Switzerland

«Racism in Switzerland exists, but systemic racism does not».»

By Max Frei · 12 June 2023

Un «racisme systémique» sévirait en Suisse. C’est du moins l’avis de la Confédération, qui a publié un rapport sur le sujet. Selon Olivier Delacrétaz, rédacteur à «La Nation», les effets de ce postulat, qui ne repose sur aucune preuve, pourraient être contre-productifs.

Policy

| Illegal climate activism: winning without convincing

By Max Frei · 05 June 2023

In recent years, climate activists have regularly taken public space hostage. It doesn't seem to bother them that this form of action is having difficulty winning over the general public: by their own admission, they don't want to rally.

World

Turkey: a complex foreign policy

By Max Frei · 03 June 2023

En quête de reconnaissance internationale depuis plusieurs années, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, fraîchement réélu à la tête de la République de Turquie, conduit son pays sur la voie d’une politique extérieure ambigüe.

Switzerland

Credit Suisse session: «distrust» and «distressing spectacle»

By Max Frei · 15 April 2023

After two days of extraordinary session, Parliament has issued a symbolic rejection of the Federal Council's rescue plan for Crédit Suisse. This decision has no direct impact, but it does reveal certain issues, as pointed out by the press on Thursday.

Switzerland

Human roadblock on the A2: stop the so-called «non-violence»!»

By Max Frei · 08 April 2023

Six environmental activists blocked the freeway in the canton of Uri on Good Friday. Altercations, traffic jams and police intervention - this is «non-violent» mobilization, when so many legal and effective tools exist, particularly in Switzerland.