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• The West's TERRIBLE Dilemma Hits Hard | Dr. Ladislav Zemanek

  Dr. Ladislav Zemánek assesses Russia’s shifting foreign relations, arguing that Moscow pursues pragmatic, contract-driven engagement rather than ideological expansion. He situates Russo-Japanese tensions within deep historical memory and current geopolitics, noting limited but possible energy and ec

• Eurasia Rising: The Partnership that Changes the World | Yevgeny Pavlov

  Yevgeny Pavlov assesses the evolving Russo‑Chinese partnership as a pragmatic, strategically important “better than a treaty” relationship rather than a formal military alliance. Reporting from Beijing, he emphasizes stable, deepening economic ties—especially energy flows—driven by mutual benefit an

• Switzerland Fights Genocide—With Art in Zurich | Geri Müller

  Geri Müller discusses an art initiative in Zurich responding to the war in Gaza.

  Geri Müller argues that the Palestine Arts Film Festival in Zürich uses cinema to correct widespread Swiss misconceptions about Palestinians and to humanize their experiences amid the 2023–26 violence. Drawing on surveys showing low public knowledge, Müller explains the festival’s origin (first held

• Ukraine Proxy War End Game Begins, Collective West Total Panic | Alex Christoforou

  Alex Christoforou argues that Europe’s Ukraine-first escalation exposes deeper fractures within the transatlantic order: elite networks in Brussels and NATO prioritize sustaining U.S. engagement and centralizing authority in Brussels, even as frontline setbacks reveal the limits of that strategy. He

• Europe's War Mentality Goes CRAZY: Switzerland Proofs It | Alberto Togni

  Alberto Togni examines Swiss public debate over neutrality and European security.

  Alberto Togni contends that Switzerland’s proposed constitutional neutrality is a pragmatic rebuttal to Europe’s growing “war mentality” and the normalization of alignment with NATO and the EU. He argues from a Marxist and sovereignty-based perspective that codified neutrality—prohibiting NATO membe

• The Greatest Foreign Policy Dilemma Yet | Ex-Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey

  Former Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey discusses major foreign-policy choices for Switzerland.

  Micheline Calmy-Rey argues that Swiss neutrality remains a valuable asset but faces conceptual and practical strain in a changed international order. Drawing on her 2003 experience during the Iraq war, she distinguishes between the narrow legal rules of neutrality (Hague conventions) and a broader p

• 🚨 Next Escalation: USA Out of Options, Iran's New Zero-Tolerance Strategy | Dr. Arta Moeini

  Dr. Arta Moeini argues that the current Iran–US confrontation has entered a protracted, high-stakes phase in which Iranian leadership consolidation and shifts in strategy signal a rejection of Washington’s hybrid coercion. She contends US attempts to restore a January 2026 status quo—via naval block

• NATO Destroys Switzerland: End of Neutrality | Rafael Lutz

  Rafael Lutz argues that closer NATO ties would reshape Switzerland’s neutrality.

  Rafael Lutz contends that a powerful transatlantic network is reshaping Swiss foreign and security policy, eroding traditional neutrality. Drawing on his book Das NATO‑Netzwerk in der Schweiz, he documents how pro‑NATO actors in administration, the VBS (Defence Department), think tanks, expert commi

• NATO's New Plans To Destroy Russia | Prof. Jeffrey Sachs

  Jeffrey Sachs contends that the Ukraine conflict is fundamentally a long-running U.S. proxy war aimed at preserving American primacy through NATO expansion. Tracing policy continuity from the 1990s (and earlier) he argues Western leaders abandoned post‑Cold War commitments to Russia, provoking confr

• NATO's Crazy Long Term Planning for Proxy Wars | Stas Krapivnik

  Stas Krapivnik contends that U.S. strategy toward Iran reflects cyclical impulsivity, performative rhetoric, and overreliance on sanctions that historically fail without coordinated backing from China and Russia. He argues Iran’s long-term sanction resilience, domestic industrial capacity, and integ

• What Really Happened In Yugoslavia | Douglas Macgregor & David Gibbs

  At the heart of the exchange is a contested reinterpretation of the 1990s Yugoslav wars and NATO’s interventions. Douglas Macgregor, drawing on his operational role within NATO, portrays Kosovo as a politicized, pretext-driven campaign shaped by planners who favored air power, regime change, and cre

• New Red Scare Destroys NATO, US Turns Against Europe, Iran Wins | Pietro Shakarian

  Pietro Shakarian contends that the United States’ “third Red Scare” functions to suppress dissent—especially on foreign policy—and signals imperial decline as Washington lashes out unpredictably in the Middle East. He argues Trump’s rhetoric and actions (threats toward Iran and Oman, seizure of jour

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