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by Rick Sterling*
(10 August 2021) On Friday July 9 the UN Security Council unanimously agreed to a one year extension of the Bab al Hawa crossing. As part of the agreement,1 the UN Secretary General needs to report regularly on what is happening with the aid going into the Al Qaeda dominated zone. Evidently Russia and China thought the time was not right to insist on principle. The problems outlined in this article remain true.
by Thierry Meyssan*
(10 August 2021) Foreign policy aims at preventing conflicts with neighbours and developing their peaceful relations. However, Westerners have abandoned this objective to adopt the promotion of their collective interests to the detriment of other actors.
by Soma Hegedős*
International debate has surged around the new anti-pedophilia bill adopted by the Hungarian parliament. In reality, this controversy seriously undermines our view not just of sexual and gender minorities, but also of human rights and freedom.
by Patrick Schneider
Ladies and gentlemen, dear children
It is a great honour for me to hold a speech to you today on 1 August. Many thanks to the “men’s sports association Guntershausen”, the organisers of this 1st of August celebration, who have invited me to say a few words to you today.
by Alexandra Rozkosny (Swiss Mountain Aid)
(17 July 2021) In no time at all, filigree works of art are created from paper in her hands. Jolanda Brändle discovered her vocation in passing. Today, she is one of the most successful paper cutting artists in eastern Switzerland.
On the book “Damned and Destroyed”
by Robert Seidel
(17 July 2021) In his latest publication, “Verdammt und Vernichtet. Kulturzerstörung vom Alten Orient bis zur Gegenwart“ (Damned and Destroyed. Cultural Destruction from the Ancient Orient to the Present), systematically deals with the looting, robbery and destruction of cultural monuments.