#315 - Rogue Foreign Minister on China’s Takeover, 5th Gen WW3 & "Titanic" Diplomacy | Eric Czuleger

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🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 176 minutes

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SPONSORS: 1) GhostBed: Use Code "JULIAN" to get 10% off your new GhostBed Mattress https://ghostbed.com/julian PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey (***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Eric Czuleger is a Diplomat, Author, & Renegade Country Explorer. For the past 11 years, Czuleger has lived and traveled across Europe, Asia, and Africa –– getting himself into wild situations that include managing diplomatic relationships between unrecognized countries. Eric insists he is *not* in the CIA –– but absolutely no one believes him. His life memoir, “You Are Not Here” came out in 2023. ERIC'S LINKS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eczuleger/?hl=en X: https://x.com/eczuleger BUY HIS BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Not-Here-Countries/dp/B0C87SH7Q8 FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP ****TIMESTAMPS**** 0:00 - Istanbul detention, Turkey ban, Google mistake 4:07 - Smoky room, waterboarding fear, book sales joke 8:01 - Interrogation, Kurdistan book, Erbil questions 13:08 - Kurdish statehood history, Sykes-Picot 18:16 - Nation-state illusion, Westphalia, social constructs 23:01 - Internet, crypto, digital citizenship 28:00 - Bretton Woods, U.S. power, dollar dominance 34:18 - Globalization, wealth inequality, systemic failure 42:00 - Climate change, Tower of Babel, fragmentation 50:15 - 5th-Generation warfare, influence, mind battles 59:11 - China, psychological/economic/legal warfare, TikTok 1:09:17 - Info wars, U.S. polarization, social media 1:24:13 - Transparency, government trust, speech tension 1:40:02 - U.S. soft power, sitcoms, cultural influence 1:54:16 - Micro-states, Liberland, Somaliland, Bitcoin embassy 2:01:05 - Ambassadorship, aid logistics, geopolitics 2:08:00 - China tension, soft power argument, desert escape 2:15:00 - Intelligence secrecy, accountability, governance trust 2:21:00 - USAID, aid misuse, soft power repair 2:27:00 - Development vs. geopolitical aid, system reform 2:32:00 - Statecraft illusions, collective action 2:45:07 - Patriotism vs. cynicism 2:53:54 - Czuleger's Work CREDITS: - Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey - COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ - In-Studio Producer: Joey Deef - https://www.instagram.com/joeydeef/ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 315 - Johnny Mitchell Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And the question is, like, if you were going to start a country, now, what would you do?
0:04.3	I ended up meeting the president of Liberland, Vidjadlika, on the back of a jet ski.
0:07.9	And he's, like, stopping by, like, each of the little boats and giving some Liberland speech.
0:11.6	And then he says, everyone should start their own country.
0:14.7	Would you be interested in being the ambassador?
0:17.5	So met this guy named Abdullah.
0:19.2	For some reason, he doesn't trust me. Probably think that I'm
0:22.6	some sort of U.S. government asset. And he's like, you just want to take from Somaliland. Keeps making
0:27.7	me like, tell him my backstory again and again. So we all leave. And Abdullah is like, why don't you ride
0:33.1	with me? I get in his car. He's just like stepping on the accelerator. We pass the street that I'm supposed to be dropped off at, and I'm, but I'm terrified,
0:41.0	trying to get myself ready to, like, just jump out the car.
0:43.6	But then his tire blows.
0:45.5	I stood up, and I was like, can you just drop me off at home?
0:48.2	I don't know who you think I am.
0:49.5	I'm not that.
0:50.3	And I know what just kind of loses it. And he's like,
0:56.3	Hey, guys, if you're not following me on Spotify,
0:58.9	please hit that follow button and leave a five-star review.
1:00.3	They're both a huge, huge help.
1:01.0	Thank you.
1:14.0	You got fucking detained in Turkey again?
1:14.6	I did.
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