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*Modern History (1870-1918), Geopolitics & Venice
*Rowing, Sailing, Bobsleigh & Cresta Run
*Burchard, Castiglione, Cellini, Dante, Miéville, Milton & Tolkien
*Churchill, Kjellen, Machiavelli, Mahan, Ortega y Gassett & Wittgenstein
*Whig. All views my own.
*Rowing, Sailing, Bobsleigh & Cresta Run
*Burchard, Castiglione, Cellini, Dante, Miéville, Milton & Tolkien
*Churchill, Kjellen, Machiavelli, Mahan, Ortega y Gassett & Wittgenstein
*Whig. All views my own.
Donderdag 15 mei a.s. #Plantijnlezing op Sociëteit Minerva.
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April 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Donderdag 15 mei a.s. #Plantijnlezing op Sociëteit Minerva.
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Fijne Kerstdagen - Merry Xmas - Frohe Weihnachten - Joyeux Noël - Buon Natale
Piero della Francesca. Nativity (1475). Oil on wood, 124,4 x 122,6 cm.
Piero painted The Nativity for his family palace in Borgo San Sepolcro where it remained until 1825, initially hung in the principal bedchamber.
Piero della Francesca. Nativity (1475). Oil on wood, 124,4 x 122,6 cm.
Piero painted The Nativity for his family palace in Borgo San Sepolcro where it remained until 1825, initially hung in the principal bedchamber.
December 21, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Fijne Kerstdagen - Merry Xmas - Frohe Weihnachten - Joyeux Noël - Buon Natale
Piero della Francesca. Nativity (1475). Oil on wood, 124,4 x 122,6 cm.
Piero painted The Nativity for his family palace in Borgo San Sepolcro where it remained until 1825, initially hung in the principal bedchamber.
Piero della Francesca. Nativity (1475). Oil on wood, 124,4 x 122,6 cm.
Piero painted The Nativity for his family palace in Borgo San Sepolcro where it remained until 1825, initially hung in the principal bedchamber.
Since 1974, UNDOF has remained in the area to maintain the ceasefire between the Israeli and Syrian forces and to supervise the implementation of the disengagement agreement.
peacekeeping.un.org/en/mission/u...
peacekeeping.un.org/en/mission/u...
December 10, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Since 1974, UNDOF has remained in the area to maintain the ceasefire between the Israeli and Syrian forces and to supervise the implementation of the disengagement agreement.
peacekeeping.un.org/en/mission/u...
peacekeeping.un.org/en/mission/u...
Leidt de verkiezing van Trump tot de ondergang van het #Avondland of is er nog hoop?
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November 23, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Leidt de verkiezing van Trump tot de ondergang van het #Avondland of is er nog hoop?
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November 17, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Europa wat nu?
Kom woensdag 27 november a.s. naar de Cleveringabijeenkomst 2024 in Leiden.
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November 14, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Europa wat nu?
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En nu aan de slag!
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November 7, 2024 at 11:37 AM
En nu aan de slag!
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Dit soort resoluties leiden alleen tot verdere polarisatie. In plaats daarvan moet de VN Veiligheidsraad actief resolutie 181 implementeren om de tweestatenoplossing te realiseren.
De passieve houding van de 10.000 man sterke UNIFIL-macht vergroot het vertrouwen in de VN echter niet.
De passieve houding van de 10.000 man sterke UNIFIL-macht vergroot het vertrouwen in de VN echter niet.
September 23, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Dit soort resoluties leiden alleen tot verdere polarisatie. In plaats daarvan moet de VN Veiligheidsraad actief resolutie 181 implementeren om de tweestatenoplossing te realiseren.
De passieve houding van de 10.000 man sterke UNIFIL-macht vergroot het vertrouwen in de VN echter niet.
De passieve houding van de 10.000 man sterke UNIFIL-macht vergroot het vertrouwen in de VN echter niet.
The UK is back East of Aden:
Bahrein, Oman, Qatar, UAE, B.I.O.T., Singapore and Brunei.
PM Harold Wilson and his Defence Secretary, Denis Healey, would have never dreamt that.
warontherocks.com/2021/02/ther...
Bahrein, Oman, Qatar, UAE, B.I.O.T., Singapore and Brunei.
PM Harold Wilson and his Defence Secretary, Denis Healey, would have never dreamt that.
warontherocks.com/2021/02/ther...
September 23, 2024 at 2:12 AM
The UK is back East of Aden:
Bahrein, Oman, Qatar, UAE, B.I.O.T., Singapore and Brunei.
PM Harold Wilson and his Defence Secretary, Denis Healey, would have never dreamt that.
warontherocks.com/2021/02/ther...
Bahrein, Oman, Qatar, UAE, B.I.O.T., Singapore and Brunei.
PM Harold Wilson and his Defence Secretary, Denis Healey, would have never dreamt that.
warontherocks.com/2021/02/ther...
Terecht: zowel de Golan als de Westbank zijn van groot strategisch belang voor Israël.
Een tweestatenoplossing gebaseerd op resolutie 181 van de Algemene Vergadering van de VN is alleen mogelijk als de VN bereid is voor langere tijd aan Peace Enforcement te doen.
Een tweestatenoplossing gebaseerd op resolutie 181 van de Algemene Vergadering van de VN is alleen mogelijk als de VN bereid is voor langere tijd aan Peace Enforcement te doen.
September 22, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Terecht: zowel de Golan als de Westbank zijn van groot strategisch belang voor Israël.
Een tweestatenoplossing gebaseerd op resolutie 181 van de Algemene Vergadering van de VN is alleen mogelijk als de VN bereid is voor langere tijd aan Peace Enforcement te doen.
Een tweestatenoplossing gebaseerd op resolutie 181 van de Algemene Vergadering van de VN is alleen mogelijk als de VN bereid is voor langere tijd aan Peace Enforcement te doen.
He just retired from the House of Lords
August 25, 2024 at 10:35 PM
He just retired from the House of Lords
It is also time for the Royal Navy to repossess the three deep water Treaty Ports at #Berehaven, #SpikeIsland and #LoughSwilly as agreed upon in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 6 December 1921.
historynet.com/no-ports-storm/
historynet.com/no-ports-storm/
August 11, 2024 at 7:53 AM
It is also time for the Royal Navy to repossess the three deep water Treaty Ports at #Berehaven, #SpikeIsland and #LoughSwilly as agreed upon in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 6 December 1921.
historynet.com/no-ports-storm/
historynet.com/no-ports-storm/
In 2004 the Greek Cypriotes voted down the EU backed UN Reunification Plan
July 22, 2024 at 8:47 PM
In 2004 the Greek Cypriotes voted down the EU backed UN Reunification Plan
#UNIFIL is composed of 10.000 peacekeepers from 46 nations and is tasked with helping the Lebanese Army keep the south of the country protected.
Time to step up activity and keep #Hezbollah and the #IDF from escalating into war.
Time to step up activity and keep #Hezbollah and the #IDF from escalating into war.
June 27, 2024 at 10:52 PM
#UNIFIL is composed of 10.000 peacekeepers from 46 nations and is tasked with helping the Lebanese Army keep the south of the country protected.
Time to step up activity and keep #Hezbollah and the #IDF from escalating into war.
Time to step up activity and keep #Hezbollah and the #IDF from escalating into war.
Weinigen herinneren zich meer dat er in Nederland ook #bruinkool is gewonnen: van 1918-1968 was hiervoor o.a. de groeve #Carisborg nabij #Heerlerheide in bedrijf.
Bruinkool is een goedkope energiebron die in Duitsland nog volop wordt benut.
www.gluckauf.nl/bruinkool-gr...
Bruinkool is een goedkope energiebron die in Duitsland nog volop wordt benut.
www.gluckauf.nl/bruinkool-gr...
June 2, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Weinigen herinneren zich meer dat er in Nederland ook #bruinkool is gewonnen: van 1918-1968 was hiervoor o.a. de groeve #Carisborg nabij #Heerlerheide in bedrijf.
Bruinkool is een goedkope energiebron die in Duitsland nog volop wordt benut.
www.gluckauf.nl/bruinkool-gr...
Bruinkool is een goedkope energiebron die in Duitsland nog volop wordt benut.
www.gluckauf.nl/bruinkool-gr...
McMahon Line, eastern frontier between India and China, negotiated at the Shimla Conference (1914), named for the British negotiator, Sir Henry McMahon.
India reognizes the McMahon Line to be the 'Actual Line of Control' between India and China, while China does not recognize the McMahon Line.
India reognizes the McMahon Line to be the 'Actual Line of Control' between India and China, while China does not recognize the McMahon Line.
January 9, 2024 at 10:48 PM
McMahon Line, eastern frontier between India and China, negotiated at the Shimla Conference (1914), named for the British negotiator, Sir Henry McMahon.
India reognizes the McMahon Line to be the 'Actual Line of Control' between India and China, while China does not recognize the McMahon Line.
India reognizes the McMahon Line to be the 'Actual Line of Control' between India and China, while China does not recognize the McMahon Line.
Fra Angelico. Nativity (1440-1441), fresco on the wall of Cell 5 of the Convento di San Marco, Florence, Italy, 194x164 cm.
The saint behind Mary is probably Catherine of Alexandria, the saint in black Peter Martyr.
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fang...
The saint behind Mary is probably Catherine of Alexandria, the saint in black Peter Martyr.
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fang...
December 28, 2023 at 2:42 AM
Fra Angelico. Nativity (1440-1441), fresco on the wall of Cell 5 of the Convento di San Marco, Florence, Italy, 194x164 cm.
The saint behind Mary is probably Catherine of Alexandria, the saint in black Peter Martyr.
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fang...
The saint behind Mary is probably Catherine of Alexandria, the saint in black Peter Martyr.
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fang...
Fijne Kerstdagen - Merry Xmas - Frohe Weihnachten - Joyeux Noël - Buon Natale
Fra Angelico. Nativity (1440-1441), fresco on the wall of Cell 5 of the Convento di San Marco, Florence, Italy, 194x164 cm.
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fang...
Fra Angelico. Nativity (1440-1441), fresco on the wall of Cell 5 of the Convento di San Marco, Florence, Italy, 194x164 cm.
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fang...
December 25, 2023 at 2:16 AM
Fijne Kerstdagen - Merry Xmas - Frohe Weihnachten - Joyeux Noël - Buon Natale
Fra Angelico. Nativity (1440-1441), fresco on the wall of Cell 5 of the Convento di San Marco, Florence, Italy, 194x164 cm.
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fang...
Fra Angelico. Nativity (1440-1441), fresco on the wall of Cell 5 of the Convento di San Marco, Florence, Italy, 194x164 cm.
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fang...
The Kingdom of Sikkim was founded in the 17th century. It became a princely state of the British Indian Empire in 1890. Following Indian independence, Sikkim continued its protectorate status with India
However in 1975 India annexed Sikkim and made it it's 22nd state. E finita la commedia...
However in 1975 India annexed Sikkim and made it it's 22nd state. E finita la commedia...
November 30, 2023 at 11:48 PM
The Kingdom of Sikkim was founded in the 17th century. It became a princely state of the British Indian Empire in 1890. Following Indian independence, Sikkim continued its protectorate status with India
However in 1975 India annexed Sikkim and made it it's 22nd state. E finita la commedia...
However in 1975 India annexed Sikkim and made it it's 22nd state. E finita la commedia...
Chiesa di San Gerardo Sagredo in Venetië
November 5, 2023 at 1:33 AM
Chiesa di San Gerardo Sagredo in Venetië
Prof. David Criekemans of Antwerpen University suggests to wake up the #UN Trustee Council from hibernation and trevive the International Trusteeship Systeem by making the #Gaza Strip an UN Trust Territory.
www.un.org/dppa/decolon...
www.un.org/dppa/decolon...
October 21, 2023 at 11:02 PM
Prof. David Criekemans of Antwerpen University suggests to wake up the #UN Trustee Council from hibernation and trevive the International Trusteeship Systeem by making the #Gaza Strip an UN Trust Territory.
www.un.org/dppa/decolon...
www.un.org/dppa/decolon...
A possible solution is to return to the status quo ante (cf. Rhodesia/Zimbabwe): reinstate the Mandate and restart with the execution of General Assembly Resolution 181.
To succeed the Security Council has to send a Peace Enforcement Force (Chapter VII)
avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century...
To succeed the Security Council has to send a Peace Enforcement Force (Chapter VII)
avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century...
October 15, 2023 at 10:20 PM
A possible solution is to return to the status quo ante (cf. Rhodesia/Zimbabwe): reinstate the Mandate and restart with the execution of General Assembly Resolution 181.
To succeed the Security Council has to send a Peace Enforcement Force (Chapter VII)
avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century...
To succeed the Security Council has to send a Peace Enforcement Force (Chapter VII)
avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century...
The British in Israel/Palestine: committments made both to Arabs & Jews in WW1, the division of the Middle East by Sykes (and Picot), the poor execution of the League of Nations Mandate and finally the swift withdrawal in 1948. Quite a mess...
youtu.be/3-qMO4hk0aQ?...
youtu.be/3-qMO4hk0aQ?...
October 14, 2023 at 2:03 AM
The British in Israel/Palestine: committments made both to Arabs & Jews in WW1, the division of the Middle East by Sykes (and Picot), the poor execution of the League of Nations Mandate and finally the swift withdrawal in 1948. Quite a mess...
youtu.be/3-qMO4hk0aQ?...
youtu.be/3-qMO4hk0aQ?...