26 years after the Dayton Accords and UK’s role now BY COLIN MUNRO On the 20th anniversary of the General Framework Agreement for Peace (formal title of the Dayton accords signed in Paris on 14 December 1995), the Austrian Institute for International Affairs organised a workshop on prospects for the Balkans on November ... Weiterlesen >
BY WOLFGANG GEISSLER Once upon a time, when schools were still on a Saturday and cinemas had matinees, our Professor in English shepherded forty-two excited fourth-formers on such a day to such a cinema. It was the “Bürgerkino”, now a bank, on Landstraßer Hauptstraße, in Vienna’s third district. The year was 1958. The ... Weiterlesen >
Reflections on Cape Town BY IAN MURDOCH It was of course inevitable that my return to Austria on 21 November, with the immediate prospect of yet another lockdown the next day, would induce a fit of the blues: all the more so since I was returning from Portugal – a country with an ... Weiterlesen >
Ambassadorial Experiences | Part 3 BY ALEXANDER CHRISTIANI During my time in South Africa, I once visited a doctor's office in Capetown.There, the registration necessitated to fill out a rather comprehensive form. A few days later a lady from the doctor's office called and the following conversation ensued: Are you Mr. Christiani? Yes ... Weiterlesen >
(Rückblick auf die Veranstaltung „Cybercrime, die neue Pandemie-ist die Bekämpfung chancenlos?“ in der Diplomatischen Akademie am Mittwoch, 17.11.2021) von Wolfgang Geißler „Jetzt ist schon wieder was passiert!“ So beginnen die bekannten Brenner - Kriminalromane von Wolf Haas, was mir diesmal treffend als Einleitung dienen darf. Rund 18 Stunden sind seit dem Vortrag des Dr. ... Weiterlesen >
(Rückblick auf die Veranstaltung im House of Scotland am Freitag, 12.11.2021) Von Wolfgang Geißler Die Begrüßung war schon herzlich. Die Lokalität, Fleischmarkt Nummer 18, gegenüber dem alten Griechenbeisl im ersten Bezirk, ist das diesjährige, temporäre Zuhause Peter Bichlers „House of Scotland“. „House of Scotland“ steht für traditionelle britische Mode, originalen britischen Stil und für ... Weiterlesen >
BY WOLFGANG GEISSLER As prophesied by Lord Hailsham in 1976, Elective Dictatorship is much closer to the truth in today's United Kingdom than most would believe. At least as an observer and with a son still living in the UK, one may be inclined to assume that a fully fledged authoritarian pseudo parliamentarian ... Weiterlesen >
Ein Aufsatz über Wilhelm Jungmann & Neffe, Kaiserlich und Königliche Hof- und Kammerlieferanten Mittwoch, 3.11.2021 von Wolfgang Geißler Betritt man das Geschäft von Wilhelm Jungmann & Neffe am Albertinaplatz, so fühlt man sich sofort in eine vergangene Ära versetzt. Kein Wunder, denn das Unternehmen für Stoffe und Accessoires besteht bereits seit dem Jahr 1866. ... Weiterlesen >
Crime, justice & security co-operation with the EU after Brexit Written by SENIOR EUROPEAN EXPERTS ,London ( abbreviated by Alexander Christiani) Introduction Since the 1990s there has been a noticeable increase in cross-border crime, terrorism and people trafficking. Whilst definitions vary, law enforcement agencies across the world have identified substantial increases in international ... Weiterlesen >
Brian May wrote this song for the movie "Highlander." An article about the Robert Pimm Event at the Café Ministerium on 22 October 2021 By Wolfgang Geissler I am starting with three statements or quotes without actually wanting to comment on them: “Death is very likely the single best invention of Life”, apparently uttered ... Weiterlesen >
