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🇪🇺 Ursula von der Leyen veut suspendre les paiements de l’UE à Israël – des sanctions sont envisagées.
🤔 Mais l’UE est-elle prête ? Darius Farman, Policy Fellow chez foraus, en parle sur @PlayRTS 👉 bit.ly/3KfeDPE

We present the latest edition of the Espresso Diplomatique ☕Discover, how Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 is more and more asserting its independence from the political influence of the Kremlin 🇷🇺. Read the ✨full✨ newsletter here bit.ly/4mE1Hkk.

From The Hague to Bern: What the #ICJ climate opinion means for 🇨🇭.
Angela Zollinger breaks down Switzerland’s position and potential impacts on domestic & international climate politics, with input from Corina Heri.

🔗http://bit.ly/3HtHq1Z

Spotting the next global crisis isn’t enough 🔥🔭 International organisations must start planning for it now, especially in Geneva, where the future of global governance is being shaped 🧯Find out how to get ready in the latest foraus blog by Janis Näpflin 🔗http://bit.ly/4mxEAbe

80 years after Hiroshima, young Kazakh (fe)male activists are reshaping nuclear disarmament policies. Explore #Kazakhstan's nuclear past through a feminist, decolonial lens in Marzhan Nurzhan's latest #foraus blog: bit.ly/456LoH4 🕊️🇯🇵➡️🇰🇿

🇨🇭Tariffs are rising. 🇺🇸 Washington, D.C. is where economic influence happens.

📢In this new blog, Christian Michel argues why Switzerland should establish a permanent business office in D.C..

Want to learn more? Read the full blog: bit.ly/3UaiVd7

🇺🇸Le 1er août, les États-Unis ont imposés 39 % de droits de douane sur les produits suisses. Dans une interview Le Temps, Aurèle Cotton, membre du comité et Policy Fellow du foraus, appelle à la lucidité et à renforcer les liens avec l’UE.
🗞️Lire l’interview : bit.ly/45z7AcP

The Middle East and the West have long been intertwined. 🌍 Shared history, geographical proximity, cultural exchange, and economic interdependence have built bridges that are still growing today. 🌟 Read more in the foraus blog by Soubhi Bazerji. 📖 bit.ly/3TNvJpF

🇨🇭 After the Federal Council’s announcement of a potential international conference on AI in Geneva in 2027, Nicolas Kurek answers the question of how International Geneva should be positioned in the realm of global tech governance. 🤖 Read his full blog here 👉 bit.ly/4kp3ubH

De la réflexion à l’action 🇨🇭🚀 Im ersten Teil des foraus Buch “Hinausschauen” liegt der Fokus auf : Stabil geglaubte Ordnung im Fluss. La 🇨🇭 face à la complexité. 📘 Toutes les deux semaines, un extrait à découvrir
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Pourquoi une procédure judiciaire est-elle engagée au Royaume-Uni contre Shell, la célèbre compagnie pétrolière ? ⚖️ Il s'agit de justice environnementale. 🌱 Lire la suite dans l'Espresso Diplomatique 🔗 bit.ly/4ajMuyC 📷 CC Luka Tomac/Friends of the Earth International

Das “Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability” ist eines der ersten, welches explizit Umwelt- und Handelspolitik verbindet. 💼 🌿 Doch kann es in der aktuellen Weltsituation überhaupt seine Wirkung entfalten? Mehr dazu im Blog von Julia Gubler 👉 bit.ly/4ldCT26

🇨🇭Swiss neutrality: still compatible with growing security cooperation?
A new initiative aims to enshrine a stricter definition of neutrality in the Swiss Constitution.
Simon Richot explores this debate in our latest blog post. 👉 Read it now : bit.ly/3G0sbwN

Im ersten Beitrag seiner zweiteiligen Blog-Reihe schreibt Policy Fellow Lévi Sollberger über die Entwicklung der Rolle der Schweiz🇨🇭in der MENA-Region🌍, und weshalb gerade jetzt eine ehrliche Vermittlung am wichtigsten ist.🤝Vollständiger Blog 👉https://bit.ly/3Zr6Q6p

🌍On this #WorldEnvironmentDay, we recommend 3 publications from foraus on this topic: “Ein sich wandelndes Klima” in “Hinausschauen” 🔗bit.ly/3HQc6aa, Blog “Cities are Burning” 🔗https://bit.ly/3SEWD2i, Blog “Cultured Meat” 🔗https://bit.ly/3T7wXeK

Rechtspopulismus in Zentral- und Osteuropa 📈 Die jüngsten Wahlen in 🇷🇴Rumänien, 🇦🇱Albanien und 🇵🇱Polen waren durch den Wahlkampf der nationalistischen Kandidaten nach MAGA-Rhetorik geprägt. ☕Lesen Sie mehr dazu im Espresso Diplomatique 🔗 bit.ly/4ajMuyC

🌡️ Heat Action Day ☀️The Urban Heat Island effect is intensifying heatwaves, especially for the most vulnerable.
🌿In a new blog, Kamalendu Das & Mirjam Grünholz explore what cities like Dhaka can do to cool down.
📝 Read more: bit.ly/4mJK1Vq

🥗On #WorldHungerDay, foraus highlights the urgent need to rethink global food systems. Through the 4th edition of Global Labs, 25 young voices co-created a Policy Brief with 5 bold ideas for a fairer, more #sustainablefoodsystems.
👉 Read the Policy Brief : bit.ly/3F1aVXZ

⏳ Last chance to register!

Join us on May 22, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm at Floky la Loutre in Geneva, for our next #Think&Drink – a critical discussion on #inclusive education📚 with experts from UNICEF and Altai Blue Horizon.

The first drink is on us!😉🍸

More info & RSVP 👉https://shorter.me/yKlOQ

📚Join us on May 22, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm at Floky la Loutre in Geneva, for our next #Think&Drink — a critical discussion on global policy & local voices in #InclusiveEducation with experts from UNICEF, Aga Khan Foundation & Altai Blue Horizon.

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🇮🇳🇵🇰 Der Konflikt zwischen Indien und Pakistan verschärft sich. Auch in der Schweiz ist man sich dessen bewusst. Policy Fellow Lévi Sollberger beurteilt die Lage auf TeleBärn.
Jetzt entdecken: shorter.me/HD9uT 🎥

If you too look for some escapism, I might just have the right thing for you.

Absolutely hyped for #Eurovision and so glad I get to speak in Basel with @foraus.bsky.social and draw from a term of teaching The Politics of Eurovision

Kashmir’s Evolving Triangle 🇮🇳🇵🇰🇨🇳 China’s growing involvement in the region is turning the Indian-Pakistani conflict into a multilateral one.

☕ Read more on the topic in the last Espresso Diplomatique 🔗 bit.ly/4ajMuyC

Nadine Kas und Lévi Sollberger erklären in ihrer Vernehmlassungsantwort zum Entlastungspaket 27, welche negativen Konsequenzen die vorgesehenen Kürzungen auf die Nachhaltigkeit und Inklusivität der Schweizer Aussenpolitik haben könnten 🔗​​https://bit.ly/43g5SvO

In his blog, Anirban Dutta from @geostrata.bsky.social, an independent, Indian youth-led think tank, proposes a roadmap for Swiss investors and companies to expand their presence in the Indian market in emerging sectors. 🔌🌱♻️ Read more in the foraus blog 👉 bit.ly/4cmzOtn

🌍 To mark the International Day of Multilateralism, Marie Hürlimann & Raphaëlle Leung joined The Next Page Podcast 🎙️ by the UN Library & Archives Geneva, to discuss the programme GenSouth, a project with 14 Global South voices. 📢
🎧Access the podcast : bit.ly/44DoNBS

🇪🇺🤝🇨🇭L’UE a présenté un nouvel accord permettant à la Suisse de réintégrer Horizon Europe.
Pour @dariusfarman.bsky.social, Policy Fellow au foraus, malgré des limitations, le traité représente une amélioration substantielle pour la Suisse. ⚖️📈

👉Analyse complète : bit.ly/4cHIc6N 🔍

As trust in multilateralism wavers, GenSouth launched by foraus amplifies voices from the Global South to rethink global cooperation.

🎙️ Tune in to #InsideGeneva to hear about whether the UN and multilateralism still have a future.

👉 podcast: bit.ly/3XWNxRB
👉 publication: bit.ly/4lxkTAs

Quel avenir pour l’approvisionnement en électricité des pays africains ? 🌍⚡ L'énergie nucléaire est envisagée pour industrialiser le continent. Peuvent-ils répondre aux défis énergétiques, environnementaux, géopolitiques ? 🗺️ ☕

Lire la suite dans l'Espresso Diplomatique : 🔗https://bit.ly/4ajMuyC

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