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A war Russia set to win

The Europeans have been nicely played by the Americans

by M. K. Bhadrakumar,* India

(31 October 2022) Two massive terrorist strikes misfired spectacularly and a terrible beauty is born in the Ukraine war. These two carefully planned attacks in quick succession – on Nord Stream gas pipelines and Crimean Bridge – were intended as a knockout blow to Russia. According to President Vladimir Putin, people ‘who want to finally sever ties between Russia and the EU, weaken Europe’ are behind the Nord Stream blasts. He named the US, Ukraine and Poland as ‘beneficiaries’.

Sabotaging Germany, blaming Russia

Another view of the Nord Stream pipeline attack

by Thomas Palley,* USA

(Imagine Moscow was nuked yesterday, and this morning The “New York Times” ran a frontpage headline “Moscow nuked: Russia proves its hostility to Europe again”. Sou18 October 2022) nds pretty crazy? Yet, in a manner of speaking, that is what happened last week.

The energy crisis

Can sun and wind fix it? Is the trigger also the cause? Is the energy crisis turning into an existential crisis?

by Ueli Gubler*

(18 October 2022) The skyrocketing energy prices leave no doubt, we are in an energy crisis, even if electricity is (still) flowing. It is rare that the trigger of a crisis is also its cause. If snowfall brings down a roof top, it is usually a material or calculation error that is the cause, not the snow.

Demolition – to protect the climate?

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.

Who is more crazy, the pacifist or the warrior?

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.

“War is obsolete” – uphold human rights

Lack of mechanisms to penalise preparation and conduct of wars

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.