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by Guy Mettan,* Geneva
(22 November 2024) Next time you travel to Lhasa, be sure to visit the Museum of Modern Art. Climb the often narrow and steep stairs of the White and Red Potala Palace, light a candle made from yak butter in front of one of the thousands of painted Buddhas of the Jokhang. They are to Lhasa what Versailles and Notre Dame are to Paris.
by René Zeyer*
(22 November 2024) There is a lot that speaks for it, but one thing speaks against it: The greed of the Kelleher-Ermotti duo. Or are the two of them making a cucumber salad out of the state? UBS has become a monster bank after the incorporation of Credit Suisse at a bargain price. It is not only “much too big to fail”. With total assets twice the size of Switzerland’s GDP, it poses the greatest threat to the existence of the Swiss Confederation since the Second World War. Evidently, there is no awareness of this problem at the top management level – or it is being ignored deliberately.
by M. K. Bhadrakumar,* India
(22 November 2024) The election victory of Donald Trump in the November 5 election is being perceived in the West Asian region with growing anxiety as presaging the US aligning one hundred percent with the Zionist project for Greater Israel.
by Prof. Dr. Pascal Lottaz,* Japan
(15 November 2024) (CH-S) While in the motherland of neutrality policy, Switzerland, the neutrality of the country is being violated by a reckless foreign policy, at the other end of the world a Swiss citizen, Pascal Lottaz, is holding an international scientific conference on this topic. It shows us that neutrality is by no means obsolete, but a precious asset that must be achieved and maintained for the benefit of all, worldwide. Below, we present a written report by the conference chair, Pascal Lottaz.
by Alfred de Zayas,* Geneva
(15 November 2024) The UNESCO Constitution,1 adopted in London on 16 November 1945, places great importance on the dialogue of civilizations and the necessity of mutual respect for the promotion of peace and prosperity through enhanced educational, scientific and cultural cooperation. The Constitution, which has been amended and strengthened over the years, promotes learning about other cultures and trying to understand the perspectives of other peoples, always recognizing our commonalities as human beings and our responsibility vis-à-vis the common heritage of mankind.
by Jan Oberg,* Sweden
(15 November 2024) South Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand sent their defence ministers to a NATO meeting on 24 October 2024. While their heads of state and others have attended before, this was the first time these countries’ defence ministers joined.