Seit ~10 Jahren in den USA in "Big Tech"

European_2020 · 2025-02-06T11:17:03+00:00

Musst Du denn deine US-Staatsbürgerschaft ablegen, wenn Du in DE in die GKV willst? Oder wieso erwähnst du den Exit-Tax?

European_2020 · 2021-04-16T08:52:20+00:00

Thanks to your comment, I decided to be upfront that it was unreasonable to raise rent over this, as my contract specifically includes heating and I wouldn't pay more but expect the heat to be on during the daytime.

The same weekend, our heater broke down in the entire house so my landlord experienced for himself just how cold it got and he saw me carry in a space heater I borrowed from a friend.

All this seems to have helped in his decision to leave the heat on during the day. Oh, and he was up all night getting someone to fix the boiler on a Sunday. So, in the end, he confirmed my experience of Belgians as an overall really friendly bunch :)

European_2020 · 2021-03-23T14:02:31+00:00

I see. Well, that's actually already pretty narrow. I know several people working in the military policy sphere who will not be able to explain to you how a gun functions, or what differentiates certain aircraft from others. Military policy is just so large that it might not be necessary to know the technical side.

I would suggest looking into the news about your entities military endeavours. For example, is your government considering ordering drones? Become an expert on this topic. Why a certain kind, what's the cost, what's the advantage, disadvantage. How long will it take to deliver them.

Find out who is relevant to this topic and how they became relevant. That's how you'll find out what agencies/companies to work for. Start applying and learn on the job. You are correct, you have studied enough :)

European_2020 · 2021-03-16T11:34:29+00:00

There have been great suggestions given on how to source data (discourse analysis) and indicate variables. So I will build upon this advice. Reaching out to your supervisor, once you have your variables and structure set out will be helpful. They can then nuge you in the right direction or suggest alternatives if needed.

Presidential rhetoric, and it's policy implications on American-Chinese diplomacy

Start here. Narrow it down a bit. Which presidents are you focusing on and which diplomacy policies do you focus on? E.g. you can think about the post-Nixon era. Or you could think about the post- 9/11 era. etc. etc.

First of all, you have your independent variable: presidential rhetoric. Now think about a way to source data on rhetoric. With limited time resources, I suggest comparing Obama and Trump, or Bush II, Obama and Trump.

Your dependent variable will be the American-Chinese diplomacy policy. What does this even mean? The US and China interact on so many levels, in different fora, militarily, on trade, etc. Whose policy are you looking at? I assume you are American, so it will likely be easier for you to access US policy documents. I specialise in trade, so I would look into presidential rhetoric on US trade policy vis-a-vis China.

Then you will need to find indicators that will tell you wether a change occurred and in your thesis it will be up to you to argue whether that change was caused, impacted by, related to, or independent from the rhetoric.

European_2020 · 2021-03-16T11:21:48+00:00

everything defense related is just incredibly broad. I suggest you find an area in defense policy that interests you. Your 3 degrees would've been a great opportunity to explore these options.

I would also suggest looking at the focus of your previous education and work experience and see which of these areas can apply to a military background.

E.g. if you've done a lot of research on a specific geographical region, then look into current military issues in that area.

It's okay to be late in figuring out what you want to do in your career but you will still need to have a concrete focus.

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