Once, they were the emancipating free spirits. Today, they want to rule everything. A short history of the left's descent into hell, particularly in Germany, but also to some extent in Switzerland.
The history of Swiss political parties is rich and complex. However, it reveals a certain continuity through which they learn to renew themselves as direct democracy, and the evolution of society it often reflects, impose new themes on their agendas.
As if its lacklustre sporting results weren't enough, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) finds itself in open conflict with Paris City Council over its stadium. And not just over money.
Systemic racism« is rife in Switzerland. At least, that's the view of the Swiss Confederation, which has published a report on the subject. According to Olivier Delacrétaz, editor of »La Nation«, the effects of this postulate, which is not based on any evidence, could be counter-productive.
In recent years, climate activists have regularly taken public space hostage. It doesn't seem to bother them that this form of action is having difficulty winning over the general public: by their own admission, they don't want to rally.
We often talk about the Vatican's internal affairs, but less about its international activities. Yet the Holy See's diplomacy can count on the world's most effective network to carry out its very special mission in the concert of states.
In search of international recognition for several years, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, freshly re-elected head of the Republic of Turkey, is leading his country down the path of an ambiguous foreign policy.
Inherited from the era of great power struggles in the 19th century, neutrality helped Switzerland through the wars of the following century. Since then, however, the country has failed to establish a new doctrinaire basis for its foreign policy.
In Switzerland, there is a growing tendency to relativize neutrality by using vague adjectives and linking it to defense alliances. This is a sign of inconsistency and a lack of historical awareness.