Where the differences lie by Jochen Ressel | with highly appreciated inputs from Melanie Sully, Wolfgang Geissler and Ian Murdoch Spring has finally arrived, the snow has disappeared, and the warm and sunny period has started, making many of us think about plans for the summer season. Reason enough for us to look ... Weiterlesen >
Im Jahre 325 trafen sich auf Geheiß von Kaiser Konstantin I. 200 oder vielleicht auch mehr Bischöfe und andere Kleriker in Nicäa an den Gestaden des Schwarzen Meeres zum Konzil, bei dem es - neben anderen Fragen - um das Datum des Osterfestes ging. Ein genauer Wortlaut ist nicht erhalten, aber es wurde beschlossen, ... Weiterlesen >
Ambassadorial Experiences | Part 7 It was a hot, sunny day on February 10,1990 when Nelson Mandela, after having spent 27 years in prison, was due to be finally released in Cape Town. High und unexpected drama accompanied his release. Exactly at 3 p.m. in the afternoon, the world waited for his appearance outside Cape Town. Many national and ... Weiterlesen >
The Fading Rainbow Nation | South Africa in 2022 Written by Tony Leon - commentary by Alexander Christiani, Austrian Ambassador to South Africa 1986-1990 Shakespeare’s lament that “When sorrows come, they come not as single spies, but in battalions” resonates deeply in South Africa today. Twenty-eight years ago, when I took ... Weiterlesen >
Rückblick auf den Vortrag von Dr. Alexander Christiani über „Diplomatie nicht zu ernst genommen“. Anekdoten aus einem diplomatischen Leben, im Café Ministerium vom 29. März 2022. Von Wolfgang Geißler Während der Hook- und Cod-Kriege in Holland im 15. Jahrhundert unterstützte der Heilige Römische Kaiser Maximilian I. die Bourgeoisie in den Städten (Cod) in ihrem Kampf gegen den Adel auf dem Land (Hook). Während dieser Kriege ... Weiterlesen >
by Jochen Ressel On March 18th, 2022, a special video message has been distributed through various communication channels, produced by the famous and worldwide known former Governor of California, former bodybuilding World Champion, and former actor, born in Austrian who made his career in the United States, Arnold Schwarzenegger – and it went ... Weiterlesen >
„Mord rufen und des Krieges Hund’ entfesseln.“ William Shakespeare (Julius Caesar) Rückblick auf den Vortrag Dr. Arnold Kammel über „Die sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen für Österreich angesichts der dramatischen Krise im Osten“ in der Diplomatischen Akademie vom 17. März 2022. Von Wolfgang Geißler A Wake-Up Call Am Donnerstag, dem 24. Februar 2022 wurde Dr. Arnold Kammel ... Weiterlesen >
Where is the limit? by Jochen Ressel The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Beijing 2022, are history with a record of 109 events over 15 disciplines in seven areas of sports. For Austria, the Games turned out to be very successful, with 18 medals, 7 of them in ... Weiterlesen >
“Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three.” –Billie Holiday Review of the Event “Lady’s Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill” on Friday, 25 February 2022, at the Theater Drachengasse by Wolfgang Geissler Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; 7 ... Weiterlesen >
Rückblick auf den Event „Die Bedrohung des transnationalen Terrorismus. Rezente Trends und Entwicklungen“ mit Mag. Dr. Nicolas Stockhammer am Mittwoch, 23. Februar 2022 im Musiksalon der Diplomatischen Akademie. Von Wolfgang Geißler Am 12. Oktober 1984 führte die Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) durch ihr Mitglied Patrick Magee einen Bombenanschlag auf das Grand Hotel in ... Weiterlesen >
