Foreign Policy Strategy 2024–27
At the beginning of each legislative period, the Federal Council presents a foreign policy strategy which provides the central guidelines for Switzerland's foreign policy for four years and sets out priorities and objectives. It serves as a compass in a volatile world.
The world in which we live is becoming less global, less influenced by the West and less democratic. It is increasingly fragmented and polarised. Volatility is becoming the norm. How is Switzerland positioning itself in this context? The Foreign Policy Strategy 2024–27 answers this question. It describes how Switzerland aims to safeguard its security, prosperity and independence as best as possible, faced with these challenges. In addition, it clarifies Switzerland's role and unique contribution in the international arena, underlining the added value its foreign policy offers. Drawn up as part of an interdepartmental process and submitted to the parliamentary foreign affairs committees and the cantons for consultation, this Federal Council report provides the compass for Swiss foreign policy in the coming years, offering a strategic response at this historical turning point.
In brief, the geographical and thematic priorities for the 2024–27 period are as follows.
In its annual Foreign Policy Report, the Federal Council gives an account of the extent to which the strategy has been implemented and the 28 objectives have been achieved.
A coherent Foreign policy
The Federal Council adopts a series of geographical and thematic follow-up strategies to flesh out its strategy. For their part, the departments draw up implementation concepts, such as action plans and guidelines. Switzerland implements its foreign policy in a three-tier cascading strategy.
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State Secretariat STS-FDFA
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3003 Bern