Cluster: Geopolitics

US-Russia escalation: continued standoff or a path towards genuine negotiations?

This content was published on Feb 5, 2022 Russia and the US are not fated to go to war over Ukraine. There is still room for negotiation, argues negotiation expert Jérôme Bellion-Jourdan.

International Geneva

Swiss UN torture rapporteur to leave mandate early

This content was published on Feb 4, 2022 Nils Melzer, will step down from his UN role in March and move back to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

Foreign Affairs

Swiss to have a seat on proposed EU migration council

This content was published on Feb 4, 2022 The “Schengen Council” proposed by French President Macron aims to better coordinate migration policy in Europe.

Foreign Affairs

Bern and Vienna vow to boost cooperation on migrants and terrorism

This content was published on Feb 1, 2022 Switzerland and Austria want to strengthen cooperation on migration and security, they said on Tuesday.

Tibetans calling for diplomatic boycott in Geneva, January 4, 2022

Foreign Affairs

How the pandemic gave Switzerland the perfect excuse to skip the Olympics

This content was published on Feb 1, 2022 Covid-19 has provided the government a way out of choosing between a diplomatic boycott and appearing at this Friday's opening of the Beijing Games.

Disputed Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko

Foreign Affairs

Swiss ambassador to Belarus will meet Lukashenko

This content was published on Jan 31, 2022 Switzerland’s new ambassador to Belarus will present herself to the country’s controversial President, despite criticism.

Swiss State Secretary Livia Leu shakes hands with Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland raises Ukraine concerns with Russia

This content was published on Jan 28, 2022 Switzerland has urged Russia to work towards a peaceful resolution to the ongoing tensions in Ukraine.

Foreign Affairs

Gun trader convicted for ‘illegal sales to Saudi royals’

This content was published on Jan 28, 2022 A Swiss man has been sentenced to a two-year suspended prison term for the unlicensed trading of weapons, including illegal sales to members of the Saudi royal family.

International Geneva

Five years on, the slow wheels of Swiss justice in Gambian case

This content was published on Jan 26, 2022 Gambian ex-interior minister Ousman Sonko has been remanded in Switzerland for five years, suspected of serious crimes. Why so long?

International Geneva

What can a 19th century battle teach us about war and humanitarianism?

This content was published on Jan 25, 2022 Some humanitarians believe that the Geneva Conventions are not keeping up with developments in warfare.

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