Cluster: Geopolitics

How blockchain technology is making humanitarian cash transfers faster and safer

UNHCR refugee camp tents and refugee children

This content was published on Jan 24, 2025 A blockchain pilot project in Ukraine shows that cash aid payments can arrive faster and more efficiently thanks to modern technology.

Swiss diplomacy

How Switzerland is managing foreign aid at a time of global upheaval

Switzerland, like other rich nations, is grappling with a shrinking foreign aid budget, as the war in Ukraine forces a reset in its priorities.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland caught between EU and US on global corporate tax deal

This content was published on Jan 23, 2025 Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter told the media that Switzerland is under pressure amid rising EU and US tensions.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland signs trade deal with Thailand

This content was published on Jan 23, 2025 Switzerland, as a member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), signed a free trade agreement with Thailand during WEF.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss foreign minister says no immediate plan to ease Syria sanctions

This content was published on Jan 23, 2025 Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis met the de facto foreign minister of Syria at the WEF in Davos on Wednesday.

Thailand has been added to the growing list of EFTA FTAs.

Swiss diplomacy

Switzerland expands free trade network despite doubts

This content was published on Jan 23, 2025 Switzerland is taking its tally of free trade agreements up to 37 with new economic deals being signed with Thailand and Kosovo.

Financial audit harshly criticizes drone procurement project

Foreign Affairs

Financial audit harshly criticises Swiss drone procurement project

This content was published on Jan 23, 2025 The federal audit office has criticised the Swiss government for poor planning of the procurement of six drones from an Israeli supplier.

Emissions reduction

Why Switzerland’s carbon footprint is bigger than you think

This content was published on Jan 23, 2025 Per capita CO2 emissions in Switzerland are lower than the world average. But the picture changes radically when you consider the emissions related to products imported from abroad.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss man who died in Iranian prison had photographed military site

This content was published on Jan 22, 2025 The Iranian judiciary said that the Swiss man who died in an Iranian prison on January 9 had been detained for photographing a restricted military site.

Photo of two men shaking hands with flags of Council of Europe and Switzerland in the background

Foreign Affairs

Berset discusses ECHR climate ruling implementation at Davos

This content was published on Jan 22, 2025 Switzerland has submitted a report on the court's ruling in Strasbourg. Berset told Justice Minister Beat Jans that the Council of Europe is reviewing it.

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