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IALANA-Statement*
(23 August 2024) On 6 August 1945, a US atomic bomb with an explosive force of 16kt TNT, known as “Little Boy”, struck Hiroshima. It is estimated that 140,000 people died. Three days later, on 9 August 1945, “Fat Man”, a US plutonium bomb, was dropped on Nagasaki. It took an estimated 80,000 lives. The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were completely destroyed.
by Philipp Gut*
(23 August 2024) A Swiss primary school textbook subjects pupils to a climate attitude test. Miles away from any scientific basis.
Analysis by Pascal Lottaz,* Neutrality Studies, Kyoto, Japan
(23 August 2024) (CH-S) The Swiss historian and professor of international relations, Pascal Lottaz, analyses the fundamental dimensions of the opinion of the “International Court of Justice” (ICJ) of 19 July 2024 regarding the occupation of Palestinian territories by Israel. After a written introduction by the author, we reproduce the content of his English-language video contribution.
by Karin Leukefeld,* 31 July 2024
(16 August 2024) Travelling to the south of Lebanon requires some preparation. Lebanon and Israel have been at war for decades and there is no official border. The dividing line between the territory that Israel claims for itself – which Lebanon does not recognise – is marked with blue barrels placed there by the UN. They mark the “Blue Line”, a ceasefire line controlled by UNIFIL, a UN Interim Force for Lebanon.
The report is based on the author’s research in southern Lebanon on 18 July 2024.
by “Hungary Today”
(16 August 2024) (CH-S) In the Swiss media landscape, you hardly ever hear about the problems that individual European Union (EU) states have with the Brussels headquarters. Not without reason, as dissonance with the EU is currently not opportune in the Swiss mainstream media landscape – while Swiss voters are being forced to swallow even closer ties with the EU.
by Leo Ensel*
(16 August 2024) Since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, 79 years ago, humanity as a whole has been killable. The “New Thinking” that followed from this realisation and was co-developed by Mikhail Gorbachev therefore placed the survival of humanity at the centre of political action. Today, a renaissance, a “New Thinking 2.0”, is more necessary than ever!