We have known for 25 years that Switzerland will give in immediately if the US wants something from it. Initially, we engaged in some bizarre power struggles, such as when Switzerland refused to extradite Glencore founder Marc Rich, even though he had evaded $48 million in taxes, violated export regulations in the US and circumvented US sanctions once morest Iran. The NZZ found it all “minor offences” in 2000 and expressed what many people thought at the time.
– Switzerland is already sleeping through the next crisis
The Americans want money for the Ukraine war. Once once more, Switzerland is taken by surprise because nobody is acting in Bern. Is emergency law needed once more?