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What exactly was signed in Helsinki in August 1975?

This content was published on Jul 24, 2025 Fifty years ago, the Helsinki Accords were an attempt to reduce tensions between the Soviet and Western blocs. But what exactly did 35 countries sign up to?

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Trump left a power vacuum at the UN. China saw an opportunity

This content was published on Jul 23, 2025 Beijing is making a concerted effort to place officials and push its agenda in Geneva, say western diplomats.

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Inside Geneva’s Summer Profile: Dapo Akande, International Lawyer and candidate for the ICJ

This content was published on Jul 22, 2025 Is it worth having international courts? Or do they just interfere with the sovereignty of nation states?

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Inside Geneva’s summer profiles: Dapo Akande

This content was published on Jul 22, 2025 Inside Geneva brings you our second summer profile, with international lawyer Dapo Akande.

Former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz waits for the start of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to be ambassador to the United Nations (UN).

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Former US national security advisor to push MAGA agenda at the UN

This content was published on Jul 22, 2025 Mike Waltz vows major UN reforms and a hard stance on China if confirmed as US ambassador to the UN.

Has your continent reached its peak or is there still potential for economic growth?

Some regions of the world are on an upward trajectory with the promise of a steadily improving future. Where do you live? And in which direction is your region or continent developing?

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Foreign Affairs

Africa’s relevance is growing – and everyone wants in

This content was published on Jul 21, 2025 Africa is the future – by 2100, one in three people will live there. As the African Union’s clout grows, Switzerland is stepping up engagement.

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is seen on a screen delivering his report before delegates during the World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 19, 2025.

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The WHO has to close a billion-dollar gap. Can private funding help?

This content was published on Jul 21, 2025 The US withdrawal from the WHO has left it scrambling for funds. Private donors are one solution but come with caveats.

Global trade

Beyond tariffs: how Switzerland turned trade talks into climate action with Mercosur

This content was published on Jul 18, 2025 After eight years, EFTA and Mercosur have a deal. But with such agreements facing public scrutiny, negotiators were keen to include protections – including environmental ones.

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Cambodia’s Tun Channareth renews fight for mine-free world in Geneva

This content was published on Jul 18, 2025 A long-standing campaigner against anti-personnel mines, Cambodian Tun Channareth was in Geneva to defend the convention banning them, which has been weakened by the withdrawal of several Eastern European countries.

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