Section: World
Switzerland and Ukraine have more in common than you might think

Switzerland and Ukraine have more in common than you might think

DOSSIER «LA SUISSE, DEFINITION», Jean-David Ponci | Eduard Nadtochiy teaches Russian history, culture, literature and philosophy at the Slavic Languages Department of the University of Lausanne. His father is Ukrainian. However, he grew up in Moscow. He then spent two years as a teaching assistant at the University of Kharkov, Ukraine's second-largest city. Unlike Russians and the majority of Ukrainians, he is a member of the Ukrainian Church, which is attached to Rome. He is therefore particularly well qualified to undertake the complex exercise of comparing Switzerland and Ukraine.
Towards a new geopolitical world order

Towards a new geopolitical world order

ANALYSIS, Antoine Bernhard | Geopolitics teaches us one thing: countries have interests, which are organized according to a certain world order. This order is constantly being redefined, especially during crises such as wars. The various states and forces involved advance their pawns to claim the best possible place within this order, according to their interests. In a way, this is the fundamental modus operandi of international relations, which have been shaken by the current crisis. Let's take a look at some of the major geopolitical issues surrounding the war in Ukraine.