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by Caitlin Johnstone,* Australia
(13 February 2026) Speaking before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explicitly stated that the US deliberately caused a financial crisis in Iran with the goal of fomenting civil unrest in the country.
from “Hungary today”
(6 February 2026) (CH-S) The EU Commission is acting dictatorially. It wants to incur debts for the war in Ukraine, which current and future generations of EU member states will have to pay off. Hungary is even receiving instructions from the EU Commission on which social benefits to cut and where further savings should be made. This report on the news portal “Hungary today” is documented by “Swiss Standpoint”.
Jeffrey D. Sachs* & Sybil Fares**
(6 February 2026) The question is not if the US and Israel will attack Iran, but when. In the nuclear age, the US refrains from all-out war, since it can easily lead to nuclear escalation. Instead, the US and Israel are waging war against Iran through a combination of crushing economic sanctions,1 targeted military strikes, cyberwarfare, stoking unrest, and unrelenting misinformation campaigns. This combination strategy is called “hybrid warfare.”
(6 February 2026) (CH-S) A movement against “digital totalitarianism” has formed in Greece. “Exodos” opposes mandatory digital identity with the aim of preserving human dignity. The founding declaration, which is also available in English, warns of the danger that digitalisation will not only destroy fundamental democratic rights, but also undermine the substance of human coexistence.
by Norbert Häring,* Germany
(30 January 20269 (CH-S) The Swiss administration’s barely audible sympathy for the fate of Swiss citizen Jacques Baud after EU sanctions were imposed on him, the misguided statement in the “Allgemeine Schweizerische Militärzeitschrift” (ASMZ) on this case, and finally the borderline statements made by Federal Councillor Pfister on freedom of expression at the Swiss Media’s Epiphany Conference on 8 January, were initially attributed to the power centre in Brussels.
by Ralph Bosshard,* Switzerland
(30 January 2026) (CH-S) The association “Swiss Standpoint” invited Ralph Bosshard to speak and participate in discussions at its New Year’s conference (2–4 January 2026). The article below picks up on current developments and links them to the central themes of his presentation.