A delicate export: how Swiss foreign policy promotes democracy
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Switzerland has a constitutional mandate to promote democracy around the world. What happens when that world starts looking more authoritarian?
Italy’s referendum flop sends a warning to the left
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Italy’s latest referendums fell short of reaching the required turnout. Political scientist Giorgio Malet puts the results into perspective.
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Parliament has unanimously approved the government's direct counter-proposal to the popular initiative of the Swiss Freedom Movement.
Foie gras sold in Switzerland must declare painful production process
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Starting July 1, the sale of foie gras in Switzerland must make reference to the painful procedures performed on the animal.
Habteab Yemane: high court judge in Eritrea, refugee in Switzerland
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Habteab Yemane became a lawyer because he believed in a constitutional state, but his journey led him somewhere else entirely.
Switzerland refines its global democracy aims in a tough context
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Amid a global democratic “recession”, the foreign ministry has clarified how it wants to shore up freedoms around the world.
The purest democracy? Visiting one of Switzerland’s historic open-air assemblies
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The annual “Landsgemeinde” in Glarus is like a folk festival, a party, and a crash-course in politics rolled into one. Is it democratically relevant?
How the Swiss militia system strengthens civic identity – and favours the privileged
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The militia principle is a special feature of Swiss democracy. It strengthens the connection between those who govern and those who are governed. An explainer.
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?
