The US and Switzerland once influenced each other as sister republics.
In view of the impact of social media on public debate and growing polarisation, all democratic countries must ask themselves what ideas they can use to win the trust of their citizens.
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Sister republics: what the US and Switzerland have in common
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Switzerland and the United States were once known as “sister republics”. A former ambassador to Switzerland recently evoked the idea again. How have the two states shaped and influenced each other?
The US and Switzerland are different when it comes to polarisation. However, approaches can often be found through comparison. So what could the two democracies learn from each other?
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Five events that shaped contemporary Swiss-American relations
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The United States and Switzerland have experienced remarkable highs and lows in their post-war relationship. Their disputes have tested Swiss principles like neutrality.
Sister republics: what the US and Switzerland have in common
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Switzerland and the United States were once known as “sister republics”. A former ambassador to Switzerland recently evoked the idea again. How have the two states shaped and influenced each other?
‘Security here, freedom there’ – insights from a US trucker festival in Switzerland
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Many attendees at the International Trucker & Country Festival in Interlaken yearn for the freedom associated with the US. An academic in a cowboy hat explains why.
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Thanks to Woodrow Wilson, the League of Nations came to Geneva. But even after the American Civil War the city was already the scene of a milestone in international law.
The Swiss who taught Americans about direct democracy
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The movement for direct democracy in the United States began in Zurich. It is closely associated with the story of the Swiss socialist Karl Bürkli.
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