The Swiss government on Wednesday proposed relaxing restrictions on arms exports to try to bolster its domestic industry and ...

However, the move has faced criticism, as it marks a departure from Switzerland's long-standing tradition of neutrality. The ...

Switzerland is debating whether it should end centuries of neutrality to allow its weapons to be shipped to Ukraine to aid the country’s fight against Russia. Are Western sanctions working on ...

With the French aggression of 1798, neutrality perished. It rose again after the fall of Napoleon in the years 1813 to 1815. However, it was not imposed on Switzerland by the Congress of Vienna ...

In their devotion to neutrality, the canny, conservative men who govern Switzerland frequently carry noninvolvement in international politics to a point where the mountains seem to echo to the cry ...

Marco Jorio is an expert on the history of neutrality. In an interview, he explains the origins of Switzerland’s neutrality and how it has shifted over time – and says the Swiss People’s ...

The Federal Council of the neutral country decided last August that Switzerland would participate in the EU initiative to cut red tape when mobilising armies through or between EU member states ...