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?
In French, we have a motto that says that a simple drawing is often better than a long explanation. Jean-Marc Jancovici Carbone 4 President
That’s very understandable because with left atmosphere thinking, one of the problems is that you see everything as a series of problems that must have solutions. Iain McGilchrist Neuroscientist and Philosopher
We can’t have hundreds and hundreds of real relationships that are healthy because that requires time and effort and full attention and awareness of being in real relationship and conversation with the other human. Nate Hagens Director of ISEOF
This is the crux of the whole problem. Individual parts of nature are more valuable than the biocomplexity of nature. Thomas Crowther Founder Restor
Show Notes & Links to Learn More
01:59 – 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
More:
Biden secretly gave Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with US weapons
Ukraine Drone Targets Second Russian Long-Range Military Radar, Kyiv Source Says
Russian VHF counter stealth radars proliferate
Presidents Who Gamble With Nuclear Armageddon | Common Dreams
