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2010-07Type
- Other Publication
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Abstract
Switzerland’s management of the recent hostage crisis with Libya was successful as far as its outcome is concerned. However, there have also been some serious shortcomings. The deficiencies of coordination within the government are essentially systemic. The numerous indiscretions and the tendency to exploit the crisis for party purposes have aggravated the challenges for Swiss diplomacy. The media and the Canton of Geneva have also contributed to the complexity of the Libyan affair. There are lessons to be learnt too, especially as far as Switzerland’s foreign-policy positioning is concerned. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-006122137Publication status
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CSS Analyses in Security PolicyVolume
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Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH ZürichSubject
SCHWEIZ (MITTELEUROPA). SCHWEIZERISCHE EIDGENOSSENSCHAFT; SWITZERLAND (CENTRAL EUROPE). SWISS CONFEDERATION; LIBYA (NORTH AFRICA). STATE OF LIBYA; WORLD POLITICS + INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (INTERNATIONAL POLITICS); INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS + RESOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS (INTERNATIONAL POLITICS); WELTPOLITIK + INTERNATIONALE BEZIEHUNGEN (INTERNATIONALE POLITIK); LIBYEN (NORDAFRIKA). STAAT LIBYEN; INTERNATIONALE KONFLIKTE + KONFLIKTLÖSUNG (INTERNATIONALE POLITIK)Organisational unit
03515 - Wenger, Andreas / Wenger, Andreas
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Also published in German and French.More
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