International

Stop Mad King Donald’s Iran War

The war with Iran is Trump’s folly but Congress’s disgrace for not stopping it

An Open Letter to Members of the US Congress by Jeffrey D. Sachs,* USA

Dear Members of Congress,

In truly deranged remarks to world leaders at the UN, Donald Trump1 declared that “I have a big decision to make,” whether to negotiate a deal with Iran or instead to “annihilate the Islamic Republic” and drive Iran “into hell with no chance of survival.”He posed it as his personal choice. The fact that the American people are dead set against Trump’s war means nothing. And as for the voters, he added that he gives “absolutely no credence” to the coming midterm elections2 in deciding on his actions and on Iran’s fate.

BRICS to formulate new global rules

The 18^th BRICS Summit in New Delhi focuses on conflict resolution through dialogue and an emphasis on shared interests

by Stephan Ossenkopp*

(25 September 2026) At the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised unity, consensus and a forward-looking approach. In doing so, he successfully defended the core principles of the emerging multipolar world order – namely, conflict resolution through dialogue and the emphasis on shared interests.

German government escalates undeclared war against Russia

Leipzig drone incident used as pretext for further military action

by Tilo Gräser*

(18 September 2026) The German federal government is further escalating its undeclared war against Russia. The latest trigger is the drone incident on 4 August this year on the grounds of Leipzig/Halle Airport. According to the ARD Tagesschau, the German government claimed on Tuesday [1 September] that the findings of German and other Western security agencies “clearly pointed to Russian involvement”.¹

Iceland says NO to the European Union

The gloss wore off

by Alex Krainer*

(11 September 2026) On Saturday, 29 August 2026, Iceland held a referendum on whether to resume EU accession negotiations. The results weren’t favourable to the EU: 52.8% of Icelanders voted No and 47.2% voted Yes, with turnout of 82.5%.

Russia's lockdown of Odessa ports could be a grim turning point in war

by George Beebe,* USA

(11 September 2026) A lesson to all purveyors of the idea that Ukraine could be a 'steel porcupine' and avoid a mutual agreement to end the conflict. It's a trap.

Over the course of a few short weeks, a grim new reality has taken shape in Ukraine. Russia1 has shown that it need not conquer and occupy Ukraine’s entire Black Sea coastline to turn that country into the equivalent of a landlocked state. It need only deny access to Ukraine’s critically important Odessa port complex, something it is doing quite effectively through air and missile strikes on port facilities and approaching ships.

German illusions – or: who actually wants Russia to lose?

by Gert Ewen Ungar*

(4 September 2026) (CH-S) Gert Ewen Ungar offers a different perspective: he describes how Germany perceives its own involvement with the Ukrainian Zelenskyy government, whilst highlighting the contradictory consequences this has for Germany.