What kind of foreign policy should Switzerland pursue?
Micheline Calmy-Rey officially announced her resignation after nine years as foreign minister. In your view, what should Switzerland’s foreign policy priorities be?
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Long-standing Swiss foreign minister resigns
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During her nine years in government, Calmy-Rey’s style and actions have often drawn criticism, but Swiss diplomacy has gained in international visibility. The 66-year-old, who also holds the rotating post as Swiss president this year, said she would not put herself up for re-election in December. Wednesday’s move had been subject to intense media speculation. “I…
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And the assessments of her and her performance are divided – perhaps unsurprisingly given what the German-language Neue Zürcher Zeitung calls her “polarising personality”. On the one hand, many note her achievements in making Swiss foreign policy more visible in the world. The French-language Le Temps recalls how when she took up office she said…
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