Cluster: Geopolitics

The WTO’s long struggle to reach vaccine equity

This content was published on Apr 23, 2021 The World Trade Organization has begun discussions on a worldwide Covid-19 vaccine roadmap to ensure they reach everyone, in every country.

International Geneva

Artificial intelligence’s march to the ballot box

This content was published on Apr 23, 2021 A research group at the University of Geneva is exploring the idea of an AI-powered democracy. Swiss citizens are being asked to set their boundaries.

International Geneva

The role of AI in democratic processes

This content was published on Apr 23, 2021 A research group at the University of Geneva is polling Swiss citizens to explore what a future AI-powered democracy may look like.

The wife of an ISIS fighter and her children in a Kurdish-run camp in northeast Syria

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland slammed for abandoning two minors in Syria

This content was published on Apr 22, 2021 Switzerland is under pressure to repatriate two young Swiss girls living in a makeshift camp established in northeast Syria after the fall of the Islamic State group (ISIS). The United Nations human rights experts issued a statement on Thursday urging Switzerland to bring back two half-sisters, aged 8 and 14, who were allegedly abducted by…

Foreign Affairs

The EU is not about to pull the plug on Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 22, 2021 On the eve of a decisive Switzerland-EU summit, Brussels looks willing to make concessions on key areas to save the struggling framework deal.

Drapeaux de la Suisse et de l Union européenne

Foreign Affairs

Will the EU and Switzerland finally agree on a framework deal?

This content was published on Apr 21, 2021 The EU wants Switzerland to sign a framework agreement, but Swiss domestic politics threaten to derail the project.

How would a new ‘framework agreement’ between Switzerland and the EU impact your life?

Swiss President Guy Parmelin's latest efforts to find common ground with the EU ended in stalemate.

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International Geneva

Where are the women at the top of the UN?

This content was published on Apr 20, 2021 The United Nations has had nine secretaries general in its 75-year history. But not one of them has been a woman, and it's unlikely to change soon.

Broken bridges between Switzerland and EU

Foreign Affairs

Swiss-EU relations in the balance

This content was published on Apr 20, 2021 A framework deal between the EU and Switzerland to update bilateral agreements is in danger of failing after seven years of negotiations.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland expresses concern about Navalny’s health

This content was published on Apr 20, 2021 The Swiss foreign ministry says it is worried about Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's health.

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