Geopolitics

Swiss foreign minister chairs UN Security Council for first time

This content was published on May 4, 2023 Switzerland presided over the UN Security Council on Wednesday. The country holds the rotating role for one month.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss parliament votes for closer ties with Taiwan

This content was published on May 3, 2023 Parliamentarians have voted in favour of strengthening relations with their counterparts in Taiwan.

International Geneva

Prisoner swaps, weapons exports, and Swiss neutrality

This content was published on May 2, 2023 In this week's newsletter, Imogen Foulkes looks at how prisoner swaps are negotiated and asks whether Switzerland should limit its weapons' exports.

International Geneva

Inside Geneva: prisoners of war and weapons exports

This content was published on May 2, 2023 This week, Inside Geneva goes behind the scenes with the ICRC’s prisoner exchange in Yemen.

Foreign Affairs

‘The expectation is for Switzerland to show its reliability’

This content was published on May 2, 2023 The Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in New York gives a peek into the packed meeting agenda of the world’s most important security organ.

UK Forces evacuating people near Khartoum, Sudan

Foreign Affairs

Dozens more Swiss nationals flown out of Sudan

This content was published on Apr 30, 2023 Around 60 Swiss have been flown out of Sudan using flights organised by third countries, the Swiss foreign ministry revealed on Sunday.

Karin Keller-Sutter, Hereditary Prince Alois and Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein

Foreign Affairs

Liechtenstein and Switzerland mark 100 years of customs union

This content was published on Apr 29, 2023 Celebrations took place on Saturday along the Rhine River to mark the creation of a single economic area on March 29, 1923.

Pascale Baeriswyl speaking at UN Security Council in New York

Foreign Affairs

‘Switzerland is a trustworthy player’ in diplomacy, says Swiss UN ambassador

This content was published on Apr 29, 2023 Pascale Baeriswyl gives a largely positive assessment of the first four months of Switzerland’s membership on the UN Security Council.

Pascale Baeriswyl talks in front of the Security Council

International Geneva

What to expect when Switzerland heads UN Security Council

This content was published on Apr 28, 2023 Switzerland will chair the UN's top security body in May. But what does this role entail, and what challenges will Swiss diplomats face?

Foreign Affairs

Possible Ukrainian counter-offensive would be very risky, warns Swiss military expert

This content was published on Apr 27, 2023 Ukrainian forces have reportedly established positions on the eastern side of the Dnipro River in the south of the country.

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