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(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Eric Czuleger is a Diplomat, Author, & Renegade Country Explorer. For the past 11 years, Czuleger has lived and traveled across Europe, Asia, and Africa –– getting himself into wild situations that include managing diplomatic relationships between unrecognized countries. Eric insists he is *not* in the CIA –– but absolutely no one believes him. His life memoir, “You Are Not Here” came out in 2023.
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****TIMESTAMPS****
0:00 - Istanbul detention, Turkey ban, Google mistake
4:07 - Smoky room, waterboarding fear, book sales joke
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
CREDITS:
- Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey
- COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ
- In-Studio Producer: Joey Deef - https://www.instagram.com/joeydeef/
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