Part II - The Vanishing Newsroom: The Collapse of Journalism’s Business Model Threatens Democracy open.substack.com/pub/edwardgira… This three-part series is also published by Global Geneva magazine.

Re-published in Substack, here is Part III: Rebuilding Trust - How Journalism Can Survive the Age of Disinformation open.substack.com/pub/edwardgira…

Part II - Adapting to a Melting World: Reinventing Life and Tourism in the Alps open.substack.com/pub/edwardgira…

The latest Global Geneva newsletter with inspiring articles on the plight of journalism andwhat to do to save it; plus the threat of climate change for the Alps and winter resorts. …xanders-newsletter-211c56.beehiiv.com/p/trusted-jour…

Excellent MoneyTrail piece in Global Geneva by investigative author/journalist Mark Schapiro on Stalin repression of credible science - significant concern for what Trump's (and Kennedy's) quackery is doing in the United States re science and health...global-geneva.com/development/sc…

Lysa Hieber, former MASH nurse during the Iraq war, who died August 2 helping flood victims in Texas. Another moving story on what it means to help others. We're setting up an annual scholarship for street children in Bangkok where Lysa also worked. dallasexpress.com/.../selfless-t…

Finally, a glimmer of hope for parents, teachers and our kids - an apparent disenchantment with social media among Gen Z......global-geneva.com/culture/youth/… Could this result in more reading of books and pursuit of personal social activities rather than enslavement to smart phones...

For the International Geneva community, please join this non-partisan protest against the imposition of ICE on the Winter Olympics in Milan....Wednesday, 4 February 1200-1400 hours at the Chair, Place des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. All welcome... 📷

Highly experienced and credible journalists and foreign correspondents with crucial historical context report real stories as opposed to often poorly informed - and manipulated - social media...See William Dowell's perceptive piece in Global Geneva global-geneva.com/global-issues/…

Expatriate Americans demonstrate against ICE at the Olympics...Global Geneva article on uncomfortable comparisons with past and present paramilitary organizations. global-geneva.com/global-issues/…

We have created the Lysa Hieber Scholarship to give one street child education and a safe home at the Mercy Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, where Lysa volunteered. Lysa died unexpectedly on August 2, 2025, helping Texas flood victims. See lysahieberscholarship.org

Israel's Banning of MSF from Gaza and the West Bank: An Ongoing Disregard for Humanity global-geneva.com/development/hu…

Israel's Banning of MSF from Gaza and the West Bank: An Ongoing Disregard for Humanity published with Global Geneva. open.substack.com/pub/edwardgira…

War is so easy. See Global Geneva piece by veteran foreign correspondent Bill Dowell on Iran. Fortunately, there are still a few good reporters who have a sense of historical context of past conflicts from Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq...global-geneva.com/global-issues/…

With the Geneva Book Fair, please find our "Zanzibar Cafe - Where Maps End and Journeys Begin" podcast interview lnkd.in/dKYF3pKr and Global Geneva story lnkd.in/dXWaCdq2 with James Daunt, CEO Barnes & Noble and Waterstones, on the rise of global book sales

Latest Global Geneva Newsletter is out and focusing on books - and, sadly, war. …xanders-newsletter-211c56.beehiiv.com/p/reading-and-…

My article on the Trump administration's foolhardy and uninformed decision to close the US Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, at a time when America needs such institutions most. global-geneva.com/global-issues/…

Closing America's Consulate in Peshawar: A Further Erosion of US Soft Power open.substack.com/pub/edwardgira…

Another perceptive piece by William Dowell in Global Geneva on the Trump regime's failure to understand Iran...or war. global-geneva.com/global-issues/…

See Global Geneva article in English and French on UN humanitarian and human rights leaders lambasting Israel for institutionalising torture against the Palestinians. global-geneva.com/global-issues/…