Geopolitics

Remembering Switzerland’s role in the American hostage crisis in Iran

This content was published on Feb 4, 2019 A Swiss documentary looks at how Swiss diplomats found themselves at the centre of a geopolitical flashpoint 40 years ago.

Members of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH)

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland and partners lament end of Hebron observer mission

This content was published on Feb 1, 2019 Five countries, including Switzerland, have protested against Israel's decision to end the Hebron observer mission.

Foreign Affairs

Pierre Aubert in Africa

This content was published on Jan 31, 2019 From the programme “Panorama der Woche” by Swiss public television (today SRF) at the end of January 1979.

Aubert’s African adventure, a turning point for Swiss foreign policy

This content was published on Jan 31, 2019 Forty years ago the Swiss foreign affairs minister spent two weeks in West Africa and opened a new chapter in Swiss foreign policy.

Palestinians demonstrate in favour of the Hebron mission

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Switzerland consults with partners on Hebron observer mission

This content was published on Jan 30, 2019 Switzerland says it is consulting with other countries in the Temporary International Presence in Hebron after Israel's decision to end its mandate.

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Switzerland says Greece-Macedonia deal is good for Europe

This content was published on Jan 25, 2019 Switzerland has welcomed a historic deal between Greece and its small northern neighbour Macedonia to settle a longstanding row over a name.

Obdachloser Jugendlicher schläft in Caracas in der Nacht auf dem Trottoir

Foreign Affairs

Swiss concerned about the deepening crisis in Venezuela

This content was published on Jan 25, 2019 Venezuela needs a government that cracks down on corruption to overcome the current crisis, expatriate Swiss in Caracas tells swissinfo.ch.

A Delft ceramic panel by the Dutch illustrator Albert Hahn Jr

International Geneva

Has the global labour organisation advanced workers’ rights?

This content was published on Jan 22, 2019 Experts reflect on the relevance of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in today’s globalised world.

Foreign Affairs

‘The EU will not renegotiate the framework treaty with Switzerland’

This content was published on Jan 18, 2019 As signs increasingly suggest that a framework agreement with the EU is heading for failure, a political analyst warns that Brussels will not budge.

Foreign Affairs

Young Socialists receive green light for anti-WEF demo

This content was published on Jan 9, 2019 Davos officials have given the Swiss Young Socialists (Juso) the go-ahead to organise a public demonstration in Davos against the WEF annual meeting.

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Remembering Switzerland’s role in the American hostage crisis in Iran

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Pierre Aubert in Africa

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Switzerland says Greece-Macedonia deal is good for Europe

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