain on multiple occasions. Beyond that seven-to-five schedule, I exercised after work until six and then managed to bike home in a manner that avoided the paparazzi.I was easy to track outside of the building by the members of the press (who thought I was still somehow newsworthy) and despite my persistent desire to not talk to any of them. Felix had 'vanished', so I was the only man left. What had happened to him? Katrina allowed me to take a glance. He was at an Epona Wyoming freehold training for the Great Hunt and reveling in his 'lone man in a household of twenty-two single women' status.Unlike the three other members of our 'first class', Felix got to choose his re-location location and communicated with me daily because he wanted us to create a battle plan for the upcoming Hunt. It was official; it was going to be a two man vs. thirty Amazons affair and there was no rule that we couldn't work together though only two Amazons could win by capturing us and holding onto us until sunset on Sunday, September 14th.No one except Krasimira, the Keeper of Records, knew what terrain we would be hunted on so we could expect anything from swamps to mountain ranges. The Amazons were in the same boat. Already the House heads had volunteered one member for the Hunt. The ancestors would be consulted for the half who would actually participate. Krasimira had also added her own twists.House Ishara couldn't compete because technically, I was already their participant. With 52 houses halved, that equaled 26. The final four? Runners. If a runner won, the Keeper would consult the ancestors to see which house they would automatically be inducted into. Eight runners were nominated by the department heads and four of those would be chosen by the Augurs as well.In a normal organization it would have been thought that Krasimira was abusing her station since there was no High Priestess to oppose her decisions. Not in the Amazons. No. She consulted the Augurs and the Augurs worked the will of the Ancestors and that was that. No Augur would lie about the sacred communications imparted to them. That was inconceivable sacrilege.What that did mean was that at sunset on Thursday, September 11th, Felix and I would be inserted with a knife, map and clothing into the hunting zone. When the sun rose on Friday morning, the thirty Amazons would be put into the zone. No Amazon could attack another unless they, or their targets, 'possessed' a man. They could team up but only two could win. It was promising to be a great 'get to know your buddies at work' moment for all of us,What was Felix getting out of this besides his freedom? (His freedom was no longer in danger. House Epona would protect him.) No, for Felix, if he survived free until the sun set on Sunday, he would become a Runner. If he lost, he would have to spend another year as an intern. This convinced me that Felix was totally dedicated to avoiding capture. I was good with that.Meanwhile for me, it was Brooke Wednesday night, Oneida on Thursday and Timothy and Odette going clubbing with me on Friday night. Saturday was my first House Ishara group activity. We gathered in the early morning at Doebridge, me with a hangover and Buffy giving me crap at every opportunity. Fortunately the rest of my 'sisters' treated me with a great deal more reverence.Now they all knew about my Summer Camp role, Romania and my kidnapping. Even in their 'man-hating' ideology, I was the exception to the rule ~ I was reliable, dedicated, smart, lethal and worthy of their trust and respect. On the council front, Buffy hinted to me that there was a way around the deadlock for who would be foisted onto the Regency Triumvirate, but she refused to tell me what it was. That was a cause for concern.Sunday, I worked with JIKIT, did some Amazon diplomatic stuff and discovered Desiree was my new bodyguard. Katrina thought a full SD team would be cumbersome and my best bet was to remain unconventional and mobile. I agreed because it allowed me to play the field a little more. Speaking of playing the field,This bright Monday afternoon, I was standing in a hangar at Stewart International Airport waiting on my fiancée, Hana Sulkanen. She had flown from Tibet to London with the Dali Lama. That exalted individual had passed on the mantle of national leadership to the Tibetan Constitutional Committee and left the country with the stern decision that the country would move forward toward democracy and not backwards toward theocracy.Now he was playing the role of goodwill ambassador, encouraging the Tibetan Diaspora to spend a few months to a year back in their homeland to help rebuild and teach. He also was rallying support for Tibetan recognition and financial support. Already the UN had voted to send a small international group to establish border security against both the Khanate and the PRC.With the PRC treaty-obliged by the ceasefire to not oppose Tibetan freedom, the UN acted rapidly. The UN Tibet Force(UNTFOR) combat elements consisted of the UK (+ Gurkha), Chilean, French (+ French Foreign Legion), Germany, India, Italy, Romania, Spanish and Thailand each sending one battalion each. Algeria, Denmark, Chile, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Canada, Cameroon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Brazil agreed to make smaller contributions. The USAF would supply a serious level of logistics support for the mission.The UN also created the UN Tibetan Training Force (UNTTFOR) which provided a structure for giving access by Tibetan forces to German, Italian, Chilean and Romanian bases to train to E U standards over a five month period. The Khanate provided gobs of captured Chinese hardware to the creation of a tiny Tibetan Armed Forces, easing worries about adequately equipping the troops once they were trained.The Dali Lama was simultaneously arriving at JFK to public fanfare in order to thank the UN personally on behalf of the nation he loved. Hana was able to finally shed the limelight and was coming into a secure National Guard facility to finally take a step back to a 'normal' lifestyle. The last bit of oddity: the hangars used by the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 of the Marine Corps Reserve was courtesy of JIKIT. No press was allowed, or expected.It was an odd grouping of us. Jormo Sulkanen (Hana's father), his chauffeur and Hana's daughter  Annela were in one car. Hana was traveling with Libra and Ms. Meacham, so they would need the limo he came in. My appearance was a simple moment for us to touch base in person, as opposed to over the internet, or mobile phone. The third group waiting was Sten Phillip M nnik (her ex-husband) and two unnamed associates.Sten was being a total jerk, which may have been due to me calling him Philip when we first met. Philip wasn't 'ethnic' enough for him, so he never used it. Because he hated it, Brennan (Hana's deceased step-brother) had used it constantly. I had overheard it and thus screwed up our first meeting. But Sten's current blistering hatred had two positive side effects: Jormo came over and stood by me, a suggestion of solidarity I hadn't expected, and since we were standing next to each other, we finally began the dialog that we needed if Hana was going to be family to both of us.We chatted about the thing that mattered most ~ Hana. He asked me if I had really hired a team of assassins to protect her, so I told him a little bit about the Ghost Tigers. He talked about how proud she was to be bringing peace to a suffering planet and I agreed that she looked spectacular doing so.Some things remained the same; I had set in motion the death of his youngest son who had paraded a raped lady in front of me. A bunch of other dilettantes had perished as well. Balancing that was the joy I brought to the child closest to his heart, his adopted daughter Hana. I also had proved to be my own brand of eccentric knight in tarnished armor. I meant well, and in Jormo's book that meant something.He also told me he would strangle me with my own intestines if I broke her heart. I looked him straight in the face and asked him how he felt about open marriages. He hit me. To be fair, I let him hit me. He didn't try to do me serious harm."Don't be an asshole," he grumbled."I'm not sure I know how?" I shrugged. I got another hard stare."She loves you," he said with surprising tenderness."I would rather face that typhoon again than break her heart. The thought of that scares me because I've never been all that good at romance," I confessed."That wasn't what I expected you to say," he harrumphed. "I recall those two ladies I first saw you with. Libra Chalmers and,""Brooke Lee," I said."Yes, her. Are you staying loyal?""She has never asked more than she thinks my current level of maturity can hope to achieve." He looked at me. "I'm discrete and mindful of her sensitivities.""You aren't trying to befriend me," he noted."I don't feel it is right to expect you to like me. I think we both know I'm supposed to be nice to you and you aren't going punch me again. I believe Hana would see thru any deception on our part."I paused. "I wouldn't mind us getting along. I'll try not to piss you off because that would be rude to you and cruel to her," I continued. "I'll never ask you to forgive me and I'll never feel like what I did was inherently unjustified. I am sorry that I caused you pain because I think you are a hard, courageous man, and she loves you.""That's her plane," he stated."Thank God," I muttered. And thank you Ishara. I was starting to blather. We remained thankfully silent until the plane had pulled into the hangar and the people started to deplane. The first out was a young woman with dark blonde hair and hunters glasses.No one else appeared until she had reached the bottom of the stairs and continued to look about for a moment. Hana came next, smiling at me, then her eyes were following Jormo as he moved to the car to retrieve little  Annela. Libra followed with Ms. Meacham on her heels. Libra still wasn't used to playing the second fiddle/personal assistant. A short Mongolian fireplug of a man was the last passenger down the stairs. He looked like, a wolverine with his feral, primordial energy and general hostility.I imagined the girl was his apprentice and he was the prime assassin. That was how the Ghost Tigers operated. They were doing me a deep personal favor by putting aside their normal role as hunters to take up body-guarding duties. According to Addison, they had also managed to get their fair share of killing people of various persuasions. Not only had the Seven Pillars tried to take her out more than once, Chinese Intelligence and some criminal cartels had taken an active interest in her too.The young woman scanned from me to Desiree, then to Sten. She had a good eye for threat assessment. Jormo was partially concealed, but would rather die than put Hana at risk. I was the ally of the 9 Clans, and she probably thought she could take me in a quick-draw contest. Desiree? She left Desiree for her mentor to worry about."Ms. Sulkanen?" Sten's closer minion walked her way. The bodyguards got in the way instinctively. The man reached into his coat and nearly died. The women did a palm strike to his windpipe then grabbed his tie, yanking him to the hard concrete floor of the hangar.(Russian) "He has a piece of paper," she stated in a detached manner"Sten, what is the meaning of this?" Hana worried. I moved toward the woman.(Russian) "I am Cáel Nyilas. Let me help."She did more than that. She retreated from the downed man and put her body between Hana and Sten.I was schooled enough now to realize that was the deception. I hadn't seen the older man draw a gun but I knew he now had one out. It was down by his side and he was using his body to shield it from view."Are these the kind of people you want around our daughter," Sten asked haughtily. I had an inkling suspicion. I wasn't alone.Desiree pushed past me and attended to the downed man. She had him standing, patted him on the back and frisked all inside ten seconds."He's a process server," she commented to the group."What he is here to do is serve you with papers, Hana," Sten grew angrier. "You are an unfit mother and have developed an unsafe environment for her to grow up in.""What?" Hana growled. "You don't like the fact that I've finally moved on and found someone new. You don't care a damn thing about our daughter.""We will let a judge decide that. Right now I have an order of detention for  Annela," he grinned wickedly."Ms. Sulkanen," the second of Sten's minions step forward more cautiously, "the Family Court in the State of New York has,"I laughed."Oh," Desiree looked my way then shared a sliver of a smile with me."There is nothing laughable, I assure you," the lawyer snapped."Really, what's your name?" I asked."Mr. Dornier, not that,""Where are we?""What does that matter?" then, "New York State.""Incorrect Dornier. You are on a Marine Corps base, dumbass. Look around you," I smirked."So? What does that mean?" Sten harangued us."This is federal property," I explained as I strode toward his car."Hey, what are you doing, I'm talking to you," Sten pursued me."Excuse me," I grinned. I flipped out my Amazon Honor Blade and slashed one of his tires."What?""Go for it," Hana simmered. "Touch Cáel and he will defend himself.""He has a knife," he countered. He didn't touch me. A second tire began to deflate. "That's assault with a deadly weapon.""It would be if he turned to face you, or anyone else," Desiree had her 'bored ~ don't press me' voice. "Right now he's being a vandal." She put her hand on the process server's shoulder and shoved him back toward Sten and Dornier. "You should know your jurisdictions, asshole," she told him."Hana, I will drive back with Cáel," Libra announced loudly. That was a cue for Hana to shoot me an apologetic look, which was odd, considering that even knowing me was putting her child custody at risk. It took me a second to realize what a bastard Sten could be. I also doubted he had three spare tires. I left one untouched as I headed for my car."Hana, I'll catch up with you after you talk with your lawyers," I called out. It was infuriating for me that this was her reception home. Sten had better be thanking his lucky stars we weren't alone or I would have pummeled his ass, and given him the nuclear wedgy of all times, jackalope."Let's go home," Libra tapped my arm. Desiree was watching Jormo's limo speed away. She didn't dawdle. The Marines would want their hangar back ASAP. We'd let them decide if they wanted to help Sten, or not. Desiree tossed me the keys. That was her way of telling me I need to blow of some steam, and not by getting frolic-ee with Libra on the hour long commute home.{11 pm, Monday, August 25th ~ 14 Days to go}{Late that night with Hana}"So, who was the guy who gave you this?" I looked over at Hana while running my hand over the silk scarf some lama in Lhasa had given her to give to me ~ a 'Thank You' gift for the liberation of his homeland and the aid package heading his peoples' way."I never got his name, but my translator said he had traveled for three days straight to be there for the celebration," she smiled warmly.I picked up my second gift and began to play with it. The object was a fascinating toy, all the more so because it was more than a child's plaything. It was a simple prayer wheel. I put the handle between my two palms and rubbed them back and forth, causing the two balls to beat against the drum heads."I think you find that thing more interesting than you do me," Hana pouted."Oh no you don't," I pounced on her. With one hand I tickled her while I placed my Tibetan gift aside. I didn't want us rolling over on it as we frolicked naked on her queen-sized bed. "You were a happy little camper ten minutes ago and you certainly drove your vigor home with this grand Lothario.""Eek!" she playfully tried to bat my hand aside. She began giggling hysterically.Even when I pulled away so that she could breathe, she kept snickering."What?" I worried. I had been ramping us up for a second round of sex. Round one had been 'comfort' sex, helping her compartmentalize her feelings for that bastard of an ex-husband and the threat he posed to her custodianship of her daughter,  Annela.Those were emotions she'd deal with later. Fretting about them tonight, her first night back in the States, was counter-productive. She knew that, which was why she'd accepted my dinner invitation. We had now been seen in public together for the first time since she became famous; afterwards we had traveled back to her place. How serious was I about cheering her up? I'd brought a spare suit, biking clothes and my bike. I was planning to spend the night and make my way to work my usual way come sunrise."I," she gasped, "asked Libra how you "compared" in her experience, which seems to be extensive, as a lover on the way over. And after several, very long, I must say, seconds of introspection, she told me you were indescribable and incomparable. I've been trying to put my thoughts together since Rome and, why are you scowling?""That was rude of you two," I now play-pouted. "I like to think I'm 'thunderous', though 'stunning' will do in a pinch."Hana helpfully pinched me. "Ow!" I squalled. And back to tickling I went. I quickly showed her my 'sheet-fu' was superior to hers, which meant I tangled her up in her sheets before she realized she was helpless before me. Or so I bragged. Hana played helpless well."Oh please, Mr. World-Conquering Wombat," she pleaded. Wombat?"Wombat?" I questioned her. "How have I become an irascible furry marsupial?""Well Honey, you need a shave," she teased me. "You are a little furry.""Romantically that is called a five o'clock shadow," I protested."It scratches my thighs," she murmured.I had a remedy for that. Sliding down to her hip, I turned my palms toward me, interlaced my fingers and positioned my thumbs pointing up. My chin rested on my fingers and the thumbs covered the sides, so when I stuck my tongue into the three-sided void created, my hands, but none of my scruffiness, touched her intimate flesh. Once I had this technique in place, I rolled over her thigh and got to work."I find," she gasped, "that you have the answer to that conundrum down pat. It makes me, ah, think I'm not your, ah, first girl." My dedication to my erotic task (and the carnal reward that waited) kept me from responding. Besides, my upper lip was busy rolling back and forth over her clitoris. There I let the bristles of my oncoming moustache teasingly tickle her. I was pleased when the pleasure I caused quieted her and she settled down to running her fingers across my crown as she ramped herself up toward a climax. 'Not my first girl' indeed.Forty-five minutes later, I was coming back to her room from the kitchen with a glass of tomato juice for her and rice wine for me (she was out of beer). I heard a noise from  Annela's room, so I deviated to make sure she was okay. I was in boxers, not totally naked.  Annela was out like a light, caught up in some sort of childish dream. By the cherubic grin on her face, she was having a good one.She was another delicate female issue in my life. I had made her existence harder by just being me. Hana let me know that nothing 'bad' had better happen to her ex-husband, Sten. I couldn't beat him up, threaten him, or sic any of my Amazons on him. Stupidly, I had asked if using the CIA was okay. She'd banned all of JIKIT intervening as well, negating the use of the best pest removal people on the planet, the 9 Clans."You are going to have to get used to children making sounds while they sleep," Hana surprised me. "You'll learn to tell the dreams from the nightmare.""In spades, I'm going to have to learn that in spades," I nodded.{4 pm, Tuesday, August 26th ~ 13 Days to go}My schedule had remained steady. I had firearms practice at 6 am every morning, was in Katrina's office by 7 and working my cue by 7:15. According to my regular morning briefings, I continued to be a menace to the foundations of freedom, civilization and the terrestrial biosphere. It was wonderful to stand there side by side with my fellow New Hires.At lunch, around 11 o'clock, I had a brief get together with the other members of the Amazon diplomatic corps since I was still Chief Diplomat of the Host ~ we were a small unit. Daphne, who now worked with JIKIT, would give me a brief briefing on what the 'office' was up to in my name. I gladly kept my distance from their regularly scheduled mayhem. The truce in China didn't stop the Secret War from raging on and on.My three o'clock knife training with Pamela was slowly evolving into a greater study of human fighting philosophy and anatomy. I still studied the techniques of a larger single bladed hunting knife as well as the hilt-less, double bladed Amazon Honor Blade. Pamela promised me she'd start teaching me how to do the 'long-distance' and 'short'/snap throw for the blades. She made it look so easy.Pamela also began educating me on the basics and basis of the Amazon personal hand-to-hand fighting style. The eight points of emphasis in Amazon combat were: the finger, fist, elbow, shoulder, foot, heel, knee and hip. It encouraged channeling both your energies and the energy of your opponents by using fluid blows and throws. It also worked well with the close-in knife fighting Pamela was teaching me. Working with her once more did her as much good as me. We had come to feed off one another's moods, which was a good thing.Tuesday, walking to the elevator at the end of the session, the door opened to reveal Rachel talking to an SD chick I barely knew, Meridian."Oh, it is great to see you, Rachel," I enthusiastically stated. Her hesitation as she replied worried me."It is great to see you too, Cael Wakko Ishara," she responded softly, compassionately."Ladies, can you spare Rachel and I some private time," I asked Meridian and Pamela."Come on," Pamela addressed the SD Amazon, "we have tons of nothing to talk about.""As you wish, Ishara," Meridian answered. She looked to Rachel. She stepped off the elevator as Pamela stepped on. Away they went."I heard you were back in New York," I told her."I heard you were off of JIKIT for the time being.""I was running on fumes psychologically and my body wasn't too much better. Javiera gave me a week off. I go back Thursday.""That was the right move, Cáel," she said. "You've been stuck sweating both the small stuff and being caught up in the big picture. That is a humongous burden to bear for someone with your training and background.""I know, I'm not ready for where my life has taken me.""No one is, Cáel. You have training that has let you get this far when most of us would be lost. You carry that weight, plus you've had to work the physical side of the equation. I get to focus on you. You've had to focus on all of us."Rachel was being both honest and kind. I felt a sudden renewed kinship with my primary guardian."Thanks for that, Rachel, can I tell you a secret? Something you can't tell another soul. Something I've never told another living person?" I could tell Rachel. I couldn't tell Katrina because she was so close to Hayden. Pamela, Pamela had already prepared herself for a miserable afterlife and wouldn't have connected with my pain for another.Since she was my 'sister' in Ishara, I couldn't really confide in Buffy, but only an Amazon would understand my thoughts on the matter. It had to be Rachel."I cannot betray the Host, but you know that. What is it you wish to share?""Hayden lived life as an Anahit, yet lives forever in the Halls of the Isharans." Since that was now well known, Rachel knew that couldn't be the secret."When I was trying to induct her, Dot Ishara refused her entry. I thought she was challenging me and I was right.""I recall that she wouldn't accept Hayden, even though her death was righteous in the name of the Host. Has no one ever asked you what changed Ishara's mind? Not Buffy, or Helena?""Neither one ever asked. I think it was because they sensed I didn't want to talk about it, nor insult them by not opening up. Ishara refused Hayden because of me. I was refusing to accept my place in the Host. I kept playing, pretending, I was not really one of you. I kept thinking I could divorce myself from the evil we did because I was special.""But you weren't special in the way I think you are using the word," she nodded. "You were chosen by the Ancestors to be one of us, man, or not.""Yeah. I stupidly put my life on the line because I wanted to be the 'good guy'. I've always wanted to be the 'good guy', even when I hurt people. I'd tell the girl it was my fault, yet I excused that behavior by thinking that I hadn't meant to hurt anyone, so I was okay. I have never blamed myself for any of the shit I caused.""That has always been a rather annoying quality of yours," she noted."When I was on the roof of Havenstone, daring Ishara with my life on the line, that's when I felt it. I owed and owned my Amazon heritage in that moment. I finally blamed myself for something, for not accepting sacrifices were being made for me and I was dishonoring every one of you by denying their purpose.""You are Ishara," Rachel stated firmly. That was her entire argument."I had to believe that. I had to believe I was nothing more than one Amazon in a long line of Amazons dating back to that first night of betrayal. I had to realize I was one of many, not someone special, with special rules. I wasn't getting to be the good guy, or even the bad guy. I was just, an Amazon. One more Ishara among the hundreds that stood in my place.""And it took that moment for you to realize what most Amazons know from the age of five," Rachel stroked my cheek. "It is easy for us to forget your bravery comes from a place that is uniquely you and you didn't grow up around the fires with tales of our mothers, grandmothers and all those who have come before. We see our honor is gold and sing the songs in the First Tongue. We live as Amazons.""I wanted you to know because," I faltered at the last memory."Charlotte. You want to make peace with me about Charlotte," she touched my cheek yet again. "Cáel, I told her mother and daughter about how she died. They want to meet Vincent when he is feeling better. They want to talk to you. They worry about you not understanding that Charlotte lives and will live on until the Sun dies and the stars burn out.""Charlotte was in the Warband that killed Ajax the Unconquered, Cáel. She fell on that ridge, looking down on Ishara's triumph over Ajax and her spirit took the news of that victory to the next life. She is a welcome exemplar to House Ska i. She will be remembered in the lists of the Security Detail, our Warrior Elite. Charlotte was my friend and I didn't wish her to die, but war is what we do. And she buried her enemies and saved our lives."Ska i was a j tunn and the Nordic goddess associated with bow-hunting, skiing, winter, and mountains. I had known her house. The SD didn't talk about their families much because of their devotion to the craft of war, so I had never known her mother was still alive, or that she had a daughter."She did much more than die, Cáel. She killed men so that when you finished with Ajax, none of them, left on that field, could avenge him," she added."I hadn't looked at it that way," I confessed. "I'd like to meet her family. You said she has a daughter. I didn't know.""You didn't need the distraction. We all knew you would have only done incredibly stupid things trying to keep us alive. If it helps, she is five and cried freely, deeply and long. Her mother is fifty-two and runs a freehold in Saskatchewan. She'll be around for a long time, trust me."Charlotte's mother had to be one tough D O B (daughter of a bitch) to see sixty. I did know she was the second of five daughters, with the middle one being in the Ska i House Guard."I am doing something for, well, for me, but for Charlotte too. Sakuniyas is leading seventeen House Isharans and two ladies from MI-6 in West Africa.""I'd heard about that," she smiled. "Charlotte's Fist." Four (the core of any war band) was a sacred number to the Amazons, as was five (the number of digits) so twenty was a classic warrior unit. It was also the number of the original houses. Normally these groups were referred to by their leader's name, but I wanted the Condotteiri to know they'd killed the wrong Amazon and Sakuniyas agreed to the naming convention.The Condos had sent Ajax to Hungary and Romania to kill me. Charlotte had died stopping them, but this was not a matter of revenge. This honored her and was a request for her to watch over those who sought inspiration from her when they went into battle. West-Central Africa was one of the three Amazon Homeland (Eastern Europe and Southern India being the other two) and was where the war was heating up.JIKIT (Joint International Khanate Interim Taskforce) became involved when the Condos and Coils of the Serpent (one of the 9 Assassin Clans) began killing local civilian and military leaders. The Condos did it to spread chaos for them to use as a smoke screen behind which they could hide the large numbers of mercenaries in the area hunting down the Amazons. The Coils attacked any official that was on the Condo's payroll.As the body count began to rise, the US and UK began having 'normal' covert agencies investigate the killings, yet they remained blind to the reasons behind the actions. It wasn't until a whole Condo 'training camp' ended up being extinguished that they realized there was a third player in the game (as opposed to the governments and the rogue mercenaries).The Coils of the Serpent were one step ahead of the intelligence agencies. And that allowed the Amazons to hunt down the Condos. We in JIKIT had estimated it was roughly 15,000 Condotteiri foot soldiers (consisting of mercs, local paramilitaries and the occasional regular army commander) versus the roughly 3000 Amazons and 1000 members of the 9 Clans. The Golden Mare was asking for Havenstone and the Freeholds in North and South America to raise up 'fists' to join the struggle in Africa. In Belize they would be trained for two months to ten weeks in jungle warfare before heading over."Are your people going to be ready?" Rachel inquired."We have done well in Japan," I replied. "The former 'Runners' actually do better moving through urbanized society than their Old School Amazon sisters.""I heard they are more prone to taking orders from the Ninja," she looked me in the eyes."I told them to. This is the Ninja's war and we serve them best by doing what we do best ~ taking the fight to the Seven Pillars when they expose themselves," I clarified. "And you got me off talking about Charlotte," I realized a second later."A long period of mourning is not our way, Cáel," she confided. "You were our friend, but you were our mission first and foremost. That hasn't changed.""Are you going to," I began to say 'remain my bodyguard'."Yes. I have a dozen House Guard members expressing a desire to join the Security Detail and be our new electronics expert. Eight of those I'm giving serious consideration to.""The other four?" I asked."Three are too young and are too interested in you for my taste. One is too old and a rather odd individual.""I like odd.""I will reconsider her then," she allowed."Are you saying that to make me happy?""No," Rachel grinned. "I admire your instincts. Do you know how soon you will be needing us?""I'm going to stay in town until the Great Hunt. After my stupendous victory, I'll see if I can get to Brazil, so mid-September.""It will take longer to integrate a member ~ the last week of November," she bargained. I really wasn't in the mood to argue. I was too much the boy who was glad to see his primary guardian standing before him. Pamela was by far the most loving and lethal one of the pack. Rachel was my rock. She kept me alive and I helped give her something to live for, even if it was a flawed 'me'."And Wakko, you don't need to give me a piece of your soul to replace Charlotte. What is hers is hers and what is ours is ours. I'll always miss her and I'm okay with that. She was a good friend and a proud compatriot and I loved her. I never had any sisters of the flesh. Mona, Tiger Lily and Charlotte have been the only real family I've had. I will find another sister and I can now accept that.""Is it alright if I still miss her?" I pondered."Of course, Ishara. Will you still be capable of taking my orders when required?""Yes. If I started ignoring your advice, I wouldn't have been worthy of leading someone like Charlotte into battle. I can honor her by letting you do your job.""Thank you. I still worry about you trying to save everyone, but now I'll worry a little less," she confessed."I still plan to do crazy stuff, hey, do you have a daughter?""No.""Want one?""I'm in the final drawing of lots for the Great Hunt," she smiled once more."You could just ask.""My way is more fun. This way I'll be sure you'll obey," she let her eyes sparkle with a mirthful fire."Don't think I'll go easy on you. I plan to win," I pledged."Of course not. Why would you change now?""I'd rather you bust my balls than mock me?" I pouted. "Instead of spending a moving moment, you are cheering me up.""It is my job to look after you, even now," she stroked my neck affectionately."Especially now," I added as I hit the elevator button."Let's catch up with the others. I need to tell Meridian that she's back in the running.""Oh, that is fortunate," I grinned. "Oh, we'll start our mission to Brazil on Thursday, February 12th.""Is there a significance of that date?"I laughed. I put an arm around her shoulder as the doors opened. There were two others Havenstone ladies onboard."Carnival in Rio de Janeiro!" I exulted. "Half a million tourists a day. Two million Brazilians. Everyone wears a mask. What's not to love?""You are so fortunate you waited until you had witnesses around," Rachel groused."Desiree says it's bad for my prestige to be beaten in public," I chortled. "I'm glad you agree.""Maybe we can spar on the mats today when you get off work?""Oh, I'd like to see that," one of the other Amazons remarked. "Weapons or hand-to-hand?""I'll let him use a weapon. I'll use my hands. I want him to think he has a chance," Rachel declared. My arm was still around her shoulder, so I knew she wasn't really pissed."Didn't you kill Ajax?" the other one noted."He tripped over his shoelaces and impaled himself on his own sword," I sighed dramatically.Since the two women looked at one another, then to Rachel, I knew I'd told the lie well."Cáel had an ally shoot a grenade overhead, Ajax died in the confusion, so whatever blow killed him is irrelevant. Cáel beat Ajax with his mind before a single blow was landed. He made his foe fight his battle and that was how Wakko Ishara won," Rachel responded."Like an Amazon," the first one nodded."With balls," I added."An Amazon with balls? I guess you are, but I don't think the testes mattered in that you beat our foe in a matter your ancestors can be proud of," the second one said."Well said," Rachel nodded."Thank you," I shook her hand. "I'm Cáel Wakko Ishara aka Nyilas.""Oh, I'm Wynona of Allatu," she answered. She shook my hand, I ran a finger over her pulse and got her to blush slightly. Allatu was the Goddess of the Underworld in Canaanite mythology and one of the First Houses."Behave," Rachel whispered."Not likely," I whispered back."Did I say something wrong?" Wynona worried."No. Rachel is my moral guardian. So, do you want to go fishing, I mean swimming tomorrow after work, say 5:15?" I inquired."Sure," her smile broadened. "I excel in the water.""Good, maybe you can teach me a thing or two," I answered. The door opened at the lobby and there stood Desiree."Here," Rachel shoved me out the door. "Take him before he fishes himself into more trouble.""I understand," Desiree grumbled. "Come on fisherman. Financial Investigations is working late tonight and we need to pick up Italian food for twenty-two.""Lead and I shall follow," I proclaimed."Why do you call him the 'Fisherman'," Wynona asked Rachel."Fish, barrel, I'll explain it to you on the way to the garage," Rachel sighed. The doors shut and off we all went.{7:10 pm, Wednesday, August 27th ~ 12 Days to go}"Will you still be having dinner with us once you return back to JIKIT?" Europa asked as Lorraine passed me some Cajun rice."Every Monday and Wednesday night and on Fridays early," I grinned."We are going to be spending some time in Doebridge over the Labor Day weekend," Europa griped. "Do you want to come with us and save Aya from retelling her ordeal to yet another band of pre-Amazons?""Aya, do you want me to run interference for you?" I asked."No," she smiled. "I want you to train for the Great Hunt. Aunt Katrina says Elsa is virtually a guarantee to be one of the thirty.""Ugh," I groaned. "That's the cherry on the top of a rather bizarre day.""Was today bad?" Loraine asked."Let me see, for starters I got to use a variety of weird weapons for firearms practice. I had a feeling I was part of a round-robin, the way they rotated their assistance to me. In the elevator, I was with Brielle and her buddy when we had a security drill. The elevator cut off, but the air handler went into overdrive, dropping the temperature. After a quick democratic vote, I lost my shirt to an impromptu fire to stay warm, alive," I chuckled. "Then we cuddled together for warmth. I was about to lose my undershirt and pants when the alert ended.""Security alerts last less than fifteen minutes," Caitlyn noted. "I doubt you were in any danger of freezing to death.""Brielle was under the impression security alerts could last hours, despite my questionable knowledge otherwise from the handbook I'd read. Since she had the seniority, I thought she knew better.""So now you are shirtless," Europe smirked."I had a spare shirt stashed in Katrina's office, but I was required to change during the meeting because we were running late. Oh, and yesterday I forgot to feed some genetically superior white rats at one of our labs. Apparently they gnawed through their cages, broke out and now are in the Manhattan underworld, plotting a rodent rebellion," I related."Oh, that was my idea," Loraine perked up."Do you sit around the table with Katrina thinking up this kind of crap!" I protested."Occasionally," Caitlyn admitted. "Most of those are pure Katrina though.""Glad to know my misery is a family bonding experience.""You should be glad to know we care about you," Europa beamed."Yeah, I'll remember that and once you are casted I'm going to absolutely abuse my authority in some serious payback," I faux-glared at her."I promise you we will make it fun," Aya pledged."You would betray your own sisters?" Caitlyn questioned."Sisters are sisters, Mother, but boon companions are for life," Aya countered."That's cool, Mom," Europa snorted. "We'll always be taller than Aya, and faster.""Only more proof she'll be smarter," Caitlyn shook her head. "So Cáel what happened next?""What makes you think the rest of my day wasn't mundane and boring?""According to Katrina, you are the best stress reliever at Havenstone since they put in the Jacuzzis. With it being open season on you today, I figured your day was one misadventure after another," Caitlyn smiled warmly."Fine, I had to go to Financial Investigations to discuss my expense account in Europe.""That doesn't sound all that exciting," Loraine said."We were in the pool swimming in the classic Amazon style, I swear, sometime I think I should go to work wearing nothing but a trench coat and a smile," I grouched."Did you make any babies?" Aya chirped."No, I can't have that kind of fun with any employees for another twelve more days. Anyway, they were quite cross with me not using their services and let me know for an hour and, thirty-six minutes. After that I had to get a reference physical.""You are as healthy as a horse," Europa neighed."Funny Epona," I sniffed indignantly. "You are a load of laughs, filly. After I had been turned into a prune they made me undress again. There was some nonsense about all the combat I had been in had made me shorter and given me muscle constriction.""That is a good one," Aya nodded. "I'm glad they were being as creative as you are, Atta.""Who is to say that I'm not being the creative one here?" I winked at her."Were your muscles 'constricted'?" Loraine snickered. Europa gave her a thumbs up for joining on the fun."Nope, all my reflexes are in working order and I can still salute on demand," I smiled. "Which was good because after that, I worked through lunch with Acquisitions discussing Khanate plans for Siberia." There was a pause."What was so horrid about that?" Loraine inquired, as if I had been tortured up until that point."We had to do the whole three hour routine on the practice mats. I was pinned grappled and I had something that was strangely reminiscent of a titty-snuggle. I mean, all that skin-tight clothing, close contact and sweaty bodies was murder on my concentration," I confessed."We aren't going to be investing in Siberia, are we?" Aya winked at me."I don't know. I spent three hours saying "I don't know" and "I haven't a clue.""You are good at that," Europa jibed. I flicked a pea at her, bouncing it off her chin. She was getting ready for a spaghetti & meatball counterattack when Caitlyn's cough brought her up short."He is the Head of House Ishara. He can act that way. You are Epona and we are better behaved."Europa stuck her tongue at me, I returned the gesture and this time Caitlyn's cough was aimed at me. She followed that up by rubbing her foot along my shin. I smiled at her, then caught Aya smiling at the both of us. Then I recalled Aya had set the table, damn it."I'll get us dessert," Aya beamed happiness my way. I was thinking about dessert alright, damn that girl.{Rhada Revisited}"I'm home gang," I exhaled. "Ready to go out?" and was promptly shot with a Nerf gun. "What did I do this time?"Timothy and Odette were getting off the sofa. Odette was taking aim while Timothy left his single-shot where he'd been sitting."We are going out. You are not," Timothy grinned. "You have company in the bedroom.""Man, I was looking forward to," then Odette shot me in the stomach with her six shot nerf repeater."You have company," Odette emphasized the 'company' part. To me this implied someone who I couldn't seduce with a few words, maybe get busy for half an hour then go out partying. That could only mean,I opened my door and there lay Rhada, completely naked, hogtied and bound. She had even been gagged. Her look of hate and loathing turned to, something else; part fear and part heartsick yearning. Could Timothy and Odette, really just Timothy, I loved Odette but she had the combat skills of a Tribble. Could Timothy defeat Rhada so thoroughly that she could be so bound?Not likely. I'd been neglecting her, What with being kidnapped, running off to Europe and generally doing my job, I'd neglected her well-defined physique, olive skin and athletic curves. I'd been a fool for letting her waste away while I'd been 'not' earning a paycheck. Hell, I was working too much. I'd played around in college and still managed to graduate with good grades, and it wasn't like I had been hired for my brains."Oh, I've been missing this," I relished her helplessness while rubbing my palms together."Mumph," Rhada protested. It was hard for her to move her body. Her legs were bound above the knee to her shins while her ankles were lashed together and then to the top of her thighs.Her elbows and wrists were tied behind her back, wrists to wrist. The ropes securing her arms crisscrossed above and below her breasts and looped around her neck. She looked tightly secured. A bit too secured. I couldn't see how to un-hog-tie her."Don't you dare go anywhere," I warned Rhada then backed out of the room hurriedly."I suggested the ass plug!" Odette smiled as I turned around. I'd missed that given the shapeliness of her buttock,"I color-coded the ends of the ropes for you. Pull the yellow, then green and then pink and she'll come undone just fine. I put some ointment by the bedside for after. It will help numb the burn and promotes healing without scarring," Timothy patted me on the shoulder. "Now that you've b

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Ein Standpunkt von Wolfgang Effenberger.Die Pressesprecherin Mona Aranea und der Koordinator Jürgen Schütte vom Friedensbündnis NRW (NordRheinWestfalen), eine Kooperation aus rund zwei Dutzend Friedensgruppen und oppositionellen Initiativen aus NRW, veröffentlichten am 6. März 2025 unter dem Titel "Die neue Geopolitik des Friedens und die Panik der Kriegstreiber" (1) einen Artikel in dem sie die neue amerikanische Politik politisch einzuordnen versuchen. In den Augen der Autoren streben die USA unter Trump eine Verständigung mit Russland und eine Beendigung des Ukrainekriegs an. Daraus sollen die zukünftige Haltung und die Aufgaben der Friedensbewegung abgeleitet werden.Eine Erklärung für den Politikwechsel sehen beide Autoren darin, dass Trump die imperialistischen Ambitionen der USA in räumlicher Hinsicht auf den amerikanisch-atlantischen Teil beschränken und Verstrickungen und Risiken im eurasischen Raum allein schon wegen der Entfernung und der immensen Kosten nicht mehr eingehen will. An dieser Stelle wird auf den ehemaligen NATO-Viersterne-General Harald Kujat, „Ein langfristiger Frieden ist möglich“, verwiesen. Der Hauptgrund für den Politikwechsel wird jedoch schlicht im US-amerikanischen Übergang zur Realpolitik, zu welcher bei Bedarf auch eine Geopolitik des Friedens zählt, gesehen: (2)„Die neue US-Administration nimmt nüchtern und völlig korrekt zur Kenntnis, dass der Krieg gegen Russland in der Ukraine gescheitert ist - trotz massivster Waffenlieferungen des gesamten Westens und sogar Angriffen auf russisches Kerngebiet, trotz weitreichendster Wirtschaftssanktionen („Russland ruinieren“) und trotz des Versuchs, Russland in der Welt politisch zu isolieren.“ (3)General Keith Kellogg: Trumps Sondergesandter für die Ukraine und RusslandWie wird der Trump ergebene Sondergesandter für die Ukraine und Russland, der ehemalige Drei-Sterne-General Keith Kellogg, von 2017 bis 2021 Stabschef des Nationalen Sicherheitsrats des Weißen Hauses und nationaler Sicherheitsberater des damaligen Vizepräsidenten Mike Pence, diese Erkenntnis umsetzen?Kellogs Hauptaufgabe besteht offiziell darin, eine Lösung für den Ukraine-Krieg zu finden und Trumps Wahlversprechen umzusetzen, den Konflikt schnellstmöglich zu beenden. (4)Laut Kellogg sollen beide Seiten durch Druck der USA an den Verhandlungstisch gebracht und die Ukraine dazu motiviert werden, indem Waffenlieferungen an Bedingungen geknüpft werden, während Russland mit der Drohung konfrontiert werden soll, dass die USA ihre Unterstützung für die Ukraine intensivieren könnten. (5) Als Kompromisslösung könnte ein temporärer Ausschluss eines ukrainischen NATO-Beitritts und mögliche Lockerungen der Sanktionen gegen Russland als Anreize für Putin dienen. Gleichzeitig soll die Ukraine Sicherheitsgarantien und weitere Waffenlieferungen erhalten. Langfristig soll die Ukraine nicht auf ihre territorialen Ansprüche verzichten, wobei Kellogg nicht erwartet, dass diese Ziele während Putins Amtszeit erreicht werden können. (6) ...hier weiterlesen: https://apolut.net/eine-neue-geopolitik-des-friedens-von-wolfgang-effenberger/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ein Standpunkt von Hartmut Leitz.Europa, einst strahlender Handelsgigant, taumelt unter der Last eigener Fehlentscheidungen. Durch eine Politik der Selbstsabotage hat die EU ihre wirtschaftliche und geopolitische Stellung ins Wanken gebracht – ein Monument der Kurzsichtigkeit in einer Welt, die sich rasant neu sortiert. Billige Energie war das Fundament industrieller Dominanz, doch in einem Akt selbstgewählter Askese hat Europa russische Ressourcen verbannt und sich in die Fänge teurer Alternativen begeben. Währenddessen weben Trump und Putin ein Netz pragmatischer Bündnisse, das die Machtachsen der Welt neu ausrichtet – und Europa in die Zuschauerrolle verbannt.Die Geister von Nord Stream und Europas Energie-DesasterEin leises Flüstern durchzieht die Hinterzimmer der Macht: Nord Stream könnte dereinst als russisch-amerikanisches Gemeinschaftsprojekt wiedererstehen. Die einstige Pipeline, die 2022 unter mysteriösen Umständen in die Tiefe gerissen wurde – oft den USA zur Last gelegt –, könnte zum Symbol einer neuen geopolitischen Ordnung werden. Washington und Moskau, die Titanen von Ressourcen und Regulierung, würden damit das Preisorakel Europas in ihren Händen halten. Die EU hingegen ächzt unter Energiekosten, die sie selbst in astronomische Höhen getrieben hat: 50 US-Dollar pro MMBtu waren 2023 Realität – ein ferner Albtraum verglichen mit den 2 bis 3 US-Dollar in vergangenen Jahren.Statt sich durch Diplomatie neue Wege zu eröffnen oder die eigene Kernkraft wiederzubeleben, hat Europa eine Sackgasse errichtet, aus der es keinen eleganten Ausweg gibt. Währenddessen sichern sich die USA und Russland ihre Energiesphären, und die EU bezahlt den Preis für moralische Starrheit mit industrieller Marginalisierung.Trump, Putin und das diplomatische SchachspielIn Washington und Moskau wird Realpolitik mit der Präzision eines Schachmeisters betrieben. Trump, der politische Straßenkämpfer, deutet an, den Ukraine-Krieg mit einem Handstreich zu beenden – vielleicht mit Grenzverschiebungen, die den Lauf der Geschichte besiegeln. Putin, der Stratege im Kreml, greift nach neuen Märkten: Indien bezieht täglich 1,5 Millionen Barrel russisches Öl, China sichert sich 38 Milliarden Kubikmeter Gas pro Jahr über Power of Siberia. Während sich Eurasien stabilisiert, wird die EU weiter ins Abseits gedrängt.Ein gemeinsames Nord Stream-Projekt könnte diesen Kurs besiegeln: Russland als Rohstoffgigant, die USA als technologischer Lenker – und Europa als zahlender Statist. Ein perfides Gleichgewicht, das aus einer schwachen EU eine leicht lenkbare Wirtschaftszone macht.Die NATO-Falle: Milliarden für eine ungewisse SicherheitTrump fordert von der NATO 5 Prozent des BIP für Verteidigung – ein massiver Sprung gegenüber den 2 Prozent, die bisher als Maßstab galten. Die USA selbst geben lediglich 3,4 Prozent aus, doch Europa soll bluten. Ohne die gewohnte Schutzmacht der USA ist die EU gezwungen, ihre Rüstungsausgaben dramatisch zu steigern: Das Bruegel-Institut rechnet mit 262 Milliarden US-Dollar und 300.000 zusätzlichen Soldaten, um den entstehenden Vakuum entgegenzuwirken.Polen kauft eilig US-Waffen, Litauen plant bereits 5 Prozent des BIP für Rüstung – doch der Kontinent als Ganzes bleibt orientierungslos. Während Russland seine Armee mit asiatischen Energieeinnahmen finanziert, muss Europa die Mittel aus einer bereits geschwächten Wirtschaft abziehen. Die Exportnation Deutschland, die einst von Innovationskraft lebte, wird in den Sog wirtschaftlicher Stagnation gezogen...hier weiterlesen: https://apolut.net/die-exportnation-deutschland-ist-ersetzbar-von-hartmut-leitz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Offerta NordVPN: NordVPN festeggia il suo compleanno, ma il regalo è per te!: vai su https://www.nordvpn.com/novageo e ricevi uno sconto esclusivo + 4 mesi extra sui piani biennali + 6 mesi extra, per un totale di 34 mesi al posto di 24!   Il NUOVO libro di Nova Lectio, Instant Storia d'Italia Prima di Roma: https://amzn.to/4h3P7cc Tutti gli altri libri di Nova Lectio: https://amzn.to/48dkPQo Canale Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NovaLectio   Realpolitik, la nuova mini-serie Podcast di Nova Lectio. Un viaggio tra geopolitica, economia e società per scoprire come funziona il mondo. Analisi, fatti e prospettive senza compromessi, per capire la realtà con pragmatismo e senza ideologie, "Realpolitik", appunto.   Testo e ricerca, Jacopo Turco Voce, Alberto Lodi Mix e Sound Design, Davide Marcone Fonti:  https://www.iranintl.com/en/202501091082 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/iran-eyes-makran-in-southern-coast-as-new-capital-after-tehran-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/117116388.cms https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/why-does-iran-plan-to-relocate-its-capital/3400532 https://www.iranintl.com/en/202502227193 https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-economy/ https://www.intellinews.com/iran-president-backs-moving-capital-from-tehran-to-persian-gulf-354450/ https://oec.world/en/profile/country/irn https://www.context.news/climate-risks/vanishing-mountains-winter-air-pollution-smothers-iran https://shafaq.com/en/World/Tehran-faces-major-earthquake-threat-official-warns https://www.iranpartner.com/introduction-free-trade-zones-iran/ https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/504957/Improving-business-environment-a-priority-of-free-zones-in-Iran https://www.orfonline.org/research/the-role-of-iran-in-india-s-strategic-outreach-in-west-asia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Militärhilfe für die Ukraine, Aufrüsten in Deutschland, muss ich als Privatanleger auf alles reagieren?   Viel Spaß beim Hören,Dein Matthias Krapp(Transkript dieser Folge weiter unten) NEU!!! Hier kannst Du Dich kostenlos für meinen Minikurs registrieren und reinschauen. Es lohnt sich: https://portal.abatus-beratung.com/geldanlage-kurs/   

In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, hosts Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson, Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman unpack the risk of alliance abandonment in the face of moves from the White House and their implications for a changing Asia-Pacific region. The podcast begins with an analysis into how fears of alliance abandonment have led to renewed commitments to national security collaboration between European powers. They then unpack whether "deal making" is a strong enough consideration to overcome ideological and philosophical partnerships in the competition for global power. Dr Thompson, Tarrant and Garman wrap up the podcast looking at hedging and balancing strategies in the Indo-Pacific, and whether realpolitik will take centre stage as nations continuously manoeuvre their alliance structures. Enjoy the podcast, The Contested Ground team

ROMA (ITALPRESS) - L'equazione che l'Europa si trova a risolvere è molto complessa: da un lato il Patto Transatlantico e i difficili rapporti con l'America di Trump, dall'altro la necessità di contenere Putin, senza tuttavia dividersi. L'ambasciatore Giampiero Massolo nella rubrica dell'Italpress "Realpolitik" ci aiuta a orientarci in un contesto geopolitico complesso come in pochi altri momenti storici. abr/mrv

ROMA (ITALPRESS) - L'equazione che l'Europa si trova a risolvere è molto complessa: da un lato il Patto Transatlantico e i difficili rapporti con l'America di Trump, dall'altro la necessità di contenere Putin, senza tuttavia dividersi. L'ambasciatore Giampiero Massolo nella rubrica dell'Italpress "Realpolitik" ci aiuta a orientarci in un contesto geopolitico complesso come in pochi altri momenti storici. abr/mrv

Was wir heute sehen, ist eine Rückkehr zur brutalen Realpolitik. Was heute zählt, ist militärische Macht. Soft Power, Demokratie und Menschenrechte treten in den Hintergrund – das Wettrüsten hat begonnen, und Europa ist dabei. Der Zerfall der liberalen Ordnung ist eines unserer Themen.

ROMA (ITALPRESS) - Nella seconda puntata di "Diplomacy Magazine - Il racconto della geopolitica", il nuovo format tv dell'Italpress dedicato alla geopolitica, Claudio Brachino intervista Anila Bitri Lani, ambasciatore della Repubblica d'Albania in Italia, e Sergio Fontana, presidente di Confindustria Albania. In studio anche l'ambasciatore Ettore Sequi che analizza gli sviluppi della guerra in Ucraina e la strategia sulla quale si sta confrontando l'Europa, anche in un'ottica di riarmo.Nella rubrica "Realpolitik" l'ambasciatore Giampiero Massolo parla delle sfide geopolitiche sempre più impegnative che deve affrontare l'Europa, anche alla luce della svolta impressa da Donald Trump alla politica estera degli Stati Uniti.mrv/sat

In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, hosts Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson, Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman unpack the risk of alliance abandonment in the face of moves from the White House and their implications for a changing Asia-Pacific region. The podcast begins with an analysis into how fears of alliance abandonment have led to renewed commitments to national security collaboration between European powers. They then unpack whether "deal making" is a strong enough consideration to overcome ideological and philosophical partnerships in the competition for global power. Dr Thompson, Tarrant and Garman wrap up the podcast looking at hedging and balancing strategies in the Indo-Pacific, and whether realpolitik will take centre stage as nations continuously manoeuvre their alliance structures. Enjoy the podcast, The Contested Ground team

ROMA (ITALPRESS) - Nella seconda puntata di "Diplomacy Magazine - Il racconto della geopolitica", il nuovo format tv dell'Italpress dedicato alla geopolitica, Claudio Brachino intervista Anila Bitri Lani, ambasciatore della Repubblica d'Albania in Italia, e Sergio Fontana, presidente di Confindustria Albania. In studio anche l'ambasciatore Ettore Sequi che analizza gli sviluppi della guerra in Ucraina e la strategia sulla quale si sta confrontando l'Europa, anche in un'ottica di riarmo.Nella rubrica "Realpolitik" l'ambasciatore Giampiero Massolo parla delle sfide geopolitiche sempre più impegnative che deve affrontare l'Europa, anche alla luce della svolta impressa da Donald Trump alla politica estera degli Stati Uniti.mrv/sat

‘Realpolitik' กำลังกลายเป็นคำอธิบายทางการเมืองที่ถูกใช้มากขึ้นในการเมืองไทยและการเมืองโลก โดยเฉพาะในห้วงยามที่ผลประโยชน์และอำนาจกลายเป็นปัจจัยหลักในการตัดสินใจทางการเมือง แต่การเมืองแบบ Realpolitik ก็ไม่จำเป็นและไม่ได้เท่ากับการเมืองแบบ ‘ไร้หลักการ' เสมอไป . Realpolitik แบบไทยๆ กำลังนำไปสู่อะไร และทำไมเราถึงต้องกลับมาพินิจการให้เหตุผลในเรื่องนี้อีกครั้ง . พบกับ ‘ค.การเมือง' รายการวิเคราะห์การเมืองไทยกับ ใบตองแห้ง-อธึกกิต แสวงสุข และ สุภลักษณ์ กาญจนขุนดี สองคอการเมือง สื่อมวลชนรุ่นเก๋าที่คร่ำหวอดในสนามข่าวมาหลายทศวรรษ . ชวนคุยโดย สมคิด พุทธศรี บรรณาธิการบริหาร The101.world . เทปพิเศษ วันพุธ เวลาสองทุ่มตรง ทาง ‘วันโอวัน' The101.world

Tom Bilyeu and Producer Drew delve into the harrowing footage alleged to be of forced conscription in Ukraine and Putin's perplexing openness to American business partnerships. Furthermore, they tackle the geopolitical implications of China's provocations and the evolving landscape of American politics during Trump's presidency. Tom and Drew navigate through these heavy topics, debating the ethical implications and possible future outcomes. They also engage in a thoughtful discussion about the personal and collective impact of these global occurrences, encouraging listeners to think critically about their own worldviews amidst these rapid changes. SHOWNOTES 00:00 "Forced Conscription and 'Death Ground'" 07:23 Putin, Minerals, and Global Strategy 11:43 Zelenskyy, Trump, and War Tensions 15:27 Unintended Consequences of US-Europe Fracture 23:33 "Aligning Life Goals with Motivation" 28:45 "Reigniting Wonder: Mars Exploration" 36:01 Cryptic Government Commentary Unpacked 39:21 Supporting Immigrants' Constitutional Rights 41:55 "Realpolitik and Striving for Better" 47:05 Streaming Changes Oscars Perspective 52:32 Evaluating Iconoclastic Talent 01:02:26 Women's Role in Marriages and Divorces 01:03:24 "Join Our Live Sessions" CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Range Rover: Range Rover: Explore the Range Rover Sport at https://rangerover.com/us/sport Audible: Sign up for a free 30 day trial at https://audible.com/IMPACTTHEORY  Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code IMPACT at check out Thive Market: ​​Go to https:thrivemarket.com/impact for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! ITU: Ready to breakthrough your biggest business bottleneck? Apply to work with me 1:1 - https://impacttheory.co/SCALE Kettle & Fire: Get 20% off your first order at https://kettleandfire.com/impact with code IMPACT  Netsuite: Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning at https://NetSuite.com/THEORY Found: Try Found for FREE at https://found.com/impact ********************************************************************** Do you need my help? STARTING a business: Join me inside ZERO TO FOUNDER here SCALING a business: Click here to see if you qualify Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. ********************************************************************** If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu's Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you. ********************************************************************** Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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ROMA (ITALPRESS) - "Realpolitik" è la nuova rubrica quindicinale dell'Italpress che vuole fornire un metodo per approcciarsi alle relazioni internazionali e comprenderle. A condurla è l'ambasciatore Giampiero Massolo: "comprendere le dinamiche che muovono le relazioni internazionali - afferma nella prima puntata - è importante soprattutto in un Paese come il nostro, l'Italia, dove talvolta si è poco consapevoli di quello che succede all'estero e di come questo sia rilevante per le ricadute che ha per la nostra sicurezza e per la nostra prosperità".abr/mrv

ROMA (ITALPRESS) - "Realpolitik" è la nuova rubrica quindicinale dell'Italpress che vuole fornire un metodo per approcciarsi alle relazioni internazionali e comprenderle. A condurla è l'ambasciatore Giampiero Massolo: "comprendere le dinamiche che muovono le relazioni internazionali - afferma nella prima puntata - è importante soprattutto in un Paese come il nostro, l'Italia, dove talvolta si è poco consapevoli di quello che succede all'estero e di come questo sia rilevante per le ricadute che ha per la nostra sicurezza e per la nostra prosperità".abr/mrv

ROMA (ITALPRESS) - Nella prima puntata di "Diplomacy Magazine - Il racconto della geopolitica", il nuovo format tv dell'Italpress dedicato alla geopolitica, Claudio Brachino intervista Mirjana Jeremić, Ambasciatore della Repubblica Serba in Italia, e Luca Gori, Ambasciatore della Repubblica Italiana in Serbia. In studio anche l'ambasciatore Ettore Sequi che analizza gli sviluppi della guerra tra Russia e Ucraina e i rapporti tra Stati Uniti e Unione Europea. Nella rubrica "Realpolitik" l'ambasciatore Giampiero Massolo spiega invece quanto sia importante comprendere le relazioni internazionali per comprendere meglio il nostro futuro e il futuro dei nostri figli. abr/mrv

ROMA (ITALPRESS) - Nella prima puntata di "Diplomacy Magazine - Il racconto della geopolitica", il nuovo format tv dell'Italpress dedicato alla geopolitica, Claudio Brachino intervista Mirjana Jeremić, Ambasciatore della Repubblica Serba in Italia, e Luca Gori, Ambasciatore della Repubblica Italiana in Serbia. In studio anche l'ambasciatore Ettore Sequi che analizza gli sviluppi della guerra tra Russia e Ucraina e i rapporti tra Stati Uniti e Unione Europea. Nella rubrica "Realpolitik" l'ambasciatore Giampiero Massolo spiega invece quanto sia importante comprendere le relazioni internazionali per comprendere meglio il nostro futuro e il futuro dei nostri figli. abr/mrv

Sevim Dağdelen ist seit 2005 Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages und gehört heute dem Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) an, wo sie als außenpolitische Sprecherin fungiert. Zuvor war sie viele Jahre Mitglied der Linkspartei, galt dort als migrationspolitische Sprecherin und vertrat eine kritische Haltung zur NATO und deutschen Militäreinsätzen. Sie besuchte Julian Assange in der ecuadorianischen Botschaft und traf Edward Snowden in Moskau. Ihre Positionen zur Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik sorgen regelmäßig für Debatten – sowohl im Bundestag als auch in den Medien.In diesem Gespräch sprechen wir über die deutsche Außenpolitik unter Annalena Baerbock, das Verhältnis zu den USA und zur NATO sowie über die Frage, wer wirklich von deutschen Zahlungen profitiert. Wie steht Sevim Dağdelen heute zur Migrationspolitik – und warum kritisiert sie die „Politik der offenen Grenzen“? Außerdem diskutieren wir über Trump, die Ukraine, Sicherheitsgarantien für Kiew und die wirtschaftlichen Folgen ideologischer Politik. Auch Themen wie Diäten, Lobbyismus, Rentensysteme und LNG-Gas kommen zur Sprache. Ein Gespräch voller klarer Worte und harter Kritik an der aktuellen Regierung.

The life of Michael Parenti is truly extraordinary, as he witnessed two significant cultural movements that changed the word. Growing up in Malibu, he went to school with the likes of Sean Penn and Charlie Sheen, met a young Madonna before she was an international star, hung out in Bob Dylan's house, and saw live acts like Nirvana and Red Hot Chilli Peppers long before MTV made them famous. As an internet entrepreneur, he became involved with the Bitcoin Foundation and also saw the early days of Ethereum. He attended hundreds of events, spoke with some of the people who are completely unapproachable today, and found himself in the middle of something magical, naive, and revolutionary. In this episode, we talk about the backstage politics that Michael Parenti witnessed and what it was like to believe in the cyhpherpunk dream more than a decade ago. Time stamps: Intro (00:00:48) Why Michael Is Exiled (00:01:54) Mainstream Adoption (00:02:11) Price Manipulation? (00:07:02) Debate on Bitcoin's Future (00:10:03) Ethereum as a Layer for Bitcoin (00:11:22) Bitcoin's Limitations (00:14:30) Government Surveillance and Compliance (00:16:21) Michael's Personal Experience with the Government (00:19:22) Reality of Government Power (00:21:21) Citrea (00:22:44) Room Mates at Pizza Day (00:24:34) Networking at Paralelni Polis (00:26:02) Ethereum as a Sidechain with WBTC (00:28:16) Bitcoin Foundation Experiences (00:32:06) Concerns Over Bitcoin's Direction (00:35:17) New York Agreement (00:37:28) Lightning Network & Disappointment (00:41:10) Bitcoin's Value and Community (00:45:13) Layer Two Labs and Bitcoin Maximalism (00:47:23) Challenges of Rootstock (00:52:17) Blockstream & Fear of Change (00:54:23) Incentives and Bitcoin's Stagnation (00:57:31) Self-Custody Challenges (01:00:38) Satoshi's Naivety (01:05:19) Zcash Is Satoshi's Vision (01:07:28) Historical Context of Bitcoin (01:12:10) Mt. Gox and Early Exchanges (01:14:55) Vitalik Buterin's Contributions (01:16:36) Toxicity in Bitcoin Development (01:18:35) Legal Uncertainty in Bitcoin (01:22:00) Ethereum's Development Model (01:24:19) Bitcoin's Future and Upgrades (01:29:09) SideShift (01:30:35) NoOnes (01:32:28) Dysfunction of Bitcoin Communities (01:34:06) Bitcoin Foundation: The Good, The Bad, The Corruption (01:35:36) Social Media's Role in Bitcoin's Evolution (02:01:10) Wikileaks and Bitcoin Intersection (02:02:09) Early Bitcoin Community Dynamics (02:04:20) Cypherpunks Mailing List Involvement (02:05:03) Wikileaks and Decentralized Media (02:06:45) Bitcoin as a Response to Financial Blockades (02:12:34) Transition to Bitcoin Foundation (02:15:55) Reflections on Bitcoin's Growth (02:18:08) Community Dynamics Across Cryptocurrencies (02:20:42) Samson Mow (02:23:28) Inflation and Daily Costs (02:27:00) Crisis of Conscience (02:28:56) Leaving Paralelni Polis and Event Fatigue (02:29:49) Celebrity Encounters in Malibu (02:30:36) Transition from Bitcoin to Ethereum (02:39:02) Music Journalism, Television & Editing (02:43:24) Crypto's Emergence (02:48:54) The Evolution of Crypto Communities (02:52:27) Government and Capital Accumulation (02:53:28) Bitcoin's Role in the Future (02:56:58) Critique of Stablecoins (03:02:37) The Need for Multiple Cryptocurrencies (03:03:57) The Absurdity of Bitcoin Narratives (03:05:02) The Toxicity of Crypto Tribes (03:09:25) Disillusionment with Cryptocurrency (03:20:43) The Future of Bitcoin (03:24:05) The Death of the American Empire, Climate Change & Economic Realities (03:25:19) Disruption and Change (03:31:05) Discussion on Realpolitik (03:34:00) Julian Assange's Impact (03:34:56) Podconf (03:36:10) Future of Bitcoin Forks (03:38:10) Redistribution of Satoshi's Coins (03:39:53) Privacy Magazine (03:43:17) Is Peter Todd Satoshi Nakamoto? (03:43:50) Identifying Satoshi (03:46:22) Early Bitcoin Experience (04:03:09) MultiBit Wallet (04:04:41) Advice to Younger Self (04:05:25) Bitcoin Foundation Today (04:06:00) Memes and Education (04:12:24) Influence on Ethereum Community (04:15:50) Regrets About NFTs (04:18:09) Personal Aspirations vs. Wealth (04:23:18) Trust Fund Kids in Los Angeles (04:24:50) Nabila Yacht DJing (04:27:51) Classic Cars vs. Luxury Vehicles (04:28:49) Selling Family Heirlooms (04:34:07) Being Neighbors with Mick Fleetwood and Chris Carter (04:34:40) Disinterest in AI (04:36:43) Focus on Privacy Tech (04:39:39) Concerns About Universal Basic Income (04:41:55) Geopolitical Implications of Technology (04:44:23) Fascination with Physics (04:51:00) Optimism for the Future & Aging (04:54:00) Cultural Nostalgia (04:58:00) Opportunities in the Internet Age (05:05:05) Historical Perspective on Human Advancement & Optimism (05:10:20) Current State of Layer Two Solutions (05:16:30) Concerns about Bitcoin's Transaction Fees (05:19:27) Future of Decentralized Exchanges (05:22:39) Incentives for Bitcoin Holders (05:24:49) Bringing Use Cases to Bitcoin (05:27:17) Impact of Other Blockchains on Bitcoin (05:29:43) Gold vs. Bitcoin Narrative (05:31:16) Physical Gold Demand (05:34:00) Lexus or Supra? (05:36:37) Bitcoin Flipping Gold? (05:37:30) Privacy Conference Planning (05:44:02) Live Viewership Metrics (06:09:09) Bob Dylan (06:12:45) Tom Petty Anecdote (06:19:09) Nirvana in Vienna (06:26:37) Desert Sessions (06:28:17) Early ZZ Top Albums (06:29:06) Stevie Ray Vaughan (06:31:11) Chess Records and Iconic Artists (06:31:44) Meeting Little Richard (06:32:50) Video Production Beginnings (06:32:50) Gary Busey's Music (06:35:04) Malibu Music Scene (06:36:23) The Doors Film Project (06:37:42) Meeting Robin Williams in Acting Class (06:41:00) Oingo Boingo and Danny Elfman (06:43:17) Decline of Western Civilization (06:45:52) Managing the Surf Punks (06:46:16) Fear and Punk Scene (06:47:09) Ramones Concert Experience (06:50:27) Talking Heads and Ramones (06:51:03) David Bowie's Influence (06:52:40) A Teenage Adventure with Led Zeppelin (06:54:07) David Lee Roth in Hollywood (07:04:39) Pink Floyd Tour Experience (07:10:47) Record-Breaking Podcast (07:12:02) First Big Concert Experience (07:14:47) Introduction to Hip Hop (07:17:08) Family's Music Background (07:22:21) Meeting Donald Fagen of Steely Dan (07:26:38) David Bowie Records (07:30:46) Critique of Modern Music (07:38:13) Music Journalism Experience (07:41:19) Bitcoin Takeover Podcast Theme Song (07:41:59) Girlfriend's Comment (07:43:11) Regret Over 1965 Fender Twin Reverb (07:43:28) Mesa Boogie Story (07:44:31) Promotions (07:49:24) Proof of Work Summit (07:50:05) Difficult Questions at Conferences (08:00:06) Experience in Music Journalism (08:01:29) Cultural Judgment and Values (08:02:00) Observations on Events (08:02:35) Podcast Purpose (08:03:02) American Exceptionalism (08:03:52) Interpersonal Interactions (08:04:06) Personal Growth and Change (08:04:40) Tribalism and Online Culture (08:05:04) Decentralization and Freedom (08:06:56) Critique of Monero Community (08:08:00) Record Podcast Duration (08:09:44)

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Critical Thinking Could Gaza become the USA's 51st State? The Black Spy Podcast, Season 18, Episode 0010   In this week's Black Spy Podcast we attempt to answer the question on most people's lips who have an interest in geo-politics - could Gaza really become the US's 51st State: President Trump's proposal for the U.S. to "take over" Gaza and transform it into the "Riviera of the Middle East" has sparked widespread controversy and criticism. The plan involves relocating nearly 2 million Palestinians from Gaza to other countries, with the U.S. assuming ownership and redeveloping the territory into a luxury destination. While Trump claims this would bring peace and economic prosperity, the proposal has been condemned as a violation of international law, akin to ethnic cleansing, and a threat to regional stability . Arab states, including Egypt and Jordan, have rejected the idea, emphasizing the need for a two-state solution and the protection of Palestinian rights . Critics argue the plan is impractical, risks radicalizing Palestinians, and could destabilize neighboring countries . Despite Trump's assertion that "everybody loves" the idea, the global backlash suggests it is unlikely to gain traction and may further complicate Middle East peace efforts. Once again this week's Black Spy podcast has attempted to today's burning questions, from which we might all learn. Don't forget to subscribe to The Black Spy Podcast to never miss an episode. Contact Firgas via her Linkedin at Firgas Esack Daps Contact Dr. Rachel on substance. To contact the Black Spy or donate to The Black Spy Podcast utilise 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 British secret agent” Click the link below: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/BO1MTV2GDF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_WNZ5MT89T9C14CB53651 Carlton, Firgas and Dr Rachel are available for speaking events. For this purpose use the contact details above

In dieser Episode von Inspirierend anders tauchen wir tief in die drängendsten Themen unserer Zeit ein: Wirtschaft, Klimawandel, Außenpolitik, Migration und soziale Gerechtigkeit. Unser Gast, Frank Maiwald, Direktkandidat der FDP in Frankfurt, gibt spannende Einblicke in die Zukunftsvisionen und Herausforderungen seiner Partei. Das erwartet dich in dieser Folge: • Wirtschaft und Inflation: Warum weniger Bürokratie und wettbewerbsfähige Steuern entscheidend für unseren Wohlstand sind. • Migration und Integration: Wie die FDP zwischen humanitärem Asylrecht und gezielter Fachkräftezuwanderung unterscheidet. • Klimapolitik: Warum der Emissionshandel die effektivste Lösung für nachhaltigen Wandel ist. • Außenpolitik und Verteidigung: Die Bedeutung einer pragmatischen Realpolitik und moderner Sicherheitskonzepte. • Bürgergeld und soziale Gerechtigkeit: Warum sich Arbeit wieder lohnen muss und welche Reformen nötig sind. Frank teilt nicht nur klare Standpunkte, sondern zeigt auch auf, wie wichtig es ist, Prioritäten zu setzen und Lösungen zu entwickeln, die langfristig tragfähig sind. Links und Ressourcen zur Folge: • Mehr über Frank: @FrankMaiwald Offizielle Website • Instagram: @inspirierend_anders • Unterstütze den Podcast auf Patreon: Hier klicken • Deinen eigenen erfolgreichen Podcast starten? Mehr erfahren Teile diese Episode mit jemandem, der die politischen Themen von heute besser verstehen möchte – zusammen können wir Diskussionen anstoßen und die Zukunft gestalten. Vielen Dank fürs Zuhören! #FDP #Bundestagswahl2025 #Klimaschutz #SozialeGerechtigkeit #Migration #Inflation #Bürgergeld

ROMA (ITALPRESS) - "Noi eravamo abituati a considerare un certo ordine nelle relazioni internazionali; invece, oggi tutti i Paesi navigano in mare aperto e questo navigare lo si gioca con la bussola dell'interesse nazionale. Questo mare aperto espone a vulnerabilità e minacce". Così l'ambasciatore Giampiero Massolo intervistato da Claudio Brachino per la rubrica "Primo Piano" dell'Agenzia Italpress. Parlando del suo libro "Realpolitik. Il disordine mondiale e le minacce per l'Italia", scritto assieme a Francesco Bechis ed edito da Solferino, spiega cos'è l'interesse nazionale, ovvero "una decisione politica che spetta fare ai governi su determinate situazioni, come evitare rischi o sfruttare opportunità".xb1/mrv/mgg

Offerta NordVPN: vai su https://www.nordvpn.com/novageo e ricevi uno sconto esclusivo + 4 mesi extra sui piani biennali + 30 giorni soddisfatti o rimborsati!   Il NUOVO libro di Nova Lectio, Instant Storia d'Italia Prima di Roma: https://amzn.to/4h3P7cc Tutti gli altri libri di Nova Lectio: https://amzn.to/48dkPQo Canale Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NovaLectio   Realpolitik, la nuova mini-serie Podcast di Nova Lectio. Un viaggio tra geopolitica, economia e società per scoprire come funziona il mondo. Analisi, fatti e prospettive senza compromessi, per capire la realtà con pragmatismo e senza ideologie, "Realpolitik", appunto.   Testo e ricerca, Jacopo Turco Voce, Giacomo Casandrini Mix e Sound Design, Davide Marcone   Fonti: https://www.asiapathways-adbi.org/2024/10/the-yellow-brick-road-to-golden-indonesia-2045-advice-for-the-new-government/ https://www.ceda.com.au/newsandresources/news/international-affairs/indonesia-will-be-in-top-four-economies-by-2050-fo https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/indonesia-tra-usa-e-cina-scommessa-non-allineata-130902 https://eh.net/encyclopedia/the-economic-history-of-indonesia/ https://oec.world/en/profile/country/idn https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/10/the-indonesia-documents-and-the-us-agenda/543534/ https://it.insideover.com/politica/il-ruggito-dellasean-il-ruolo-del-sudest-asiatico-nella-sfida-usa-cina.html https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/asean-centrality-stands-way-indonesia-australia-alliance#:~:text=Other%20ASEAN%20members%20do%20have,than%20the%20other%20way%20around. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/china-indonesia-seal-10-bn-in-deals-focused-on-green-energy-and-tech/articleshow/115149922.cms?from=mdr https://www.vice.com/en/article/indonesias-running-out-of-oil-reserves-but-that-doesnt-mean-its-running-out-of-oil/ https://www.dw.com/en/nusantara-will-indonesias-new-capital-city-ever-be-finished/a-69930944 https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2024/08/photos-nusantara-indonesia-new-capital-city/679457/     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guillermo Moreno y Cristina Moreno con Rosario Castagnet en "Realpolitik" La Plata

Massimo Giannini, editorialista e opinionista di Repubblica, racconta dal lunedì al venerdì il suo punto di vista sullo scenario politico e sulle notizie di attualità, italiane e internazionali. “Circo Massimo - Lo spettacolo della politica“ lo puoi ascoltare sull’app di One Podcast, sull’app di Repubblica, e su tutte le principali piattaforme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Recorded on Christmas Day, this episode takes a deep dive into the evolving perception of Nazism in America, using the video game Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus as a lens to explore the differences between WWII-era Nazism and its modern reinterpretations. The discussion reflects on cultural narratives, historical reinterpretation, and the challenges of fostering unity in polarized times. Key Themes Covered: Domestic vs. WWII Nazism: The distinction between historical Nazi ideologies during World War II and their reinterpretation in domestic politics. How alternate history, like that in Wolfenstein 2, reframes Nazi narratives for modern audiences. The Evolution of Nazi Narratives: How the term "Nazi" has broadened in modern discourse, creating risks of historical dilution. The impact of these redefinitions on social and political dialogue. Wolfenstein 2 as Cultural Commentary: The game as a provocative exploration of alternate history, imagining a Nazi-controlled America. Its role as a reflection on modern polarization and threats to democracy. Nuanced Dialogue and Building Alliances: The importance of moving beyond broad labels to foster understanding and inclusivity. Encouraging collaboration to address systemic challenges without alienating allies. Alternate History and Vigilance: Exploring "what if" scenarios and their ability to highlight the fragility of democracy. The dangers of redefining terms too broadly and empowering dangerous ideologies. Takeaway Message:This episode underscores the importance of engaging with history and culture thoughtfully. By understanding the complexities of Nazism's evolving narratives, we can better safeguard democratic values and foster unity across divides. Call to Action:If this discussion resonated with you, please like, share, and subscribe. Join the conversation by sharing your thoughts on historical narratives, alternate history, and the role of cultural media in shaping perceptions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chrisabraham/support

Martin Sommer in gesprek met voormalig ambassadeur en arabist Marcel Kurpershoek over de toestand in Syrië. -- Steun De Nieuwe Wereld en doe mee aan onze eindejaarsactie: http://gofundme.com/dnw2024. Liever direct overmaken? Maak dan uw gift over naar NL61 RABO 0357 5828 61 t.n.v. Stichting De Nieuwe Wereld. Patroon worden kan op http://www.petjeaf.com/denieuwewereld. -- Bronnen en links bij deze uitzending: - Een stuk uit 2015 over Assad van Marcel Kurpershoek: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/01/03/het-grootste-kwaad-in-syrie-is-niet-is-maar-assad-a1419810

The BRICS+ summit was held in the Russian city of Kazan this past October. The original BRICS comprised four countries: Brazil, Russia, India, and China. The first meeting that they held was in 2009. South Africa joined in 2011. BRICS has now grown to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates. The recent summit also invited 13 countries to the group as partner states. Countries that have expressed interest in joining BRICS include Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand (which is a U.S. treaty ally), and Turkey (which is a member of NATO).As countries in the Global South flock to form an increasingly significant geopolitical bloc in which China has assumed a leading role, it is important to understand how BRICS+ fits into China's foreign policy strategy and the role that the BRICS mechanism is likely to play going forward. To discuss these issues, host Bonnie Glaser is joined by Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center which is based in Berlin. His research focuses on Chinese and Russian foreign policy. Timestamps[00:00] Start[01:37] Behind the Creation of BRICS[04:08] BRICS+ in China's Foreign Policy Objectives[06:20] Domination of China in BRICS+[09:13] Russian and Chinese Interest in BRICS+[14:16] China and the Expansion of BRICS[18:07] Noteworthiness of the Kazan Declaration[21:10] Possibility of a BRICS Currency[28:11] BRICS+ and U.S. Policy Under Donald Trump[30:26] Responding to BRICS+ and a Multipolar World

Konrad Adenauer combined Realpolitik and German values and interests with international cooperation. The multilaterally integrated, co-operative nation state he championed was a fundamental innovation in European history. Read by Helen Lloyd. Engelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit. Image: German statesman Konrad Adenauer depicted on a coin. Credit: VPC Coins Collection / Alamy Stock Photo 

Professor John Bew's knowledge as the biographer of Lord Castlereagh and Clement Attlee and the historian of Realpolitik was put to good use when he became the senior foreign policy advisor to no fewer than four British prime ministers. Recorded on October 18, 2024.

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An emergency pod: “War, or something resembling war, is breaking out in the Middle East,” says Shadi Hamid. A year after the October 7 massacre, Israel has all but destroyed Hamas. Last month, it killed Hassan Nasrallah, head of Hezbollah, thus decapitating that terrorist organization. This week, it launched an invasion of southern Lebanon. In retaliation, Iran — the longtime backer of Hezbollah — has lobbed a barrage of ballistic missiles into Israel. We decided to release the podcast early this week, before it is overtaken by the swiftly-moving events. What is this war about? What should the US do about it? Does anyone in the US political class truly believe that the Arab world is capable of democracy? Were the Abraham Accords foolish — or racist? How do you define a “rogue state”? What is Netanyahu right about?Joining Shadi Hamid and Damir Marusic to discuss these questions is Matt Duss, Executive Vice President of the Center for International Policy, co-host of the Undiplomatic Podcast, and former foreign policy advisor for Senator Bernie Sanders. “A lot of [Arab Americans] are not going to pull the lever for Kamala Harris,” Shadi reports. Matt lambasts the “racist logic” of the Abraham Accords, which swept the Palestinian question aside and decided that “this is the best [America] can hope for, deals with modernizing autocrats.” Damir applies a realpolitik analysis, explaining the Israeli military strategy and arguing that American and European diplomats have no choice but to strike deals with the autocrats that rule the world. Shadi responds: “Realpolitik is supposed to be effective.”It's a passionate, intense discussion that strikes at the core preoccupations of Wisdom of Crowds: justice, war, and the state. Free for all subscribers: You will want to listen to the whole thing.Required Reading:* Shadi's responses to subscribers' provocations about the Middle East (WoC). * Bruno Maçães' article on the end of Western hypocrisy (Time).* Jeffrey Goldberg's 2016 article on “The Obama Doctrine” (The Atlantic). * James Baldwin on the Dick Cavett Show (YouTube). * The Abraham Accords (US State Department). Wisdom of Crowds is a platform challenging premises and understanding first principles on politics and culture. Join us! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe

Andere Länder zeigen, dass Demokratien rechte Regierungsbeteiligungen überleben. Sollte sich die AfD also an der Realpolitik abarbeiten können? Unser Gast ist dagegen. Außerdem: Ohne Zeiterfassung verschwimmen die Grenzen zwischen Job und Freizeit. Von WDR 5.

Welcome back to part 2 of this episode of Impact Theory with Gad Saad!  Dive deeper with us as we navigate the thorny issues of individual rights in collectivist societies, ideological parasitism, and the potential for societal change through media influence.  We also discuss the importance of meritocracy in academia, Realpolitik, and the dangers posed by the trends of diversity, inclusion, and equity.  Whether it's the internal politics of nations or the demographic shifts altering global landscapes, this episode promises to engage, challenge, and enlighten so don't miss the final part of this conversation with Gad Saad.  And if you're loving the Impact Theory Podcast, please take a moment to leave us a review or rate the show. Your feedback is incredibly valuable! Follow Gad Saad: Website: https://www.gadsaad.com/  X: https://x.com/GadSaad    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GadSaad/featured   Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5T2wjkFxsjvuxO1SDcZh29?si=3a4ab9a5736a4b3f  Follow Me, Tom Bilyeu:  Website: https://impacttheoryuniversity.com/  X: https://twitter.com/TomBilyeu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ If you want to dive deeper into my content, search through every episode, find specific topics I've covered, and ask me questions. Go to my Dexa page: https://dexa.ai/tombilyeu Themes: Mindset, Finance, World Affairs, Health & Productivity, Future & Tech, Simulation Theory & Physics, Dating & Relationships SPONSOR: Take a free test drive of OCI at https://impacttheory.co/oraclepodAugust24 Visit https://impacttheory.co/betterhelppodAugust24 today to get 10% off your first month. Explore the Range Rover Sport at https://impacttheory.co/landroverpodAugust24 - Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial. Go to https://impacttheory.co/quickbooksJuly24 to get 50% off 3 months of Quickbooks Payroll! ***Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact?*** If you're ready to find true fulfillment, strengthen your focus, and ignite your true potential, the Impact Theory subscription was created just for you.  *New episodes delivered ad-free, EXCLUSIVE access to hundreds of archived Impact Theory episodes, Tom AMAs, and so much more!* This is not for the faint of heart. This is for those who dare to learn obsessively, every day, day after day. *****Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3PCvJaz***** Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Die Ukraine-Politik des ungarischen Ministerpräsidenten Orbán folgt einer Strategie der Koexistenz und Konnektivität. In wieweit spielen dabei die anderen Großmächte mit? Und wie kann eine politische und wirtschaftliche Übergriffigkeit totalitärer Regime wie China verhindert werden?

On today's interminable Ruminant, Jonah subjects listeners to musings about the death of Henry Kissinger and the gross reveling by some. He then turns to the shortcomings of realpolitik and realism, the debate between Gov. DeSantis and Gov. Newsom, the anticipated sequel to Suicide of the West, and the presence of post-liberalism on the right. Stick around to find out why Jonah doesn't write comedic columns anymore. Show Notes: -G-File: Elizabeth Warren, Countess of Sandwich, Schmears the Market -Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies -George Will: The Conservative Sensibility -Axios: The Trump job applications revealed -Donald Trump poses the biggest danger to the world in 2024 -Paul Wolfowitz's interview with Vanity Fair -Tim Alberta on The Remnant -Danielle Pletka on The Remnant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices