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(21 February 2025) (Rl.) The advantages of the EU are obvious. For months, we have only heard good news; there are hardly any problems left, except that the economy is not yet running smoothly – but let’s be honest, where is it running smoothly? So, it’s easy to understand why some Swiss federal councillors get clammy hands when shaking hands with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (UvdL).
by Ralph Bosshard,* Switzerland
(14 February 2025) On Monday, 27 January, the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz was commemorated, but other places of horror must not be forgotten – or made to be forgotten. There are still many such places, especially on the map of Belarus, that remind us of the pain and horror of the terrible tragedies and cruel crimes of the Nazis during the Second World War, known as the Great Patriotic War. In addition to the Khatyn memorial, the village of Ozarichi in the Gomel region deserves a prominent mention.
by Multipolar,* Germany
(14 February 2025) Representative survey: demand for peace has majority support in all parts of Ukraine / 89 per cent of Ukrainians oppose lowering the age of conscription / German government supplies additional weapons.
by M. K. Bhadrakumar,* India
(14 February 2025) Seldom, if ever, one gets to pick up the threads of what one had written 3 days back as conjectures. But my prognosis that “the sea side view” of Gaza is mesmerising President Donald Trump and his special envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff, two great real estate developers of modern times, is literally so. See my blog “Trump turn is bad news for West Asia”, Indianpunchline.com, February 3, 2025.
by Christian Müller*
(14 February 2025) Can a woman be “a little bit pregnant”? No, either she is pregnant, or she is not! It is the same with neutrality: either a state is neutral, or it is not neutral. But the Swiss government is pursuing a US- and NATO-friendly course, while claiming that, as a “neutral country”, it is also a good place for peace talks.
by Ralph Studer,* Switzerland
(7 February 2025) “School education and pedagogical thinking are in crisis,” says Jochen Krautz, Professor of Art Education at the University of Wuppertal. What Krautz is talking about here is now a widespread consensus. There is a need for a return to fundamental principles. And good education would not be that difficult after all ...