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Feb. 17th, 2020 05:24 amTo be fair, there are millions of Swiss who think deeply about these things, and who have campaigned hard for a less self-interested policy, certainly when it comes to banking and arms trading, both of which are now subject to much stricter regulation.
But still, every few years it seems the Swiss get a wake-up call about their neutrality.
They have to learn all over again that it's not a shining beacon of hope at the heart of Europe. Rather it is a pragmatic and often grubby survival tactic in a continent with a very bloody history.
And sometimes, as with Crypto AG, that pragmatism, together with a desire to see the myth of neutrality rather than the reality, lead to some very questionable decisions.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51487856
But still, every few years it seems the Swiss get a wake-up call about their neutrality.
They have to learn all over again that it's not a shining beacon of hope at the heart of Europe. Rather it is a pragmatic and often grubby survival tactic in a continent with a very bloody history.
And sometimes, as with Crypto AG, that pragmatism, together with a desire to see the myth of neutrality rather than the reality, lead to some very questionable decisions.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51487856
