Cluster: Geopolitics

Trump to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 9, 2020 US President Donald Trump plans to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos this month.

Iranian technicians work at the Arak heavy water reactor s secondary circuit.

International Geneva

Is Iran’s nuclear deal dead?

This content was published on Jan 8, 2020 Arms proliferation expert Marc Finaud says Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers remains intact despite rising tensions between Iran and the US.

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Migrants on an overcrowded wooden boat wait to be rescued in the Mediterranean Sea

Foreign Affairs

Swiss campaigners urge action over Mediterranean deaths

This content was published on Jan 7, 2020 Swiss campaign groups have handed a petition calling for urgent measures “to stop refugee deaths in the Mediterranean Sea”.

Foreign Affairs

How ‘messenger’ Switzerland deals with the US and Iran

This content was published on Jan 7, 2020 As tensions rise between the United States and Iran, Switzerland’s role as intermediary between the two countries has returned to the spotlight. But why is neutral Switzerland getting involved?

Opinion

International Geneva

The WTO’s 25 years of achievement and challenges

This content was published on Jan 7, 2020 As the WTO marks its 25th anniversary, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo reflects on the organisation’s achievements and the huge challenges ahead.

Foreign Affairs

Science and diplomacy hope to save Red Sea coral

This content was published on Jan 5, 2020 Scientists have discovered that corals in the Red Sea are more resistant to climate change. Now Switzerland is leading a project to help save them.

Foreign Affairs

Three suspected Swiss IS members repatriated from Turkey

This content was published on Jan 3, 2020 The trio had been detained by the Turkish authorities, but the reason for their arrest remains unclear. The Swiss Office of the Attorney General (OAG) told SRF that none of them had been detained in the IS war zone on the border between Turkey and Syria. Upon arrival in Switzerland, they were questioned by the…

Foreign Affairs

Swiss diplomat to Tehran summoned after Iranian general killed

This content was published on Jan 3, 2020 Switzerland has called on both sides to avoid escalating an already volatile situation. Iran has threatened “revenge” following the death of Qasem Soleimani in Iraq on Friday. The US has confirmed that President Donald Trump had ordered the strike against the head of the Iranian elite Quds Force. The Iranian foreign ministry tweeted that it…

Foreign Affairs

Mnuchin to head US delegation to Davos

This content was published on Jan 2, 2020 The US delegation at the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF) gathering in Davos will be led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

The employee being escorted by police on December 16

Foreign Affairs

Swiss embassy employee in Sri Lanka granted bail

This content was published on Dec 31, 2019 The local staff member had been arrested two weeks ago on charges that she stoked anti-government sentiment and fabricated evidence.

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