Michael von der Schulenburg is a former United Nations diplomat, he spent his life in many of the world’s trouble spots, such as in Haiti, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, the Balkan, Somalia, Sierra Leone and the Sahel. Now he is a Member of the European Parliament in the German party Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht.

Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Who is Michael von der Schulenburg 03:38 War in Europe 05:42 United Nations 08:56 Afghanistan 12:51 Listening both sides 16:17 Are some wars justified? 19:01 Modern weapons 21:46 Taking difficult decisions 25:17 Politicians being detached from reality 28:55 The United Nations and the UN Charter 33:49 Power of big countries 37:12 Are politicians doing what the people want? 39:59 Nobody wants war 41:49 European Parliament 44:36 Foreign Policy of Europe 47:50 Syria 49:04 Palestine-Israel 52:24 End of the war in Ukraine 57:21 Roasting the European Parliament 01:01:38 Why nothing justifies war 01:03:45 Michael's Party: BSW 01:07:14 Nuclear war 01:10:30 Michael's last words

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