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 >
Rückblick auf den Event: „Blackout, das unterschätzte Katastrophenszenario“, mit Herbert Saurugg am 15.2.2022 in der Diplomatischen Akademie. Von Wolfgang Geißler Wer hat noch nicht Europa aus dem All bei Nacht gesehen? Von hoch oben ergibt sich ein Ehrfurcht gebietender Anblick, denn der Kontinent erstrahlt funkelnd wie ein Christbaum aus unzähligen Lichtquellen. Nun stellen Sie ... Weiterlesen >
Wenn man von "The Queen" spricht ist wohl den meisten Erdenbürgern klar, dass es sich dabei nicht um Margrethe II. von Dänemark oder (bis 2013) um Beatrix von den Niederlanden sondern natürlich um Elisabeth II., Königin des Vereinigten Königreichs Großbritannien und Nordirland handelt. "Die Queen" ist tatsächlich auch für Nicht-Briten und Nicht-Monarchisten eine bemerkenswerte ... Weiterlesen >
Review of the Event “The 1st ABS Balloon Debate” on Friday, 28 January 2022, at the Café Ministerium by Wolfgang Geissler Once upon a time, seven professionals were on board a hot air balloon. The seven professions described as being utterly unpopular, even disliked were a Thief, a Used Car Salesman, a Tax Inspector, ... Weiterlesen >
Review of the Event Coffeehouse Quiz on Friday, 21 January 2022, at the Café Ministerium by Wolfgang Geissler You may, kind reader, wonder what this passage from Tolkien's book “The Return of the King” has to do with yesterday's event, the first-ever Coffeehouse Quiz. Please, stay with me, and all shall be revealed. But ... Weiterlesen >
Ambassadorial Experiences | part 6 BY COLIN A. MUNRO East Germany In January 1990 on the occasion of the belated visit to East Germany by Douglas Hurd (DH), Ambassador Broomfield and I told him that the GDR was finished. He said he would tell Mrs Thatcher she would just have to get used ... Weiterlesen >
