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by Frank Bergman*
(21 August 2026) One of the world’s leading digital forensics experts is sounding the alarm after admitting that artificial intelligence (AI) has become so powerful that even seasoned specialists can no longer reliably tell what is real and what is fake.
by Ralph Bosshard*
(21 August 2026) It is in keeping with the tradition of security policy debate in Switzerland that members of the Federal Parliament deal with issues of national defence almost exclusively when decisions on armaments programmes are to be made. What is new, however, is that heads of departments outside this field now feel they must also intervene in the debate on weapons systems.1 One would hope that the focus would be on questions regarding the actual military threat, possible scenarios and courses of action for the Swiss Confederation as a whole.
by Thomas Scherr*
(21 August 2026) Opinions about “Russia” and “Putin” are shaped by the media and mass psychology. Everyone now “knows” what they are supposed to think.
In Germany, public sentiment is – once again – being whipped up to the point of war hysteria. Top-down. “Putin is on the verge of reaching Berlin”. It is not the level-headed voices, but the hysterical ones that are being echoed in the media. This is exactly what has happened before… It smells of war.
by Carl Bossard*
(14 August 2026) (Journal21) As the new school year begins, attention turns to new skills, digital opportunities and the demands of a changing world. Yet before children can think for themselves, make judgements and take on responsibility, they need something more fundamental: a foundation. Freedom grows out of experience, guidance and trust.
by Daniel Funk*
(14 August 2026) Left-wing organisations are campaigning for the neutrality initiative through a new pacifist and internationalist support committee. The focus is on peace, non-alignment and an independent Swiss foreign policy.
by Philipp Gut*
(14 August 2026) Neutrality is a core value of Switzerland. And what are the political elites doing? They are wilfully destroying it. The Federal Council has fallen prey to a preposterous line of reasoning and now believes that the security of the country and its people can only be guaranteed by joining forces with NATO and the EU – an epoch-making fallacy.