Switzerland

“Credit Suisse”

Afterthoughts to the end of the party

If you want to win back the trust of people, you have to protect them from the excesses of the financial world

by Marc Chesney*

(18 April 2023) The lights are out: For Credit Suisse (CS), the party is over. Members of the executive board and the board of directors temporarily leave the muted green carpet of the casino financial world. They do so with serious faces, full pockets and light hearts. Expressions of regret and apologies fit the occasion. They would have done their best.
About Swiss neutrality

Swiss Parliament erupts over weapons exports to Ukraine

by Remy Delalande,* Switzerland

(28 March 2023) [17 March 2023[ Switzerland parliament is in turmoil over a wave of proposals set to enable Swiss-made military equipment to reach Ukraine. Many politicians across the political spectrum fear Switzerland’s neutral international reputation could be irreversibly damaged.
On Swiss neutrality

Yes to Swiss neutrality

“Our state is not an institution of morality but of the creation and preservation of law”

by Therese Schläpfer,* Hagenbuch ZH

(28 March 2023) In view of the latest developments in Europe, the preservation of our neutrality is enormously important. The war in Ukraine clearly shows this. Actually, the European civilian population would prefer peace, but some governments allow themselves to be put under pressure.

On Swiss Neutrality

A plea for a neutrality of the prudent (2/2)

by Verena Tobler-Linder,* Switzerland

(21 March 2023) (Ed.) The first part of this article was published in Newsletter No. 9 of 14 March and is available on our homepage. We are now publishing the final two parts of this article.
On Swiss Neutrality

A plea for a neutrality of the prudent

by Verena Tobler-Linder,* Switzerland

(14 March 2023) (Editor.) In connection with the war in Ukraine, Swiss neutrality has come under serious pressure: should we or should we not support unilateral coercive measures by the EU and the USA, should we or should we not be allowed to deliver ammunition and weapons to a war zone, are unilateral statements by individual members of the Federal Council already a breach of neutrality or not? These and other questions are currently the subject of controversial debate in our country.

About Swiss Neutrality

Neutrality by the day

by Olivier Delacretaz,* Lausanne

(7 March 2023) On 19 March 2021, the Swiss government published the report entitled “China Strategy 2021-2024”. This report criticises the democratic inadequacy of China, in particular the persecution of its ethnic minorities. Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis threatens to adopt a “more robust” attitude if China does not behave better. This somewhat ridiculous interference in Chinese internal affairs is certainly not the work of a neutral state.