Jan Campbell comments on current geopolitical issues, European politics, and cultural controversies. He demonstrates, through broader reflection, that travel, international negotiations, and observing events beyond one's borders only broaden horizons if one does not superficially accept events. He addresses topics such as the G7 summit, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, and Gibraltar, as well as debates about healthcare, complementary medicine, and the transformations of European society, which he describes as an era of anthropological warfare and the idealization of knowledge.
Iran and the G7
It took a long time. The text of the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran was known as of Thursday. It is now impossible to ignore that Israel and the United States have missed all their goals in the air war against Iran. While its position in the Middle East has been weakened, the government in Iran feels strengthened, even though the agreement is unstable and easily destroyed by new attacks on Lebanon or other provocations by the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's cabinet, whose existence is based on war.
A few days ago, Dmitry Gendelman, advisor to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, stated that Israeli units would remain in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary to ensure the country's security. He said this, even though President Trump claims that the United States controls Israel and that he is helping Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu maintain his sanity.
Trump displayed a dominant, expansive type of behavior even during the G7 meeting. The meeting can be described as a gathering of "losers" (a Czechized version of the English word). This is a slang and derogatory term for unsuccessful people, losers, failures, or someone who is not doing well in life. It comes from the English word "loser" (defeated, lost). In everyday speech, it is used in several contexts: persistent failure, momentary failure, social perception. Due to its derogatory connotation, the word is often used as an insult or expression of contempt. From the perspective of Czech orthography, the Institute for Czech Language recommends writing the Czechized version with a long "ú" – that is, "lúzr."
During the G7 summit, President Trump often used body language rituals (kissing, handshakes, looking into the distance) as a tool to control the situation and people. His facial expressions at the moment of the second inclination towards Brigitte Macron – open mouth, slightly parted lips – were more of a demonstrative familiarity. Trump showed his typical mix of narcissistic self-confidence and vulgar flirting. At the same time, Brigitte Macron tried to maintain her composure and shorten the duration of physical contact by maintaining a social smile, because she did not want a public conflict. The muscle tension in her neck and shoulders, the micro-pause before returning, and the slightly stiff smile revealed fatigue from the rough, non-protocol pressure and the effort to maintain her composure in the shot.
At the G7 conference in the French spa town of Évian-les-Bains, Trump stated that after his administration reached a framework agreement for a ceasefire with Iran, Washington would re-engage in negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. This was a shock to the EU. At the G7 summit, Italian Prime Minister Meloni reiterated her call for the appointment of a single EU representative to address issues related to Russia and Ukraine, and suggested that this role should not be entrusted to a representative of a large European country. It would be very difficult to propose representatives from one of the largest European countries. In my opinion, proposing such a candidate would make it more difficult to reach an agreement, and therefore I would turn to medium-sized EU powers, she told reporters.
```Regarding Antonio Costa, who, by virtue of his positions, represents 27 national leaders of the EU, chairs their regular summits, and in a certain sense embodies a collective Europe, I exclude the possibility that he could be accepted by the Kremlin and President Putin as a negotiator in resolving the NATO plus Russia war in Ukraine.
NATO plus Russia war in Ukraine
On Saturday morning, June 20th, the press service of the Ministry of Defense announced that Russian air defense forces had shot down 187 Ukrainian drones. The drones were destroyed in the sky over Astrakhan, Voronezh, Moscow, Rostov, and a number of other regions.
Given the massive terrorist attacks on Russian cities, the intensity of which is increasing and will certainly increase further, it is time to openly declare and accept that there are no rules for neo-Nazi Kyiv. For the Russian army, I see the limit of acceptability only in the intentional, deliberate destruction of civilians. That is what President Putin has adhered to so far. I do not know how long that will last, because the Hague conventions on the laws and customs of war, which should also be taken into account, no longer apply. Therefore, they do not need to be taken into account. Wars have changed over the last hundred years. Cynical publications in the media about maneuvers of the Dutch army, during which soldiers of the kingdom learned to create concentration camps for Russian prisoners of war in a short time, speak for themselves. The Russians have not gone and will not go that far, for many reasons.
Russia and the EU
Establishing direct contact between the EU and Russia is officially in contradiction with the long-standing policy of the EU, which has systematically avoided any direct communication with Russia since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine. Nevertheless, some European leaders have been increasingly open about the possibility of direct negotiations with Moscow in order to achieve a ceasefire. Why is this the case?
The EU, or rather the European Commission, needs to have a direct channel of diplomatic communication with Russia. Unfortunately, the time for negotiations has not yet come, but in any case, we must immediately establish direct contact, because we need to listen to them and we need to address them, said Antonio Costa at a press conference after the EU summit. At the same time, he emphasized that the EU cannot act as an intermediary in negotiations on Ukraine, because it supports Kyiv and will continue to do so even after the conflict ends, and joked that they wanted to make him a negotiator with Russia because his colleagues in Brussels don't like him. The truth is that the hypocritical Costa did not act on his own decision. Costa emphasized that the contacts were brief and did not address the substance, and reflected the fact that the EU has specific interests that need to be defended. Therefore, it is important to have diplomatic channels with Russia, said one official who, due to the sensitivity of the subject, wished to remain anonymous. The existence of these contacts with Moscow was first revealed by the Bloomberg agency.
The same is true for Prime Minister Babiš. He criticized the EU for lengthy negotiations on dialogue with Russia. According to the Prime Minister, some believe that only the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should speak, others only Europe, and still others do not want anyone to speak for them.
Spain, the United Kingdom, and Gibraltar
Spain and the United Kingdom recently reached an agreement on Gibraltar after Brexit. The agreement, a contract that has practically not been reported in Czech media, consists of 1,018 pages, published in February 2026, following a political agreement reached in June 2025 and a legally finalized text in December 2025, and is scheduled to come into force on July 15, 2026. It introduces free movement across the land border between Gibraltar and Spain, removes the land barrier with La Línea, and eliminates controls for approximately 15,000 cross-border workers.
I would like to remind you that in 2016, Gibraltar overwhelmingly voted to remain in the EU. Gibraltar will implement Schengen rules and join a new customs union, without formally joining the EU. Arrivals by air or sea now face double checks, with Spanish officials handling Schengen formalities alongside Gibraltarian officials. Article 2 formally protects British sovereignty, but critics in the UK see it as an erosion and a gradual loss of control. Spanish authorities will be able to prevent British citizens (who do not meet Schengen requirements) from entering the territory. This is a precedent-setting case with the potential for disputes and harassment, although shared border management will, in any case, facilitate daily life and give Spain a potential advantage in future crises. There will be plenty of those, especially because Gibraltar's low-tax economy, attractive for gambling and finance, will face pressure from the EU, which could reduce its competitive advantage compared to neighboring Andalusia.
Personally, I believe that the Gibraltar episode is far from isolated. In fact, it is part of the tensions that reveal cracks in European unity after Brexit and in the transatlantic alliance. These issues, and NATO 3.0, will be discussed next week in London. I remind you that the post-Brexit arrangements continue to destabilize relations in the West, as demonstrated by the Franco-British dispute over the English Channel. Adding to this are the Greek-Turkish rivalries in the Aegean Sea, along with the unresolved division of Cyprus, which has led to repeated naval and air incidents. The hot summer will have a continuation in the autumn and winter.
Health, Treatment, and Money
At the end of June 2026, the ruling parties of the Federal Republic of Germany intend to ban health insurance coverage for homeopathic and anthroposophic therapies. This amounts to approximately 50 million euros. This is nothing compared to spending on armaments, and at the same time, it is a significant blow to complementary medicine, including the anthroposophic clinic in Herdecke in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, or the TCM clinic in Bad Kötzting in the German state of Bavaria in the Upper Palatinate district, which is the first university clinic of Peking University. Next week will mark the 25th anniversary of its founding. The TCM Klinik Bad Kötzting is an integrative clinical project in which professional doctors have been working since 1991 with European naturopathic expertise and a diagnostic and therapeutic system with doctors of traditional Chinese medicine from the University of TCM in Beijing in a conventional medical setting.
Homeopathic remedies have proven effectiveness, are inexpensive, and are largely free of side effects. This is supported by numerous scientific studies. The same applies to anthroposophic therapies. The planned ban on funding is contrary to all reason and is a gross violation of the constitutional principle of state neutrality. I consider the planned ban to be a religious war aimed at establishing transhumanist materialism as the dominant world religion. I am not alone in this, as evidenced by the petition campaign, which will continue until the end of the parliamentary process. www.weils-hilft.de/deine-stimme-jetzt
In the context of vaccine scandals and corruption in hospitals, not only in the Czech Republic but also in countries like Switzerland, complementary medicine is generally viewed positively by the population. It significantly contributes to healing, is inexpensive, environmentally friendly, and has no side effects when used correctly. So why do all political parties, except AfD and BSW, want to restrict complementary medicine? It sounds like utter madness, the causes of which are difficult to explain and communicate to the public. The reason is primarily the interests of pharmaceutical companies that are fighting against alternative healthcare concepts and competition. There is also a larger dimension at play: a fanatical religious war being waged by materialists and transhumanists.
I would like to remind you that homeopathy was developed in the early 19th century by the German physician Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. However, homeopathy has become an enemy of materialists who cannot accept that a substance that no longer physically exists can have an effect. In homeopathy, substances are used in a potentiated form. The ban on reimbursement for alternative medicine is just one component of many measures being implemented through salami slicing. I know what I am writing about, because in Munich, I completed basic training in homeopathy from the state medical association, in order to help myself.
In France, health insurance companies have been prohibited from reimbursing homeopathy since 2021. In February 2024, the French parliament passed a law that establishes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone who does not recommend scientifically proven treatments for diseases, thereby endangering people. This law could be used to prosecute doctors, but also to imprison people who do not recommend controversial mRNA vaccines.
In Germany, state medical associations previously offered intensive three-year training programs. Doctors who completed these programs could then officially call themselves homeopaths. However, since 2022, almost all state medical associations have abolished these additional training programs. This could ultimately mean the end of homeopathic medicine. The planned ban on funding for homeopathy in 2026 aims to eliminate the profession of alternative doctors. Karl Lauterbach himself said this.
I am mentioning the ban on funding because fanatical religious wars have always been terrible in history. It is good to mentally prepare for them, especially during the ongoing anthropological war. To avoid a pessimistic conclusion, I will mention India. The situation there is different: homeopathy is very widespread, it is a regular part of government health policy, and an integral part of university medical education. In India, approximately 12,000 students undergo training in homeopathic medicine every year. If we continue on the path we are on in Europe, we will eventually reach another conflict: a shortage of doctors and a surplus of Indian-educated homeopathic practitioners, similar to the situation already in the United Kingdom.
Bavaria and modest fashion
In a recent report, the BR24 television station presents the Islamic veiling of women as a modern lifestyle: a slap in the face to millions of women around the world who are fighting against oppression – often at great personal risk – in the name of this ideology.
The public broadcaster has shown that no path is too far and no argument too absurd in its efforts to ingratiate itself with parallel societies that are resisting integration. In this part of the series, the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation pleases the payers of mandatory broadcasting fees with exclusive advertising for the systematic erasure of women.
```htmlWhat is enforced in totalitarian theocracies through brutal violence, arrests, and oppression in the streets, is transformed in publicly funded television into a modern, emancipated lifestyle called "modest fashion."
The dramatic structure of the educational program of public broadcasting reveals an ideological struggle. Television producers begin their disturbing report with images of bikinis and shorts, subtly portraying the summer revealing behavior of Western women as a problem. Anyone who shows skin in the summer, a barely audible voice whispers off-screen, inevitably attracts attention. The presenter presents what is supposedly a counter-trend: stands overflowing with hijabs, scarves, and flowing, concealing garments that largely cover the female body, as a supposed rescue from this self-inflicted moral situation.
The fact that the English word "modest" does not simply mean "modest," but rather "chaste" and "shameful," is conveniently masked as a modern fashion term. It is clear from this that what is presented is not a new style, but a concept based on certain ideas about female bodies, shame, and social norms. Therefore, I like to sing before going to sleep: "I love you, women, so much..." No consent is needed.
Jan Campbell
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