Swiss Narratives on the Evolution of European Security, 1990-2016

Author(s): Christian Nünlist, Benno Zogg
Editor(s): Wolfgang Zellner (ed.)
Book Title: Security Narratives in Europe: A Wide Range of Views
Pages: 119-129
Publisher(s): Nomos
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Place: Baden-Baden

This chapter outlines the evolution of threat perceptions in Switzerland between 1990 and 2016 as well as related Swiss policies. It further examines 1) Switzerland’s relationship with Russia since the end of the Cold War; and 2) how varying Swiss narratives on European security, particularly on Russia and Ukraine, break down along the political spectrum.

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