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Swiss and US democracy: twins separated at birth?

The Five Nation Confederacy: Engraving from Father Joseph Francois Lafitau

This content was published on Nov 3, 2017 The roots of direct democracy, which took hold in both the United States and Switzerland, can be traced back to the Iroquois Native Americans.

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Geneva visitors are a bellwether for global priorities

This content was published on Nov 3, 2017 Visits by Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson say a lot about world affairs, finds political scientist Daniel Warner.

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US Senate confirms ambassador to Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 3, 2017 The United States Senate has confirmed that Ed McMullen will be the next ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

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Hip-hop: a migrant thing?

This content was published on Nov 2, 2017 Tama talks to Ugi, an ethnic Kurd born in Switzerland, about the links between hip-hop music and migration. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)

Two patchwork health care systems, and two stories of reform

This content was published on Nov 2, 2017 In some ways the Swiss health care system before reform looked a lot like the core of the US system. What changes did Switzerland make?

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New foreign affairs minister ready for EU challenge

This content was published on Oct 31, 2017 Outgoing Swiss Foreign Affairs Minister Didier Burkhalter has handed the key to the office over to his successor, Ignazio Cassis.

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Israeli street named after Swiss who saved Jews

This content was published on Oct 30, 2017 A street in Israel’s fourth-largest city has been named after Swiss policeman Paul Grüninger who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis by helping them enter Switzerland illegally. On Monday, Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann inaugurated Paul Grüninger Street in the presence of local dignitaries. Grüninger, who was a policeman in St Gallen near the…

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UN’s goodwill hunting fails in Mugabe case

This content was published on Oct 30, 2017 Do UN agencies need goodwill ambassadors after the PR nightmare of announcing Robert Mugabe would represent the WHO?

La Metairie psychiatric and psychotherapy centre at La Metairie near Nyon, Switzerland.

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Stories making the Swiss Sunday papers

This content was published on Oct 29, 2017 A new anti-terrorism plan, statistics on depression and a revolutionary diabetes device – here are some of the leading newspaper stories on Sunday.

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A critic who misunderstands Swiss democracy

This content was published on Oct 29, 2017 The book* reveals that the North American political analyst does not think highly of people’s participation. Let’s take a close look check some facts. ‘Against Elections’ by Belgian historian David von Reybrouck and Jason Brennan’s ‘Against Democracy’ are two publications reflecting a new wave of criticism against democracy seen from a scientific point of view.…

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