by Michael Felten, Cologne
(17 July 2021) A personal standpoint of German-Russian relations, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the German invasion of the Soviet Union – inspired by a visit to Saint Petersburg. In view of the current anti-Russian warmongering of media and politics, it is above all the numerous peace initiatives of citizens that can save an understanding between the peoples.
Statement from Robert Mardini, the director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross, after his visit to Israel and occupied Palestinian territories
(15 July 2021) I visited Gaza yesterday [2 June], and the south of Israel today [3 June]. The trauma in this region grows after each new round of hostilities. People remain wary of what's to come.
by Kishore Mahbubani,* Singapore
(13 July 2021) A major geopolitical contest has broken out between US and China. This is not surprising. Whenever the world’s number one emerging power (today, China), is about to overtake the world’s number one power (today, USA), a geopolitical struggle breaks out between the two, as I document in the book “Has China Won?”.
by Guy Mettan, independent journalist, Geneva
(24 June 2021) The cheers about the excellence of the Swiss welcome and preparation and the blah blah blah about the return of the United States to the international stage were no doubt justified, but they failed to show why the June 16 meeting between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden was important. Let us attempt an analysis.
by M. K. Bhadrakumar*
(24 June 2021) On the diplomatic stage, there is nothing to beat Russian-American summits in sheer theatrics. When the leaders of the two most powerful nuclear powers on earth sit face to face, anything can happen.
by Wolfgang Effenberger*
(18 June 2021) An unscrupulous “elite” of NATO strategists, global financial and economic oligarchs is plunging Europe and Russia into war. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO has expanded more and more towards Russia, contrary to the agreements made. The culmination of this expansion was the 2014 coup in Ukraine, which was clearly engineered by the United States to the tune of five billion dollars.