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AI Regulation Switzerland: Middle Ground on American Infrastructure clarus.news | Analysis | April 21, 2026 The Grok case involving Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter has ignited a regulatory debate that was long ov...
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Digital Sovereignty: France Tackles the "Bigger Challenge" clarus.news | Analysis | April 14, 2026 National Councilor Gerhard Andrey (Greens) is arguably the most determined advocate of digital sovereignty in the Federa...
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Swiss Healthcare Policy: Cost Shifting Instead of Structural Reform – A Liberal Critique Summary In the 2026 spring session, the Swiss Parliament advanced two healthcare policy measures: The increase of the minimum deduc...
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Army Digitalization Platform: On Track – But on Whose Technology? Executive Summary The Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) has reviewed the key project "New Army Digitalization Platform" (NDP) and fundamentally attests to...
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Saving, but Please at Others' Expense: The Great Federal Palace Operetta on the Relief Package The National Council debated relief package 27, and it quickly became apparent: everyone thinks fiscal discipline is wonderfu...
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Ukraine Aid at Any Cost? Why the Federal Council Downplays the Debate on Legal Basis Based on the statement by Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin from 10.03.2026 in the Official Bulletin regarding the legal basis for Ukrain...
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Zurich's Tax Miracle 2.0: Lots of Money, Lots of Morals, Lots of Deficit On March 10, 2016, Christina Neuhaus wrote in the NZZ to the effect that: Zurich is not stuck in a growth trap, Zurich benefits from its growth. Te...
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Update 2026: The Flash in the Pan Gets a Population Counter (Initiative "No 10-Million Switzerland!") The NZZ warned in 2016 against the fallacy of thinking that a single vote already constitutes a new era: Perhaps it wa...
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Flash in the Pan with Side Dishes: How Switzerland 'Awakened' in 2016 – and Then Just Voted Again On February 28, 2016, something happened that is about as rare in Swiss politics as an unauthorized garden shed: The SVP l...
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Bread and Circuses – 10 Years of Infantino: Too Much Money, Too Little Control Exactly ten years ago, Gianni Infantino was placed at the helm of FIFA – as the face of a "new beginning" that was urgently needed after the ...