Post-globalization: The West’s strategy options
After three decades of openness and cooperation, the world is breaking into hostile blocs. For the West, “friend-shoring” may be the best…
Mikhail Gorbachev and a part of history goes away
Mikhail Gorbachev died in Moscow on August 30, 2022: With his policies, he put an end to the Cold War and was a major protagonist of…
What if Russia cuts off gas to Europe? Three scenarios
The EU is ill-prepared for a large-scale disruption of Moscow's supplies, making it vulnerable in the event of a conflict in Ukraine
Quo vadis, Europe?
In the aftermath of the catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Europe has been brutally confronted with its inability as a geopolitical…
Freer road freight transport between Switzerland and Russia
On October 15, Bern and Moscow repealed the permit requirement, which had existed since 2015, for bilateral and in-transit deliveries
Switzerland’s bilateral meetings with the USA and Russia
In Geneva, a delegation led by Guy Parmelin, president of the Confederation, will see Joseph R. Biden Jr. between Tuesday 15 and Wednesday…
There is a customs memorandum of understanding between Russia and Switzerland
The primary objective of the MoU signed by Bern and Moscow, although not binding, is to advance technical collaboration and the exchange of…
That isolated Russian flag on a remote peak of the Alps
A monument in the canton of Uri commemorates the troops of General Alexander Suvorov, who on September 25, 1799, sacrificed themselves…