How Switzerland is now upgrading
War has been raging in Europe for two weeks – and in Switzerland the security policy debate is already in full swing. Will the Swiss military now upgrade? And if so, how?
Russia’s attack on Ukraine is already having an impact on Swiss politics. It wasn’t even two weeks before the SVP and the FDP demanded an increase in the army budget worth billions. And in the current spring session of Parliament, the candidature for the UN Security Council is being discussed under new auspices.
How realistic is it that significantly more money will flow into the army in the next few years? Where should one invest this at all? How smart is the left tactic of sticking to the fighter jet referendum? And what role does Defense Minister Viola Amherd play when it comes to the position of the center parties? Domestic boss Raphaela Birrer, Bundeshaus editor Markus Häfliger and magazine author Christoph Lenz discuss these questions in a new episode of the political podcast “Politbüro”. The host is Philipp Loser.
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