The pitfalls of mini-NGOs teaming up internationally
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Thanks to the internet, people from the Global South can build contacts with Western countries easily. But working methods don’t always coincide.
Will Switzerland sort out its differences with the EU in 2023?
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The EU wants to govern relations with Switzerland with a packet of sectoral accords, but Switzerland is dragging its feet.
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Swiss prosperity increasingly depends on the fruits of its foreign policy. The Swiss foreign ministry has a special department for this.
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For many years Switzerland was able to increase its prosperity discreetly under the cover of neutrality. But times are changing.
Switzerland and EEA membership: not as simple as it sounds
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Some reckon Switzerland could fix its European woes by joining the European Economic Area (EEA). But would EEA members be happy about this?
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How Switzerland is preparing for nuclear escalation
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The danger of Vladimir Putin using nuclear weapons in Ukraine is growing. Switzerland is well prepared, but not for an all-out nuclear war.
Is the criticism of Switzerland by Russian dissidents justified?
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Two Swiss politicians respond to criticism that Switzerland is hiding behind neutrality and granting loopholes to Putin's confidants.
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Why the upcoming presidential elections in Brazil are crucial for Switzerland, which wants to ratify a free trade agreement.
Wanted: politically convenient definition of ‘neutrality’
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Switzerland is in search of a new interpretation of its neutrality. An international comparison shows there are plenty of variations.
Dictators’ funds in Switzerland – the biggest scandals
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From Marcos to Yanukovych via Mubarak, a rogues’ gallery of former leaders who have stashed their stolen cash in Switzerland.
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The UN is facing a democracy deficit. As a prospective member of the Security Council, Switzerland is keen to play an active role in reform efforts.
Is Switzerland moving towards a European security alliance?
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Calls for more military cooperation are getting louder in Switzerland. How far can the country bend its traditional policy of neutrality?
Switzerland is ‘European but independent’ says top diplomat
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Has Switzerland given up its neutrality? We asked Pascale Baeriswyl, head of the Swiss mission to the United Nations in New York.
