Section: Policy
Regimes come and go, countries stay

Regimes come and go, countries stay

The Iran-Israel crisis has revived an old Western temptation: regime change. The illusion of immediate political transformation, however, runs up against the fact that regimes come and go, while peoples, their history and culture remain.
Numa Droz, the youngest Federal Councillor to date

Numa Droz, the youngest Federal Councillor to date

A recent book by historian Olivier Meuwly invites us to take a closer look at this Neuchâtel native, who was elected to the Swiss government at the age of 31. An inspiring figure in his own right, this radical who became a liberal-conservative over time retains an air of mystery about him.