Cluster: Geopolitics

WHO boss saddened by US absence

This content was published on Feb 12, 2025 Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the American "absence" on the executive board since last week makes him "sad".

Foreign Affairs

Need a diplomatic messenger? Switzerland is eager to help

Swiss diplomacy has a long-standing tradition of trying to talk to all sides “to build trust”. 

An employee works at the melting furnace in the production facility of Stahl Gerlafingen AG in Gerlafingen in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland,

Foreign Affairs

Swiss business lobby warns Trump tariff turmoil could escalate

This content was published on Feb 11, 2025 The US wants to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. This brings back bad memories in Switzerland.

Pipe clogged with quagga mussels from Lake Constance

Research frontiers

Can the spread of invasive quagga mussels be stopped in Switzerland?

This content was published on Feb 11, 2025 New technology and international cooperation are being deployed to fight the invasion.

Alain Berset: Europe is stronger than often claimed

Foreign Affairs

Europe is stronger than often claimed, says Alain Berset

This content was published on Feb 9, 2025 Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, sees the current international situation as a wake-up call for Europe.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss foreign minister pushes for free trade deal in Latin America

This content was published on Feb 8, 2025 Ignazio Cassis wants to finalise a free trade agreement between the Mercosur and EFTA blocs in 2025.

International Geneva

DRC: UN fact-finding mission launched in Geneva

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 The UN Human Rights Council approved the launch of this mechanism in Geneva on Friday, to be followed by an International Commission of Inquiry.

Switzerland is closing down aid projects in Zambia

Swiss diplomacy

Foreign aid cuts: where does Switzerland stand?

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 Cuts in international aid funding has become a global trend. Where is Switzerland positioned on development finance?

This latest twist in the Swiss chapter of the Magnitsky case continues to place Switzerland at odds with rulings in the countries where funds were hidden including the US and the UK. In these countries Hermitage Capital was named as a victim of the Russian fraud scheme. Funds linked to the fraud were permanently confiscated or paid out as a settlement with authorities.

Swiss diplomacy

New ruling on Magnitsky case forces banks to choose between Swiss judiciary and US sanctions

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 The latest Swiss ruling in the Magnitsky case could force banks to breach international law. Experts say Swiss banks may face sanctions in the US.

Three HEKS employees killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Foreign Affairs

Three employees of Swiss aid organisation killed in DRC

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 Three employees of the Swiss Protestant Reformed Church (Heks) have been killed in an attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They were on a humanitarian mission in the crisis region.

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