Category: Exile Posts
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Exile179 – Marla’s Time Journey
Heute ist der Tag 179 meines Exils.Exil 179. Neunzehnhundertneunundsiebzig. In der Bundesrepublik Deutschland prägt der NATO Doppelbeschluss das Jahr. Die Entscheidung, neue Mittelstreckenraketen in Westeuropa zu stationieren und zugleich Verhandlungen mit der Sowjetunion anzubieten, verschärft die Spannungen des Kalten Krieges. Sicherheit wird neu definiert, Abschreckung und Gesprächsbereitschaft stehen nebeneinander. Die gesellschaftlichen Debatten beginnen sich zu Read more
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Exile178 – Marla’s Journey Through Time
Today is day 178 of my exile.Exile 178.Nineteen seventy-eight. The year 1978 is marked by a fragile balance between the power blocs. The policy of détente still lingers, but trust remains limited. In Europe, the front lines of the Cold War are stabilizing, while in many regions of the world new conflicts are emerging. In the Federal Republic of Germany, economic consolidation shapes Read more
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Exile177 – Marla’s Time Travel
Today is day 177 of my exile. Exile 177. Nineteen seventy-seven. The year is marked by a shaken West Germany. The so-called German Autumn shapes the Federal Republic with kidnappings, assassinations, and a tense security situation. The kidnapping of Hanns Martin Schleyer, the hijacking of the Lufthansa aircraft Landshut, and the events in Stammheim show how a domestic conflict takes on international dimensions. The Read more
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Exile176 – Marla’s Time Travel
Today is day 176 of my exile. Exile 176. Nineteen seventy-six. In Germany, East and West still stand side by side, connected by treaties and separated by systems. In the Federal Republic, Helmut Schmidt is confirmed in office in the fall, while economic uncertainty and the aftereffects of the oil crisis shape politics. Stability remains the goal, yet it is the result Read more
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Exile175 – Marla’s Time Travel
Today is day 175 of my exile. Exile 175. Nineteen seventy-five. The year is marked by cautious détente and simultaneous global realignment. In Europe, the Helsinki Final Act enters into force, an attempt to stabilize tensions between East and West through the recognition of borders and human rights. The conference is not an endpoint, but an expression of a balance that emerges from Read more
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Exil174 – Marla's Time Travel
Today is day 174 of my exile. Exile 174. Nineteen seventy-four. In the Federal Republic, an era comes to an abrupt end. After the Guillaume affair, Chancellor Willy Brandt resigns in May, a political turning point that shows how deeply the Cold War continued to resonate even during periods of détente. Helmut Schmidt takes over the government at a time of economic uncertainty, shaped by Read more
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Exile173 – Marla’s Time Travel
Today is day 173 of my exile. Exile 173. Nineteen seventy-three. In Germany, the year is marked by regulated rapprochement between the Federal Republic and the German Democratic Republic. The Basic Treaty creates a new form of coexistence without eliminating the differences. With the accession of both German states to the United Nations, the German question is placed within an international framework. Read more
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Exile172 – Marla’s Time Travel
Today is day 172 of my exile. Exile 172. Nineteen seventy-two. The year is marked by cautious rapprochement between the power blocs. In Europe, détente is taking shape, while the world continues to live in the shadow of the Cold War. Talks between the United States and the Soviet Union on arms limitation show that deterrence and dialogue can exist at the same time. Read more
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Exile171 – Marla’s Time Travel
Today is day 171 of my exile. Exile 171. Nineteen seventy-one. Germany continues to live in the dual reality of East and West. In Bonn, the new Ostpolitik is being deepened, while in East Berlin, international recognition of the GDR is being advanced. The Four-Power Agreement on Berlin emerges from years of tension and the shared interest in not once again turning the city into a Read more
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Exile170 – Marla’s Journey Through Time
Today is day 170 of my exile. Exile 170. Nineteen seventy. The world stands between rigid bloc confrontation and cautious diplomatic opening. With the Moscow Treaty, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Soviet Union begin a process of détente born from the experiences of two world wars, from Germany’s division, and from the dangerous logic of nuclear deterrence. Read more
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Exile169 – Marla’s Journey Through Time
Today is day 169 of my exile. Exile 169. Nineteen sixty-nine. Nineteen sixty-nine stands for upheaval and reorientation. In the Federal Republic, Gustav Heinemann is elected Federal President, and in the fall a social-liberal coalition under Willy Brandt takes office. With it begins a cautious recalibration of Ostpolitik, driven by the recognition that the German question can only be resolved in Read more
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Exile168 – Marla’s Journey Through Time
Heute ist der Tag 168 meines Exils.Exil 168.Neunzehnhundertachtundsechzig. Dieses Jahr steht weltweit für Aufbruch und Erschütterung zugleich. In den Vereinigten Staaten eskaliert der Vietnamkrieg weiter, während Proteste gegen Krieg und soziale Ungleichheit zunehmen. In Paris gehen Studierende und Arbeiter gemeinsam auf die Straße, in Prag versucht eine reformorientierte Führung einen eigenen sozialistischen Weg, der schließlich Read more