Social issues

Swiss school system at the limit – everyone is losing out

Personal report of a teacher

by Vanessa Pestalozzi,* Switzerland

(18 October 2023) A lot of time and money, energy and personnel are invested in integrating children with behavioural problems or special needs in schools. A whole army of professionals takes care of them. For children without special needs and without behavioural problems, there is not much time and energy left; integration “at any price” is usually at their expense. And at the expense of teachers who coordinate the special settings.

Sweden during the Pandemic – Pariah or Paragon?

An assessment of Swedish COVID policy

by Johan Norberg,* Sweden

(10 October 2023) During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden stood out from other countries, stubbornly refusing lockdowns, school closures, and mask mandates. This was highly controversial and many outsiders saw it as a dangerous gamble with human lives. From a Swedish perspective, however, it looked like it was other countries that were engaging in a dangerous experiment.

How the WHO, Gates and BlackRock want to take over the world

by Beatrix von Storch,* Deutschland

(10 October 2023) Largely unnoticed by the public, the World Health Organization (WHO) is working to significantly expand its powers and usurp far-reaching control through
the back door. Alternative for Germany Deputy Chair in the Bundestag Beatrix von Storch reveals the US billionaires behind it and who bought whom.

Social cuts and rearmament

Economic and social consequences of the war policy in Germany

by Sevim Dagdelen,* Germany

(26 September 2023) (Edit.) Under the motto "Win the peace and the future, not the war", the Cologne Peace Forum invited to a discussion event on 1 September 2023.

The occasion was the World Day of Peace. In front of a packed hall, the member of the Bundestag Sevim Dagdelen ("Die Linke") gave an impressive speech. She clearly spoke out against the Russia sanctions and an escalation of war through further arms deliveries. She strongly advocated a diplomatic solution to the war.

A negotiated peace between Ukraine and Russia is possible!

On the proposal by retired General Harald Kujat, Prof. Peter Brandt, Prof. Hajo Funke and Prof. Horst Teltschik

by Robert Seidel

(19 September 2023) Since August 25th, the German federal government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz has had a veritable proposal for a negotiated peace between Ukraine and Russia. Now it's up to the German government to get serious. Is the German government willing and able to initiate a peace process within the EU and NATO for the interests of the population?

European commonalities and perspectives

Culture as the basis for peace and prosperity

by Wolfgang Bittner,* Germany

(12 September 2023) After a few years of thaw in German-Russian relations and an initially still pale sun of peace and prosperity had penetrated the dark clouds, there is once again an acute cold war due to the war in Ukraine after 24 February 2022, which can quickly turn into a hot war. Aggression that threatens the very existence of Europe continues to be fomented, Russia is permanently provoked, and it does not look as if this tragedy of the century will soon come to an end and the peoples of Europe will return to their commonalities. At present, the opposite is the case; strong centrifugal forces and divergent political ideas are increasingly leading to conflicts, also within the European states.