Cluster: Geopolitics

Recognition of Palestine a ‘leverage best used later’: Swiss foreign minister

This content was published on Sep 25, 2025 For the Swiss government, the time has not yet come to officially recognise Palestine, said foreign minister Ignazio Cassis.

A Palestinian flag flutters amid the ruins of buildings in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on March 4, 2025, amid the ongoing truce between Israel and Hamas.

Swiss diplomacy

Why Switzerland doesn’t recognise Palestine as a state

This content was published on Sep 24, 2025 Around 150 countries – or three-quarters of UN member states – recognise Palestinian statehood. Switzerland, for various reasons, is not one of them.

Global trade

US tariffs force Switzerland to rethink trade ties

This content was published on Sep 24, 2025 United States trade policy is rattling countries worldwide and prompting them to redirect trade flows at record speed.

UN denounces mock executions of Ukrainian prisoners

International Geneva

United Nations denounces mock executions of Ukrainian prisoners

This content was published on Sep 23, 2025 The UN condemned abuses of Ukrainian civilians in Russian-controlled areas, highlighting mock executions in a Geneva report on Tuesday.

Foreign Affairs

Karin Keller-Sutter makes the case for gender equality at the UN

This content was published on Sep 23, 2025 Gender equality is a universal right and a catalyst for economic development, Karin Keller-Sutter told the United Nations in New York on Monday. Yet recent crises have set it back.

Foreign Affairs

Petition for recognition of Palestine handed over in Bern

This content was published on Sep 23, 2025 A petition with 13,750 signatures urges Switzerland to recognise Palestine, delivered to government and parliament in Bern by writer Thomas Meyer.

Child survivor of Israeli air strike in Gaza evacuated to Italy

International Geneva

Switzerland urges Israel to lift medical limits on Gaza, reopen evacuation corridor

This content was published on Sep 23, 2025 Israel must lift restrictions on medical equipment bound for Gaza and reopen the evacuation corridor to the West Bank, Switzerland says.

Many Swiss watchmakers still struggle to trace the origins of the gold they rely on.

Trade policy

Gold traceability, the weak link in Swiss watchmaking

This content was published on Sep 23, 2025 Swiss watchmakers still struggle to know where their gold comes from.

Opinion

War & peace

BRICS and the legacy of the Non-Aligned Movement

This content was published on Sep 22, 2025 Are the BRICS the new Non-Aligned Movement? Historian Nataša Mišković points out differences and similarities.

Food supply chains

The meltdown at Nestlé

This content was published on Sep 22, 2025 The scandal at the Swiss food giant raises questions about its corporate culture and the health of its conglomerate model.

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