Switzerland: Citizenship hurdle ‘risks stigmatising welfare aid’
Cantonal vote By Peter Siegenthaler Feb 11, 2020 – Many people would rather suffer in silence than risk the “shame” of asking for help. (Christof Schuerpf) Voters in canton Aargau […]
Could Switzerland help end the conflict in Yemen?
By Kathrin Ammann Feb 18, 2020 – 11:00 The war in Yemen has been raging for five years, at huge human cost. Some experts believe that neutral Switzerland, […]
Crypto spying affair : How manipulated Swiss tech shaped world politics
By Swiss public television, SRF Feb 12, 2020 – From left to right: Sadat, Carter, Begin sign the Camp David Peace Accords between Egypt and Israel in March 1979. […]
Religious liberty has been eroded in Switzerland
Source: CT In an ironic and intellectually fraudulent move, Swiss government authorities assured voters that even though free speech is being curtailed it is not actually a curtailment of free speech, which according to the Swiss is an inviolable principle. In other words, they say that although there is speech […]
Iran: ‘Swiss mechanism not to tackle medicine sanctions problem’
February 4, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES The ministry of health welcomes every mechanism that eases supply of medicine and medical equipment using all the available capacities to […]
Food and medicine: Swiss humanitarian channel to Iran starts up with trial run
Jan 30, 2020 – SWISSINFO>CH A humanitarian channel to bring food and medicine to Iran has started trial operations, the Swiss government said on Thursday, helping supply Swiss goods to […]
School and work ” Why Switzerland’s dual-track education system is unique
By Riccardo Franciolli Jan 27, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch Young people used to be faced with making a definitive career choice aged 15 in Switzerland. But nowadays they can change […]
Trump’s Davos speech exposed how US isolationism is reaching its final narcissistic chapter
The old America wanted to bring daylight to others. Now the US president believes his country should be paid to intervene militarily in the Middle East – and then paid […]
Davos 2020 World Economic Forum 2020 Global Risk Report Cyber Cliffs Notes
by hrbrmstr on January 21, 2020 Each year the World Economic Forum releases their Global Risk Report around the time of the annual Davos conference. This year’s report is out […]
Geneva mosque to be run by Swiss management
Jan 19, 2020 – swissinfo.ch Switzerland’s largest mosque, which has been embroiled in various controversies, is to come under Swiss management. “It is time to hand over the mosque […]
It reeks of self-importance, but I need to overcome my cynicism about Davos because this year it really matters
I made my own tiny, pointless gesture by not going when I had the opportunity. But with globalisation in retreat and nationalism advancing, there is now more to be said […]
Who’s who at WEF 2020 in Davos
By Jessica Davis Plüss (text), Kai Reusser (graphics) This content was published on January 20, 2020 11:00 AM Jan 20, 2020 – 11:00 Many eyes will be on the […]
Good offices ” How ‘messenger’ Switzerland deals with the US and Iran
By Thomas Stephens Jan 7, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch As tensions rise between the United States and Iran, Switzerland’s role as intermediary between the two countries has returned to the spotlight. […]
I am taking the train to Davos – here’s why
Global Agenda Environment and Natural Resource Security Davos 2020 I’m taking the train to Davos – here’s why It’s better for carbon emissions, sure. But also for comfort and […]
Switzerland: Outright burka ban faces opposition in parliament
Dec 12, 2019 – 16:45 A campaign for a n outright burka ban in public collected enough signatures for a nationwide vote in 2017. Parliament is opting for a […]
Delegates fail to agree agenda for Syria constitution talks
Nov 29, 2019 – swissinfo.ch The second week-long round of talks in Geneva on Syria’s constitution ended on Friday with the Syrian government and opposition co-chairs unable to reach consensus […]
Political history: Switzerland’s controversial minaret ban, ten years on
Source: Swiss Info By Abdelhafidh Abdeleli A decade ago, a majority of Swiss voters backed a people’s initiative banning the building of minarets in the country. What has changed since? […]
A second Brexit referendum? Swiss lessons on repeating votes
By Domhnall O’Sullivan Nov 29, 2019 – swissinfo.ch Three years after voting to leave the European Union, the United Kingdom is still polarised over Brexit. Would a second referendum heal […]
100 years of Multilateralism, Geneva exhibition examines human struggle between war and peace
By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva Nov 13, 2019 – swissinfo.ch Is war the future of man? This philosophical question is at the centre of an exhibition on war and […]
Rescuing the Reefs; Red Sea coral spotlights Swiss ‘Science Diplomacy’
By Julia Crawford Nov 8, 2019 – 11:00 (Guilhem Banc-Prandi) Coral from the Red Sea is special for its exceptional ability to withstand the effects of climate change, but the […]
