The US Congress recently passed a bill that requires federal aid agencies to evaluate their projects and programs and publish the results on-line. The new
In the aftermath of the Lampedusa tragedy, development aid has been highlighted as policy instrument that would allow containing illegal immigration at their source. Wishful
The evolution of the Internet has created new problems for nation states, which can best be addressed through international cooperation. Swiss foreign policy objectives are
The current debate about the future of Switzerland’s international development policy misses a key point. The main agency in charge of foreign aid, the Swiss
The United Nations Secretary-General has picked the theme «A Race We Can Win. A Race We Must Win» for the upcoming climate summit in September.
On 27 September 2026, Swiss voters will decide on the Federal Popular Initiative “For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food
The «Open Think Tank Network» which emerged out of the «foraus global» project – strives for the creation, development and cooperation of open
Pro Jahr begleiten foraus und die Hochschule Luzern zwei Kohorten von Studierenden an Schweizer Fachhochschulen, die durch ein Stipendium der Hirschmann Stiftung in ihrer herausragenden
In this project, we crowdsourced citizens’ ideas about the thematic priorities Switzerland could follow during its tenure at the UN Security Council in 2023-24. Recent
From policeman… The liberal world order is an American creation. After 1945, the United States placed itself at the centre of a global system designed