Swiss Civilian Peace Promotion

Assessing Policy and Practice

Author(s): Thomas Greminger
Editor(s): Simon Mason, Anna Hess Sargsyan
Series: CSS Mediation Resources
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2011

This article by Ambassador Thomas Greminger, former Head of the Political Affairs Division IV, provides a comprehensive assessment of the Swiss civilian peace promotion efforts of the past five years. Switzerland is a key actor in the field of peace promotion and human rights. This is based on Switzerland's humanitarian values, but it can also be seen as an expression of interest-driven politics. The international community expects a wealthy country that benefits greatly from globalization to make an adequate contribution to resolving global issues. This study is a special offprint of the CSS publication Switzerland's Civilian Peace Support: Inventory and Development Potential (Zivile Friedensförderung der Schweiz: Bestandesaufnahme und Entwicklungspotenzial, Zurich Contributions to Security Policy No. 83).

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