Description
In this week’s Frankly, Nate offers an update on the current state of conflict between NATO and Russia and the increasing threat of escalation, followed by 7 high-level questions about how to think about war, the human predicament and our work for a more stable future. While these issues may seem too looming and overwhelming for our everyday lives, the society-ending (world-ending?) ramifications of them would trump every other issue if the worst were to happen. When thinking of how we define “war”, is it even possible to “win” within a complex, interconnected, global society given the level of our military technology? Is the way we view and participate in war a result of governance systems that no longer are fit for purpose? Taking a step further, could we change our cultural values – starting with individuals and communities around us – to reorient towards peace-centric structures that rely on cooperation and stability?
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Download transcript01:59 – Britain, France, the United States, and the NATO general rescinding rule to not use NATO weapons within Russia, Russia’s response, Secretary Blinken meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
02:54 – Head of Estonia commenting that Russia would best be cut up into different nation states, RAND Report stating similarly
03:21 – Two of Russia’s early missile detection systems taken out by the West
03:38 – Stealth Fighters
05:51 – Anti-war movement in the US
06:00 – Risk Homeostasis
06:30 – Matthew Broderick – War Games, AI Modeling and War, Proud Prophet Exercise
10:20 – Henry Kissinger
11:32: – Evolutionary spite, relative fitness
12:53 – Net Zero, Carbon Pulse
13:09 – Supply chain dependencies on Russia and China
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