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by Sabiene Jahn*
(26 June 2026) Jean Ziegler has died. An unusual podcast obituary by Tahir Chaudhry** pays tribute to a great Swiss human rights activist and to an almost lost form of moral radicalism: the courage to call hunger, exploitation, and indifference by name.
by Michael Straumann*
(26 June 2026) The planned framework agreement with the European Union is a perennial topic of debate in Switzerland. Consequently, another power struggle broke out at the Federal Palace in Bern at the end of May. Parliamentarians are arguing over which committee – known in Switzerland as a “commission” – should be responsible for the EU treaty package.
by Helmut Scheben*
(19 June 2026) The US base is a blessing for Germany, according to the news magazine “Echo der Zeit” published by Swiss public broadcasting agency SRF. The message sounds like a NATO press release.
by Remo Massat*
(19 June 2026) Remo Massat, editor-in-chief of the Walliser Zeitung, raises a valid yet hitherto largely overlooked question: What impact does Elon Musk’s Starlink project in Leuk have on Swiss neutrality?
by Marie-Estelle Dupont,* France
(19 June 2026) (CH-S) France has long been familiar with violent riots following major events, even when, for example, a football match has ended in victory for the French team. Nationwide, 22,000 police officers were recently deployed; hundreds of rioters were arrested; and there was widespread damage to property and several injuries.
(19 June 2026) (CH-S) The humanitarian situation in the Palestinian Gaza Strip is dire. This is the assessment of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Bern. In a joint statement with the foreign ministers of 19 countries, Switzerland has expressed its concern about the situation.