Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions
When Vice President JD Vance criticized his German hosts last week for sidelining far-right parties, he did not mention by name the Alternative for Germany, known as the AfD. But…
Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions
When Vice President JD Vance criticized his German hosts last week for sidelining far-right parties, he did not mention by name the Alternative for Germany, known as the AfD. But…
‘Here lives the monster’s brain’: the man who exposed Switzerland’s dirty secrets | Switzerland
In early 1964, Jean Ziegler, a young Swiss politician, received a phone call from a man claiming to represent Ernesto “Che” Guevara, the Cuban revolutionary and minister of industry. Che…
Edith Mathis, Radiant Swiss Soprano, Is Dead at 86
“When I try a role, if I feel it’s too heavy for me then I will never do it,” she told Mr. Duffie. “I might just wait perhaps until later,…
Jean Ziegler: The Tireless Critic of Switzerland’s Role in Global Exploitation
For over six decades, Jean Ziegler has relentlessly exposed the mechanisms by which Switzerland has facilitated and profited from global wrongdoing. As a sociologist, writer, politician, and United Nations official,…
As Trump Takes Office, Zelensky Urges Europe to Stand Firm Against Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday that it was time for Europe to stand strong and remain united as the United States installs…
Europe Braces for a New Trump Era, Uncertain About What It Means
As Donald J. Trump took the oath of office in Washington on Monday, the crowd at a jam-packed party held by Ukrainian business groups in Davos, Switzerland, intently watched the…