During the Cold War Vienna became an intelligence stronghold. Then the Curtain fell. Yet even 30 years later, Vienna is the world leader in espionage. With at least 7,000 spies groping around in the Austrian capital, every second diplomat in Vienna can be linked to his or her country's intelligence agencies; which makes Vienna an ideal location to study stressed out spies, killers and fanatics in the spy scene. This study explores the complex and intricate ramifications of espionage, assassinations and international ...
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During the Cold War Vienna became an intelligence stronghold. Then the Curtain fell. Yet even 30 years later, Vienna is the world leader in espionage. With at least 7,000 spies groping around in the Austrian capital, every second diplomat in Vienna can be linked to his or her country's intelligence agencies; which makes Vienna an ideal location to study stressed out spies, killers and fanatics in the spy scene. This study explores the complex and intricate ramifications of espionage, assassinations and international politics; and concludes that disruptive communication and lack of emotional intelligence among spies are the main causes for Burnout within the Intelligence Community - on a psychological, inter-agency and political level. The study also outlines that neo-Nazi activities are a big problem in Austria - the FP???, the ???VP and the SP??? Party being responsible for neo-Nazi activities. Hence it is imperative that a denazification is implemented in Austria. This study also examines the KGB in Belarus; which is severely challenged with PTSD and Burnout these days - as recent events in Belarus indicate. The Belarusian authorities, including the KGB security police, have been accused of kidnapping and threatening to kill the Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova. Kolesnikova, a trained flautist and music teacher who has emerged as one of the figureheads of protests against the authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, said she was told by security officers that she would be removed from Belarus "alive or in bits" after she thwarted their plan to dump her in Ukraine. Maria Kolesnikova's complaint included the names and ranks of individual officers of the KGB and the organised crime agency whom she accuses of threatening her, and said she would be able to identify them. So those individuals need to be charged and convicted, so that rule of law can be restored in Belarus. It should also be noted, that on 23 May 2021 - a date which will live in infamy - Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich, 26, was detained after Belarus's president, Alexander Lukashenko, personally authorized the forced downing of his Ryanair flight travelling between Greece and Lithuania. His Russian girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, was also seized. Hence it is imperative that Alexander Lukashenko immediately releases Journalist Roman Protasevich and Sofia Sapega; as stipulated by international law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
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