by Johann Aeschlimann | Nov 3, 2026 | America, letters
Two journalists from Geneva, Philippe Mottaz (very old friend), and Stéphane Bussard (Le Temps) are writing a running commentary on the Trump presidency in the form of a letter exchange. They have invited me to join. I write in English; they translate into French....
by Johann Aeschlimann | Sep 30, 2026 | America, letters
Two journalists from Geneva, Philippe Mottaz (very old friend), and Stéphane Bussard (Le Temps) are writing a running commentary on the Trump presidency in the form of a letter exchange. They have invited me to join. I write in English; they translate into French. My...
by Johann Aeschlimann | Sep 20, 2026 | America
Two journalists from Geneva, Philippe Mottaz (very old friend), and Stéphane Bussard (Le Temps) are writing a running commentary on the Trump presidency in the form of a letter exchange. They have invited me to join. I write in English; they translate into French. My...
by Johann Aeschlimann | Aug 27, 2026 | America
In the past ten years there was a lot of talk about the „green new deal“, meaning the transitioning from a fossil-based to a carbon-free economy, and President Joe Biden was able to get congressional approval for a slimmed-down version. This is history. The „green new...
by Johann Aeschlimann | Jul 21, 2026 | America
The second half of Switzerland’s chairpersonship of OSCE, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, has begun. OSCE expert Walter Kemp, a Canadian based in Vienna, assesses the state of play. He does not exclude that the prospect of a military...
by Johann Aeschlimann | Apr 1, 2026 | America
Is the Caudillo limping? There is a current in the punditry – all the stronger, the further away from the empire the opining takes place – that President Trump is losing grip on his flock, but in our homegrown circle of Trumpists no fissures are apparent. Criticism of...