Rogue Foreign Minister on China’s Takeover, 5th Gen WW3 & “Titanic” Diplomacy

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(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Eric Czuleger is an author, journalist and ex-ambassador who has lived, worked, and traveled through 47 countries. He holds a master’s degree in National Security from the R@ND School of Public Policy and in writing from Oxford University. He is the Editor-in-Chief of The Under Report, a twice weekly open source intelligence newsletter. His book You Are Not Here: Travels Through Countries That Don’t Exist details a year lived in unrecognized countries from Kurdistan to Somaliland.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Eric detained in Turkey AGAIN
4:07 - Eric interrogated in smoky room w/ waterboard
8:01 - Interrogation, Kurdistan book, Erbil questions
13:08 - Kurdish statehood history, Sykes-Picot
18:16 - Nation-state illusion, Westphalia, social constructs
23:01 - Internet, crypto, digital citizenship
28:00 - Bretton Woods, U.S. power, dollar dominance
34:18 - Globalization, wealth inequality, systemic failure
42:00 - Climate change, Tower of Babel, fragmentation
50:15 - 5th-Generation warfare, influence, mind battles
59:11 - China, psychological/economic/legal warfare, TikTok
1:09:17 - Info wars, U.S. polarization, social media
1:24:13 - Transparency, government trust, speech tension
1:40:02 - U.S. soft power, sitcoms, cultural influence
1:54:16 - Micro-states, Liberland, Somaliland, Bitcoin embassy
2:01:05 - Ambassadorship, aid logistics, geopolitics
2:08:00 - China tension, soft power argument, desert escape
2:15:00 - Intelligence secrecy, accountability, governance trust
2:21:00 - USAID, aid misuse, soft power repair
2:27:00 - Development vs. geopolitical aid, system reform
2:32:00 - Statecraft illusions, collective action
2:45:07 - Patriotism vs. cynicism
2:53:54 - Czuleger’s Work

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• Episode 307 - Roya Hakakian: https://youtu.be/NQeoCeSk_Zc
• Episode 303 - Martin Dugard: https://youtu.be/rcoiIUfz_N4
• Episode 97 - Andrew Bustamante: https://youtu.be/2PUs7l2jW9c
• Episode 107 - Andrew Bustamante: https://youtu.be/7jNz3-WPV5I
• Episode 150 - Andrew Bustamante: https://youtu.be/dUlc2d6fDzg
• Episode 224 - Andrew Bustamante: https://youtu.be/Gv-YWfNWwkM
• Episode 249 - John Kiriakou: https://youtu.be/5_FDZozJ9zE
• Episode 250 - John Kiriakou: https://youtu.be/5HuyORiWoDM
• Episode 278 - John Kiriakou: https://youtu.be/_CFWmuIgQIE
• Episode 279 - John Kiriakou: https://youtu.be/scrGRKVa-Q4

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• Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey
• COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ
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