Cluster: Geopolitics

Inside Geneva podcast: Can Covid-19 ‘vaccine multilateralism’ work?

This content was published on Jul 26, 2020 In this episode: where are we in the hunt for a coronavirus vaccine, and who will have access to it?

Foreign Affairs

Swiss president calls for peaceful solution in eastern Ukraine

This content was published on Jul 23, 2020 Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga has lent her support to the peace process in eastern Ukraine during a visit to Kiev.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss humanitarian trade deal with Iran faces delay, questions

This content was published on Jul 22, 2020 Swiss “good offices” between Tehran and Washington have brought about a humanitarian aid channel. Is it working?

International Geneva

Geneva-based organisation a geopolitical tool of Russia, says report

This content was published on Jul 21, 2020 A Swiss media investigation has uncovered more details about the extent of the Russian dominance of the International Civil Defence Organisation.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss banks eye Hong Kong clients for pro-democracy ties

This content was published on Jul 20, 2020 Sources tell Reuters the banks are trying to avoid getting caught in the crosshairs of China’s new national security law.

International Geneva

Rights Council adopts Swiss resolution on peaceful protests

This content was published on Jul 17, 2020 A Swiss-sponsored UN Human Rights Council resolution calls for respect of human rights in peaceful protests.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss government speaks out against new US executions

This content was published on Jul 17, 2020 Switzerland has said it regrets the United States’ decision to resume federal executions, after a second one was carried out on Thursday.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss ease Covid entry rules for 21 countries

This content was published on Jul 17, 2020 Switzerland will relax coronavirus-related entry restrictions for 21 further countries, including Australia and Canada. The move applies from July 20.

Foreign Affairs

Belgium adds, then removes, Ticino from travel warning list

This content was published on Jul 16, 2020 Ticino was briefly added to a Belgian “orange” travel warning list, which urged arrivals to quarantine and take a Covid-19 test if they had been in the southern Swiss canton. An intervention by the Swiss foreign ministry then saw Ticino struck off the list on Thursday.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland exported half a billion francs worth of arms in six months

This content was published on Jul 15, 2020 Swiss companies exported CHF501 million (around $530 million) in war materiel in the first half of the year, almost twice as much as the same period in 2019.

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