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A peace deal has been in place between the Philippine government and the militant group, MILF, for more than a decade. But violence remains and threatens to hinder the region's first-ever democratic elections set for later this year. CNA's Buena Bernal speaks to Teresa Tang in this episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Carmina and Patch “thread the needle” about the Philippines' rich textile and weaving heritage. From the South to the North, they discover how indigenous people from all over the country reflect their pre-colonial history, way of life, spiritual beliefs, and customs in the fabrics they weave. Listen in as they discuss the immense creativity and complexity required of various weaving techniques and the reasons why we must protect them at all costs. They also explore the weavers' challenges and how some organizations, both in the Philippines and the US, are fighting to preserve this dying art. Lastly, learn about practical ways for all of us to respect our indigenous kin by combating cultural (mis)appropriation. Learn more: Philippines Indigenous Textile: Then and Now, Sinaunang Habi: Philippine Ancestral Weave, Weaving Patterns in the Philippines: Heritage, Design, and Their Meanings, From the Rainbow's Varied Hue: Textiles of the Southern Philippines, Habi: The Philippine Textile Council, Liwayway, La Herminia, Filip + Inna, and More: Local Brands That Champion Filipino Weaving Heritage, Weaving Between the Lines: Authenticity, Identity, and Place(s) of Origin, UCLA's Ifugao Heritage Galleries, Decolonizing the past, empowering the future: Community-led heritage conservation in Ifugao, Philippines, Ifugao Archeological Project, Inabel: Philippine Textile From the Ilocos Region, Museo Ilocos Norte, Balay ni Atong, The Rich History of Philippine Textiles, From Pineapple to Piña: A Philippine Textile Treasure | SFO Museum, Upholding T'boli tradition through T'nalak weaving | Edge Davao, and Filipino textiles tell a deeper story about the country's Indigenous cultures. To support FilTrip, go to the Patreon page here and PayPal page here. &
From Battlefield to Whitetails: The Journey of Bill Thompson & Spartan Forge In this Team Never Quit episode, Marcus and Meanie sit down with Bill Thompson, founder of Spartan Forge, to explore his incredible journey from serving on the frontlines to revolutionizing the way hunters pursue whitetails. Bill, who grew up in rural North Dakota, has always been passionate about the outdoors and hunting, especially the pursuit of mature whitetails with a bow. His 22 years of service in the military, particularly his time in Iraq, helped shape the foundation for Spartan Forge—a cutting-edge hunting app that applies military intelligence techniques to deer hunting. Bill shares how the concept for Spartan Forge came to him in 2010, inspired by the "Find, Fix, Finish" targeting cycle used in military operations. He realized the similarities between tracking enemy targets and pursuing trophy whitetails, and Spartan Forge was born out of this unique combination of experiences. Now, with Spartan Forge, hunters can automate the intelligence-gathering process to increase their chances of success in the field, no matter their goals. Tune in to hear Bill's story of how his love for hunting, combined with his military background, led to the creation of an invaluable tool for hunters everywhere. In This Episode You Will Hear: • I try to write poetry once in a while. I'm an engineer, and I was a soldier. I try to write poetry just to be more of a rounded person. (2:34) • I was in the Southern Philippines. One of the mayors was having a dinner. They were mourning the loss of their dog that this guy had forever. We ate the dog. (7:48) • I joined the military because I was trying to get out of North Dakota. (11:27) • Do the work, and then enjoy stuff later. (13:02) • I did signals intelligence and then transitioned into computers. Think of it as ethical hacking. (22:16) • I got to contribute to the targeting cycle in a real meaningful way. (26:38) • In the beginning, you may not be doing what you signed up for. And I didn't for the first six years. But eventually I got to do everything and more than ever thought. (32:49) • The whole trajectory of my life and reason why I'm sitting here with you guys today is because I forgot my driver's license. (38:15) • [Spartan Forge] it's built around mapping. But it does journaling. We've got a feature in it called Blue Force Tracker where you can share pins and locations with your buddies. There's a predictive artificial intelligence that does animal movement. (40:44) • My framework is: Are we embolding the autonomy of the individual? Are we giving them something that is actually useful at a price point that they can afford? Are we elevating the experience of the individual? (46:34) • That ability for people to be like “I can do this on my own”. I can do this. (59:46) • What are the elements that are gonna contribute to the success or the failure of this? Let's identify every one of them. (67:56) • Strangeness of life can't be explained. (75:42) • It's much better to be a king-maker than it is to be a king. (81:08) • I've never been the smartest guy, I was never the most technically or tactically competent I was never anything. I can always recognize good people. (81:43) • It was my experience in the military, for me it was always a Puerto Rican platoon sergeant. (83:21) • I was a platoon sergeant, and then I became a warrant officer, because I wanted to focus on technical stuff. (83:59) Socials: - IG: spartan.forge - spartanforge.ai - IG: team_neverquit , marcusluttrell , melanieluttrell , huntero13 - https://www.patreon.com/teamneverquit Sponsors: - Navyfederal.org - Tonal.com [TNQ] - PXG.com/TNQ - GoodRX.com/TNQ - greenlight.com/TNQ - PDSDebt.com/TNQ - drinkAG1.com/TNQ - ghostbed.com/TNQ [TNQ] - Shadyrays.com [TNQ] - qualialife.com/TNQ [TNQ] - Hims.com/TNQ - Shopify.com/TNQ - Aura.com/TNQ - Moink.com/TNQ - Policygenius.com - TAKELEAN.com [TNQ] - usejoymode.com [TNQ] - Shhtape.com [TNQ] - mackweldon.com/utm_source=streaming&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcastlaunch&utm_content=TNQutm_term=TNQ
Hanthony Tagam is Founder and CEO at Tarbahu-ai. Tarbahu-ai is revolutionizing job seeking by using artificial intelligence and machine learning. Tarbahu-ai is now focusing on building a platform for making the recruitment process of overseas work agencies intelligent and efficient, so that job seekers can skip the search and immediately start the work. This episode is recorded at CDObites. CDObites is the premier TBI of USTP (University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines) in Cagayan de Oro. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:40 Ano ang Tarbahu-ai? | 02:35 What is the problem being solved? | 03:47 What is the solution of the startup? | 16:38 What is the story behind the startup? | 27:34 What is the vision? | 30:10 How can listeners find more information? CDOBITES | Website: cdobites.com | Facebook: facebook.com/cdobites MARKETMIND LOCAL | Website: marketmindlocal.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/marketmindlocal THIS EPISODE IS CO-PRODUCED BY SPROUT SOLUTIONS | Website: sprout.ph | Sprout Payroll Starter: bit.ly/SproutPayrollStarter CHECK OUT OUR PARTNERS | Ask Lex PH Academy: asklexph.com - Get 5% discount on e-learning courses & certifications! Code: "ALPHAXSUP" | ROC.PH: roc.ph/ref/1706/?campaign=ROCPHXSUP | OneCFO: onecfoph.co - Get 10% discount on CFO and financial services! Code: "ONECFOXSUP" | Enspace Cebu: enspace.ph/en | Twala: twala.id | Mommyki Super Pet App: mommyki.com | Marketmind Local: marketmindlocal.com | Mata Technologies: mata.ph | Hier Business Solutions: hierpayroll.com | Smile: getsmileapi.com | DVCode Technologies: dvcode.tech | Drive Manila: www.facebook.com/drivemanilaph | Ignite Careers: ignitecareers.ph | LookingFour Buy & Sell Online: lookingfour.com | NutriCoach: nutricoach.com | Benjoys Food Products: benjoysfoodproducts.com | Digest PH: digest.ph - Get 10% discount on legal services! Code: "DIGESTXSUP" | Contakt RFID Business Cards: contakt-ph.com - Get 10% discount on RFID Business Cards! Code: "CONTAKTXSUP" | Jur.ph | Big Giant Games | Founders Launchpad | Packetworx | Uplift Code Camp | Pareto Consulting | Agile Data Solutions - Hustle PH | Board Prep | Zayls | SeriousMD | Pahatid.ph START UP PODCAST PH | YouTube: youtube.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVa | Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394 | Facebook: facebook.com/startuppodcastph | Patreon: patreon.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Website: phstartup.online This episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com
Dennis Ivan Chavez is Founder at Fresco Greenovations. Fresco Greenovations is bringing farming into the mainstream. Fresco Greenovations is mainly tackling the agricultural problem of a lack of farmers and food production in society, and they are doing this by enabling farmers and changing the public perception of farming. This episode is recorded at CDObites. CDObites is the premier TBI of USTP (University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines) in Cagayan de Oro. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:45 Ano ang Fresco Greenovations? | 04:04 What is the problem being solved? | 12:02 What is the solution of the startup? | 18:34 What is the story behind the startup? | 37:43 What is the vision? | 39:18 How can listeners find more information? FRESCO GREENOVATIONS | Website: fresco.ph | Facebook: www.facebook.com/fresco.greenovation CDOBITES | Website: cdobites.com | Facebook: facebook.com/cdobites THIS EPISODE IS CO-PRODUCED BY SPROUT SOLUTIONS | Website: sprout.ph | Sprout Payroll Starter: bit.ly/SproutPayrollStarter CHECK OUT OUR PARTNERS | Ask Lex PH Academy: asklexph.com - Get 5% discount on e-learning courses & certifications! Code: "ALPHAXSUP" | ROC.PH: roc.ph/ref/1706/?campaign=ROCPHXSUP | OneCFO: onecfoph.co - Get 10% discount on CFO and financial services! Code: "ONECFOXSUP" | Enspace Cebu: enspace.ph/en | Twala: twala.id | Mommyki Super Pet App: mommyki.com | Marketmind Local: marketmindlocal.com | Mata Technologies: mata.ph | Hier Business Solutions: hierpayroll.com | Smile: getsmileapi.com | DVCode Technologies: dvcode.tech | Drive Manila: www.facebook.com/drivemanilaph | Ignite Careers: ignitecareers.ph | LookingFour Buy & Sell Online: lookingfour.com | NutriCoach: nutricoach.com | Benjoys Food Products: benjoysfoodproducts.com | Digest PH: digest.ph - Get 10% discount on legal services! Code: "DIGESTXSUP" | Contakt RFID Business Cards: contakt-ph.com - Get 10% discount on RFID Business Cards! Code: "CONTAKTXSUP" | Jur.ph | Big Giant Games | Founders Launchpad | Packetworx | Uplift Code Camp | Pareto Consulting | Agile Data Solutions - Hustle PH | Board Prep | Zayls | SeriousMD | Pahatid.ph START UP PODCAST PH | YouTube: youtube.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVa | Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394 | Facebook: facebook.com/startuppodcastph | Patreon: patreon.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Website: phstartup.online This episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com
Jan Ligutan is Founder and CEO at Perati. Perati is a technology enabler by and for transport cooperatives. Perati is now building fleet solutions and automated fare collection systems for modern transport vehicles such as modern jeepneys. This episode is recorded at CDObites. CDObites is the premier TBI of USTP (University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines) in Cagayan de Oro. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:52 Ano ang Perati? | 02:40 What is the problem being solved? | 03:21 What is the solution of the startup? | 15:30 What is the story behind the startup? | 35:32 What is the vision? | 38:36 How can listeners find more information? PERATI | Facebook: www.facebook.com/Perati.co CDOBITES | Website: cdobites.com | Facebook: facebook.com/cdobites THIS EPISODE IS CO-PRODUCED BY SPROUT SOLUTIONS | Website: sprout.ph | Sprout Payroll Starter: bit.ly/SproutPayrollStarter CHECK OUT OUR PARTNERS | Ask Lex PH Academy: asklexph.com - Get 5% discount on e-learning courses & certifications! Code: "ALPHAXSUP" | ROC.PH: roc.ph/ref/1706/?campaign=ROCPHXSUP | OneCFO: onecfoph.co - Get 10% discount on CFO and financial services! Code: "ONECFOXSUP" | Enspace Cebu: enspace.ph/en | Twala: twala.id | Mommyki Super Pet App: mommyki.com | Marketmind Local: marketmindlocal.com | Mata Technologies: mata.ph | Hier Business Solutions: hierpayroll.com | Smile: getsmileapi.com | DVCode Technologies: dvcode.tech | Drive Manila: www.facebook.com/drivemanilaph | Ignite Careers: ignitecareers.ph | LookingFour Buy & Sell Online: lookingfour.com | NutriCoach: nutricoach.com | Benjoys Food Products: benjoysfoodproducts.com | Digest PH: digest.ph - Get 10% discount on legal services! Code: "DIGESTXSUP" | Contakt RFID Business Cards: contakt-ph.com - Get 10% discount on RFID Business Cards! Code: "CONTAKTXSUP" | Jur.ph | Big Giant Games | Founders Launchpad | Packetworx | Uplift Code Camp | Pareto Consulting | Agile Data Solutions - Hustle PH | Board Prep | Zayls | SeriousMD | Pahatid.ph START UP PODCAST PH | YouTube: youtube.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVa | Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394 | Facebook: facebook.com/startuppodcastph | Patreon: patreon.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Website: phstartup.online This episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com
Raymund Mocorro is Founder at Bentamo. Bentamo is curating Filipino brands and enabling them with technology. Bentamo is offering a wide array of digital transformation services including website development, back-end platform development, and digital marketing. This episode is recorded at CDObites. CDObites is the premier TBI of USTP (University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines) in Cagayan de Oro. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:46 Ano ang Bentamo? | 01:17 What is the problem being solved? | 03:34 What is the solution of the startup? | 12:02 What is the story behind the startup? | 27:44 What is the vision? | 37:29 How can listeners find more information? BENTAMO | Website: www.bentamo.site | Facebook: facebook.com/bentamosabentamo CDOBITES | Website: cdobites.com | Facebook: facebook.com/cdobites THIS EPISODE IS CO-PRODUCED BY SPROUT SOLUTIONS | Website: sprout.ph | Sprout Payroll Starter: bit.ly/SproutPayrollStarter CHECK OUT OUR PARTNERS | Ask Lex PH Academy: asklexph.com - Get 5% discount on e-learning courses & certifications! Code: "ALPHAXSUP" | ROC.PH: roc.ph/ref/1706/?campaign=ROCPHXSUP | OneCFO: onecfoph.co - Get 10% discount on CFO and financial services! Code: "ONECFOXSUP" | Enspace Cebu: enspace.ph/en | Twala: twala.id | Mommyki Super Pet App: mommyki.com | Marketmind Local: marketmindlocal.com | Mata Technologies: mata.ph | Hier Business Solutions: hierpayroll.com | Smile: getsmileapi.com | DVCode Technologies: dvcode.tech | Drive Manila: www.facebook.com/drivemanilaph | Ignite Careers: ignitecareers.ph | LookingFour Buy & Sell Online: lookingfour.com | NutriCoach: nutricoach.com | Benjoys Food Products: benjoysfoodproducts.com | Digest PH: digest.ph - Get 10% discount on legal services! Code: "DIGESTXSUP" | Contakt RFID Business Cards: contakt-ph.com - Get 10% discount on RFID Business Cards! Code: "CONTAKTXSUP" | Jur.ph | Big Giant Games | Founders Launchpad | Packetworx | Uplift Code Camp | Pareto Consulting | Agile Data Solutions - Hustle PH | Board Prep | Zayls | SeriousMD | Pahatid.ph START UP PODCAST PH | YouTube: youtube.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVa | Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394 | Facebook: facebook.com/startuppodcastph | Patreon: patreon.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Website: phstartup.online This episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com
The Fat Bidin Film Club (Ep 314) - Takluk: Lahad Datu Inspired by true events in 2013 when militants from Southern Philippines invaded Lahad Datu, Sabah. The Fat Bidin Film Club is also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/586DshIv2KE Copyright (C) 2024 Fat Bidin Sdn Bhd For more, visit http://fatbidin.com Interested in making your own films? Then why not get Zan Azlee's book 'Guide to indie filmmaking' today: https://fatbidin.com/guide-to-independent-filmmaking/ Buy Fat Bidin books, films and merchandise at http://fatbidin.com/store/
Shandy Pañares is Startup Alumni Programs Specialist at CDObites. CDObites is the premier TBI of USTP (University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines) in Cagayan de Oro. Startups anywhere in the Philippines are allowed to be incubated in CDObites. Learn more about it in our conversation. The application for the next cohort of CDObites is still open! This episode is recorded at the CDObites office. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:51 Ano ang CDObites? | 05:31 What are the programs and services that CDObites provides for startups? | 16:20 What are some success stories of CDObites? | 19:21 How can interested startups join? Is there a criteria? | 22:38 How is the startup ecosystem in Cagayan de Oro? | 26:36 What are the challenges faced by CDObites? | 33:41 What is the objective of CDObites? | 35:10 How is the experience working in a TBI? | 40:17 How can listeners find more information? CDOBITES | Website: cdobites.com | Facebook: facebook.com/cdobites THIS EPISODE IS CO-PRODUCED BY SPROUT SOLUTIONS | Website: sprout.ph | Sprout Payroll Starter: bit.ly/SproutPayrollStarter CHECK OUT OUR PARTNERS | Ask Lex PH Academy: asklexph.com - Get 5% discount on e-learning courses & certifications! Code: "ALPHAXSUP" | ROC.PH: roc.ph/ref/1706/?campaign=ROCPHXSUP | OneCFO: onecfoph.co - Get 10% discount on CFO and financial services! Code: "ONECFOXSUP" | Enspace Cebu: enspace.ph/en | Twala: twala.id | Mommyki Super Pet App: mommyki.com | Marketmind Local: marketmindlocal.com | Mata Technologies: mata.ph | Hier Business Solutions: hierpayroll.com | Smile: getsmileapi.com | DVCode Technologies: dvcode.tech | Drive Manila: www.facebook.com/drivemanilaph | Ignite Careers: ignitecareers.ph | LookingFour Buy & Sell Online: lookingfour.com | NutriCoach: nutricoach.com | Benjoys Food Products: benjoysfoodproducts.com | Digest PH: digest.ph - Get 10% discount on legal services! Code: "DIGESTXSUP" | Contakt RFID Business Cards: contakt-ph.com - Get 10% discount on RFID Business Cards! Code: "CONTAKTXSUP" | Jur.ph | Big Giant Games | Founders Launchpad | Packetworx | Uplift Code Camp | Pareto Consulting | Agile Data Solutions - Hustle PH | Board Prep | Zayls | SeriousMD | Pahatid.ph START UP PODCAST PH | YouTube: youtube.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVa | Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394 | Facebook: facebook.com/startuppodcastph | Patreon: patreon.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Website: phstartup.online This episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com
Graham Jimenez is Founder and CEO at Hyperstacks. Hyperstacks is the digital banking enabler for rural and thrift banks in the Philippines. Hyperstacks is developing digital bank apps for its client banks. This episode is recorded at CDObites. CDObites is the premier TBI of USTP (University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines) in Cagayan de Oro. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:02 Ano ang Hyperstacks? | 2:03 What is the problem being solved? | 04:39 What is the solution of the startup? | 12:02 What is the story behind the startup? | 40:46 What is the vision? | 45:03 How can listeners find more information? HYPERSTACKS | Website: hyperstacksinc.com | Facebook: facebook.com/hyperstacksinc CDOBITES | Website: cdobites.com | Facebook: facebook.com/cdobites THIS EPISODE IS CO-PRODUCED BY SPROUT SOLUTIONS | Website: sprout.ph | Sprout Payroll Starter: bit.ly/SproutPayrollStarter CHECK OUT OUR PARTNERS | Ask Lex PH Academy: asklexph.com - Get 5% discount on e-learning courses & certifications! Code: "ALPHAXSUP" | ROC.PH: roc.ph/ref/1706/?campaign=ROCPHXSUP | OneCFO: onecfoph.co - Get 10% discount on CFO and financial services! Code: "ONECFOXSUP" | Enspace Cebu: enspace.ph/en | Twala: twala.id | Mommyki Super Pet App: mommyki.com | Marketmind Local: marketmindlocal.com | Mata Technologies: mata.ph | Hier Business Solutions: hierpayroll.com | Smile: getsmileapi.com | DVCode Technologies: dvcode.tech | Drive Manila: www.facebook.com/drivemanilaph | Ignite Careers: ignitecareers.ph | LookingFour Buy & Sell Online: lookingfour.com | NutriCoach: nutricoach.com | Benjoys Food Products: benjoysfoodproducts.com | Digest PH: digest.ph - Get 10% discount on legal services! Code: "DIGESTXSUP" | Contakt RFID Business Cards: contakt-ph.com - Get 10% discount on RFID Business Cards! Code: "CONTAKTXSUP" | Jur.ph | Big Giant Games | Founders Launchpad | Packetworx | Uplift Code Camp | Pareto Consulting | Agile Data Solutions - Hustle PH | Board Prep | Zayls | SeriousMD | Pahatid.ph START UP PODCAST PH | YouTube: youtube.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVa | Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394 | Facebook: facebook.com/startuppodcastph | Patreon: patreon.com/StartUpPodcastPH | Website: phstartup.online This episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com
On this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we speak with Gene Yu, Founder & CEO of Blackpanda.Gene has a diverse background, with early roles at Palantir's Asia office and Credit Suisse on Wall Street. He also served as a team leader in the US Army Special Forces, completing four combat tours in Iraq and the Southern Philippines. Gene is an active angel investor, renowned for leading the successful rescue of Evelyn Chang from Abu Sayyaf terrorists in 2013. He graduated with top honors in computer science from West Point and has attended Johns Hopkins University and Stanford's Executive Program.Gene's book, about the incredible rescue of Evelyn Chang, can be purchased here.
In this episode, Coach Tom interviews a new friend (i.e. from pickleball, of course :)) and faith comrade, Junnie Pagunsan.You will hear about Junnie's faith journey, challenges encountered in immigrating to the U.S. from the Phillipines, and key values that have steered him in life.Some of these values are:Invest in people over programsEngage in dialogue over religious monologuePeople are people, not projectsMeet needs...one person at a time...in the moment they arisePrioritize your own spiritual and mental well-being.__________________________Junnie Pagunsan was born in the Island of Mindanao, South Philippines.Before coming to the US in 2000, Junnie served as a Chaplain and Missionary Coordinator of the Adventist Muslim Relations and also as district Pastor, serving 13 churches in the Southern Philippines.After completing a clinical Pastoral Program at Loma Linda Medical Center (CA) he continued his ministry at the Medical Center while also serving as the Associate Pastor of Claremont Fil-Am Church in Claremont, CA .In 2004, his family moved to Richmond, VA. He presently serves as pastor of Far West End Seventh-Day Adventist Church.He is married to Marie Jean Mercado-Pagunsan, a RN, who works at the Bone Marrow Transplant Department of the VCU Health System. They are blessed with 3 children, Jan Mikhail, Neil Owen, and Shanelle Aira.__________________________You can connect with Coach Tom at:https://greaterformation.com/Email: Tom@GreaterFormation.com P.S. ... If you are stalled in life, or particularly if you are in transition, here are three ways I can help you Get Clear, Get Focused and Be Fruitful!1. Grab a Free Copy of my "4 Key Steps to Clarity and Fruitfulness" Document. It's a Blueprint to help you move ahead. Click Here2. Join my FaceBook Group, "Greater Focus and Fruitfulness" for more teaching, training and community. Click Here3. Work with me:I can help you Clarify, Plan, and take Bold Steps into Your Future. Book a Free 45-Minute Strategy Session with me: Click Here
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Kulintang music, native to several Indigenous tribes in the Southern Philippines, has been passed down as an oral tradition over hundreds of years. That tradition has traveled 8,000 miles overseas, all the way to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Stateside Producer Ronia Cabansag helps tell part of that story. GUEST: Gean Vincent Almendras, Philippine Ensemble Music lecturer, University of Michigan ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this TrikePatrol Podcast special, Mr. C teaches some common Tagalog words including Bisaya. Why Bisaya? Well, a huge percentage of workers in Angeles City do come from the Southern Philippines, so it's common for Mongers and AC visitors to learn these words. The most interesting part of the episode is bringing awareness to silly foreigners who come back home and can't detach themselves from the quick good times and memories they left back in the Philippines, this includes the bargirl they were with every night for the last month. Sadly, when we do fall in love with that hot spinner who just can't leave our minds, we end up sending all the money we can to her, most of the time asking her to quit her job. I hate to break the news, bud, but just the month before another dude was in your same exact shoes and while both of you are back home, your little darling is getting pounded by her Pinoy "JOWA". Things are spicing up and you don't want to miss this.
Nikki and Kalai discuss a zombie outbreak conspiracy from Southern Philippines, and 24,000-year-old Arctic ‘Zombies' in Russia. Do zombies really exist or is just false alarm? In this episode we covered: Police statement on 'zombie attack' in the Bukidnon, Philippines Russia's defrosting of a 24,000 year old microscopic creature for the development of a vaccine for Malaria Subscribe on Patreon for episode videos and exclusive bonus content Resources: Philippine News Agency Chicago Tonight Mental Health Hotlines in Philippines
#WhyCookseries/MyHealth/1 #CSM1This post is part of the Why Cook? Series: 6 Reasons to be a Lifestyle Cook, a discourse on the pillars of The Cooking Subversive Manifesto (CSM). Providing great reasons to cook are powerful motivators to make cooking a lifestyle choice especially when we understand how forces have conspired to make us choose otherwise.America’s obesity rate is 42.4%.The United States may lay dubious claim to being democracy’s chief champion of late, but when it comes to obesity, it is without a doubt the leader, and has been so for nearly 2 decades among countries tracked by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). That’s not exactly something to be proud of.We’re inured to this data point because we’ve sat with this fact for far too long and it’s only becoming worse. We’ve vilified the subjects—overweight people, because in the back of our minds, we’ve been taught to associate being fat with gluttony, poor self-control, laziness and other reprehensible traits we like to think we’re absolved of. Because we’ve appropriated blame to the wrong culprits, we’ve missed the real offenders, and they’ve been able to hide in plain sight. Before we point fingers, let’s first understand the magnitude of the problem.Why the US Covid-19 death toll is so highWe’ve just reached the grim milestone of 800 thousand deaths in the United States, with no real end in sight. From the onset, the huge American death toll, disproportionately higher than in other developed countries, begged the question: why so high?In a John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center tally of global deaths attributed to coronavirus, the US has 239.43 deaths/100,000 people. It is the 6th highest in the world, preceded by Brazil, Romania, Czechia, Hungary and Bulgaria; and the highest among wealthy nations. While we can debate on the ramifications of polarized attitudes towards masks and vaccines (we don’t have the monopoly on anti vaxxers and conspiracy theories), the data is clear on the primary causes of American deaths. According to a study published by The Lancet.Consistent with reported COVID-19 outcome data from Europe, the United States, and China, higher caseloads and overall mortality were associated with comorbidities such as obesity, and advanced population age.Let’s unpack the comorbities part. Comorbidy, the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases, entered our lexicon when covid-19 exploded. Comorbidity is a bulls-eye target for coronavirus; the chances of getting very sick or death is much higher. But what diseases are strongly associated with covid deaths?In this screenshot of Covid-19 deaths with contributing conditions released by the CDC for 2020 and 2021, I circled 9 diseases linked to obesity. That’s half of the top 18 (see note) diseases associated with covid-19 deaths that can be linked to obesity, which is directly associated with poor diet and unhealthy lifestyles.Even without Covid-19, 3 of the top 7 leading causes of death in the US, heart disease, stroke and diabetes, are linked to obesity. A recent report by the New York Times suggests that covid 19 lives in fat cells. If proven conclusively, that will be the most direct link yet of Covid-19 to a poor diet. Covid-19 exacerbated what we’ve known all along: Americans are unhealthy and unless we make lifestyle changes, we are literally going to pay for it with our lives. When I was a child, my mom told me her father had diabetes. She said that they would find ants gathered near the toilet, because his urine was so sweet. To an 8-year old, that was the sort of outrageous, fun and slightly gross family factoid to brag about to friends. As an adult, the implications were serious. Though my mom didn’t have diabetes, both her parents did; my father had it too, and two of my siblings are on medication for it. The CDC says I am highly predisposed to diabetes if it runs in the family (check) and if I’m Asian American (check). Add to the melee, heart disease is also a familial companion.You would think this less-than-glorious health history was enough incentive to get me cooking. It was not. In Manila, we had household help who cooked for us, I frequently dined out, and frankly had no interest in it. I turned to cooking in my 30’s out of necessity: I downshifted from a corporate career in Manila and moved to the US as a music student. I simply couldn’t afford to keep eating out. But I also had not understood the pernicious actions of big corporations, particularly the food industry, nor their sustained influence on lifestyle and culture, which diminished cooking life skills in our eyes. I didn’t know then what I know now. So despite a lifetime eschewing junk and processed foods, I became prediabetic. That’s a red flag for me to be vigilant about diet and lifestyle so I never cross over to diabetes. I have no ailments, am not on any medication and I want to keep it that way. So though my cooking journey began with economic reasons (the fifth tenet of the manifesto, I Cook To Save Money), it’s now sustained by others, primarily, that I Cook to Reclaim My Health. To Solve a Problem, Understand What Caused ItThere’s nothing like statistics on death and disease to put a damper on holiday celebrations. I admit, the timing may not be the best as we look forward to celebrating with feasts and abundance. A snapshot of America’s health today, however dire, is not without use. 2022 is around the corner, and what better way to counter a grim trend than to make new year’s resolutions that benefit you and your family?But resolutions are only resolute if you can counter forces that undermine. So we need to understand how we got into this predicament in the first place. Why are we Fat?There are really just 2 big reasons:1. We eat too much. (overconsumption)2. We eat unhealthy stuff.Easy, peasy, right?Well, not exactly. This is one of those Matryoshka-esque problems where an issue opens up to another and then another, and sometimes is intertwined with others. As an example:Overconsumption can be traced to reduced cooking and preparation times which has its genesis in mass food production and consequent growth in prepackaged foods; but it’s also related to sugar addiction which fails to satiate hunger. And if you think sugar is just that white table stuff, think again, because sugar has over 60 names and comes in many forms most don’t even recognize. The general public’s confusion on understanding exactly what is healthy and what’s not is a product of the machinations of greedy, unethical corporations, poor science, complicit government actions and a culture that makes us too busy to figure things out for ourselves. Confounded yet? Exactly! It’s a lot to unpack and why we haven’t been able to solve this decades-old problem. And because it’ll take me a few passes to paint the general picture, I’ll start with how we started to spend less time cooking.When did we start spending less time in the kitchen?In his book, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, author Michael Pollan traces the fascinating history of cooking from when man first learned to make fire to where we are today. As a starting point for my discussion, I will jump to post World War II in the United States where Pollan recounts:…the food industry labored mightily to sell Americans—and American women in particular—on the processed-food wonders it had invented to feed the troops: canned meals, freeze-dried foods, dehydrated potatoes, powdered orange juice and coffee, instant and superconvenient everything.”Post war America was a different world. Women, who were the traditional cooks, had entered the workforce; a proliferation of cars gave rise to suburbs where cooking became an isolated chore when once it was a communal activity; technological advances in the food industry were making packaged foods cheaper and more palatable every day and labor saving kitchen devices like the microwave oven were proving to be indispensable appliances. The combination of changing societal and technological norms of postwar America, increased wealth, the burgeoning idea the food industry peddled that women should be “liberated” from the kitchen and most especially the prevalence of ready-made food that could be picked up or delivered all conspired to convince Americans to spend less time in the kitchen. In 1965 it was 146 minutes a day. By 2019, it was 36 minutes.*2019 data from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsIn a 2003 study titled, Why Have Americans Become More Obese? , researchers Cutler and his colleagues linked increased caloric consumption, primarily from snacks, directly to the rise of obesity. Data collected (1977-78 vs 1994-96) showed that men and women consumed 268 and 143 more calories per day than they did 14 years before. The question was, what was making Americans eat more? They’re conclusion: Less cooking.Binge AmericaA simple home-made Pizza Margherita, even if you use store-bought dough, tomato sauce, mozzarella and happen to grow basil leaves in your window sill, will likely take more time to make then having pizza delivered. You’ll have to roll out the dough, perhaps half-bake if it’s a thick crust, slather sauce, arrange toppings and then bake again to finish. While you were at it, you probably popped a piece of mozzarella into your mouth with a leaf or two of basil and perhaps sampled the tomato sauce with it. Your home-made pizza took more time, but not only was it more fun, you tasted along the way, which reduced the chance of wolfing it down when it came out of the oven. But more than that, a craving for pizza, not the healthiest of foods to begin with, becomes more difficult to satisfy if you had to make it from scratch. But pizza delivered is just a phone call away. And that is why delayed gratification was the link Cutler and associates made when they concluded that:Less Cooking Time=Less Delay in Gratification=Eating MoreYet how many Americans actually make their own pizzas? Pre-made food, because it’s accessible, is not only easier to eat, but makes you likely to eat more. The time and effort involved in cooking, delayed gratification and eating slowly all help to curb our appetite. When Netflix releases a whole season of your favorite show, you’re not just watching one episode. It’s why the term “binge-worthy” exists. Lest you think we’re immune to the allures of instant gratification, let me assure you that we’re not. Jeff and I are as guilty as everyone else of Netflix binging and snacking while we’re at it. We live in a modern world subject to time-sucking temptations and frankly, our self-control is not as iron-clad as we would like. So instead of fighting human nature, we’ve just become a little smarter working with it. Besides reducing our screentime by cooking (including preparation and clean up) we make sure snacks at home are healthy for when the munchies hit. So yes, Americans are eating more. But we’re also eating too much of the wrong stuff. It’s not like we don’t know who the usual suspects are; we do. We know processed junk foods are some of the worst offenders, yet they are almost 60% of calories consumed in the United States. But eating is not a rational behavior; and corporate America is counting on that.The Companies We Hate To LoveForget covid for a sec: prior to the pandemic, it’s long been known that being overweight and obesity can lead to heart disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women in the US. That’s 1 out of 4 deaths, according to the CDC. Perhaps even more than overconsumption, the rise in obesity is attributed to poor diets—specifically the increase in sugar, sodium and other toxic additives in ultra processed foods. Unhealthy ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oil (trans fats) and flavor enhancers are used by the food industry because they are cheap and make nutrient-deficient lab concoctions edible. “But they make us sick”, you might say. Well, in America it’s all about free choice and capitalism. You’re not forced to drink a can of Coke (high- fructose corn syrup) or eat Kellogg’s Froot Loops (partially hydrogenated oils) for breakfast, but it’ll be hard to resist because all your life you’ve been told it’s the right thing to do. My second job out of college was a brief stint as Account Executive for the Coca Cola division of the McCann-Erickson advertising agency in Manila. The Philippines was one of the few markets where Coca Cola was way ahead of Pepsi, so dominant a player that we broke out of the soda category and considered the whole beverage industry as our competitive field. We ran radio ads to compete with coffee, juice and milk with our Coke in the Morning campaign; we printed Coke Tuba posters targeted to the Southern Philippines where locals consumed Coke with Tuba, an alcoholic libation of fermented coconut sap. Coke ads were hip, featured cool music, had great looking, laughing models, and the sales pitch was always oblique. Coke ads evoked warm and fuzzy feelings. I was a kid and still recall when the mega-hit commercial of the 1970’s spawned the memorable tune, I’d Like To Teach the World to Sing:I'd like to teach the world to singIn perfect harmonyI'd like to hold it in my armsAnd keep it companySo sweet. Just like Coca Cola, addicting the world to its empty sugary charms. I wasn’t a Coke or Pepsi drinker and I already knew about the deleterious effects of sodas, but still, I was hooked. I loved my job with the Coke group also because its branding strategy, front and center of Filipino lifestyle and culture meant aligning with the music pop stars of the country and part of my work was to travel with artists and help organize Coca Cola concerts. That was a dream job for someone in their 20’s.I also had an unusual personal history with Coca Cola: my mother was one of their first models in a video advertisement; and as a student activist, I marched against Coke, the premier face of imperialism.US occupying forces during the great wars brought Coca Cola with them introducing the world to the “pause that refreshes”. Regimes came and went, but more durable was a non-violent Coca Colonialism that tied profitability to notions of liberty and the American dream. The Philippines’ relationship with Coke, like mine, was complex and conflicted. An article in the New Yorker published in 1959 is filled with wry , often humorous anecdotal evidence on the world’s infatuation with Coke. In a former US colony like the Philippines, liberated from the Japanese by the Americans in World War 2, the sentiment ran strong, as evidenced by an account of Filipino General Carlos Romulo in his memoir “I Saw The Fall of the Philippines”:This day that was to mark the turning point in the Battle of the Philippines began for me with an incident that seemed of the greatest importance. In fact, so vital did it seem at the time that that night, upon my return to the tunnel on Corregidor after one of the most terrible days a man could ever experience, I wrote a detailed account of that day on my typewriter with a ribbon that could hardly make itself legible, and with trembling hands I added the important notation: “I had a Coca-Cola.” Pearl of the Orient: A Coca Cola infomercial on the Philippines The World Wars are decades past and discussions on Coca Colonialism are long buried. But these antecedent events are important to comprehend where we are today. If you still think I’m overstating Coca Cola’s sway on our culture, look no further than at the brand’s most iconic figure and ambassador of goodwill and cheer, Santa Claus. The jolly, rotund man in red is a visage largely shaped by Coca Cola which you can read about on the company’s page, “Five Things You Never Knew About Santa Claus and Coca-Cola.” We hate to love companies that are bad actors if their brands are associated with positive ideals deeply ingrained in who we think we are or want to be. Like an abusive boyfriend, they know how to sweet talk their way back. Our ambivalence is why they are still around and why we still consume their products despite the harm they’ve caused us. Big Business, our Sugar DaddyBig Business is omnipresent. They’ve been targeting you since you were a babe with a multi-media onslaught that includes ads on television, internet and social media. They infiltrated your videogames through advergames. At school, you bought soda from their vending machines and the tomato-based pizza served at your school’s cafeteria was your vegetable option. You even got free Big Business- branded school supplies.Obesity among youth has more than tripled since the 70’s and affects 1 in 5 of school-aged youth. If you were a kid who celebrated your birthday party at MacDonald’s, then Big Business may have lassoed your little heart and you feel a tiny tug whenever you spot the golden arches as you drive by. Food ads on television comprise half of all ad time in children’s shows, according to the American Psychological Association.We must not underestimate how well Big Business understands and manipulates our collective psyche. We know it’s powerful, because despite our best intentions, we continue to poison ourselves when we consume unhealthy foods. What rational being does that? Unless it’s because we’ve been deliberately misled and have not seen the whole picture yet. Which is why this story isn’t over.We reduce caloric consumption when we cook by delaying gratification. And if we’re eating a home cooked meal, perhaps we’re not consuming unhealthy ultra processed food as much. That’s already a win. But healthy cooking is as much determined by what and how we cook. Remember I mentioned a confluence of forces that helped confuse America and the world on what healthy eating means? When we take a detour from the Cooking Subversive Manifesto tenets to introduce a few more bad actors, we’ll see how what we eat is even more nefarious than how much we eat in the battle of the bulge and other diseases. In the new year, we’ll take a glimpse at America’s food and farming in the post, “I’ll Have The Poison on the Side, Please.” : Chemicals in our Food. Additional References:High US covid death toll causes: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2771841Food waste: https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/wasted-2017-report.pdfGrowth of the Suburbs: https://americanhistory.si.edu/america-on-the-move/city-and-suburbSanta Clause: https://www.coca-colacompany.com/company/history/five-things-you-never-knew-about-santa-claus-and-coca-colaImpact of Food Advertising on Childhood Obesity: https://www.apa.org/topics/obesity/food-advertising-children Get full access to Cooking Subversive at cookingsubversive.substack.com/subscribe
Doctor Amphie Vedua-Dinagsao is the current Director of (CITL) Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning of (USTP) University of Science & Technology of Southern Philippines. She has a lot of experience , credentials and accolades as a teacher, which really sets her apart from other educators. She strongly believes in the practical application of lessons to avoid skill mismatch. Biggest take away here perhaps is the role FAILURE and how this will help students/learners thrive in the real world. Full Visual Experience here on YT FAILURE is a great teacher | Teaching Innovations
Learn about arts, education, and advocacy for Filipinos in the U.S. and Native peoples in Southern Philippines, with TC intern Patricia, and educator Theresa Jaranilla and film-maker Hiyas Saturay. Patricia interviews them about their growth in advocacy and their experiences working alongside the Manobo, an Indigenous tribe in the island of Mindanao. To learn more about the issues discussed, please check out the following readings... … on land, education, economic, other human rights issues https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-landrights-crime/driven-from-home-philippine-indigenous-people-long-for-their-land-idUSKBN1HQ034 … on the Lumad 26 arrests referenced on the podcast https://www.rappler.com/moveph/what-police-rescued-lumad-children-from-cebu To learn more about Malaya SoCal organization and the Philippine Human Rights Act, please visit https://malayasocal.carrd.co To watch Hiyas’s film, Pangandoy: The Manobo fight for land, education and their future, visit https://vimeo.com/128953648 and watch it for free.
Former Lead Negotiator for the Government of the Philippines, Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, takes us inside the peace talks that ended half a century of insurgency in the southern Philippines. She reveals how she worked to unify the positions of the army, police and political establishment on her own side and went on to find common ground with representatives of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, an armed group that for decades had fought for more autonomy. She lays out the milestones towards peace, describing how the parties reached the point of no return “on Heartbreak Hill”, and explains why we must all be radical in the search for peace. Find out more about the https://www.hdcentre.org/osloforum/peacewriter-prize/ (Oslo Forum Peacewriter Prize). We love to hear your feedback - take our https://0lotay3liy7.typeform.com/to/BszSNdLf (1 minute listener survey).
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Join us for the next episode of the Our Daily Magic Podcast (LIVE from the Facebook Group every Tuesday at 12 noon EST) "I am Magickai" aka Kaí and Dell Henderson aka The True Essence Connector will be interviewing Grace Harris. Grace Harris is the founder of Become The Woman of Your Dreams Academy. After a series of synchronistic and spiritual life events, Grace went from an abandoned child from Southern Philippines to becoming one of Australia's most inspiring resilience and motivational speakers. Her diverse career had seen her serve as a Culture Champion for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Chairwoman for the College Editors Guild of the Philippines, the Rising Star Awardee for the Prosperity of Life Network and the founding host of Speakers Tribe TV. Through her work, Grace has uncovered the core foundations of what makes or breaks us from living a holistic and abundant life. An International Coach and Speaker in Women Empowerment, Grace's mission is to break subliminal cycles of self-sabotage, by empowering women through three stages of conscious living: Self Awareness, Self Mastery and Legacy. Follow Grace: https://www.facebook.com/graceharrisaustralia
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Spontaneous Vegetation airs on second and fourth Sundays on Lumpen Radio, 5-6pm. Champoy is an interdisciplinary artist, educator and performer. In his own words: "Born in the highlands of Bukidnon, a landlocked province in the island of Mindanao which is located in the Southern Philippines. I have been based in the US/Turtle Island since immigrating in 2002. My drawings and paintings exhibit varied elements from comix, organic patterns and a humorous sense that is lifted from personal cosmology and ancestral visions mixed with a commentary on advertising and consumer culture. The site-specific installations that I create are personal inventories of fragments from a historical perspective that is constantly shifting. Usually starting off from points where the colonized and colonizer blurs out, they then become improvisational sites in which the constructed and the readymade are used to question materiality and our making of the world through language and knowledge. My arrangements strategically invites the viewers to look deeply into what is made present or absent, visible and not visible, and to move into the space with a heightened awareness of their body and senses. My current work is centered around merging installation, line, video, and performance in countering the dominant narratives of empire mainly through uplifting my own stories. This ethno-autobiographical approach allows me to inquire and look deeply into the multitudes that I inhabit and the complexities that come with it -to see and be seen as someone who not only produces objects but is also produced as the object.
Ep. 45 — A U.S. Army Special Operations team leader is haunted by the death of two comrades and devotes his career to data-driven decision-making / Justin Richmond, Founder, and Executive Director, impl. project. The twist in the road for Justin Richmond surfaced on September 29, 2009, at Camp Bautista — a key Filipino military base in the Southern Philippines — when two of his colleagues were killed in an IED attack. Richmond was deployed as a U.S. Army Special Operations team leader helping the Filipino army with stabilization, counterinsurgency, and information operations. His superiors had decided to support what would prove to be a disastrous Filipino military mission. A Sergeant at the time and the lowest ranking task force member in the room, Richmond expressed his qualms but lacked the authority to be heard. The casualties of the task force’s decision were Jack Martin and Chris Shaw. “On the 29th of September, Jack and Chris hopped their Humvee and went to do a water resupply and in the middle of that road was a really big bomb and they drove over it and killed Jack instantly and Chris held on for a little while. He got medivacked over to us, myself, and one of his former teammates were on his Aid and Litter team, got them off the helo and prepared him for the forward surgical team, but the injuries were too significant and he didn't make it after that,” Richmond recalls. “And I look back and I think about the people that were involved in this decision and there wasn't maliciousness, there wasn't guile. It really boiled down to a lot of complacency and hubris.” Richmond’s inability to convince his superiors to abort the ill-thought-out mission forced him to confront how critical decisions are often made in the U.S. military in the absence of clear actionable data. The crisis of faith led Richmond to first join USAID, then Palantir, and then to set up a non-profit called impl. project to use data to drive community outcomes in some of the most dangerous parts of the world. Abruptly grounded in his global mission by Covid-19, Richmond turned his sights to the U.S. and is using data to identify and address the socio-economic impact of the pandemic, in particular, the skyrocketing rise in domestic violence. “The quarantines have forced families into situations that they wouldn't have gone into otherwise if there wasn't COVID and there wasn't quarantines. And I'm a huge believer in the quarantines, I think they should have happened faster and I think they should stay longer because it's the only way we're going to save lives. Having said that, this puts people that are already in vulnerable relationships, really in the cross-hairs of their abusers, and requires them to essentially shelter in place with people that don't have their best interests in mind,” Richmond says. “So domestic violence hotlines across the country are just exploding. I know in Virginia, we're seeing 75% more calls than we did at this time last year . . . and we realized that this is something, a need that a lot of women have.” Read the Transcript Download the PDF Chitra Ragavan: Justin Richmond's twist in the road surfaced on September 29, 2009 at Camp Bautista, a Filipino military base in the Southern Philippines. Richmond was deployed there as a US army special operations team leader, helping the Filipino army with stabilization, counterinsurgency and information operations. Richmond's inability to convince his superiors to abort the ill-fated mission, forced him to confront the dissonance between America's promises and America's actions. Chitra Ragavan: Hello everyone, I'm Chitra Ragavan, and this is When it Mattered. This episode is brought to you by Goodstory and advisory firm, helping technology startups find their narrative. Joining me now is Justin Richmond, founder and executive director of impl. project, a scrappy little nonprofit with a global vision and mission to use data to drive community outcomes....
The Geopolitical Impact of Low Oil Prices Table of Contents: 0:00 - 2:20: Introduction 2:21 - 7:56: Dealing with China in a COVID Environment 7:57 - 20:00: Impact on the Middle East and North Africa 20:01 - 25:06: European Union and Russia 25:07 - 28:25: Venezuela 28:26 - End: Final Thoughts and Hong Kong Update Key Points: With oil prices likely to remain low for an extended period of time, our Geopolitical Intelligence Group weighs in on the global implications. We view the effects through the lens of U.S. national security policy and how China (in the COVID environment) will react domestically and internationally. The consensus view is that the U.S. will not pull back on its commitment to its allies, including Israel and Saudi Arabia, but the relationships will evolve. However, the consequences of low oil prices for other nations could be significant and we go around the world to discuss the potential ramifications. In the Middle East, low oil prices will have an impact on nations using oil revenue to help subsidize their local economies. Saudi Arabia, with a very low break even point for production, can sustain lower prices, but its Vision 2030 plan could be at risk. Iran and Iraq will have significant economic issues to contend with as the impact of COVID is taking its toll, particularity on Iran. In North Africa, lower oil prices will impact nations that are budgeting for much higher prices and will have ripple effects. We do not see Turkey backing away from its support of the GNA in Libya. In Russia, we believe that low oil prices, the impact of COVID, and struggling overseas campaigns in Libya, Syria, and Venezuela will not deter Putin or erode his grip on power. In Venezuela, while the U.S. does not intend to interdict Iranian shipping carrying fuel to the country, the stakes are high as the goal is an eventual transfer of power. Major General (Ret.) James A. 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更多英语知识，请关注微信公众号: VOA英语每日一听Mike: So Jeff, we were talking previously about your film production and your travel experiences, and have you ever had any bad experiences or any really bad experiences that stand out in your television kind of documentary production?Jeff: Yes, there's been several --- there's been many small, uncomfortable or scary moments, but I think the pinnacle of that experience came on my birthday maybe three years ago in the Philippines Sea.Mike: Wow!Jeff: And we were shooting a television documentary in the Southern Philippines and its a developing country, so the standards for safety are a little bit lower than a developed country like America or Japan, so we were on a boat. We had charted a boat to go across the Philippines Sea from one island to another, and just after dusk at night.Mike: You were doing like a film shoot?Jeff: Yeah, we were filming down there for two weeks in the Southern Philippines, and we charted this boat so we had all out gear. We had our camera crew. We had everything on the boat going from one island to another, and just after dusk. after it had got dark, the boat sank.Mike: Wow! You lost everything?Jeff: We lost everything, but at that moment nothing really mattered. No physical possession, or none of the film that we had shot over the last week. Nothing. It was just --- you were just worried about living, so everything else went out the window, so I was just thinking about I have to stay alive. I have to live through this.Mike: And I"m assuming, you did stay alive.Jeff: I'm still alive.Mike: That's a bonus.Jeff: One of my nine lives is gone, or maybe two of them or three of them, but yeah.
更多英语知识，请关注微信公众号: VOA英语每日一听Mike: So Jeff, we were talking previously about your film production and your travel experiences, and have you ever had any bad experiences or any really bad experiences that stand out in your television kind of documentary production?Jeff: Yes, there's been several --- there's been many small, uncomfortable or scary moments, but I think the pinnacle of that experience came on my birthday maybe three years ago in the Philippines Sea.Mike: Wow!Jeff: And we were shooting a television documentary in the Southern Philippines and its a developing country, so the standards for safety are a little bit lower than a developed country like America or Japan, so we were on a boat. We had charted a boat to go across the Philippines Sea from one island to another, and just after dusk at night.Mike: You were doing like a film shoot?Jeff: Yeah, we were filming down there for two weeks in the Southern Philippines, and we charted this boat so we had all out gear. We had our camera crew. We had everything on the boat going from one island to another, and just after dusk. after it had got dark, the boat sank.Mike: Wow! You lost everything?Jeff: We lost everything, but at that moment nothing really mattered. No physical possession, or none of the film that we had shot over the last week. Nothing. It was just --- you were just worried about living, so everything else went out the window, so I was just thinking about I have to stay alive. I have to live through this.Mike: And I"m assuming, you did stay alive.Jeff: I'm still alive.Mike: That's a bonus.Jeff: One of my nine lives is gone, or maybe two of them or three of them, but yeah.
更多英语知识，请关注微信公众号: VOA英语每日一听Mike: So Jeff, we were talking previously about your film production and your travel experiences, and have you ever had any bad experiences or any really bad experiences that stand out in your television kind of documentary production?Jeff: Yes, there's been several --- there's been many small, uncomfortable or scary moments, but I think the pinnacle of that experience came on my birthday maybe three years ago in the Philippines Sea.Mike: Wow!Jeff: And we were shooting a television documentary in the Southern Philippines and its a developing country, so the standards for safety are a little bit lower than a developed country like America or Japan, so we were on a boat. We had charted a boat to go across the Philippines Sea from one island to another, and just after dusk at night.Mike: You were doing like a film shoot?Jeff: Yeah, we were filming down there for two weeks in the Southern Philippines, and we charted this boat so we had all out gear. We had our camera crew. We had everything on the boat going from one island to another, and just after dusk. after it had got dark, the boat sank.Mike: Wow! You lost everything?Jeff: We lost everything, but at that moment nothing really mattered. No physical possession, or none of the film that we had shot over the last week. Nothing. It was just --- you were just worried about living, so everything else went out the window, so I was just thinking about I have to stay alive. I have to live through this.Mike: And I"m assuming, you did stay alive.Jeff: I'm still alive.Mike: That's a bonus.Jeff: One of my nine lives is gone, or maybe two of them or three of them, but yeah.
At least four people are killed in the powerful quake in the Southern Philippines.Manila's tax bureau padlocks another Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator.One of Hong Kong's pro-democracy leaders is attacked.
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As ISIS metastasizes following the loss of its territory in Iraq and Syria, it could seek to establish a greater foothold in Southeast Asia. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Zachary Abuza for a conversation on the Islamic State’s encroachment into this diverse region. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter offers a free preview article every day of the week, plus three more complimentary articles in our weekly roundup every Friday. Sign up here. Then subscribe. Relevant Articles on WPR: Abu Sayyaf Is Bringing More of ISIS’ Brutal Tactics to the Philippines With Autonomy in the Southern Philippines, Muslim Rebels Must Learn How to Govern Will the U.S. Chase the Islamic State as It Moves Into Central and Southeast Asia? Islamic State Returnees Reawaken Extremist Threat for Southeast Asia Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. To send feedback or questions, email us at podcast@worldpoliticsreview.com.
Persecution briefs, Gospel news, Miraculous healings, Wolves amidst Sheep, and North Korean Believers from WIBR/WARN Radio | www.Warn-Usa.com Persecution briefs on Erdogan's ottoman caliphate dream, Yazidis surviving ISIS, and Islamic jihadists in the hiring business. We also cover ministry to Pakistan's Christian widows, A miraculous event when terrorists join church, and the power of ministry leprosy healings. In addition we look at North Korean Christians and how they survive, the troubled Southern Philippines sharia, Myanmar trouble, and Nigeria's Fulani crisis with Christians living there. WIBR/WARN Radio fulfills a ministry of Advocacy for the persecuted church through its broadcasts, websites, and social media to bring awareness of our brethren around the world. It is here that Prophecy, Gospel News, and Christian Persecution converge in these end of days. You must get involved for Christ's sake and for those who are Christ's!
From the fires of California to famine and war in Yemen and South Sudan, every year millions of people are displaced by natural disasters, violence and extreme climate. Around the world, the number of people forced from their homes and neighborhoods has more than doubled in the past twenty years. The current official estimate of displaced persons is more than 68 million. In this episode, we ask: What would you hold onto if you were forced to flee your home and had only moments to decide what to take with you? A landap, a pot and a government-issued health card are three of the answers from three internally displaced people, who fled Marawi City in The Southern Philippines during intense fighting in 2017. We hear their personal stories as they explain why these items are their most cherished possessions. Our interviews are part of the global art exhibition and digital campaign, "Holding On: Symbols of Displacement." “Just like a refugee just like any other human being, someone who has been forced to leave his own home will have exactly the same vulnerability as any other person", says Mohammed Abdiker, Director of Operations and Emergencies at IOM- the UN Migration Agency. In this episode, we learn more about internally displaced people, and why 192 nations have agreed to a global migration pact, which is set to be formally adopted weeks from now at a meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Rufa Cagoco-Guiam is an anthropologist based in General Santos City. Over the course of several decades she has worked on dozens of peacebuilding and development initiatives in the wider southern Philippines. Her perspective cuts across the usual disciplinary lines, with Rufa's CV including a lengthy academic record; stints as a newspaper editor-in-chief and columnist; and a wide range of consultancies with international institutions. Show notes: [02:00] Beginnings of involvement in Mindanao, coming from a small village in the northern Philippines. Childhood ambitions to “defend the oppressed”, and how they evolved into first steps as an adult. [10:20] An early conspiracy with a friend to escape a constricting family environment. Getting onto the right trajectory in anthropology, with a dash of political economy. [18:20] Rufa’s stint as editor-of-the-chief of the Mindanao Cross. The importance and the hazards of reporting around inter-religious tensions, violence against women and political corruption. Some slightly surreal episodes of threats and intimidation. [32:30] Academic life, and work with international development agencies following the 1996 peace agreement. Experiences with the Moro National Liberation Front. [41:00] Takeaways from nearly three decades of work on inter-religious and peacebuilding issues in the southern Philippines. Why a peace agreement is like a marriage. [44:35] What academics can contribute amidst conflict and severe political divisions. Why this potential often goes unrealised in the Philippines. [54:10] Career lowlights and highlights. What international agencies usually get wrong in the southern Philippines. [1:03:00] Rufa’s book recommendations (not what you’d expect!).
No one really knows what Donald Trump plans to do as US Commander in Chief, but the United States' most influential war mongers have a plan. In this episode, hear the highlights from a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing - a hearing that was kept off of C-SPAN and had no one in attendance - and get some insight into the advice our next President will be given to direct our nation at war. Please support Congressional Dish: Click here to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin; click the PayPal "Make it Monthly" checkbox to create a monthly subscription Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Hearing Highlighted in this Episode Emerging U.S. Defense Challenges and Worldwide Threats, Senate Armed Services Committee, December 6, 2016 Witnesses Robert Kagan Served in the State Department in the Reagan administration Co-founder of the Project for a New American Century, a think tank that laid out a plan for the United States to use our massive military to force a global order centered around American control. Served on the 25 member State Department Foreign Affairs Policy Board under Hillary Clinton & John Kerry. Current: Senior Fellow, Project on International Order and Strategy, The Brookings Institution Current: Board of Directors for the Foreign Policy Initiative Family: "First Family of Military Interventionists” Married to Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State, European & Eurasian Affairs in the Obama administration Father: Donald Kagan, Yale professor and co-chairman of the Project for a New American Century report outlining the global dominance plan Brother: Frederick Kagan, military historian & author, member of the American Enterprise Institute and Project for a New American Century. Was co-architect of the surge (with General Keane) Sister in law: Kimberly Kagan, President at the Institute for the Study of War General Jack Keane Chairman, Institute for the Study of War Former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army during the key Bush years, 1999-2003. Board of Directors at General Dynamics Shawn Brimley Executive Vice President and Director of Studies, the Center for a New American Century National Security Council from Feb 2011-October 2012 Research Associate at CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies) from April 2005-Feb 2007 Columnist at War on the Rocks Council on Foreign Relations member *Clip transcripts below Sound Clip Sources YouTube: Julian Assange tells RT that the Russian government was not the source of Clinton campaign emails, posted November 5, 2016. YouTube: Julian Assange on Dutch television program Nieuwsuur to talk about the danger to their sources and the murder of Seth Rich, posted August 9, 2016. Local News Story: 27-Year-Old DNC Staffer Seth Rich Shot, Killed in Northwest DC by Pat Collins and Andrea Swalec, NBC Washington DC, July 11, 2016. Additional Reading Book: The Pentagon's New Map by Thomas P.M. Barnett, May 2005. Article: Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House by Adam Entous, Ellen Nakashima, and Greg Miller, December 9, 2016. Article: Army accelerates Active Protection Systems technology by Kris Osborn, Defense Systems, October 13, 2016. Press Release: Artis announces Army APS contract award, Business Wire (Berkshire Hathaway), September 28, 2016. Article: Seth Rich: Inside the Killing of the DNC Staffer by Jeff Stein, Newsweek, August 20, 2106. Twitter: Wikileaks offers $20,000 reward for information about Seth Rich's murder Article: Debbie Wasserman Shultz to Resign D.N.C. Post by Jonathan Martin and Alan Rappeport, New York Times, July 24, 2016. Article: Wasserman Shultz immediately joins Clinton campaign after resignation by Victor Morton, The Washington Times, July 24, 2016. Article: Army Pushes Missile Defense For Tanks: MAPS by Sydney Freedberg, Breaking Defense, April 25, 2016. Article: How Hillary Clinton Became a Hawk by Mark Landler, New York Times, April 21, 2016. Email: John Podesta & Staff email his username & password, Wikileaks document, February 9, 2015 Blog post: Iron Curtain: Active Protective System (APS), by the editors of RicardCYoung.com, May 30, 2013. Miscellaneous Sources Webpage: Federal Spending: Where Does the Money Go Recommended Podcast Episodes CD108: Regime Change CD102: The World Trade Organization: COOL? CD093: Our Future in War Jen's appearance on The Sea Hawkers Podcast, November 16, 2016. Hearing Clip Transcipts {18:30} Chairman John McCain: Our next president will take office as the U.S. confronts the most diverse and complex array of global security challenges since the end of the Second World War. Great power competition, once thought a casualty of the end of history, has returned as Russia and China have each challenged the rules-based order that is the foundation of our security and prosperity. Rogue states like North Korea and Iran are undermining regional stability while developing advanced military capabilities that threaten the United States and our allies. Radical Islamist terrorism continues to pose a challenging threat to our security at home and our interests abroad, and the chaos that has spread across the Middle East, and on which our terrorist enemies thrive, has torn apart nations; destroyed families; killed hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children; and sent millions more running for their lives. But today—today—President Obama will deliver a speech in Florida, touting his counter-terrorism successes. I’m not making that up. Ugh. Yet, even a glimpse at the chaos enveloping the Middle East and spreading throughout the world reveals the delusion and sophistry of this president and his failed policies. In short, when our next president is inaugurated, just six weeks from now, he will look out on a world on fire and have several consequential strategic choices to make: how to address Russian or Chinese aggression, how to confront threats from North Korean, whether to alter our relationship with Iran, how to improve and quicken our campaign against ISIL, how to counter the instability radiating from Syria, how to ensure a victory in the war in Afghanistan, and I could go on, not to mention the overwhelming challenge of cybersecurity. Our next president will not have the benefit of time and cautious deliberation to set a new strategic course for the nation; that work begins with a series of decisions that will present themselves immediately on day one. That’s why it’s so important to get these things right from the outset. As we ponder these strategic questions, we must also consider our military posture around the world. We must decide the appropriate military presence in Europe and reverse reductions made by the Obama administration under the assumption that Russia was a partner. We also need a fresh look at further steps to enhance U.S. presence in the Asia-Pacific region. We need to uphold our commitments to allies and partners, including by finally providing lethal assistance to Ukraine and standing by the opposition in Syria. We need to push back against the spread of Iranian malign influence in the Middle East. This starts in Iraq where the eventual liberation of Mosul will intensify the sectarian struggle for power and identity. We need to finally give our troops in Afghanistan what they need to succeed—permanent and flexible authorities to engage the enemy and troop levels based on security conditions on the ground. Here at home we need to return to a strategy-based defense budget. Our next president would need more than $100 billion over and above the Budget Control Act caps just to execute our current defense strategy, which is insufficient since it predates Russian invasion of Ukraine and ISIL’s rampage across Syria and Iraq. This will require our next president to negotiate a broad bipartisan agreement on the budget that brings an end to the dangerous and misguided Budget Control Act. {30:50} General Jack Keane: I’m delighted to be here with Dr. Kagan, a good friend, and let me just say something about Dr. Kagan here and his family. His father, himself, his wife, his brother, and his sister-in-law all made— Sen. John McCain?: All have exceeded—Keane: —a great contribution to this country, believe me. {35:45} Gen. Jack Keane: The reality is we need more combat brigades. The reality is we need more ships. The reality is we need more aircraft. It’s indisputable. {37:20} Gen. Jack Keane: The United States has not fielded a single active protection system on a tank yet or any other combat vehic— But your committee has mandated they do it, and you put some money in there for them to do it. Now, listen, if you don’t know what active protection system is, let me take you through it for a second. You put sensors on a vehicle that track an incoming round to the vehicle, and as the round is about to hit the vehicle, you actually have a kill system on the vehicle that kills the round before it hits. Brilliant technology. Where do we get all of that from? Private sector. It has to do with microchip technology and incredible software programs. Out there on a private sector, smart guys, small-business guys, got it; DARPA had a program over ten years ago to look at this; technology’s proven, and the United States military ground forces still haven’t put it on anything. What’s wrong with that? It has nothing to do with money. It doesn’t have anything to do with the White House. It doesn’t have anything to do with Congress. It doesn’t have anything to do with OSD. You know what it is? It’s the damn bureaucracy inside the Army. They push back on new technology because they want to design it themselves because you give them money to do it. These are the laboratories and the tech bases. It’s the acquisition bureaucracy that stalls this. When I was vice chief of staff for the Army, I had no idea about all of that, and it took me a year or two to figure out what I was really dealing with—bureaucrats and technocrats that were stalling the advance of a great army. That’s out there, and you’ve got to bore into that with this committee. The military and Defense Department needs help to break down that bureaucracy. {43:20} Gen. Jack Keane: Let me just say something about the DOD business side of the House. Certainly, we are the best fighting force in the world; we are first rate at that. But we’re absolutely third rate at running the business-like functions of DOD because we’re not good at it; we don’t know enough to be good at it. We’re managing huge real estate portfolios. We’re managing huge lodging capabilities. We’re one of the biggest motel owners in the United States. We’re managing the largest healthcare enterprise in the world. The amount of maintenance that we’re doing from a pistol to an aircraft carrier is staggering. Those are all business functions. Business functions. They’re all non-core functions. And we’re also managing new product design and new product development, using business terms, and we don’t do well at this, and there’s a ton of money involved in it. We’ve got to get after that money, and we’ve got to do better at it. And I think we should bring in, as a number-two guy in the Department of Defense, a CEO from a Fortune 500 company in the last five years that’s done a major turnaround of a large organization. We need business people to help us do this. We need a CFO, not a comptroller, in DOD. That CFO has the background that’s necessary to look at business practices in the DOD, where cost-basis analysis and performance, internal-controlled auditing, rigorous financial reviews, cost efficiency, and dealing with waste, those are the kinds of things we need—desperately need them because the money is there. You want to do so much more—some of that money is sitting right there in the budget. {46:55} Gen. Jack Keane: ISIS is the most successful terrorist organization that’s ever been put together. We’re making progress against them in Iraq, to be sure. We do not have an effective strategy to defeat them in Syria, because we don’t have an effective ground force. And we have no strategy to deal with the spread of ISIS to thirty-five other countries. I’m not suggesting for a minute that we’re involved in all of that, but I think we can tangibly help the people who are. {47:35} Gen. Jack Keane: In Iraq, we will retake Mosul. How long will depend on how much ISIS wants to resist; they didn’t resist in Fallujah and Ramadi that much. But after we take Mosul, if we have sectarian strife in Mosul, where we do not have unity of governance and unity of security, then that is going to contaminate the political unity and the country as a whole, which is so desperately needed. And that is a major issue for us. The major geopolitical issue for the United States and Iraq is political unity with their government and diminishing Iran’s strategic influence on Iraq. That is what we should be working on. {48:52} Gen. Jack Keane: The Syrian civil war, a major human catastrophe, to be sure, is a tractable problem, I think as any of us have had to deal with. The reality is we squandered the opportunities to change the momentum against the regime—I won’t list them all, and you’re aware of it—but right in front of us, I still believe we could put safe zones in there to safe guard some of those humans up near the Jordanian and Turkish border and that de facto would be a no-fly zone. I think it would also aid the Syrian moderates and likely attract some others to that movement. {49:49} Gen. Jack Keane: Afghanistan—let me just say, the war is not winnable under the current policy. We cannot win. And that’s the reality of it. We’ve got sanctuaries in Pakistan. No insurgency’s ever been defeated with sanctuaries outside the conflict area. Pakistani-Afghan national security forces do not have the enablers they need to be able to overcome the Taliban, who have resurged. {55:55} Robert Kagan: I want to talk about a subject that we don’t like to talk about in polite company, and it’s called world order. We naturally focus on threats to the homeland and our borders, and we talk about terrorism, as we must, as something that is obviously of utmost importance, has to be a top priority to protect the homeland. But as we look across the whole panoply of threats that we face in the world, I worry that it’s too easy to lose sight of what, to my mind, represent the greatest threats that we face over the medium- and long term and possibly even sooner than we may think, and that is the threat posed by the two great powers in the international system, the two great revisionist powers international system—Russia and China, because what they threaten is something that is in a way more profound, which is this world order that the United States created after the end of World War II—a global security order, a global economic order, and a global political order. This is not something the United States did as a favor to the rest of the world. It’s not something we did out of an act of generosity, although on historical terms it was a rather remarkable act of generosity. It was done based on what Americans learned in the first half of the twentieth century, which was that if there was not a power—whether it was Britain or, as it turned out, it had to be the United States—willing and able to maintain this kind of decent world order, you did not have some smooth ride into something else. What you had was catastrophe. What you had was the rise of aggressive powers, the rise of hostile powers that were hostile to liberal values. We saw it. We all know what happened with two world wars in the first half of the twentieth century and what those who were present at the creation, so to speak, after World War II wanted to create was an international system that would not permit those kinds of horrors to be repeated, and because the understanding was that while Americans believed very deeply in the 1920s and ’30s that they could be immune from whatever horrors happened out there in the world that it didn’t matter to them who ran Europe or who ran Asia or who did what to whom as long as we were safe, they discovered that that was not true and that ultimately the collapse of world order would come back and strike the United States in fundamental ways. And so Americans decided to take on an unusual and burdensome role of maintaining world order because the United States was the only power in the world that could do it, and the critical element of maintaining that world order was to maintain peace and stability in the two big cockpits of conflict that had destroyed the world and had produced repeated conflicts from the late nineteenth century onward, and that was Europe and Asia. The United States accomplished something that no other power had been able to accomplish before. It essentially put a cork in two areas that had been known for the constant warfare, put an end to an endless cycle of war between France and Germany, between Japan and China; and that was the stable world order that was created after World War II, that America gradually thrived in, that produced the greatest era of great-power peace that has been known in history, the greatest period of prosperity, the greatest period of the spread of democracy. {1:01:24} Robert Kagan We especially cannot take our eye off what I believe is ultimately the main game, which is managing these two revisionist powers and understanding what they seek. We cannot be under any illusions about Russia and China. We will find areas of cooperation with them—they both partake and benefit from and, in some case, sort of feed off of the liberal world order the United States has created—but let us never imagine that they are content with this order, that they do not seek fundamentally eventually upend this order, especially on the security side, to create a situation which they think ought to be the natural situation which is they being hegemonic in their own region. China has a historical memory of being hegemonic, dominant in its region. Russia has a historical memory, which Putin has expressed on numerous occasions, of restoring its empire, which stretched right into the heart of Central Europe. As far as they are concerned, the order that the United States has created is unfair, disadvantageous to them, temporary, and ought to be overturned. And I can only say that in the process of overturning that the history teaches that overturning does not occur peacefully. And so it should be our task both to prevent them from overturning it and to prevent them in a way that does not produce another catastrophic war. {1:04:00} Robert Kagan: It’s unfortunate that after these eight years in which this signal has been sent that during this political campaign, the president-elect comments during the campaign as well as those of his surrogates have only reinforced the impression that the United States is out of the world-order business—comments about whether the United States really should support NATO allies; comments about Estonia being in the suburbs of St. Petersburg; complaints about the need to defend Japan and is that an equitable thing; the fact that both candidates came out against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is really, in my eyes, a strategic deal more than a trade deal, designed to pull the United States and its Asian partners together. All the elements of this campaign have only sent even greater shockwaves throughout the world about what the United States stands for. So, in a certain sense, yes, the next administration has a big hole to dig out of; it also has to dig out of a hole, to some extent, of its own making. And so we need to see, in the early stages, in the very early stages, I would say, a clear repudiation of all that rhetoric; some clear signs that this new administration understands the importance not only of reassuring allies but a willingness to bolster our commitment to those allies, because after all, the challenge from the revisionist powers is increasing; therefore it’s not enough to say we’re committed to the defensive allies; we have to show that our capacities are increasing along with those of the increasing threat which, of course, gets to the defense budget, which I don’t have to talk to this committee about. {1:22:00} Robert Kagan: I’m very dubious that unless you actually increase the top line that you’re going to get what you need, because I just think, you know, you can only squeeze so far and be as brilliant as you can be. Brilliant is never going to be your answer, so I think the answer is there’s going to have to be more spending, and, you know, I’m not a budget expert at large either, but I would say we have to do whatever we need to do. We have to—if we need to raise taxes or we need to have some package that does that, if we need to find other ways of, you know, dealing problems like entitlement spending to do it, we have to do it. I mean, I lived through the Reagan years. There were increases in defense budget, which were offset by political bargains of one kind or another that required increases in domestic spending which led to increased defense budgets. We survived the—I mean, in overall deficits. We survived the deficits and won the Cold War. So I would say we are going to have to, as a nation, take this seriously enough to pay for it. {1:46:45} Senator Angus King: So selection of leaders is a crucial element, looking for innovative and willingness to move. Let me— Gen. Jack Keane: You’ve got to force the R&D effort, and you’ve got to talk to civilian—you’ve got to talk to defense industry on a regular basis because the defense industry is spending their time thinking about your function. They’re all also spending research dollars on it. You have to have regular communication with them. Let them know where you’re trying to go, bring them into it to help contribute to it, drive your own people to work with them as well. We can accelerate this process rather dramatically. King: And I would suggest that we have to. {1:50:00} Senator Joni Ernst: I would like to get your thoughts on ISIS in Southeast Asia because I do think it’s something that we haven’t spent a lot of time focusing on—we’re not talking about it nearly enough—and Islamic extremist groups in Southeast Asia, like the Abu Sayyaf group, they are all coming together under the flag of ISIS, and it’s a bit concerning. {1:52:20} Shawn Brimley: One of the tangible second-order benefits that we get from forward deploying our troops and capabilities overseas is we have that daily connectivity, and we have that daily deterrent prowess in places around the region. One of the debates that you see and hear inside the Pentagon, or one of the debates that we had inside the Pentagon as pertains to, say, the Marines in Darwin, for instance, is, you know, you start to break apart these larger entities, like a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, for instance, and you start to put a company here in Southern Philippines and put a task force of some kind in Australia. And there’s a tradeoff between doing that, which gives you that kind of daily interaction with local communities, the ability to do a counter-terrorism operations, for instance. But there is some risk that it becomes more difficult to quickly bring those capabilities back together for a larger threat, responding to a larger threat. And that’s the balance that DOD, particularly OSD, has to grapple with every day. {1:53:50} Senator Joni Ernst: General Keane, could you talk a little bit more about militarily what we could be doing in that region and the use of forces? * General Jack Keane*: Yeah, absolutely. And ISIS has expanded into 35 countries, and we don’t really have a strategy to deal with any of that. We’re focused on the territory that they took, certainly in Iraq and Syria, and I’m not saying that’s not appropriate—that should be a priority—but commensurate with that priority, we should be addressing these other areas as well. And a lot of the identification with ISIS is aspirational but they also have affiliates in these countries—this is one of them—and with an affiliate, they actually sign a document together to abide by certain ISIS principles and rules. And in some cases they direct, some cases they provide aid, but in most cases there’s no direction, and that’s largely the case here. But I believe what the United States can do with its allies is, you know, we’ve been at war with organizations like this now for 15 years, and our reservoir of knowledge and capability here is pretty significant, and it far exceeds anybody else in the world, but we have allies that are participating with us. There’s much we can do with them in sharing intelligence and helping them with training and also helping them with technology—not expensive technology, but things that can truly make a difference with those troops, and I don’t think we necessarily have to be directly involved in fighting these forces ourselves, but aiding and supporting these forces and having a strategy to do that— {1:57:55} Senator Jeanne Shaheen: You also talked about taking retaliatory action against Russia for what they’re doing. What kinds of efforts would you suggest we look at in terms of trying to retaliate or respond to what Russia’s doing in the United States? Robert Kagan: Well, I’m sure there’re people better equipped to answer that question than I am, but I would, you know, publish the Swiss bank accounts of all the oligarchs around. I mean, there are all kinds of things that you could do that would cause— Shaheen: Yeah, keep, keep saying a few— Kagan: Well, I mean— Shaheen: A few more of those because I think those are helpful. Kagan: You know, you could talk about all the ways in which you could reveal stuff about the way Putin has manipulated his own elections. I mean, there’s all kinds of stuff out there, which, if you were of a mind to do it, you could do that would be embarrassing of one kind or another. I mean, these people have money stashed all over the world. They have dachas, they have villas, etc. This is a kind of a Mafia organization where part of the game is everybody holding together. There are ways to create divisions and difficulties. I mean, I’m sure, as I say, there are people who could, if you put them to the task—and for all I know they have been put to the task—you could come up with a whole list of things. And, by the way, I wouldn’t make an announcement of it; they would understand what had happened. But until we do something like that, it’s just open season for them to do this, and so I think we need to treat this like any other weapons system that’s being deployed, because they are treating it like a weapons system. {2:00:32} Sen. Jeanne Shaheen: One of the things, General Keane, that you pointed out is that there is a predilection to try and kill some of the innovative programs so that the Pentagon can actually do those themselves. We had this experience with the Small Business Innovation Research program as we’re going into this NDAA because the initial effort was to try and increase the amount of money that DOD is making available to small businesses to do innovation, and I think we’ve heard from a number of panelists previously that this is one of the best research programs that still exists within—for small businesses to produce innovation that’s used by the Department of Defense. So, is this the kind of initiative that you’re talking about that there may be, for whatever reason, efforts to try and keep it from putting more money into that small-business effort to produce innovation?* Gen. Jack Keane*: I certainly encourage that. You know, the active protection system that I was talking about and that when DARPA made a call to the people to come forward and they knew that this would be an advanced technology that could actually change warfare, the contractor that the United States Army has gone to is a small-business contractor. So here’s this small-business contractor, conceptualized this capability themselves, and it will revolutionize combat warfare as we go forward. They also have technology, interesting enough, and they’ve brought military leaders out to see it, they can stop a bullet. In other words, a 50-caliber bullet, they can kill a bullet. And it’s all because of everything—all of this is available in the private sector. Microchip technology, as I mentioned, and unbelievable software apply to that technology. Well, that’s revolutionary technology that I just mentioned to you. It changes warfare. And so that is something we should be investing in. We should put money behind this. I have no affiliation with this organization—let’s get that straight. {2:05:27} Senator Mike Lee: For several decades, Congress, quite regrettably in my opinion, has deliberately abdicated many of its constitutional responsibilities, and it’s just sort of handed it over to the executive branch, being willing to take a backseat role—a backseat role, at best—in determining America’s role around the world and how we’re going to combat threats that face us. The result ends up being a foreign policy that is made primarily within the executive-branch bureaucracy and Washington-insider circles, informed, as they tend to be, by the interests and the aspirations of the so-called international community. This is a circle that increasingly becomes untethered from any clear lines of accountability, connecting policy, policy makers, and the American people. For instance, the U.S. military is currently operating in the Middle East under a very broad, I believe irresponsibly broad, interpretation of a 15-year-old authorization for the use of military force, using it as justification to engage in a pretty-broad range of actions, from intervening in two separate civil wars to propping up a failing Afghan government. Meanwhile, the executive branch seems increasingly inclined to choose and identify and engage threats through covert actions, and that further helps the executive branch to avoid the scrutiny that would be available if stronger Congressional oversight existed, and they avoid that kind of scrutiny and public accountability. This may be convenient for members of Congress who want nothing more than to just have someone else to blame for decisions that turn out to be unpopular or unsuccessful, but it’s an affront to the Constitution. And it’s more than that; it’s more than just an affront to a 229-year-old document—it’s an affront to the system of representative government that we have dedicated ourselves to as Americans, and I think it’s an insult to the American people who are losing patience with a foreign policy that they feel increasingly and very justifiably disconnected from, notwithstanding the fact that they’re still asked from time to time to send their sons and daughters into harm’s way to defend it. So as we discuss these emerging threats to our national security, I’d encourage this committee and all of my colleagues to prioritize the threat that will inevitably come to us if we continue to preserve this status quo and to exclude the American people and their elected representatives, in many cases ourselves, from the process. So I have a question for our panelists. One of the focuses of this committee has been on the readiness crisis within the military, brought about by the conflicts we’re facing in the Middle East and by a reduction in the amount of money that the Pentagon has access to. The easy answer to this is often, well, let’s just increase spending. That’s not to say that that’s not necessary now or in other circumstances in particular, but setting aside that, that is one approach that people often come up with. But another option that I think has to be considered, and perhaps ought to be considered first, is to reexamine the tasks and the priorities that we’re giving to our military leaders and to ask whether these purposes that we’re seeking readiness for are truly in the interest of the American people, those we’re representing, those who are paying the bill for this, and those who are asked to send their sons and daughters into harm’s way. * Sen. John McCain: Senator’s time has expired. *Lee: So,-- McCain: Senator’s time has expired. Lee: Could I just ask a one-sentence question, Mr. Chairman, to— McCain: Yes, but I would appreciate courtesy to the other members that have—make one long opening statement, it does not leave time for questions. Senator’s recognized for question. Lee: Okay. Do you believe that the Congress, the White House, and the executive branch agencies have done an adequate job in reaching consensus on what the American people’s interests are and on calibrating the military and diplomatic means to appropriate ends? {2:10:43} Robert Kagan: I don’t accept this dichotomy that you posited between what the Congress and the President do and what the American people want. I mean, when I think of some of the—first of all, historically, the executive has always had tremendous influence on foreign policy—whatever the Constitution may say, although the Constitution did give the executive tremendous power to make foreign policy. If you go back to Jefferson, the willingness to deploy force without Congressional approval, you can go all the way through 200 years of history, I’m not sure it’s substantially different, but in any case, that’s been the general prejudice. The Founders wanted energy in the executive and particularly in the conduct of foreign policy. That was the lesson of the Revolutionary War. That’s why they created a Constitution which particularly gave power to the executive. But also, I just don’t believe that the American people are constantly having things foisted on them that they didn’t approve of. So one of the most controversial things that’s happened, obviously, in recent decade that people talk about all the time is the Iraq war, which was voted on; debated at length in Congress; 72 to 28, I think was the vote, or something like that. The American people, public opinion, was in favor of it, just as the American people was in favor of World War I, the Spanish-American War later. These wars turn out to be bad or badly handled, the American people decide that it was a terrible idea, and then people start saying, well, who did this? And the American people want to find somebody to blame for doing these things; they don’t want to take responsibility for their own decisions. I don’t believe we have a fundamentally undemocratic way of making foreign-policy decisions; I think it’s complicated, I think mistakes are made. Foreign policy’s all about failure. People don’t want to acknowledge that failure is the norm in foreign policy, and then they want to blame people for failure. But I think the American people are participants in this process. {2:22:26} Senator Lindsay Graham: We’re talking about important things to an empty room. Just look. Just look. So, Iran with a nuke. Number one—I’m going to ask, like, 45 questions in five minutes. Give brief answers if you can. If you can’t, don’t say a word. Do you believe that the Iranians in the past have been trying to develop a nuclear weapon, not a nuclear power plant, for peaceful purposes? Shawn Brimley: Yes. Gen. Jack Keane: Nuclear weapon, yes. Graham: All right, three for three. Do you believe that’s their long-term goal, in spite of what they say is to have a nuclear weapon? Keane: Yes. Brimley: [nods] Robert Kagan: [thumbs up] Graham: Okay. Do you believe that’d be one of the most destabilizing things in the world? Brimley: Yes. Graham: Do you believe the Arabs will get one of their own? Brimley: Yes. Kagan: [nods] Graham: Do you believe the Iranians might actually use the weapon if they’d gotten one, the Ayatollah? Brimley: [nods] Keane: Well, I think that—before I answer that, I think there’s just as great a chance that the Arabs would use their weapon as a first right to take it away. Graham: Okay, then, so, we don’t know—well, let’s have— Bob, you shook your head. If you’re Israel, what bet would you make? Kagan: [speaks, but mic is not on] Graham: Okay, but what if he wants to die and he doesn’t mind taking you with him? What does he want? Does he want to destroy Israel, or is he just giddy? Kagan: [speaks, but mic is not on] Graham: When the Ayatollah says he wants to wipe Israel out, so it’s just all talk? Kagan: I don’t know if it’s all talk, and I don’t blame people for being nervous. We lived under—the United States, we all lived under the shadow of a possible nuclear war for 50 years. Graham: Yeah, but, you know, on their worst day the Russians didn’t have a religious doctrine that wanted to destroy everybody. Do you believe he’s a religious Nazi at his heart, or you don’t know? And the answer may be you don’t know. Kagan: I believe that he clearly is the—believes in a fanatical religion, but— Graham: Here’s what I believe. Kagan: I’m not—okay, go. Graham: Okay, I believe that you ought to take him seriously, based on their behavior. Number one— Keane: I think we should take him seriously. Whether they’re religious fanatics or not, I don’t think is that relevant. Clearly, their geopolitical goals to dominate the Middle East strategically, to destroy the state of Israel, and to drive the United States out of the Middle East, they’ve talked about it every single year— Graham: Well, do you think that’s their goal?Keane: Yes. Graham: Okay, so do you- Keane: Of course it’s their goal. And not only is it their goal, but they’re succeeding at it. Graham: Do you think we should deny them that goal. Graham: Good. North Korea—why are they trying to build an ICBM? Are they trying to send a North Korean in space? What are they trying to do? Brimley: They’re trying to threaten us. Kagan: To put a nuclear weapon on it— Graham: Do you believe it should be the policy of the United States Congress and the next president to deny them that capability? Brimley: I believe so. Graham: Would you support an authorization to use military force that would stop the ability of the North Koreans to develop a missile that could reach the United States? Do you think Congress would be wise to do that? Brimley: I think Congress should debate it. I remember distinctly the op-ed that Secretary William Perry and Ashton Carter— Graham: I’m going to introduce one. Would you vote for it if you were here? Kagan: Only if Congress was willing to do what was necessary to a followup—Graham: Well, do you think Congress should be willing to authorize any president, regardless of party, to stop North Korea from developing a missile that can hit the homeland? Kagan: Only if Congress is willing to follow up with what might be required, depending on North Korea’s response. Graham: Well, what might be required is to stop their nuclear program through military force; that’s why you would authorize it. Kagan: No, but I’m saying that if I’m—the answer is yes, but then you also have to be willing, if North Korea launched—Graham: Would you advise me— Kagan: —that you’d have to be willing to— Sen. John McCain: You have to let the witness. Graham: Yeah, but he’s not giving an answer, so here’s the question. Kagan: Oh, I thought I— Graham: Do you support Congress—everybody’s talking about Congress sitting on the sidelines. I think a North Korean missile program is designed to threaten the homeland; I don’t think they’re going to send somebody in space. So if I’m willing, along with some other colleagues, to give the president the authority—he doesn’t have to use it—but we’re all on board for using military force to stop this program from maturing, does that make sense to you, given the threats we face? Keane: I don’t believe that North Korea is going to build an ICBM, weaponize it, and shoot it at the United States. Graham: Okay, then, you wouldn’t need the authorization to use military force. Keane: Right. And the reason for that is— Graham: That’s fine. Keane: The reason—Senator, the reason they have nuclear weapons is one reason: to preserve their regime. They know when you have nuclear weapons we’re not going to conduct an invasion of North Korea. South Korea’s not going to do it; we’re not going to do it. Graham: Why are they trying to build ICBM? Keane: They want to weaponize it. Graham: And do what with it? Keane: I don’t bel— Kagan: Preserve their regime. Graham: Okay, all right. So, you would be okay with letting them build a missile? Kagan: No, but— Graham: Would you, General Keane? Keane: They’re already building a missile. Graham: Well, would you be willing to stop them? Keane: I would stop them from using it, yes. Graham: Okay. Keane: I’m not going to stop them from— Graham: Assad—final question. Do all of you agree that leaving Assad in power is a serious mistake? Brimley: Yes. Keane: Yes, absolutely. Graham: Finally, do you believe four percent of GDP should be the goal that Congress seeks because it’s been the historical average of what we spend on defense since World War II?Kagan: Pretty close. Graham: Thanks. Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio) Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations
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