News overview Science-Diplomacy

Interview with Prof. Daniel Farinotti, a glaciologist at ETH Zurich, on glacier preservation and Swiss polar and climate research.

Paul Dziatkowiec, Director of Mediation and Peace Support at the GCSP, on Switzerland's role in promoting peace and security in the Arctic.

As an observer on the Arctic Council, Switzerland is committed to environmental protection and the sustainable and peaceful development of the Arctic.

In December 2024, the UN General Assembly will decide whether to adopt the new convention against cybercrime. The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP) led the Swiss delegation in the negotiations on the convention.

The role of science diplomacy in the implementation of global environmental goals will be explored in greater depth during the 2024 GESDA Summit using the example of the Transnational Red Sea Center.

Switzerland organised a meeting of the Security Council on 17 May 2024 to strengthen the interaction between the scientific community and the Council.

The Open Quantum Institute, dedicated to quantum computing, was launched on 13 October 2023 in Geneva in collaboration with the FDFA.

Mining asteroids for their natural resources and downloading the contents of the human brain are quickly moving from the realms of science fiction to reality. The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator builds capacities to spot future scientific and technological breakthroughs before they happen. The independent foundation, which enjoys FDFA support, is set to unveil its Breakthrough Radar at its upcoming inaugural summit.

Xavier Mertz – how the first Swiss polar explorer to set foot in Antarctica came to a bitter end and why FDFA science diplomacy supports polar research.

SEEIIST is a project of a new scientific research centre in the Balkans that promotes peace through scientific diplomacy.

On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, three women with a connection to the FDFA tell us about their careers.

How can digital technologies become more secure and cyberspace more peaceful? At the Geneva Dialogue, leading companies agree on a common approach.

In an interview at the Swiss Digital Days, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis talks about the significance of digital change.

A study by the University of Oxford highlights Switzerland's strengths in cybersecurity and suggests 53 ways it can improve.

In its MENA strategy, the Federal Council sets out its foreign policy priorities for the Middle East and North Africa for the period 2021–24.

On 9 July, Switzerland and the USA met for bilateral cyber dialogue. Together, the two countries are committed to an open and secure digital space.

The FDFA supports the ETH Zurich in the production of affordable ventilators in the Ukraine.