by Prof. Glenn Diesen,* Norway
(27 February 2026) (CH-S) Using his home country as an example, the author shows how Norwegian elites secured and continue to seek to secure power and high salaries under the guise of woke “humanitarian” networks. Criticism of this is considered treason. Hopefully, objective and well-documented analyses will soon be published from other countries.
by Karin Leukefeld,* Beirut
(27 February 2026) For the sixth time in a year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has travelled to Washington to dissuade US President Donald Trump from reaching a diplomatic agreement with Iran on its nuclear programme. The hasty day trip did not produce the result Netanyahu had hoped for, according to the internet platform “Al Monitor”, quoting the US President after the nearly three-hour meeting between the two.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs* & Sybil Fares**
(20 February 2026) The Middle East stands at a crossroads between endless war and comprehensive peace. A framework for peace does exists. Will the US finally seize it?
by Caitlin Johnstone,* Australia
(13 February 2026) Speaking before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explicitly stated that the US deliberately caused a financial crisis in Iran with the goal of fomenting civil unrest in the country.
from “Hungary today”
(6 February 2026) (CH-S) The EU Commission is acting dictatorially. It wants to incur debts for the war in Ukraine, which current and future generations of EU member states will have to pay off. Hungary is even receiving instructions from the EU Commission on which social benefits to cut and where further savings should be made. This report on the news portal “Hungary today” is documented by “Swiss Standpoint”.
Jeffrey D. Sachs* & Sybil Fares**
(6 February 2026) The question is not if the US and Israel will attack Iran, but when. In the nuclear age, the US refrains from all-out war, since it can easily lead to nuclear escalation. Instead, the US and Israel are waging war against Iran through a combination of crushing economic sanctions,1 targeted military strikes, cyberwarfare, stoking unrest, and unrelenting misinformation campaigns. This combination strategy is called “hybrid warfare.”