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Who was Emil Bührle, a German from a modest background who become Switzerland’s wealthiest man and a world-renowned art collector?
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One of the most controversial issues in the debate on the ‘responsible business’ initiative concerns the scope of the Swiss proposal.
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After years of talks, a vote on the responsible business initiative is now a sure thing. The campaign promises to be heated; the result is uncertain.
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Covid-19 has forced trade unions, parties and social movements to come up with new forms of mobilisation, with protests moving online.
The curious incident of the documents in the Swiss army bunker
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The recent Crypto scandal is another reminder to the Swiss authorities of the importance of transparent archiving in a democracy.
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Seventy years ago, Switzerland was one of the first Western nations to officially recognise the People’s Republic of China.
A tale of passports, profiteers and escaping Nazi persecution
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An exhibit in Basel is shining light on a little-known underground effort in Switzerland to help European Jews escape from Nazi-occupied territories.
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Seventy years ago, Switzerland achieved a diplomatic coup in organising a major diplomatic conference in 1949 to revise the Geneva Conventions.
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Campaigners for a ban on Swiss arms exports have handed in the necessary number of signatures to force a nationwide vote on the issue.
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On June 14, 1991, half a million women in Switzerland joined the first women’s strike. Nearly 30 years later, they’re mobilising again.
When the death of a diplomat challenged Swiss neutrality
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Forty years ago, Hugo Wey was shot dead in El Salvador, a sign that Swiss neutrality could not protect diplomats from the fallout of local conflicts.
