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New Allies, Old Partners: Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom
Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom share a long history of partnership, forged through times of crisis and change. With Europe rocked by the largest land war to afflict the continent since the Second World War, and amidst a raft of challenges both old and new, these countries are working together to bolster national and regional security through such fora as the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). What are the historical underpinnings of these important relationships, and - now that all three states are joined in formal alliance under the aegis of NATO - what are the implications of closer collaboration, both for their peoples and those inhabiting the wider Baltic Sea basin in this period of instability and geopolitical realignment?
Speakers:
• Amb Samantha Job CMG MVO - British Ambassador to Sweden
• The Rt Hon Charles Clarke - UK Home Secretary (2004-06) and Joint Programme Leader, Baltic Geopolitics Programme, Centre for Geopolitics
• Prof Malena Britz - Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of Research, Swedish Defence University
• Minna Ålander - Research Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Chair:
• Trevelyan Wing - Baltic Fellow, Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge
Переглядів: 244

Відео

Trade and Economic Growth in the Ancient World
Переглядів 10216 годин тому
In this webinar, Taco Terpstra will speak on trade in the ancient world. He will further discuss premodern economic growth, and how to measure and achieve it, distinguishing between Smithian and Schumpeterian theories. His talk will address Roman innovation in the production process, including the role that slavery might have played. Taco will be joined by the Centre’s deputy Director, Professo...
Arts of survival in the Baltic: Russia’s futures and their implications
Переглядів 25321 день тому
On Thursday September 12th 2024 the Cambridge University Centre for Geopolitics and the Baltic Defence College in Tartu held a seminar in Tartu, entitled ‘Arts of survival in the Baltic: Russia’s futures and their implications’. This collaborative event with the University of Tartu’s centre for Eurasian and Russian Studies was supported by the British Embassies in Tallinn and Riga. The purpose ...
Zeitenwende Conference - Roundtable: The Impact and Future of the Zeitenwende
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Zeitenwende: The Changing Role of Germany in the Baltic This 1-day conference - organised by the Baltic Geopolitics Programme of the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Geopolitics and the University of Greifswald’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO) - investigates Germany’s changing geopolitical orientation in the wake of the Zeitenwende and its impact on the relat...
Zeitenwende Conference - Panel 4: Rethinking the Baltic - Contemporary German Discourses
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Zeitenwende: The Changing Role of Germany in the Baltic This 1-day conference - organised by the Baltic Geopolitics Programme of the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Geopolitics and the University of Greifswald’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO) - investigates Germany’s changing geopolitical orientation in the wake of the Zeitenwende and its impact on the relat...
Zeitenwende Conference - Panel 3: From Energiewende to Zeitenwende?
Переглядів 78Місяць тому
Zeitenwende: The Changing Role of Germany in the Baltic This 1-day conference - organised by the Baltic Geopolitics Programme of the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Geopolitics and the University of Greifswald’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO) - investigates Germany’s changing geopolitical orientation in the wake of the Zeitenwende and its impact on the relat...
Zeitenwende Conference - Panel 2: Russia, Ukraine and Germany’s New Era of Military Engagement
Переглядів 107Місяць тому
Zeitenwende: The Changing Role of Germany in the Baltic This 1-day conference - organised by the Baltic Geopolitics Programme of the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Geopolitics and the University of Greifswald’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO) - investigates Germany’s changing geopolitical orientation in the wake of the Zeitenwende and its impact on the relat...
Zeitenwende Conference - Panel 1: The Evolution of German Approaches to the Baltic
Переглядів 78Місяць тому
Zeitenwende: The Changing Role of Germany in the Baltic This 1-day conference - organised by the Baltic Geopolitics Programme of the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Geopolitics and the University of Greifswald’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO) - investigates Germany’s changing geopolitical orientation in the wake of the Zeitenwende and its impact on the relat...
Zeitenwende Conference: Welcome & Keynote
Переглядів 103Місяць тому
Zeitenwende: The Changing Role of Germany in the Baltic This 1-day conference - organised by the Baltic Geopolitics Programme of the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Geopolitics and the University of Greifswald’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO) - investigates Germany’s changing geopolitical orientation in the wake of the Zeitenwende and its impact on the relat...
Whose Security? Balancing Humanitarian Need during Complex Crises
Переглядів 1643 місяці тому
What considerations go into a state’s crisis response? As wars and conflicts around the world force Britain to act, how can, and should, the government, military and humanitarian sectors coordinate? What are the tensions inherent in these situations? Our discussion will follow our simulation event, which explores an imagined transboundary humanitarian and political crisis set in the Middle East...
On Geopolitics Episode 48: North Korea's TikTok sensation
Переглядів 4923 місяці тому
Suzanne Raine is joined by Dr John Nilssen-Wright and Alexandra Leonzini to learn more about the story behind a recent North Korean viral TikTok hit. Alexandra and John explore the role of music in the creation and strengthening of North Korean identity, explaining on the way how the society functions, the change in attitude since the meeting of Kim Jong Un and President Trump, and signs to wat...
Ancient Geopolitics: Ruling through nomos - democracy and law-making in Ancient Greece
Переглядів 3183 місяці тому
In this webinar, assistant professor Daniela Cammack speaks on democracy and law-making in Ancient Greece. She discusses the terminology and conceptualisations of law (nomos and thesmos) and their relationship to demokratia, both internally (within democratic poleis) and externally (among poleis) in archaic and classical Greek contexts. Her talk addresses topics such as how ‘geopolitics’ was co...
India, Now and Future: What Voters Chose in the 2024 Elections
Переглядів 3123 місяці тому
Exit polls for the 2024 Indian elections predict a win by the BJP, but - in a surprising turn of events - without claiming a majority. However, numbers are never enough to understand what has led India to this point or the effect of these results on the next five years. How will this election impact India’s status on a global stage? Will it shape India’s emerging role throughout the Indo-Pacifi...
On Geopolitics Episode 47: The Iranian Presidency
Переглядів 1723 місяці тому
What happens next in Iran? Ali Ansari and Suzanne Raine look at the consequences of the death of President Raisi, and discuss the forthcoming Iranian elections on 28 June. Who will stand, and how will the process play out? Who decides and how much does it matter anyway?
Indo-Pacific Roundtable 2024 PANEL 5 - AUTHORITARIANISM, DEMOCRACY, AND STABILITY
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What does a global shift towards authoritarian practices mean for the Indo-Pacific? How will the elections of this year influence the years to come? As the Indo-Pacific undergoes a period of rapid change, elections will result in either solidifying democracy or solidifying power. For example, earlier this year, Taiwan’s elections were a success in terms of their freedom and fairness, while Indo...
Indo-Pacific Roundtable 2024 PANEL 4 - THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
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Indo-Pacific Roundtable 2024 PANEL 4 - THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
Indo-Pacific Roundtable 2024 PANEL 3: MARKETS, FINANCE, AND EQUALITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
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Indo-Pacific Roundtable 2024 PANEL 3: MARKETS, FINANCE, AND EQUALITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
Indo-Pacific Roundtable 2024 PANEL 2: RIGHTS, RESOURCES, AND REPRESENTATION IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
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Indo-Pacific Roundtable 2024 PANEL 2: RIGHTS, RESOURCES, AND REPRESENTATION IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
Indo-Pacific Roundtable 2024 PANEL 1: SECURITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
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Indo-Pacific Roundtable 2024 PANEL 1: SECURITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
Episode 46: Iran - Reflecting on recent events
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Episode 46: Iran - Reflecting on recent events
The Geopolitics of Eurovision
Переглядів 5944 місяці тому
The Geopolitics of Eurovision
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, with Dr Olivia Cheung
Переглядів 17 тис.4 місяці тому
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, with Dr Olivia Cheung
Made in China, with Elizabeth O’Brien Ingleson
Переглядів 9 тис.4 місяці тому
Made in China, with Elizabeth O’Brien Ingleson
Democracy after Deepfakes: Elections, Disinformation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Переглядів 1894 місяці тому
Democracy after Deepfakes: Elections, Disinformation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Ancient Geopolitics: Ancient law for modern politics
Переглядів 5105 місяців тому
Ancient Geopolitics: Ancient law for modern politics
Sea Change in the Baltic: Protecting Trade, Energy Security & Supply after the Invasion of Ukraine
Переглядів 3355 місяців тому
Sea Change in the Baltic: Protecting Trade, Energy Security & Supply after the Invasion of Ukraine
Five Hundred Years of English and British Violence in Europe
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Five Hundred Years of English and British Violence in Europe
Challenges in the South China Sea
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Challenges in the South China Sea
Goodbye Globalization, with Elisabeth Braw
Переглядів 8925 місяців тому
Goodbye Globalization, with Elisabeth Braw
Ancient Geopolitics: Iran
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Ancient Geopolitics: Iran

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @manuag3886
    @manuag3886 23 години тому

    China's model sounds better. The world is sick of western interventionism.

  • @chriswong9158
    @chriswong9158 2 дні тому

    These are the man whom China & Russia support for they keep the West eye off the ball of the World it be coming.... Global South will be making the call in the future.....

  • @WilhelminaBruno-f6n
    @WilhelminaBruno-f6n 4 дні тому

    Miller Angela Jones David Taylor Jessica

  • @dt-jy1ig
    @dt-jy1ig 11 днів тому

    The anger this video caused among some of the comments leads me to believe her analysis more accurate than not. High odds that her analysis is on target. Well done Dr. Cheung

  • @eskokauppila1327
    @eskokauppila1327 14 днів тому

    Murhaa eisaa olla urheilu:" Talven kylmä viima on vaarallinen." Uskon varastaminen hernekeitolla on kansanmurha; Jossa pelätään elämää ennen sisällissodan aikoja kun poliisi oli Venäjä -61 000 kuollutta neuvostoliittolaista on meille kova pala 24.2.2022 jälkeen sodan hyökkääjänä🏳🇫🇮🏳🇺🇦🇷🇺🇮🇱🇵🇸🏳

  • @ДмитрийДепутатов
    @ДмитрийДепутатов 14 днів тому

    Lee Karen Taylor Joseph Allen Susan

  • @ambijat2
    @ambijat2 20 днів тому

    history must be separate from simulacrum. If simulacrum of history becomes the raison de tre of geopolitical argument then it is self humiliation, just as witnessed by the West in Ukraine.

  • @georwoogle
    @georwoogle Місяць тому

    ✌✌✌

  • @schutzenhaus
    @schutzenhaus Місяць тому

    I’m reading Channon’s diaries and have been muttering over and over about Chips’ poor judgment. It’s a relief to hear his editor say the same thing. I found myself thinking that if Chips were around today he’d be a Trumper.

  • @qake2021
    @qake2021 Місяць тому

    😁👍👍🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦➕️👏👏✌️

  • @Gomilend
    @Gomilend Місяць тому

    不把白人打服了,他们是不会明白的

  • @DanielMasmanian
    @DanielMasmanian Місяць тому

    Alexandra passed away shortly after this was broadcast. She is, and will be very missed.

  • @tracywright6908
    @tracywright6908 Місяць тому

    Wow! What a treasure trove of Baltic history! I'm a product of the mixing of Baltic German/Lettish people. My grandfather was born in Riga, my grandmother in Cesis. In1937 my father was an infant when they left Latvia for New York. Officially due to my Grandfather's position as Latvian General Consul. I was told they were specifically fleeing Stalin's "Great Purge". They changed their name from Schiller to Shillers, and there is a theory they were somehow related to Friedrich Schiller. I recently started to delve into my Baltic family history and all I can say is, you just can't make this stuff up! I will definitely look for Mr. Egremont's and Hackmann's work. Liels Paldies!

  • @666raki
    @666raki 2 місяці тому

    biased and targeted

  • @rrriiikkkuuu
    @rrriiikkkuuu 2 місяці тому

    Russian shitheads

  • @minglou3684
    @minglou3684 2 місяці тому

    哇 印吹专家

  • @chrisekstrom4614
    @chrisekstrom4614 2 місяці тому

    God Bless Marshal Mannerheim & may he Rest In Peace. 🇺🇸✝️🇫🇮

  • @squallp
    @squallp 2 місяці тому

    Yeah, let's once again reiterate what NATO-controlled media and its political representatives are telling us :D Respect to Prof. Richard Sakwa for being real.

  • @SCHULTZEH
    @SCHULTZEH 2 місяці тому

    On a scale of 1-100 where did Ukraine rank in corrupt countries .? 100 being low..

  • @Larkinchance
    @Larkinchance 2 місяці тому

    Gentlemen, thank you... I am not a scholar, I am just a citizen from the States. The borders of what was to become the independent state of Ukraine had been drawn by the Soviets a 100 years previous to include Ukrainians, Russians and other ethnic minorities. In 1991, Ukraine did not fight a war of independence as the US would have you believe, but the emergence of an Independent Ukraine through a hasty and not carefully considered agreement between Russia and Ukraine. This was a windfall that had the potential of making Ukraine one of the great states of Europe but it was not to be.. The naval base at Sevastopol was leased from Ukraine. Crimea with its 75% Russian population, was not essential to the integrity of Ukraine but it was a prime objective for NATO/US because with it went control of the Black Sea... An independent Ukraine presented a strategic opportunity for US/NATO as suggested in Zbigniew Brzeziński 1997 book, "The Grand Chessboard" where he suggests using Ukraine as a battering ram against Russia. This was the plan orchestrated by US/NATO and Ukraine was used as a proxy... After 3 waves of NATO expansion, I hold the minority opinion that Putin did the right thing.

    • @Larkinchance
      @Larkinchance 2 місяці тому

      Do you really think that Sen Linsey Graham crowing about Russians being killed as being the best money spent, cares anymore about Ukrainians? During this entire lecture, the US wasn't mentioned once.

  • @ALavin-en1kr
    @ALavin-en1kr 2 місяці тому

    Does the Irish Free state really want this? A united Ireland may bring more baggage than it wants to have to deal with. Look at the U.S. and the trouble Evangelicals cause; the other Protestant denominations are no trouble; but the Evangelicals want to be involved in government and interfere with everything, even though there is supposed to be separation of church and state. A United Ireland would bring the bother of dealing with N.I. Presbyterians; it may be best if they are in their own niche, let the Brits. deal with them.

  • @manuelgonzales2570
    @manuelgonzales2570 2 місяці тому

    Excellent presentation!

  • @hybridarmyoffreeworld
    @hybridarmyoffreeworld 2 місяці тому

    title : The Forest Brotherhood: Baltic Resistance against the German nazi and commie Moscow imperialistic occupiers

  • @julietafel.estacio3509
    @julietafel.estacio3509 2 місяці тому

    Very informative talk about china and its goals

  • @hybridarmyoffreeworld
    @hybridarmyoffreeworld 2 місяці тому

    Moscow horde´s war record :- 1856 defeated by Britain and France 1905 defeated by Japan 1917 defeated by Germany 1920 defeated by Poland, Finland, Estonia and all Baltic states 1939 defeated by Finland 1969 defeated by China 1989 defeated by Afghanistan 1989 defeated in the Cold War. 1996 defeated by Chechnya 2022 defeated by Ukraine WW2 won USA/Britain , meanwhile Stalin's officers were shot or sent to the Gulags. Millions went to the Gulags, including Solzhenitsyn Moscow's only victories come from invading smaller countries :- a) Hungary 1956 b) Czechoslovakia 1968 c) Moldova 1992 d) Georgia 2008

  • @hybridarmyoffreeworld
    @hybridarmyoffreeworld 2 місяці тому

    yes, 'Breaking up Moscow empire is the only way to end its imperialism', And I don’t mean Putin´s imperialism, but Moscow imperialism in general , from Solzhenitsyn and Brodsky to Yeltsin and Dugin.

  • @hybridarmyoffreeworld
    @hybridarmyoffreeworld 2 місяці тому

    Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland, Man who saved Finland from Asiatic bolshevik SLAVERY and extermination

  • @casp_R
    @casp_R 2 місяці тому

    full of shit. I would have thought that in the time learning to speak mandarin, u could better understand china as a whole. Clearly there was never the case to do so and just like a typical part of MSM, deep state blob

  • @hurri7720
    @hurri7720 2 місяці тому

    For some Brits it just seems to be impossible to understand that Finland had to ask and accept help from Germany. Weapons like antitank weapons, aircraft, oil and food. And it's worth mentioning the Kuhlmey group of some 70 planes. The help was absolutely crucial and the logic, as there was no other help to expect, was the old "my enemy's enemy is my friend". It gave Churchill an opportunity to appease Stalin when he then declared war on Finland. The Americans never did such a silly thing. Many Brits have an other old problem in understanding that Germany has always played a very central role in Europe, more so than Britain ever and it's still the case. Finland was lucky and the Germans got much nothing of value in return . This about the Kuhlmey group in Finnish/German. ua-cam.com/video/S7yT23EYyME/v-deo.html In a bloody war like WW2 small countries are pushed around. Eventually the Finns had to fight the Germans too in the Lapland war. Finnish Defence Forces en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Defence_Forces

  • @hurri7720
    @hurri7720 2 місяці тому

    This might interest some regarding Jews in Finland. ua-cam.com/video/emgOzd0ng1A/v-deo.html Strangers in a Stranger Land: Finland's Jewish Soldiers in WWII Those three Jews did not take the medals even if they were awarded to them.

  • @colinlee9678
    @colinlee9678 3 місяці тому

    Your guest speaker's reference to the 6 June 1989 violence is a complete distortion of the historical truth! There was subsequent proof beyond all doubt that this violence was caused by rioters trained, orchestrated and instigated by the CIA to effect regime change, similar to the Xinjiang, Tibet and HK violent rioters! In conclusion, this guest speaker has shown herself to be a complete propagandist for the anti-China Western forces!

  • @colinlee9678
    @colinlee9678 3 місяці тому

    It is quite obvious there are many errorsi in your guest speaker's interpretation of Xi's political doctrinal principles and objectives! What is stopping you from inviting another guest speaker to provide an alternative point of view to balance an obviously one-sided interpretation?

  • @ЕвгенийМакаров-ф8р
    @ЕвгенийМакаров-ф8р 3 місяці тому

    "OTAN - it's a free will of countries", - said Ch.Clarke. It's a bullshit I ever heard. Also it's very difficult to listen polish rusofob working on OTAN.

  • @smotonisi2244
    @smotonisi2244 3 місяці тому

    His opinion clearly reflects the bias of Western or liberalism, as he put it.

    • @alex990ism
      @alex990ism 2 місяці тому

      yes, they fail to take into account the eastern view of prisonorism

  • @apollogang6756
    @apollogang6756 3 місяці тому

    Thanks a lot, for such a great information densed talk!

  • @braveHoratius
    @braveHoratius 3 місяці тому

    I use hold great import to the "Not one inch" line. BUt, this new research makes that line irrelevant. So, much happened behind the scenes we did not know about.

  • @guydreamr
    @guydreamr 3 місяці тому

    Holy smokes, this is one of the best articulations of the Chinese mind that I've ever heard. The TLDR: the Middle Kingdom is still very much acting like...the Middle Kingdom.

  • @davidhhl162
    @davidhhl162 3 місяці тому

    Don't bother listening to this weirdo after she said forceful assisilmation of urghurs. Rubbish!!! If you being in Xinjiang, you know Ughurs customs & way of life is fully alive & well preserved!!!

  • @lkhxlt7689
    @lkhxlt7689 3 місяці тому

    Had it not for BRI China economy cannot be sustainable today when the cycle of economy on the downturn and worst of all sanctions by powerful countries trying to protect their trade markets.. With a population of 1.4 billion, any drastic disruption of the economy would bring about unemployment and may create social disorders. That is why with Xi foresight, his thoughts of contributing common prosperity to other countries that could work on a fair and equal concensus for long term basis with guarantees success.. 😊😊😊❤❤❤

  • @kristinchong629
    @kristinchong629 3 місяці тому

    The r d. Thank Britain for being a real one. China really need to take their soul searching seriously public facing infrastructurally and not just ephemeral and just their weird algos. Like co create but also their weird as homogeneity what is multiculturalism to those danks ingulag.

  • @eymeeraosaka2954
    @eymeeraosaka2954 3 місяці тому

    The Global Majority wants a multi-polar world order which is more democratic, fair and also their sovereignty can be safeguarded from the abuse of the great powers. . China is just part of the Global Majority and I do not think it has any hegemonic intention. As it is, it is already struggling to take care of its 1.4 billion people. Just like Russia, it is a resource rich and a big country. Therefore, it has no use of territory....

  • @chongyeeyap9586
    @chongyeeyap9586 3 місяці тому

    A great man has many critics; but I believe President Xi does not need nor want to be known as the thinker of any ideology ! President Xi is one of the very few great leaders of the world. What he has achieved in a matter of few years of his leadership will live in history of the greatest epoch of mankind. Miss Olivia is another one of those so called democrats and her opinion is bias; if her views pleases those who hate China then enjoy yourself, that will be waters off a duck's back. Chinese in the diaspora have been consistently brain washed, a term I hate to use but in this case it suits the occasion. You un-Chinese should were not born and have no idea how Chinese were treated when China was weak; I am 90 and seen it all from days when homes were lit by kerosene lamps. Learn to be thankful that Chinese now in the 21st century are people of present greatest power on earth.

  • @anthonynicoli
    @anthonynicoli 3 місяці тому

    Tim- yes Star Trek is the fictional example of human cooperation in going to space, but recall the origin myth. Humanity has not yet made (or maybe publicly admitted?) first contact with extraterrestrial species, which was the compelling event triggering unity in Star Trek.

  • @pagan-540
    @pagan-540 3 місяці тому

    Xi Jinping great big political thought .Influence world affairs. Make China people rich power ful. Jinping powerful leader

  • @vp922
    @vp922 3 місяці тому

    I thought this was going to be serious but then I saw the woman in the bottom right (highly partisan, outright propagandist depending on who you speak to). Waste of time. Bye

  • @sophiemariekung5086
    @sophiemariekung5086 3 місяці тому

    "It seems to me better to concentrate on what really happens rather than on theories or speculations" --Machiavelli. German President Steinmeier's state visit to Japan on 31st-3rd Nov 2022 concluded a military agreement. Visited Thailand on 24-26 Jan 2024; he invested in a vocational school for making weapons for Germany. To control Southeast Asia, Japan has two-pronged strategies: 1) to build a logistic railway from Bangkok to Chiangmai in preparation for Japan's invasion and to support Japan's stronghold in Myanmar en route to India, where Germany and Japan would meet up. Japan had already put Modi in power; 2) support the Thai Move Forward Party to seize state power to control foreign policy against China and in favor of Japan's invasion. ua-cam.com/video/m-2Oy3MVyyA/v-deo.html

  • @nikmurano8013
    @nikmurano8013 3 місяці тому

    This is wonderful

  • @eklavya83
    @eklavya83 3 місяці тому

    seems more like one sided Leftists Elite Echo chamber talkpoints.no other side representation done . BJP got around 240 seats alone. NDA around 293 THe whole INDI alliance got around 230 which often fight against each other in States. BJP retained most of the Vote share and only lost abount half % around 38% . the less than 1% vote share loss lead to around 60 seats loss. BJP lost mostly in UP and Maharashtra . there were local and internal issues of BJP for sure but also fake narrative/lies peddled by opposition that BJP is gonna change the constitution and remove the reservation. Fake video of Amit SHah stating this change was spread . THe opposition even said that they will provide 1 lakh Rs per year i.e Rs8500 per month who vote for them for free . People were lining up outside Congress office after the election for claiming this. They gave receipts to make it look true. BJP increased its vote share and seats in South Indian states in TN, Kerala. Forming govt in Andhra Pradesh , Orissa . first time got seat in Kerala. About this Hindutva vs Secularism farce one has to understand that secularism in India is different from Europe. It meant that all different religions in India should be treated equally but in practice it was the opposite. Appeasement politics became the norm alongwith fearmongering about the majority . The Shah Bano case in which the Supreme court had given a verdict in favour of her was overturned by the then Congress govt to appease the Muslim clerics and religious leaders. it was consistently done by the congress for their Vote Bank politics. Unite the so called minority and divide the Hindu majority on caste / regional basis . This worked for some time but Hindutva politics changed this. It united the Hindus irrespective of the caste and regional lines and thats why BJP was able to get the simple majority figure of 272 on its own after about 30 years of coalition govts which are weak and cannot do any major reforms or transformation internally nor outside globally. global forces outside dont like this type of strong united govts , they like weak coalition govts which can be manipulated more easily hence keep on harping against Modi and call him dictatoe/fascists whicle they havebeen in bed with the real dictators for long and against India which was the sole stable democracy in this region. Regarding the rebuilding of Ram temple in Ayodhya the facts are conveniently omitted. the mosque was built over a temple which was believed to be the birthplace of Lord Ram. it was disputed for long around 500 years. even when the coloniser British came they recorded this dispute. THe Sikh leaders had fought against this too . The supreme court appointed ASI even provided evidence of temple existing beneath the mosque. Just google Gyanwapi Masjid and see how Mosques were built over the temple deliberately by the Islamic Invaders to show how their Islamic religion is superior to all other religions. Its recorded by the court historians of the Islamic invaders themselves. All these ugly truths put uner the carpet and just blame the MAJORITY Hindu oppressing the Minoruty Muslims narrative is peddled. The only truly inclusive religion which is Snatan Dharma /Hinduism gives respect to all diverse faiths while the Abrahamic religion just tolerates other faiths. Why dont u people debate about this Supremacist and Exclusivist ideology which believes that only their religion is true / Supreme and all other faiths are false/inferior and wants to establish their faith in the whole world by converting or destroying all those who oppose. Hint: Its the Abrahamic religious ideology not Hindutva.

  • @eskokauppila1327
    @eskokauppila1327 3 місяці тому

    mannerheim didn't like politics when ståhlberg wan him before 2. world war in presidentelections relax is not finishword therefore it seems carl gustav made many mistakes:" why he doesn't accept "germany-finland" because it sounds like thunderstorms

  • @realitycheck1883
    @realitycheck1883 3 місяці тому

    Excellent contribution from Professor Richard Sakwa who references actual empirical facts and academic research and puts it in a geopolitical context. It all seems to be lost on the other participants

    • @halvorslemmen1051
      @halvorslemmen1051 2 місяці тому

      Yes, totally agree. Not without reason that Sakwa is a leading academic on this topic. One always learns from Sakwa. The others are fairly predictable, opportunistic career hunters, and perhaps a symptom of Western arrogance.