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«Current Concerns», n°14, June 25, 2019

How EU and NATO generate crises

Zurich (Switzerland) | 25 June 2019

Why are the teachers in turmoil?, by Claude Meunier-Berthelot / Test tasks in German 2017 for the examination of the basic competences (ÜGK), by the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK) / How EU and NATO generate crises and pave the way for wars, Interview with Ullrich (...)

«Current Concerns», n°13, June 12, 2019

Towards extradition of Julian Assange

Zurich (Switzerland) | 18 June 2019

VIPS: Extradition of Julian Assange threatens us all, Memorandum for the governments and people of the United Kingdom and the United States from Veteran Intelligence Professional for Sanity (VIPS) / What future for Brexit?, by Nicola Ferronato / The “good guys”, the “bad guys” and the war. A (...)

«Current Concerns», n°12, May 31, 2019

The Assange Affair

Zurich (Switzerland) | 5 June 2019

“Whistleblowers like Julian Assange are the heroes of our time” / “Unfortunately, it is my belief that Julian Assange will not see a fair trial”, Excerpts from an appeal by Mairead Maguire / UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy seriously concerned by Ecuador’s behaviour in Assange and Moreno cases (...)

«Current Concerns», n°11, May 14, 2019

How avoid war

Zurich (Switzerland) | 28 May 2019

“We would like to avoid war – that is the most important thing!”. About the difficulties of overcoming prejudices, Interview with Pyotr Olegovich Tolstoy / “There is no sovereignty and no resistance without identity”. Supplement to the conference in Belgrade from the end of March 2019, by (...)

«Current Concerns», n°9, April 17, 2019

The Belgrade Peace Conference

Zurich (Switzerland) | 18 April 2019

“Stop confrontation, start dialogue!” Successful Belgrade Conference “Never forget – peace and prosperity instead of wars and poverty”, Interview with Živadin Jovanovi / Belgrade Declaration – Never to Forget: 1999 – 2019 (Excerpts) / Sanja – a greeting to the conference / “We need peace, so (...)

«Current Concerns», n°8, April 2, 2019

Can democracy be reduced to computers?

Zurich (Switzerland) | 18 April 2019

Direct democracy is no computer game. Launch of the federal popular initiative
“For a secure and trustworthy democracy (e-voting moratorium)”, by Marianne Wüthrich / On such an important question, the people must have the last word
A conversation with Franz Grüter / Arguments against (...)

«Current Concerns», n°6-7, March 18, 2019

The alternative to Macron’s “Appeal to the citizens of Europe”

Zurich (Switzerland) | 20 March 2019

Europe – federal-diverse, constitutional, democratic, by Heinrich Wohlmeyer / Resolution of the “Forum for Direct Democracy“ to discuss the Framework Agreement with the EU / I appeal to the UN to protect Venezuela from the US attempted coup d’état. Open letter by Alfred de Zayas / Yellow (...)

«Current Concerns», n°5, March 5, 2019

The Munich Security Conference 2019

Zurich (Switzerland) | 7 March 2019

Come down from your high horse! A review of the Munich Security Conference 2019, by Karl Müller / Peace treaty with the Taliban. Admission of defeat by the USA, by Albert A. Stahel / US and EU bury the INF treaty, by Manlio Dinucci / Are the US planning to attack Iran? / Dubious elections in (...)

«Current Concerns», n°4, February 21, 2019

The project of a Swiss-EU agreement

Zurich (Switzerland) | 21 February 2019

Institutional framework agreement as an instrument of European state-building. Prominent Swiss figures on the framework agreement, by Marianne Wüthrich / The planned attack on the “Caribbean Basin”, by Thierry Meyssan / War is getting more likely – who will counteract this development?, by (...)

«Current Concerns», n°3, February 5, 2019

Venezuela attacked

Zurich (Switzerland) | 5 February 2019

“The United States government must cease interfering in Venezuela’s internal politics”. Solutions can only be brought about through negotiation. Open Letter by Noam Chomsky, Laura Carlsen, Miguel Tinker Salas, Greg Grandin, Alfred de Zayas / US attempted coup in Venezuela violates (...)

«Current Concerns», n°2, January 23, 2019

Interpreting History

Zurich (Switzerland) | 29 January 2019

War and peace. The tasks of the historical sciences, by Wolfgang van Biezen / 1244 – A Key to Peace in Europe. Defending Serbia’s right to the province of Kosovo and Metohija, by Marina Colic / The yellow vests movement or the unhealed wound of the 2005 referendum, by Arnaud Benedetti / (...)

«Current Concerns», n°1, January 11, 2019

France — Revolt of the common people

Zurich (Switzerland) | 29 January 2019

Yellow Vests: Future scenario, by Myret Zaki / Urgent search for an industrial policy! by Jacques Myard / “The Italians would like to decide for themselves how to live”. Direct democracy of Switzerland is a landmark for the new Italy / The United States refuse to fight for the transnational (...)

«Current Concerns», n°27-28, December 11, 2018

The Kerch provocation

Zurich (Switzerland) | 14 December 2018

Ukraine stages new provocation in Kerch Strait: pursuing hidden agenda, by Peter Korzun / Once again the escalation is taken to a higher level. German-French arbitration offers not credible, by Karl Müller / When you want to sanction states, you call them “terrorists”, by Thierry Meyssan / (...)

«Current Concerns», n°26, November 28, 2018

Migrations as weapons of war

Zurich (Switzerland) | 14 December 2018

For a factual clarification of history, causes and effects of migration. A new book by Hannes Hofbauer, An Interview with Hannes Hofbauer / Sustainability and free trade – No to one-way liberalisation. Consistent approach to sustainable development, by Schweizerische Vereinigung für einen (...)

«Current Concerns», n°25, November 14, 2018

Can international agreements override the Constitution?

Zurich (Switzerland) | 14 December 2018

Self-determination – a human right, by Erika Vögeli / Accepting the self-determination initiative means strengthening direct democracy, by René Roca / Politics going over everybody’s head. With its hasty approval of the UN migration pact, the Bundesrat is losing its grip on reality / The UN (...)

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