<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html lang="de" xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title></title><style type="text/css">html,body{background-color:#fff;color:#333;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif,Arial,Verdana,Trebuchet MS;}</style></head><body><p>Dear Joseph,</p>
<p>I understand both of your arguments, but making a decision in this case is really difficult. The first argument, that any pressure that makes the Russian regime less viable internationally and, temporarily, isolated should be exerted, is especially valid if the actual political leader can soon be stopped, freeing all Russian people who are against the "policy" of attack. The second argument, that breaking all ties to Russia and Russian general public tends to be a hardship for and isolate our friends in Russia even further is valid especially on a long term, in case the actual conflict takes long. Can we take the risk of stopping the information flow between a country which is (has been forced into) isolating itself and its (with regards to information nurturing) environment? Will the self-organization of opposing forces be viable then on a long term scale? We have to avoid any support for a new iron curtain!</p>
<p>I do not know which argument is more relevant and which scenario more probable. Thank you for starting the discussion here!</p>
<p>Kind regards,</p>
<p>Annette</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9px;">Dr. Annette Grathoff</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 9px;">Evolution of Information Processing Systems</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 9px;">Vienna</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 9px;"><a href="mailto:grathoff@icbm.de" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">grathoff@icbm.de</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 9px;">06802341968</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9px;">General Secretary of the</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 9px;">International Society for the Study of Information (IS4SI)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 9px;"><a href="mailto:Annette.grathoff@is4si.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Annette.grathoff@is4si.org</a></span></p>
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<p>Mark Burgin wrote on 01.03.2022 08:27 (GMT +01:00):</p>
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<pre>Although I don't have scientific relations with Russian scientists or
mathematicians, I support your proposal.
Mark
On 2/28/2022 8:57 PM, Marcin SCHROEDER wrote:
> Dear Joseph, Dear Friends,
> I support your proposal with my heart and my reason.
> This protest is not against any individual researcher, no matter what
> their nationality is. It is against unprovoked actions of the Russian
> government and military threatening peace in the entire world, against
> actions bringing harm, death and suffering to innocent people of Ukraine.
> Regards,
> Marcin
>
> Marcin J. Schroeder, Ph.D.
> Specially Appointed Professor
> Global Learning Center
> IEHE (Institute for Excellence in Higher Education)
> (高度教養教育・学生支援機構)
> Tohoku University (東北大学)
> 41 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8576 JAPAN
> (〒980-8576 仙台市青葉区川内41)
> schroeder.marcin.e4@tohoku.ac.jp
>
> Professor Emeritus
> Akita International University, Akita Japan
> mjs@gl.aiu.ac.jp <<a href="mailto:mjs@aiu.ac.jp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" title="mailto:mjs@aiu.ac.jp">mailto:mjs@aiu.ac.jp</a>>
> Editor-in-Chief
> /Philosophies / (MDPI Basel Switzerland)
> <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/journal/philosophies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" title="https://www.mdpi.com/journal/philosophies">https://www.mdpi.com/journal/philosophies</a>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 4:52 AM joe.brenner@bluewin.ch
> <joe.brenner@bluewin.ch> wrote:
>
> Dear Mark, Dear Marcin, Dear Friends and Colleagues,
>
> Today Switzerland gave up its otherwise precious neutrality, and
> two major sports organizations, FIFA and the International Olympic
> Committee, excluded Russian members and athletes. The Russian
> Director and Conductor of the prestigious Verbier Music Festival
> in Switzerland was fired.
>
> Many of us have positions in and relations to Russian scientific
> bodies and publications as authors, editors, reviewers and
> publishers. The question is whether individually or collectively,
> these relations should be terminated. The argument can be made
> that this would tend to be a hardship for and isolate our friends
> in Russia even further. For me, the counterargument is that any
> pressure that makes the Russian regime less viable internationally
> and, temporarily, isolated should be exerted.
>
> We are fortunate in having Mark Burgin and Marcin Schroeder at the
> head of our initiatives. Before making any moves, given their
> direct knowledge of that part of the world, I ask them for their
> guidance.
>
> Thank you and best wishes to all,
>
> Joseph
>
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