Federal Office of Public Health bans, Bern procures: How federalism devalues Switzerland's sovereignty claims clarus.news | Analysis | May 12, 2026 Andreas Binggeli and Ernst Anker The Federal Office of Public Health (F...
AI in Government: The German List of Deficiencies and the Swiss Excellence clarus.news | Analysis | May 11, 2026 Two audit offices, two reports, two worlds. In April 2025, the German Federal Audit Office dissects the Fe...
Health Policy Survey Analysis of Parliamentary Responses Version 3 – April 28, 2026 (First version: April 22, 2026) Executive Summary The politically neutral information platform clarus.news conducted a survey in March...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...