Cluster: Geopolitics

More than half of Swiss millennials expect nuclear attack in next decade

This content was published on Jan 16, 2020 More than 56% of Swiss millennials think it's likely that there will be a nuclear attack somewhere in the world within the next decade.

Vladimir Putin presents his annual address to the Federal Assembly

Foreign Affairs

Putin risks ‘political fossilisation’, say Swiss papers

This content was published on Jan 16, 2020 Swiss newspapers say whatever role the Russian president ends up taking, Russians on the street are unlikely to enjoy more democracy.

Swiss finance minister Stich at a reception in Uzbekistan

Foreign Affairs

Swiss return seized funds to Turkmenistan

This content was published on Jan 15, 2020 Switzerland is repatriating $1.3 million (CHF1.26 million) in seized assets to Turkmenistan, money which will be used for the purchase of medicine.

Foreign Affairs

US places Switzerland on trade ‘watch list’

This content was published on Jan 14, 2020 The US Treasury Department has put Switzerland back on a list of countries that are under observation because of large trade surpluses with the US.

International Geneva

Inside Geneva: What kind of year will it be for the UN?

This content was published on Jan 12, 2020 From US tensions with Iran to wildfires in Australia, 2020 has gotten off to a challenging start for the world. How will the UN cope this year?

Foreign Affairs

Haiti ten years on: the lasting benefits of Swiss donations and aid

This content was published on Jan 12, 2020 On January 12, 2010, an earthquake devastated Haiti. Swiss aid work included providing water and rebuilding homes.

Nicolas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar

International Geneva

Myanmar: the UN body is building up, and watching

This content was published on Jan 11, 2020 Nicholas Koumjian, head of the Geneva-based Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, explains the status of the new evidence-gathering body.

Opinion

International Geneva

How should we regulate the magic of technology in the 2020s?

This content was published on Jan 10, 2020 Digital technologies offer huge potential, yet serious questions must be resolved over digital governance, especially for AI, writes Jovan Kurbalija.

Foreign Affairs

Who is Trump’s Swiss postman in Tehran?

This content was published on Jan 10, 2020 With the US and Iran this week on the verge of war, they exchanged messages via the Swiss embassy in Tehran, headed by Ambassador Markus Leitner.

International Geneva

The Iranian paradox: a regional powerhouse but weak at home

This content was published on Jan 9, 2020 Analysis: the US killing of a top Iranian commander has not diminished Iran’s regional power, but internally the regime faces an impasse.

Cluster: Geopolitics

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