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Who’s training the career officers of the Swiss Armed Forces?

by Stefan Hofer,* Basel

(14 December 2023) Since January 2013, a man named Marcus Matthias Keupp has been working as a lecturer in military economics at the ETH Zurich Military Academy, where the career officers of the Swiss Armed Forces are trained. In November 2013, this PD Dr M. M. Keupp was awarded the ETH Zurich’s “Golden Owl” in recognition of outstanding achievements in teaching.

What about the ability of this “Golden Owl” decorated military academy lecturer to analytically assess the military balance of power, the opportunities and risks of military operations and the capacities of a defence industry?
WHO Reform

“The WHO has fuelled fears among the population”

Interview with Pietro Vernazza* conducted by Peter Kuster**

(14 December 2023) For infectiologist Pietro Vernazza, it is crucial that Switzerland can continue to pursue an independent and evidence-based health policy in future crises. The planned pandemic treaty with the WHO must not restrict our country in this respect.

Northern Gaza Strip turned into a desert of rubble

Diplomacy falters. Severe destruction

by Karin Leukefeld,* Germany/Syria

(14 December 2023) Benjamin Netanyahu needs three things from the USA: “Ammunition, ammunition, ammunition”. This is how the Israeli daily newspaper “Israel Hayoum” quoted statements made by the Israeli Prime Minister in a meeting with government representatives.
WHO Reform

Swiss Federal Council without critical distance

mRNA vaccinations and WHO strategy unquestioned

by Dr med. Sabine Vuilleumier

It’s almost unbearable: The “European Medicines Agency” (EMA) admits that the mRNA coronavirus vaccine is not a proper vaccination. It prevents neither the passing on of the virus nor infection with it.

Nonetheless, the Federal Council announces a “vaccine strategy for times of crisis”, pointing out that the coronavirus pandemic has shown that these new technologies (mRNA technology as an example of next-gen technologies) have “produced very efficient vaccines at an early stage”. On the same day, 29 November 2023, the Federal Council starts the consultation on the partial revision of the existing “Epidemics Act” (including the “transfer of certain elements of the Covid-19 Act into the EpG”) and describes this as a “review of the Covid-19 epidemic”.

Is War a good deal?

by Guy Mettan,* Geneva

(7 December 2023) Is war a good deal? Seeing the increase in conflicts in recent times, one might think so. The reality, as one can imagine, is different. The answer can be summed up in four words: it depends for whom.

“Open discourse is the central pillar of a free society”

The Westminster Declaration against censorship

(7 December 2023) We write as journalists, artists, authors, activists, technologists, and academics to warn of increasing international censorship that threatens to erode centuries-old democratic norms.

Coming from the left, right, and centre, we are united by our commitment to universal human rights and freedom of speech, and we are all deeply concerned about attempts to label protected speech as ‘misinformation’, ‘disinformation,’ and other ill-defined terms.