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Interview with Leo Ensel*
(7 June 2024) Leo Ensel, conflict researcher and journalist, is in favour of a “Copernican Revolution in security policy”. “In the nuclear age, security is only possible together with, but never against the “enemy”, he says. – The interview was conducted by Hans-Peter Waldrich.
by Alfred de Zayas,* Geneva
(25 May 2024) The prosecutor and the judges of the “International Criminal Court” (ICC) are bound to observe the “Statute of Rome” and apply it uniformly, without preferences or double standards. Otherwise, they will forfeit their authority and credibility. They must resist blackmail by any country that pretends to instrumentalize the Court for geopolitical games.
by Guy Mettan,* Geneva
(31 May 2024) The bush of the Bürgenstock hides the devastated forest of Swiss diplomacy. Forgive me for this hackneyed metaphor, but it is unfortunately the sad reality. Since Ignazio Cassis took office in 2017, which was aggrevated by the arrival of Viola Amherd at the head of the Defence Department in 2018 – both fierce advocates of a realignment towards NATO and the USA – Swiss foreign policy has taken a turn for the worse. And in the wrong direction.
by Tankred Schaer*
(31 May 2024) On 19/20 April, Austrian historian and journalist Hannes Hofbauer gave a presentation on the Ukraine at the invitation of “Swiss Standpoint” in the seminary room of the association “Bildung Raum geben” in Frauenfeld, in the canton St Gallen, Switzerland.
by “The Oakland Institute”,* California, USA
(31 May 2024) Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, the war in Ukraine has been at the centre of foreign policy and media attention. However, little attention has been paid to a major question at the heart of the conflict: who controls the farmland in the country known as the “breadbasket of Europe”?
Interview with Professor Jeffrey Sachs* conducted by Zain Raza, acTVIsm staff**
(24 May 2024) Zain Raza: Thank you for tuning in today, and welcome back to another episode of The Source. I'm your host, Zain Raza. Today I'll be talking to Professor Jeffrey Sachs about the war in Ukraine, as well as Israel's assault in Gaza. Jeffrey serves as a director for the Center of Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he holds the rank of university professor, the institution's highest academic rank. He's also a world renowned economist, bestselling author, innovative educator, and a global leader in sustainable development. Jeffrey, welcome back.