but the soviet union also had conditions foreign minister shevardnadze stipulated before the international press that a unified germany would have to maintain political and military neutrality upon his return home brushed over this very clear message from the kremlin he didn't want to taint the good news. that the soviet union imagine if unified germany in late had a state that yes of course all this was said yesterday a. cold strategy was successful and his popularity grew he'd made further offers of financial aid to gorbachev to discourage the kremlin from doing anything to block the way forward because without this as you none of this would have happened if the soviet union hadn't been in such a dire economic position at the time of the year like it. did so we do know it was struggling to keep its head above water and the west knew that this it was a unique opportunity it just had to be seen that the guy just some. in the canadian capital ottawa tensions were stirring over german reunification efforts many foreign ministers of the $23.00 nato and warsaw pact countries were angry that th

soviet minister shevardnadze told that amir paul knoff that he would not sign the treaty under those conditions just moments before the signing in moscow germany's reunification looks set to fail because britain did not want to forego a special right as a victorious power in world war 2. by this point then the soviets are feeling their backs against the wall the germans are feeling you know look you know the british are trying to screw this up. ditto castro that started searching for his foreign minister around midnight genscher met him in the hotel corridor where kastrup delivered the bad news saying is if you could see straight away from his facial expression that it wasn't good he said head minister into the negotiations have failed in this to the front lines and shut up the russians have just cancelled tomorrow signings or even that so items communicants for more attention to ensure turns pale and said he needed to see jim baker right away. i'll call was made to the american delegation all they could make i had taken a sleeping tablet and drank some whisky he was lying down and c

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baucus meeting soviet foreign minister shevardnadze confirmed the agreement made between coal and gorbachev the era of hostile blocs in europe was finally over during this round of negotiations there was another fundamental problem to solve the order nice a border between poland and germany was to finally be recognized under international law. the 6 foreign ministers ensured that this demand from poland was met and that germany's x. journal borders would not extend beyond the federal republic and the g.d.r. . the final round of the 2 plus 4 talks took place in moscow where the treaty was to be signed. the foreign ministers travelled to moscow the evening before the signing the most yeah would sign on behalf of east germany but that evening british foreign minister douglas heard made a startling demand that jeopardized the entire 2 plus 4 treaty. falsetto up is that there was a guess that he had just thought of those douglas heard started causing trouble the evening before september 12th going to the tourists heads this giving us about the road of your nazi germany the united germany would h

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call continue so because there's interest me sophie shevardnadze till recently the concept of consciousness lay add to confluence of philosophy religion but my guest today offers a clinical view on it dr stephen last is one of the world's leading greece searchers in a neurologist of consciousness and he's with me today. professor stephen lewis belgian neurologist recognized worldwide as a leading clinical research or in the field of neurology of consciousness and bliss topic so glad that you're with us today. all right so i'm going to jump right in whistle you never speech knocked unconscious right or lost consciousness but speed speaking scientifically can we actually measure lost consciousness i mean is. someone who has been knocked out by mike tyson for instance really unconscious at that moment. well i don't know what it is like to be. my. question about. when we lose i think the historical. we. all or nothing. you either knocked out unconscious or come of those or your conscious and this black and white decision is. probably wrong with others so that consciousness. and losses of countr

a welcome to south of visionaries may sophie shevardnadze granted the human body with technology has long ceased to be side by but now it's merging computer with the most sophisticated machine of our own be human brain is a crazy fantasy of some enthusiasm or a not so distant future when i ask the world's 1st sidebar professor of.

welcome to yourself think of visionaries be sophie shevardnadze a man to the human body with technology has long ceased to be satisfied but now it's merging. the most sophisticated machine of our own behave when brain is a crazy fantasy of some enthusiastic are not so distant future while i ask them while our side bar professor of cybernetics at commentry and reading universities kevin warwick. kevin warwick professor of cyber headaches and comment tree or reading universities and the world's 1st cyber a kevin so great to have you with us. so many things have been coming up in the news lately so the technology of implanting alex roads into the brain cortex is at least 20 years old and the electrodes in the brain have already been used to control epileptic fits in people yet mosques near a link project is presented as a giant leap forward why. well. that's what it's done to. but it is good in some ways but the moment he just been experimental along with. so there's no human joy i was here not only. but only the choice of probably electrodes they're yours and not rigid the electrodes and

approval for the 2 plus for negotiations on german unity baker felt optimistic we saw gorbachev and shevardnadze as reformers. we believed them to be that they turned out to be the head. but baker knew the kremlin would strongly oppose a united germany becoming a member of nato. war every top soviet politician every so vehicle person even song need to as an enemy alliance it needs to was perceived as an enemy of the soviet union with the brits and in fact nature was actually find it was under that premise it's at least as there was a book. getting gorbachev's approval would be a tall order baker iterated gantries message that if gorbachev agreed to the nato membership the u.s. would not take military advantage. i remember baker's words it was you don't have to answer immediately but think about this. assuming there is no expansion of nato or jurisdiction to the east not more niche wouldn't it be better and then he described to have a germany in scotched in nato with an american military presence in europe for the future stability of the drug. for hansard. well obviously an expansion of nato to t

glow welcome to you so if you go visionaries may so if you shevardnadze a man to the human body with technology has long ceased to be satisfied but now it's merging computers with the most sophisticated machine of our own be human brain is a crazy fantasy of some enthusiastic are not so distant future while i ask the world's 1st sidebar professor of cybernetics at common tree and reading get a verse that is kevin warwick. kevin warwick professor of saturn attics and comment tray or reading universities and the wealth 1st cyber a kevin so great to have you with us. why so many things have been coming up in the news lately so the technology of implanting alex roads into the brain cortex is at least 20 years old and the electrodes in the brain have already been used to control at the electic site some people here at mosques near a link project is presented as a giant leap forward why. well i think. that's why it's the center. but it is good in some ways but the moment he just been experimented on with pigs as i understand so there's no human joy i was here not only is it. but only the t

hello welcome to do so because visionaries may sophie shevardnadze till recently the concept of consciousness lay at a confluence of philosophy really but my guess today offers a clinical view on it dr steven law s. is one of the world's leading researchers and a neurologist of consciousness and he's with me today. professor stephen lewis belgian neurologist recognized worldwide as a leading clinical research or in the field of neurology of consciousness and bliss topic so glad that you're with us today. all right so i'm going to jump right in whistle you never speech knocked unconscious right or lost consciousness but species speaking scientifically can we actually measure last.

hello welcome to do so because visionaries me sophie shevardnadze till recently the concept of consciousness lay add to a complex of philosophy really but my guest today offers a clinical view on it dr steven la s. is one of the world's leading greece searchers in a new consciousness and he's with me today. professor stephen lewis belgian neurologist recognized worldwide as a leading clinical research or in the field of neurology of consciousness and bliss topic so glad that you're with us today. all right so i'm going to jump right in whistler you never speech knocked unconscious right or lost consciousness but species speaking scientifically can we actually measure lost consciousness i mean is. someone who has been knocked out by mike tyson for instance really unconscious at that moment. i don't know what it is. it's a question of. the wheat.

there is me sophie shevardnadze when disaster strikes strong leadership is needed to rebalance my sister in haitian and regain control who are our leaders and how do they become that last one of the world's most prolific thinkers on the psychology of leadership man fred katz to free. manfredi gets to free is a professor of leadership development organizational changes said in seattle business school it's really great to have you with us wow what an amazing time to talk about later shoes but i'm going to start actually from a little behind so we like to think of idea leaders as being modest little selfless accommodating emotionally intelligent compassionate instead. you know so in reality though it's just about anyone about their boss from hell right and the story goes that you will hear plenty about self centeredness that there are rough there insensitive as leaders. is it realistic to think that this gap between the ideal and the real realistic can be actually bridged i hope so otherwise what do they do or do something remember you are right. you know you don't need to be of narcissist.

column visionaries may sophie shevardnadze social media once created to bring millions of people together to control what we think and how we leave without ask even. i'm joined today by tim kandel former facebook director of munches ation ex-president of contrasts and the c.e.o. of moment. tim kandel former director of lynch's ation former president of contrasts and the moment after great to have you with us and i have so many questions for you where do we start. right so obviously during this pandemic radar screen time on social media is way do you think that this increase in usage will be permanent. or are we going to sort of when else once we're allowed to freely around again. it's hard to argue predict the future. i mean i think that we've seen a surge during the korean team during this pandemic because people don't have alternatives right they can they don't leave their houses off and they're clearly not nearly as social as they as they used to be and that by social i mean physically social like going over to each other's houses or meeting up places. so i guess i'm optimistic that i

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now thanks for watching our inextricable relationship with social media is no 10 next a social shevardnadze talks will form a facebook director and pinterest president about how clicks and likes and i indelibly attached to our psyches stand by for sophie and co only on our. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to get off of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you that. is wrong with us as american citizens today to blast off that's. not an attack on the other nasty guy and i don't think. i would vote for a republican over trump i would vote for anyone who does not you and has half a brain defeat don't try. to feed. my 2nd wife. she can handle. she and i divorce because our trouble is elected president and i voted for her and she can't stand for. that when the most important election. in our history is mr the months to go before the next presidential election how is the atmosphere in the us now. what are the highest priority problems only they vote which they do next not. just some of the questions we feel to be americans. social med