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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
DNS Blocks: Digital Protectionism by Design When Authorities Turn Internet Infrastructure into a Censorship Machine A critical look at DNS blockades – and how Switzerland protects its gambling industry with a technically...