Switzerland

Magazine articles on politics and society in Switzerland.

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Lucire June 27, 2008 Elyse Glickman	Basel dazzle Though best known as an international meeting place for business executives, there is a fun to be had and elegance to be savored in this sophisticated "border town."
Chemistry World February 2008 Yfke Hager	A Town Called Science An ambitious project in Switzerland aims to create the world's first fully integrated science city.
TIME Europe January 9, 2008 Eben Harrell	Back to the Beginning at CERN Just outside Geneva, physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research -- known as CERN -- are putting the finishing touches on the largest particle accelerator ever constructed.
Geotimes September 2004 Jay Chapman	Warming up to Rock Falls Last summer climbers became stranded on the slopes of the Matterhorn when the mountain literally began to crumble under their feet. Now, researchers are blaming record-breaking summer temperatures in 2003 for the destabilization of the Alps.
BusinessWeek May 17, 2004 David Fairlamb	Switzerland: In The EU's Tentacles? There is a creeping, semi-hostile takeover of Switzerland by the European Union occuring. More and more, Brussels is the boss, even forcing its rules on Zurich's banks.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003	A New Turn In Switzerland? After years of trying, right-wing politician Christoph Blocher won a seat on Dec. 10 on Switzerland's seven-member Federal Council, which administers government. The question is whether Blocher, a billionaire businessman, will tone down his fiery populism now that he has joined the political Establishment.
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Jack Ewing	Switzerland: A Hard-Right Kick In The Pants With a toehold in government, expect Christoph Blocher to shake up Switzerland.
BusinessWeek November 3, 2003	A Turn To The Right In Switzerland The hard right's victory in Swiss elections on Oct. 19 is likely to spell the end of Switzerland's consensus politics and to complicate the country's relations with the European Union.
TIME Europe October 20, 2003 Helena Bachmann	Sharp Turn To The Right? The Swiss People's Party's anti-immigration message could help it win big in next week's elections.
TIME Europe June 2, 2003 Helena Bachmann	Hey, It's Not Our Summit Geneva battens down the hatches ahead of the G8 meeting
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