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“Joint Declaration of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on the Formation of a Multipolar World and International Relations of a New Type”
(29 May 2026) (CH-S). Against the backdrop of the volatile situation in the Strait of Hormuz, two high-level meetings took place in quick succession in Beijing in May, which could signal a short-term shift in international politics but also pave the way for a long-term realignment.
by Professor Dr Hans Köchler*, President of the International Progress Organization (I.P.O.)
(22 May 2026) (CH-S) With scholarly precision, Professor Dr Hans Köchler sets out the connection between peoples’ right to development and their right to peace. Against the backdrop of the West’s current power politics, he argues that the self-interests of states must be defined in the context of their reciprocity, so that all people worldwide may be granted their most fundamental rights. In doing so, he draws upon the prevailing norms of international law.
Below we reproduce the author’s impressive keynote speech, which he delivered at the Forum of the “Palais des Nations” in Geneva on 1 April 2026.
by Philipp Loretz*
(22 May 2026) (CH-S) It’s common knowledge: schools in German-speaking countries are on a downward trajectory that threatens to turn into a nosedive. Warnings from the field have so far gone unheeded by the self-referential education bureaucracy. That is set to change soon.
On 27 April 2026 an inter-cantonal group comprising teachers, school leaders, experts in educational science, child and adolescent psychology, and politics presented a manifestoA and invited the public to the press conference “Turning point in education – the courage to change course.B
Below you will find the statement from Philipp Loretz, President of the Baselland Teachers’ Association (LVB). As a practitioner, he presents seven proposals for a change of course.
by Colonel Jacques Baud,* Brussels
(22 May 2026) (CH-S) Switzerland has lost credibility as a mediator. On 25 April, in an opening address delivered online to the general meeting of the association “bene.swiss.ch”,1 Jacques Baud called for a return to an active neutrality that serves others.
by Thomas Oysmüller*
(15 May 2026) (CH-S) Through the rose-tinted glasses of the Swiss media, the EU appears as a harmless but agreeable “partner” which, whilst having its minor issues, is on the whole reliable. Unfortunately, this picture does not correspond with the rapid developments taking place in Brussels.
by Alfred de Zayas,* Geneva
(15 May 2026) A detached observer who wants to assess where countries stand on fundamental issues of human rights, international law, peace, development and multilateralism need only look at the voting record of States at the United Nations Security Council, General Assembly, Human Rights Council and other international agencies.