Where does Switzerland stand in the world? And where is it heading? I focus on current and possible future developments.
After completing my studies (history, law and European studies), I worked for a time at the Swiss embassy in Athens. I have journalistic experience at home and abroad, at the local and national levels, as a freelancer and as a staff journalist. Today, it's with an international focus.
Swiss engineer in Antarctica prepares for tough winter months
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Operations engineer Thomas Schenk ensures the Neumayer III polar station makes it through winter. The challenges are enormous.
Failure of Middle East conference in Geneva reflects ‘too divided’ international society
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Switzerland has axed a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories, following protests from several countries.
Argentina, China, Thailand, Kosovo: Switzerland pushes free trade at the WEF
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Switzerland uses the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos as a key platform for trade diplomacy. This year, it took an especially active role.
Daulatdia: breaking the cycle of sexual exploitation in Bangladeshi brothel
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Bangladesh is home to one of the world's largest brothels. For the daughters of prostitutes, the path to sexual exploitation is often predetermined.
Escaping poverty through education: child labour in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh's progress in combating child labour is under threat. A report from a coastal town in the south of the country.
How a Swiss gardener became Bulgaria’s ‘minister of flowers’
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More than a century ago, Swiss landscape architect Lucien Chevallaz had a profound impact on the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.
Key facts about Switzerland’s demining conference for Ukraine
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The upcoming humanitarian mine action conference in Lausanne aims to explore viable solutions to address the threat of mines and unexploded ordnance.
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Fewer and fewer countries are applying the death penalty but executions are on the rise. Switzerland wants to abolish capital punishment worldwide.
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In the Nambian coastal town of Swakopmund, traces of the German colonial past are everywhere. An artefact from Switzerland is also on display there.
Artefacts held in Swiss private collection return to Latin America
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Private individuals increasingly choose to return cultural artefacts to their countries of origin. Here’s a notable case from Switzerland.
European nations snub Swiss-made weapons over Ukraine restrictions
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European countries are increasingly avoiding or halting arms purchases from Switzerland, chafing at restrictions linked to the country’s neutrality.
Neutral Switzerland dips its toe in European military activities
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The Swiss government has decided to participate in military projects of the European Union. What does this mean for the country's neutrality?
Is Switzerland dropping the Balkans? Reduced aid sparks geopolitical concerns
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Switzerland plans to cut funding for development cooperation in favour of increased military spending. The geopolitically significant Western Balkans would be affected.
Swiss votes on September 22: biodiversity and pension ballots still wide open
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Ahead of next month’s votes, the biodiversity initiative and occupational pension reform enjoy slight majorities – but this could all yet change.
A majority of Swiss want closer ties to NATO – but with reservations
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The Swiss population’s view of the global security situation is bleaker than ever – a pessimism which in turn impacts its view of NATO.
What factors should be taken into account when inheriting Swiss citizenship abroad?
Should there be a limit to the passing on of Swiss citizenship? Or is the current practice too strict and it should still be possible to register after the age of 25?
