No. 196: Swiss Border Guard and Police: Trained for an “Emergency”?

Author(s): Lisa Wildi
Editor(s): Matthias Bieri
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 196
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Place: Zurich

The “refugee crisis” in Germany has shown that when refugee immigration increases significantly, border guard forces need support. Under such a scenario in Switzerland, the Swiss Border Guard (SBG) corps would be supported by the (military) police, who, with their training, have a number of relevant capabilities. However, their deployability is limited.

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