Morality and international politics do not mix easily. For good reason. War is the distinguishing trait of relations among states. And war is all about killing and maiming other human beings. Of course, war is episodic rather than continuous. But the ubiquity of conflict situations remains the hallmark of inter-state relations. Violence is omnipresent – in mind if not in act.
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A group of engaged citizens in Switzerland has started the process for a political initiative with the goal of writing a definition of the country’s signature foreign policy into its constitution. If the initiative is signed by 100’000 eligible voters by May 2024, this will lead to a mandatory referendum in a few years time….
Deutsch / Français / Italiano / English Date: January 10, 2024To sign, please enter your information here: https://forms.gle/WEBf7toCUtmof1hc8 The initiative “Preservation of Swiss Neutrality,” launched in 2022, is being denounced in many media outlets and by some members of the Left and Green parties as a right-wing or populist attempt at isolationism. We disagree: as supporters…
Deutsch / Français / Italiano / English Data: 10 gennaio 2024Per firmare, inserisci i tuoi dati qui: https://forms.gle/WEBf7toCUtmof1hc8 L’iniziativa “Salvaguardia della neutralità svizzera”, lanciata nel 2022, è stata etichettata dai media e da una parte della Sinistra e dei Verdi come un tentativo della destra populista di isolare il Paese. Noi dissentiamo da questa interpretazione: in…
Deutsch / Français / Italiano / English Date: 10 Janvier 2024Pour signer, veuillez vous inscrire ici: https://forms.gle/WEBf7toCUtmof1hc8 Lancée en 2022, l’initiative populaire «Sauvegarder la neutralité suisse» a été perçue par de nombreux médias et une partie de la gauche et des Verts comme une tentative populiste d’isoler le pays. Militants de gauche et écologistes, nous nous opposons…
Deutsch / Français / Italiano / English Datum: 10. Januar, 2024Zur Mitzeichnung tragen Sie sich bitte hier ein: https://forms.gle/WEBf7toCUtmof1hc8 Die 2022 lancierte Initiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität» wird in vielen Medien und von einem Teil der Linken und Grünen als ein rechtspopulistischer Versuch zum Isolationismus gebrandmarkt. Wir widersprechen: Als Linke und Grüne begrüssen und unterstützen wir…
