Cluster: Geopolitics

Inside Geneva: Europe, the UN and the battle for human rights

Photo of host Imogen Foulkes at the Council of Europe

This content was published on Nov 26, 2024 This week's Inside Geneva podcast, from the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, tackles the latest challenges to human rights and international law.

Federal Councillor Jans meets the Italian Minister of the Interior in Chiasso TI

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland and Italy announce closer police and migration cooperation

This content was published on Nov 26, 2024 Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and his Swiss counterpart, Beat Jans, met in the border town of Chiasso in southern Switzerland on Monday.

International Geneva

War in Ukraine erodes European support for humanitarian disarmament

This content was published on Nov 25, 2024 The withdrawal of Lithuania from the convention banning cluster munitions has raised concerns among NGOs that this decision will encourage other states, worried about their own security, to disassociate themselves from treaties designed to protect civilians in wartime.

Foreign Affairs

How the poorest country in Europe is integrating 120,000 Ukrainian refugees

This content was published on Nov 25, 2024 No country has taken in as many Ukrainian refugees relative to its population as the Republic of Moldova.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland to take part in NATO crisis management exercise in 2025

This content was published on Nov 21, 2024 The NATO exercise will take place in spring 2025. No troops will be involved.

US President-elect Donald Trump, America First sign

Foreign Affairs

How can Switzerland prepare for Trump 2.0?

This content was published on Nov 21, 2024 Donald Trump is expected to adopt an isolationist and unpredictable foreign policy. Can Switzerland maintain a smooth relationship with the US, a key trade partner?

International Geneva

What does the Israeli parliament’s ban on UNRWA mean?

This content was published on Nov 21, 2024 The Israeli Parliament’s decision will prevent the UN agency for Palestinian refugees from delivering aid in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. It has been met with strong reactions and is raising many questions. Here are some answers.

A Swiss military observer keeps watch over the Golan Heights in Israel

Foreign Affairs

What is UNIFIL and how does Switzerland contribute to peacekeeping?

This content was published on Nov 20, 2024 UN peacekeepers face challenges amid Israel’s strikes on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. SWI swissinfo.ch explores the roles of the UNIFIL and Switzerland in this volatile region.

Ukraine: Cassis calls on Moscow to end the war

Foreign Affairs

Swiss foreign minister calls on Moscow to end Ukraine war

This content was published on Nov 19, 2024 It's high time Moscow ended its war against Ukraine, Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis tells the UN Security Council.

Oleg Radzinsky and Elena Servettaz in Lucerne

Foreign Affairs

Oleg Radzinsky: ‘I see nothing wrong with separatism’

This content was published on Nov 19, 2024 Oleg Radzinsky, a Russian writer living in Switzerland, is a guest of On The Record. He discusses separatism in Russia and Vladimir Putin's regime.

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