Cluster: Geopolitics

How a Swiss diplomat experienced the end of WWII in Japan

This content was published on Aug 2, 2025 Eighty years ago, the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, precipitating the end of the Second World War. Camille Gorgé captured the moment in his memoirs.

Drug pricing

US sets deadline for Novartis and other pharma firms to lower prices

This content was published on Aug 1, 2025 US President Donald Trump says he has sent letters to Swiss giant Novartis and other pharma firms calling for lower drug prices in the United States – or face retaliation.

Tariffs: right-left divide on the solutions to be adopted

Foreign Affairs

Swiss parties divided on measures in response to new US tariffs

This content was published on Aug 1, 2025 Most Swiss parties are critical of the 39% tariffs imposed by Donald Trump but are divided on the potential solutions.

Federal Council reacts with "great regret" to US tariffs

Trade policy

Swiss government reacts with ‘great regret’ to new US tariffs

This content was published on Aug 1, 2025 The Swiss government says it will continue to strive for a negotiated solution after the United States imposed 39% tariffs on the Alpine country.

Swiss position

Figure it out: in Switzerland, migration isn’t just inbound

This content was published on Aug 1, 2025 The high immigration figures for Switzerland make it easy to forget that not everyone who arrives is going to stay. ⁠

Geneva organisations

UN in Geneva calls for reform of tariffs on plastics

This content was published on Jul 31, 2025 The United Nations is calling for a reform of customs tariffs on plastics, which are lower than those imposed on alternatives, ahead of negotiations for a treaty to limit plastic pollution.

Swiss sees its operating profit fall at the halfway point

Workplace

SWISS sees its operating profit fall mid-year

This content was published on Jul 31, 2025 Swiss Airlines saw its adjusted operating profit fall by more than a quarter in the first six months, to CHF195 million.

SNB posts loss of CHF 15.3 billion in the first half of the year

Trade policy

Swiss National Bank posts CHF15 billion loss in first half of the year

This content was published on Jul 31, 2025 The Swiss National Bank (SNB) slipped into the red in the first half of 2025 due in particular to the weakening US dollar.

Exiled Russians criticise visit by Russian politician to Geneva

Foreign Affairs

Exiled Russians criticise visit of sanctioned Russian politicians to Geneva

This content was published on Jul 31, 2025 Around 200 Russian opposition figures have sent an open letter protesting the presence of sanctioned Russian politicians in Geneva.

A youth looks out through a metal fence as she stands in the rain at Camp Roj in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province.

International Geneva

Lost in limbo: calls for repatriation of Swiss jihadist detainees in Syria grow louder

This content was published on Jul 31, 2025 Human rights experts, humanitarian groups, and even the US are calling for repatriation. Switzerland says it won’t support their coming back.

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