'Switzerland needs a stable relationship with its neighbours,' says foreign minister

The international situation is not sufficiently taken into account in Switzerland, says Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis: "We have become accustomed to our prosperity and security over the decades – they are almost a divine right." Not all is well with the world, Cassis said in an interview published on Monday by the Tamedia newspapers. "The economic health of the European Union is deteriorating," he said. "Strategy in geopolitics is back with a vengeance [...] World trade [...] is going backwards. We are once again entering an 'America first, Europe first, Switzerland first' logic". + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox He noted that the great powers are unabashedly asserting their claims to power, "if necessary by force". "A new world order is being born, but we don't know what it will look like," he said. For the time being, Switzerland is coping "relatively well", added the politician from the southern, Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. "But I can also ...