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Johann has a personal team of professionals, which will be discussed within another post, however KAROLINA MICHELS is the closest personnel that could be discussed within this post. KAROLINA MICHELS is the current DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL for LIBERTAS. Johann personally handpicked KAROLINA MICHELS because of their camaraderie in previous firm, which they purposefully quitted together after he got an opportunity to work at LIBERTAS as an legal associate. However, as DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL, KAROLINA goes hand-in-hand with Johann to oversee the legal affairs within the company, which includes the management, contracts &. clients engagements and their personal data, &. cross-functional coordination with each divisions. This makes her an important piece within Johann's workflow because she is a legal operation strategist &. operational liaison, which helps Johann with accurate information from each divisions &. what's going on in their institution.

Meanwhile, NAVEED NAHAS is another close confidant for Johann. Johann has known NAVEED NAHAS from university days because NAVEED NAHAS took a bachelor's degree in criminal justice &. risk management in the same university as Johann went to. NAVEED NAHAS was the actually the person that introduced LIBERTAS to Johann because of their connection. He has worked for LIBERTAS for almost ten years, climbing from small position for internal investigations in LIBERTAS. He is the current CHIEF OF COMPLIANCE at LIBERTAS; he plays a critical role at LIBERTAS to oversee compliance over laws &. regulatory standards of a certain country and/or international laws, which includes security requirements &. protocols and data privacy thus ensuring to protect the company from an exposure. Apart from that, he also creates internal protocols for unfavourable circumstances ( accidents, excessive force, misconduct ) across divisions &. operations.

Furthermore, with the existence of CHIEF OF COMPLICANCE, there is a need for CHIEF OF RISK. SIGNE MEBRAHTU, an Eritrean-Norwegian is signed as CHIEF OF RISK for LIBERTAS. Her family was the first generation of asylum seekers to settle in Oslo, Norway during Isaias Afwerkis regime. Because of her background, Signe was determined to become an important person for her community thus she studied Political Science before continued International Security in United Kingdom. From there, she expanded her view to become a risk analyst for a maritime logistics, which make her dwell further to security thus she got invited to LIBERTAS. In LIBERTAS, SIGNE works closely to Johann for identifies operational, geopolitical, cybersecurity risks across the clients engagements, field operations &. internals; assessing potential risks &. threats that could deter LIBERTAS thus protecting its operations, assets, personnel &. reputation within volatile circumstances.

Therefore, it is important to have CHIEF OF FINANCIAL OFFICE, because every divisions &. operations depended on the unlimited wealth LIBERTAS for a hundred years. Oberösterreich AG is their one of their financial fronts, which provides a clean accounting trails for LIBERTAS' funding; from their private intelligence buyers, non-official &. official government clients to the grey-market sources to avoid scrutiny from unnecessary people. Thus, LIBERTAS needed someone who fathoms these obscure &. deceitful funding operations, which made HERMANN ZEHRFELD becoming their CHIEF OF FINANCIAL OFFICE. HERMANN ZEHREFELD was deemed to be a technical finance expertise, whose wealth dates back to the Austro-Hungarian Empire because his family was one of the first foundations for Austria's rails &. banking. His great-grand father expanded their operations to Zürich, during Switzerland's rise as a global financial safe haven thus etching their discreet services to governments & multinationals clients. HERMANN ZEHRFELD, however, had to handle financial reformations-infrastructures in Southeast Asia as he was assigned for those clients by his grandfather's commands. But this made him became a trusted advisor to financial institutions &. intelligence-aligned organizations during political conditions in Singapore, Vietnam, Timor Leste, Indonesia, &. Brunei. Because of his experience &. discretion, LIBERTAS offered a formal offer to him, which he accepted—on the condition that full financial sovereignty be placed in his hands.

There are two divisions, of which stand alone however still in accordance to Johann's position as LIBERTAS' GENERAL COUNSEL: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE &. TACTICAL OPERATIONS. Within the divisions, there are sub-divisions such as INTERNAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT (AIS, counterintelligence); HOSTILE INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT (AFO, counterintelligence); SENTINELS COMMANDS FOR COVERT DEPLOYMENTS (SvA, counterintelligence); COMMAND FOR DIRECT ACTION (KDA, tactical operations); COMMAN FOR PROTECTION AND EXTRACTION (KSE, tactical operations); etc.

Thus, this post will merely covers DIRECTOR OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE &. TACTICAL OPERATIONS. first of all, OMAR RAHMANI is the third generation of Algerian-French family that was divided because his grandfather had fought with FLN during Algeria's war for independence whilst his father did serve as an officer in the French Gendarmerie during Algerian insurgency in the 1990s, which led him into a crossroad of patriotic history &. survival, before he was recruited into DGSE (French external Intelligence) where he spent over a decade in espionage works in Istanbul, Tehran and Algiers. Because of this, LIBERTAS have been keeping a track upon OMAR RAHMANI'S works because he mastered autonomous intelligence without coordination, which LIBERTAS sought for a radical change in the institution. Therefore LIBERTAS approached him, to offer his mastery in the firm without serving a country, which OMAR RAHMANI took for his torn up legacy. He was the leading SENTINEL in SvA before LIBERTAS deemed that his commandership can be used in bureaucratic sense therefore he was granted position as DIRECTOR OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE.

In accordance to that, there's TACTICAL OPERATIONS, which serve as the body of LIBERTAS. LIBERTAS doesn't engage in conventional warfare regardless of the fact that LANCERS are military educated. TACTICAL OPERATIONS is structured for asymmetric interventions such as direct elimination or capturing targets from the clients' wish, engaging revolutions or coups accordance to the clients' details thus making them to be essential service for their clients besides security for their clients. This division is led by Lt. Col. VIVIAN HAWTHRONE, whose leadership is recognised beyond however minimized by her gender. She grew up in Newcastle, England where her father was a respected officer in local fire brigade. This influences VIVIAN HAWTHRONE to be a leader in her community, however military spoke to her better than fire brigade, thus Vivian enlisted to British Army in Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. She was deployed to Eastern Iraq, which she earned rank Major after successfully reorganization of operating base. As time went by, she was assumed leadership of a full battalion-sized operations group called cavalier. She earned the rank Lt. Colonel through her security rotation in South Sudan as Second-in-Command for frontline infantry regiment where she was safeguarding humanitarian zones. Her play shifts from robust engagement to a calculative moves without risking innocent lives thus made her becoming Lt. Colonel. However, living in uncertainties of her father may be dying from fire that engulfed his body during one of his rescue, Vivian decided to return to Britain before LIBERTAS approached her to lead their ancient LANCERS OPERATIONS because their previous leader had been killed thus completing their vacant, yet vital throne in LIBERTAS.

arc one, curiosity. their second encounter would be yet another fleeting, unexpected rendezvous within inauspicious circumstance; he had to fetch an owed money from an eliminated client, which amounted to millions. blood smeared within the place had been meticulously cleaned whilst he walked out from the building——merely to encounter her yet again. he fathoms that she sought for the client as people had been looking for him for their money, however he slipped through from her fingers merely because she found his existence to be annoying because he kept coming back to LOUISE'S apartment to no fail: his lunch offer had been turned down, however it is merely the beginning of his curiosity to find her clients &. her past.

arc two, valentine. johann has become a constant nuisance lurking within the apartment——purposefully linger merely to take a glimpse of her once again, even when it is brisk or fleeting, he just needs a moment to have a conversation with her. perhaps she knows him thus she tried to avoid him evermore, but a quick text of mere greet lead to a date he audaciously invited her upon merely because he had planned it before extending the invitation. he behaved gentlemanly; making sure that she enjoys his company than loathing him for simply lurking, &. it succeed: there'd be following dates around the parks, the shows, &. the dinners——it almost happened rather quick, just like mere glance from her before.

arc three, partnership. they have become closer than before within LOUISE'S absence; entangled 'tween sheets or sofas or floors or walls——physically attracted with each other whilst their conversations escalate from constant teases &. banters to uncharted territory of her vulnerability. she has been honest to him, within her limited words she could convey——he extends the same favour, regardless of how untruthful or truthful it could be; she becomes too close to him, without a title borne from their relationship; he was hesitaning, for it may have been too much for her. a simple jest taken into contemplation, she says otherwise &. he confirms their relationship——partnership, as lovers.

martha dreyman was born on december 24th, 1954, the eldest daughter of fridolin &. birgit dreyman, local vintners for the town's church, whilst mathilda was born three years after martha. on september 16th, 1957. the sisters were raised in a strict catholic household, but they were hailed as the village's beauties. martha was more tomboy &. artistically inclined than mathilda; however, martha was inspired to become an actress, like marlene dietrich &. greta garbo, whilst mathilda wanted to become a nursemaid. their mother was pretty stern upon them because of their beauty, however martha always tried to escape the mother's grasp upon them, which led her to meet johann's father, uwe konstantin.

at the age of nineteen, martha &. mathilda met in a bar when uwe &. his friends were having a discussion on bertolt brecht's works for their next play. intrigued by their discussion, martha joined into the group's conversation, abandoning mathilda to their parents' wrath for arriving home late. this was merely the beginning of martha &. uwe's clandestine meetings in the town, as martha joined uwe's drama group in stuttgart &. they became romantically involved as an actress &. director. meanwhile, mathilda always covered martha's disappearances in front of their parents. this continued happening until uwe became politically involved in local youth politcal group that believed the government &. their parents tried to hide the country's horrendeous mistakes during world war two by not speaking about it.

nonetheless, martha became pregnant at the age of twenty. believing that uwe would refrain from such activities because she had become pregnant, she chose to keep the child, much to their parents' distress &. ran away from the village to the city to follow uwe. it didn't go as she had planned as uwe took the pregnancy as the reason to solidify his radical thought to provide their child a better place with blatant transparency, the group decided to rob a bank and killed several people, which earned him the label terrori.st &. imprisoned. much to martha's dismay, martha returned to the village &. faced condemnation from people &. church.

martha gave up acting after johann was born &. worked as primary school teacher, whilst mathilda continued her studies; sometimes, martha was jealous mathilda's untainted life, especially before their parents start to favour johann after mathilda married &. gave birth to a daughter, nina, five years after johann. johann is the only male in the family &. their sisterhood was put to test; there was a constant comparison of johann's intelligence &. musical inclination, whilst nina was considered rather ordinary compared to johann. martha clung into johann's existence to provide her a better life in his adulthood, whilst mathilda pushed nina to become like her.

it is known that johann gradually refused to get involved in his family's affairs because of that reason. however he tried to mend his relationship with his cousin, because nina had triplets and their father had already dead from illness. johann wished that his relationship with nina wouldn't turn out to be like their mothers' relationship——twisted love, riddled by jealousy planted by patriarchy, but it may take a while because nina still has animosity toward him due to their grandparents' favouritism, which allowed him to leave, whilst she had to take care of their inept grandmother &. bitter mother.

“If everyone made war only according to his own convictions, there would be no war,” “Well, what makes you go to war?” asked Pierre. “What makes me? I don’t know. I have to. Besides, I’m going . . .” He paused. “I’m going because this life I lead here, this life— is not for me!”

PRINCE ANDREI BOLKONSKY is an educated, introspective &. intelligent young man however appears as aloof &. discontented; ruled by his father's stern wishes because of their aristocratic nature, thus convulsed Andrei to become a person of his family's wishes &. obligations in the society. It is similar to Johann, with both of his parents have their own wishes for their son to be a functional person in society, with different ideas however constrict it into a purpose: to live for their family. This aspect has integrated within their minds that their sole purpose is to live for their family, which makes them slowly malcontent because they believe that their existence is bigger than just a part of a family or a society, but does not mean that they believe that they live for themselves, but rather an idea, of which steer Andrei into military because the war is happening, &. something is bigger is happening; the idea is glory, a jingoistic approach upon existence. Whilst Johann does not befallen upon such notion, but Johann does fall upon the idea of servitude for justice; their lives, which were shaped to serve ménage's inclination, divers for self-liberation, regardless of the fact that what they had chosen was also a part of family's pride . . a token to flaunt upon.

Needless to say, Prince Andrei did get marry before succumb to his own desire to live in bigger perspective, he disregards his wife's fears of loneliness &. childbirth; this merely because he sees his wife as an extensive purpose of what his family's conformed him into, regardless of his amicable view upon the wife, however the marriage is another fulfillment of his duty, of which Johann sees almost similarly with his marriage with his wife, Anais. Yes, Johann was in love with Anais, but it is infatuation, of which become their bane because they got married within couple of years (a year or two), which also a demand from Anais' side of family because of their cultural &. religious aspect; thus making their marriage feels like a duty, regardless of Johann's lack of better word, love for her. They opened their marriage to release them from the burden of their marriage duty, but entitlement plays within Johann part thus it is almost chauvinistic, like Andrei is, when he admires his wife, but can't bring himself to love her more than an extensive purpose. Both feel their existences are bigger than what their family or society confirms them into, thus they throw themselves into their own 'glorified' way, of which disintegrates their marriage life to irreparable damage.

“To live only so as not to do evil, so as not to repent, is too little. I used to live that way, I lived for myself, and I ruined my life. And only now, when I live, or at least try to live” (Pierre corrected himself out of modesty) “for others, only now have I understood all the happiness of life. No, I won’t agree with you, and you don’t really think what you’re saying.” Prince Andrei silently gazed at Pierre with a mocking smile. [...] “Maybe you’re right for yourself,” he went on after a brief pause, “[…] But I experienced the opposite. I used to live for glory. (What is glory? The same as love for others, the desire to do something for them, the desire for their praise.) So I lived for others and ruined my life— and not almost, but completely. And I’ve been at peace since I began living for myself alone.”

Because of the beauty of life upon his almost tragic death, Andrei fathomed that life is not about living for someone else nor an idea that can ruin you irrevocably, but rather accepting that life is for yourself; not a family member nor an idea, but savouring the little intercreate within life itself. However, regardless of his comprehension that life isn't servitude to an idea nor family, his view upon everything that is going on his life shall become nihilistic, with his deliberate distance from his family's relationship and despondent upon his wife's unfortunate passing in the childbirth; he has begun to live for himself, as an individual within a life, which is beautiful and enchanting--such despondency &. guilt makes him recluse, but valuing the life itself more. Which this also happen in Johann's life, with the loss of his baby due to an unfortunate accident Anais had endured; the man had realised that life is so precious, and he is living for himself than others. Indeed, Johann had a period of time where he was recluse and distancing himself from community, however he believes that he can allow himself to feel now. Within quietness & peace, these two men can finally mull upon their existence in life, of which they never try to think beforehand, as an individual than something else.

To love everything, everybody, always to sacrifice oneself for love, meant to love no one, meant not to live this earthly life. And the more imbued he was with this principle of love, the more he renounced life and the more completely he destroyed that dreadful barrier which, without love, stands between life and death. When, in that first time, he remembered that he had to die, he said to himself: “Well, so much the better.”

Andrei stays with the Rostov family and encounters Natasha Rostov. Natasha is irrepressible, joyful &. bursting with vitality and enthusiasm for life, which something Andrei lacks from the beginning of his adulthood, which makes Andrei intrigued. One night, Andrei overheard Natasha with, his soul there suddenly arose such an unexpected tangle of youthful thoughts &. hopes, contradictory to his whole life, which makes him feel a great peace washes all over him; life, by all means, is to live and love. However, Andrei &. Natasha's relationship will soon become a tragedy because upon their meeting before Andrei had to go away for a year, Andrei sees upon Natasha &. realises that how young &. naive that view of life can be, how his life can permanently damaging Natasha because he is bridled by tragedies. But he clings to the life Natasha could extend, even if it means through no words but acceptance once he is within his deathbed; that he had loved life and loved Natasha, thus his life has become so much better. Johann has the tendency to be shipped with someone who is way younger than he is; of which contradicts to his own conception on how he should do in personal relationship. he craves for the idyllic life between people around his age, but vitality / artlessness upon life possessed by someone else intrigues him; perhaps as a compensation for his lost youth, he gravitates himself for such relationship, but contemplates twice when it is getting serious than he expected; but eventually, as he contemplates further: it is fortunate that he could love someone, and enjoys life within this period of time. the guilt of knowing the somber side, shouldn't taint the enthusiasm for other life he could have.