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Associate Professor of Public Policy at Leiden University 🇨🇭 🇵🇹 | immigration | political economy | welfare states

Jan 24, 2022, 7 tweets

State Secretary Blinken trying to convince Switzerland not to invade Ukraine.

Nato "very worried" about Swiss movement of troops picked up by satellite imagery.

As usual, any declaration of war by Switzerland would be subject to a popular referendum.

Swiss tanks at the ready.

Swiss infantry is famous for its unorthodox training techniques.

The famous headquarters of the Swiss military command atop the Matterhorn. Impenetrable because of its sophisticated defence system allowing 62 tons of melted fondue cheese to fall of assailants in the event of a ground attack.

The Swiss ground-based air defence system is a strong deterrent.

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