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Swiss Review
January 1/19

A brief storm, but thunder rumbles on

Editorial

Peaceful, neutral and committed to its humanitarian tradition – that’s how many people see Switzerland. Many also see the country as well able to…

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Letters to the editor

Mailbag

“Direct democracy reduces tension”

Focus

Snows of yesteryear

Knowledge

Gottfried Keller | Why Gottfried Keller’s “Der grüne Heinrich” ended tragically in 1855

Literature series

The legitimate bank note named after a famous counterfeiter

Society

Exceptional – yet normal

Politics

In December 2018, two women were simultaneously elected to the Federal Council for the first time – and for the first time, a woman heads the Federal…

A breath of fresh air for direct democracy

Politics

E-Voting is the way to uphold the voting right of the “Fifth Switzerland”

SwissCommunity

Leslie’s dream job in Switzerland

SwissCommunity

OSA Youth Service

SwissCommunity

With other young Swiss Abroad from around the world participants in these camps experience a summer full of breath-taking moments.

“It’s hard to listen to a Swiss complain”

Swissinfo

Young Swiss Abroad: supporting, challenging and networking

Notes from the Federal Palace

Willi Wottreng | Deskaheh – an Iroquois on Lake Geneva

Books

A sonorous anniversary

Sounds

Pierre Maudet

Top pick

When avalanches shape culture

News

UNESCO has added the centuries-old knowledge of how to deal with the risk of avalanches to its “Intangible Cultural Heritage List”. Switzerland…

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