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by Martin Killias,* President Swiss Heritage Society
(18 October 2022) (Edit.) In September 2022, the Swiss Federal Council adopted its message on the revised CO2 Act, with which it aims to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve the 2030 climate target.1 The author, a lawyer and president of “Schweizer Heimatschutz”, has scrutinised this draft law.
by Christian Campiche,* Lausanne
(18 October 2022) Official Switzerland insists – it will buy the American F-35 aircraft. What for?
At the same time, the Swiss army’s budget is being increased by 2 billion francs. Who is offering more? The only advice I would give to federal councillor Mrs. Amherd and to all members of the Swiss General Staff is to read the life story of the Swiss apostle of peace, Max Daetwyler. What an extraordinary person! And I am not in the habit of indulging in eulogies.
by Thomas Scherr
(18 October 2022) There is a lot of talk about human rights. That is a good thing. There are arguments about freedom of expression, migration, poverty, and so on. There is outrage about the observance or non-observance of various human rights. All this is appropriate and important.
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Washington DC / Berlin
(10 October 2022) (Mark Donfried) This week President Vladimir Putin has made a public speech (in delay of one day) where he informed the world that Russia will now partially mobilize the reserve military forces and former soldiers to engage in the conflict in the Ukraine. At the same time, it was announced that a referendum would be made in several regions of the occupied Ukraine with the question if the citizens are asking to be annexed to the Russian Federation. With regards to that, President Vladimir Putin mentioned that the Russian Military Forces would protect Russian territory by all means available to them, implying that this would include also nuclear weapons. He added, it is not a bluff. The Former President Dmitry Medvedev reiterated this speech and repeated the threats. In regards to these serious developments, we would like to ask Prof. Dr. Hans Köchler* the following five questions:
by William J. Astore*
(Datum) With Russia issuing warnings about using all weapons at its disposal to protect its position in Ukraine, it's a good time to talk about the distinction between “tactical” and “strategic” nuclear weapons.
by Guy Mettan,* freelance journalist
(3 October 2022) Timothy Snyder, one of the most prominent academic representatives of the Western establishment, describes the stakes of the Ukraine war in the September issue of the American magazine Foreign Affairs.1