«Es ist oft sehr schwierig, politisch kontroverse Themen sorgfältig aufeinander abzustimmen. Aber wir versuchen es immer wieder.» Interview mit Pälvi Pulli, Chefin Sicherheitspolitik des VBS.

Author(s): Oliver Thränert, Wenger Andreas
Editor(s): Oliver Thränert, Benno Zogg
Series Editor(s): Andreas Wenger
Book Title: Bulletin 2019 on Swiss Security Policy
Series: Bulletin on Swiss Security Policy
Pages: 13-30
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2019

This initial chapter of the Bulletin 2019 features an interview with Ambassador Pälvi Pulli, head of security policy at the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS). According to Ambassador Pulli, major powers are increasingly challenging the international system’s established rules and norms. This has consequences for Switzerland. The boundaries between war and peace as well as between economic and security policy are becoming more fluid. In view of this, Ambassador Pulli notes a growing expectation in Switzerland for security policy to play a stronger role, including on the part of Parliament. Swiss security policy is also confronted with the challenge of having to replace various large-scale military systems.

Download:

German (PDF)