What Next for Swiss Neutrality, in the Ukraine Era?

Ireland is one of the few neutral countries in Europe. But with the war in Ukraine and an American administration that wants to be less and less involved in European security, voices are increasingly louder calling for neutrality to be abandoned.

What next for Swiss neutrality, in the Ukraine era?

Although Switzerland officially remains neutral, it has already expanded its participation in transatlantic and European security institutions over the past few decades, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine only accelerating this trend.

Switzerland adopted neutrality as a fundamental principle in its foreign policy after the Napoleonic Wars and was formally recognized as a neutral country at the Vienna Congress of 1815. Since then, the country has avoided participating in armed conflicts and has distanced itself from any process of rearmament. The latest events in Ukraine, however, are ending even with this pacifism. Without being part of the EU or NATO, the Berne Government wi…

In Switzerland, they would be arming themselves for war, as confirmed by their Minister of Defence, who also shared the reasons why they would break their historical neutrality; this is what happens.This is because Switzerland is a neutral nation since 1815, after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, when at the Vienna Congress it was recognized that that country would have its neutrality guaranteed, so it cannot be invaded either.This was observed…