Zbigniew Brzezinski was a policy adviser, academic, author and one of the notable thinkers in the second half of the 20th century – about Americas position in the world. He was the national security advisor for President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981. Zbigniew Brzezinski died on May 26, 2017. He was 89. He was born in Warsaw Poland, the son of a diplomat, educated at McGill and Harvard and taught at Columbia. He was a lifelong Democrat, Roman Catholic fiercely anti-Communist and with David Rockefeller created the Trilateral Commission. He wrote several books about international politics including: The Grand Chessboard Strategic Vision The Choice The Grand Failure and Out of Control. During the one term of President Carter, America faced the hostage crisis in Iran, negotiations with Egypt and Israel at Camp David, the Panama Canal negotiations, an energy crisis and economic pressures. A new biography by Ed Luce, entitled Zbig, examines the life of Brzezinski. He made more than 6 appearances on Charlie Rose. For more, please visit: http://www.charlierose.com
Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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