Geopolitics

Can Indonesia reply to global nickel demand without destroying its environment?

A worker in a protective suit pokes a metal rod to tap slag from a smelting furnace at PT Vale Indonesia's nickel processing plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. As demand for materials needed for batteries, solar panels and other components vital for cutting global emissions rises, carbon emissions by miners and refiners will likewise rise unless companies actively work to decarbonize. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

This content was published on Feb 13, 2025 Indonesia's nickel industry is thriving on the back of global demand for electric vehicules. But this comes at the cost of its environment.

Swiss diplomacy

New country, old fear: an overview of Syria’s realities

This content was published on Feb 13, 2025 What role will democracy and secularism play in Syria? An analysis through the eyes of a Syrian living in Switzerland.

A Swiss mercenary dies on the front in Ukraine - a first

Foreign Affairs

First Swiss mercenary dies fighting in Ukraine

This content was published on Feb 12, 2025 For the first time since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022, a Swiss combatant has died on the front in Ukraine.

International Geneva

WHO boss saddened by US absence

This content was published on Feb 12, 2025 Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the American "absence" on the executive board since last week makes him "sad".

Foreign Affairs

Need a diplomatic messenger? Switzerland is eager to help

Swiss diplomacy has a long-standing tradition of trying to talk to all sides “to build trust”. 

An employee works at the melting furnace in the production facility of Stahl Gerlafingen AG in Gerlafingen in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland,

Foreign Affairs

Swiss business lobby warns Trump tariff turmoil could escalate

This content was published on Feb 11, 2025 The US wants to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. This brings back bad memories in Switzerland.

Pipe clogged with quagga mussels from Lake Constance

Research frontiers

Can the spread of invasive quagga mussels be stopped in Switzerland?

This content was published on Feb 11, 2025 New technology and international cooperation are being deployed to fight the invasion.

Alain Berset: Europe is stronger than often claimed

Foreign Affairs

Europe is stronger than often claimed, says Alain Berset

This content was published on Feb 9, 2025 Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, sees the current international situation as a wake-up call for Europe.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss foreign minister pushes for free trade deal in Latin America

This content was published on Feb 8, 2025 Ignazio Cassis wants to finalise a free trade agreement between the Mercosur and EFTA blocs in 2025.

International Geneva

DRC: UN fact-finding mission launched in Geneva

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 The UN Human Rights Council approved the launch of this mechanism in Geneva on Friday, to be followed by an International Commission of Inquiry.

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