Cluster: Geopolitics

Swiss budget cuts increase pressure on International Geneva

This content was published on Feb 18, 2025 Switzerland is to cut funding to several international organisations active in Geneva. This decision comes as the US has suspended its foreign aid.

Swiss diplomacy

Tibetans and Uyghurs in Switzerland fear long arm of China

This content was published on Feb 17, 2025 A study has revealed how China is intimidating Tibetans and Uyghurs in Switzerland. How will the Swiss government react?

Foreign Affairs

Iran withheld information on detained Swiss citizen

This content was published on Feb 16, 2025 The Iranian authorities have withheld information from Switzerland about a Swiss national who died in Iranian custody.

Keller-Sutter: Vance speech a "plea for direct democracy"

Foreign Affairs

Swiss president: Vance speech a ‘plea for direct democracy’

This content was published on Feb 16, 2025 Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter has described US Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Security Conference in Munich as a “plea for direct democracy”.

Foreign Affairs

Council of Europe warns against excluding Ukraine and Europe from peace talks

This content was published on Feb 15, 2025 The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has warned against the exclusion of Ukraine and Europe from peace negotiations.

Karin Keller-Sutter not surprised by Vance's speech in Munich

Foreign Affairs

Swiss president reacts to US vice president’s speech in Munich

This content was published on Feb 15, 2025 For Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter, the Munich Security Conference was marked by uncertainty over the course of US foreign policy.

AI and humans are coming into closer contact.

Swiss AI

Can Switzerland steer a safe course to AI innovation?

This content was published on Feb 14, 2025 Switzerland announces AI strategy as global sentiment shifts from guardrails to a scramble for competitive advantage.

Switzerland releases three million francs for humanitarian aid in the DRC

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland pledges CHF3m humanitarian aid for the DRC

This content was published on Feb 14, 2025 Switzerland is providing CHF3 million for humanitarian aid in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

International Geneva

Geneva plans to pay NGO wages after US foreign aid freeze

This content was published on Feb 14, 2025 Geneva is planning to pay CHF10 million of NGO worker wages following the United States decision to freeze humanitarian aid.

Meta ended its US fact-checking programmes in January and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, said he would work with US President Donald Trump to push back on censorship around the world, including in Europe.

International Geneva

How Meta’s fact-checking shift threatens human rights

This content was published on Feb 14, 2025 By scrapping its fact-checking programme, Meta risks harming already marginalised populations.

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