e-Dossier: Swiss Representation of US-Interests in Cuba
«If neutral Switzerland did not exist, we [would have] had to invent it», an influential advisor of US President John F. Kennedy said in March 1962 to the Swiss ambassador in Washington, August R. Lindt. This «complete satisfaction» was also due to the Swiss representation of US interests in Cuba, which came to an end in August 2015 due to the renewal of diplomatic relations between Havana and Washington.
e-Dossier: The Suez/Hungary twin crisis of 1956
The Federal Council was not stingy with big words: «The threat of World War III and of a renewed test of strength, with all its tragic consequences, is weighing on humankind», the federal government wrote in a statement from 6 November 1956. «But peace still can, and must, be saved», the government appealed to the superpowers (dodis.ch/12315).
Wikipedia Schreibwerkstatt «Eisenbahngeschichte»
Die Diplomatischen Dokumente der Schweiz möchten alle Interessierten zur Wikipedia-Schreibwerkstatt «Eisenbahngeschichte» im Schweizerischen Bundesarchiv (BAR) am 22. Oktober einladen.
Politische Reden von Ausländern
Ein Ende September 2016 eingereichter parlamentarischer Vorstoss möchte die Bewilligungspflicht für ausländische Redner wiedereinführen, wie sie zwischen 1948 und 1998 in Kraft war. Der damalige Bundesratsbeschluss sah vor, dass «Ausländer [...] an Versammlungen nur mit besonderer Bewilligung über ein politisches Thema reden [dürfen]».
e-Dossier: Churchill and Switzerland
It was one of the greats of world politics who passed away on January 24th 1965, at the age of 90. Around the globe, the British war-time prime minister was commemorated, likewise in Switzerland: «Radio, television, and the press of our country have expressed the feeling of vivid gratitude of the whole of Switzerland to the deceased».
e-dossier: The Washington Agreement of 1946
In spring 1946, a high-ranking Swiss delegation visited Washington to negotiate the release of frozen Swiss assets in the USA as well as the end of the allied boycott of companies that, during WWII, had traded with the Axis Powers. In turn, the USA, Great Britain, and France demanded that Swiss banks hand over German assets. The Washington Agreement (dodis.ch/1725), finalised 70 years ago, on 25 May 1946, after difficult negotiations, represents a milestone in Swiss foreign policy.
Wikipedia-Atelier zur Eisenbahngeschichte auf Dodis
Am Samstag dem 21. Mai 2016 findet ein Wikipedia-Atelier zu den eisenbahnhistorischen Ressourcen auf Dodis statt. Wikipedia-Neulige wie alte Wiki-Hasen sind herzlich eingeladen, sich in einem Referat von Sacha Zala und einem Workshop über die Dodis-Dokumente zu Gotthard, Simplon & Co. zu informieren (siehe dazu auch unser neues e-Dossier).
e-Dossier: Diplomatie auf Schienen – Gotthardbahn und Aussenpolitik
Wenn am 1. Juni 2016 der Gotthard-Basistunnel feierlich eröffnet wird, markiert dies den aktuellen Höhepunkt einer Entwicklung, die über eine reiche Geschichte verfügt. Der Bau einer Eisenbahnlinie durch die Schweizer Alpen war bereits im 19. Jahrhundert ein Grossprojekt von europäischer Dimension. Entsprechend eng war seine Durchführung mit aussenpolitischen Erwägungen verknüpft.
The DDS' Analysis on the «Years of Terror»
The Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland (DDS) have analysed the question of Palestinian terrorism against targets in Switzerland in 1969/70 and its consequences as part of their regular research during the last few years. Consequently, numerous documents have been published in the database Dodis since 2012 (cf. A Guide to the «Years of Terror»).
e-Dossier: The Establishment of Swiss Diplomatic Relations with the USSR
On 18 March 1946, an exchange of diplomatic notes in Belgrade (dodis.ch/48190) broke a silence that had lasted almost thirty years, establishing official relations between Switzerland and the Soviet Union. The normalization of relations with the new eastern superpower was one of the fundamental conditions for the development of Switzerland's international relations in the commencing Cold War.
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