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This paper highlights shifts in Swiss foreign policy. It observes that, with regard to the EU, the focus is no longer on the issue of accession but on consolidating the bilateral track, which allows for some economic, financial and foreign policy niche strategies. The author argues that this is accompanied by a stronger appreciation of bilateral relations with extra-European centers of power and of civilian peacebuilding efforts. According to him, maintaining the coherence of foreign policy remains a challenge and there is no domestic consensus on Switzerland’s foreign policy role and priorities.