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12 May

Who controls landmines and drones?

Send us Fan Mail On Inside Geneva, we look at weapons contamination and the harm it causes. “We have at least one casualty every single day in Afghanistan – someone killed or injured –and it is most likely a child,” says Nick Pond, from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. From old conflicts to new. “Ukraine is the breadbasket of Europe and billions of square metres of land are suspected to be contaminated, which means they can’t be farmed,” says Paul Heslop, from the UN Mine Action, Ukraine. And from old weapons to new. “This is proliferating well beyond Ukraine. Ukraine and Russia are the two leaders in drone technology, but the level of proliferation is scary,” says Sean Moorhouse, from Mine Action, UN Development Programme. In response to Russian aggression, the Baltic states are pulling out of the landmine convention. “We did not say yes to landmines; we said no to unilateral disarmament constructs,” says Jonatan Vseviov, Secretary General, Estonian Foreign Ministry. But others are joining. “We heard that Lebanon will be joining the convention. This is a massive achievement and a massive push for the convention itself,” says Rana Elias, from the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining. As warfare changes, weapons contamination becomes more complicated. Who is responsible when a weapon fails to hit its target and harms someone years later? Who should pay for the clean‑up? And are we turning away from our opposition to indiscriminate weapons? Join host Imogen Foulkes on Inside Geneva to listen to the full episode. Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.chTwitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_enThank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review or subscribe to our newsletter. For more stories on the international Geneva please visit www.swissinfo.ch/ Host: Imogen Foulkes Production assitant: Claire-Marie Germain Distribution: Sara Pasino Marketing: Xin Zhang

12 May

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32 min
9 Jun

What’s the point of foreign aid?

Send us Fan Mail On our Inside Geneva podcast this week, we host a debate on a key question: what’s the point of foreign aid? “What’s the point of mobilising taxpayers’ money and sending it to faraway countries to assist vulnerable people? And how do you sell that to your own taxpayers?” says Gilles Carbonnier, former Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). There are more conflicts and greater needs, yet donor countries want to spend less. “What’s the point of mobilising taxpayers’ money and sending it to faraway countries to assist vulnerable people? And how do you sell that to your own taxpayers?” says Gilles Carbonnier, former Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). There are more conflicts and greater needs, yet donor countries want to spend less. Do we think some people’s tragedies are less important than others? If a child is in pain in Khartoum, that’s exactly the same as a child being in pain in New York or London. If a mother is grieving in Gaza, that’s exactly the same as a mother grieving in Geneva,” says Chris Lockyear, former Secretary General of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). How can aid agencies better explain what they do? “What defines us is humanity, and humanity means we cannot stay idle when we see others suffering. We have to act and do something to try to protect them, assist them and prevent suffering, regardless of where this happens,” says Carbonnier. Listen to the full episode on Inside Geneva. Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.chTwitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_enThank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review or subscribe to our newsletter. For more stories on the international Geneva please visit www.swissinfo.ch/ Host: Imogen Foulkes Production assitant: Claire-Marie Germain Distribution: Sara Pasino Marketing: Xin Zhang

9 Jun

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59 min
24 Mar

Building a Swiss FabLab: the future of Switzerland’s semiconductor strategy

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Swiss Connection science podcast, we're digging into the push to create a Swiss FabLab, a shared chip fabrication laboratory that brings public research and private industry together under the Swiss Chip Alliance. Our host Jo Fahy is joined by swissinfo.ch's business and tech specialist Matthew Allen to unpack what’s being proposed near Zurich, why it’s still at the conceptual phase, and what it could mean for Switzerland's semiconductor industry as global investment surges. You can read more about the Swiss semiconductor industry here. Journalist: Matthew Allen Host: Jo Fahy Audio editor: Michele Andina Distribution and Marketing: Xin Zhang SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.

24 Mar

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17 min
17/09/2024 · Video

‘Russia is ready for a new Tsar.’ Interview with Russian-Swiss Writer Mikhail Shishkin

Russian writer Mikhail Shishkin, who lives and works in Switzerland, is our guest in On the Record. He talks about how to defend Russian culture, how he witnessed Switzerland welcome dirty money with open arms and whether Russia and Ukraine will ever be able to reconcile. More on this story SWI swissinfo.ch Journalist: ⁠Elena Servettaz Video journalist & editor: ⁠Carlo Pisani

17/09/2024 · Video

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26 min
16/03/2021

Crypto – a spy thriller made in Switzerland

Send us Fan Mail Multiple spy agencies, secret documents, international intrigue, and a Swiss company's encryption machines are at the heart of this episode. But does anybody really know the whole story? SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.

16/03/2021

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24 min
25/03/2025

Ep.6 - Mises en Garde

Send us Fan Mail L'équipe internationale du podcast examine les normes de l'industrie des banques de sang de cordon. Antoine Harari confronte les autorités suisses dans l'espoir d'obtenir des réponses. Tatiana et Ratko décident de parler publiquement de leur expérience afin d'éviter à d'autres parents de vivre une situation similaire. Cellules perdues est une série de podcasts originale et trilingue de SWI swissinfo.ch, en partenariat avec Piz Gloria Productions, Futur Proche et Studio Ochenta.

25/03/2025

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42 min
25/11/2025

Warum Auswandern wie eine Trennung ist

Zwischen Euphorie und Einsamkeit: Auswandern ist eine Achterbahn der Gefühle. Warum sich der Schritt ins Ausland oft wie eine Trennung anfühlt, und was dabei helfen kann, ist Thema der ersten Folge des neuen Swissinfo-Podcast «Ade merci, Schweiz». Zu Gast sind der Therapeut Rodrigo Carrillo und der Auslandschweizer Adani Abutto. Mit ihnen sprechen wir darüber, wie das Gefühl von Einsamkeit entsteht ‒ und wie Sprache Identität prägt: Wer sich ausdrücken kann, kann sich zeigen – Humor, Nuancen und Tempo inklusive. Sie erhalten konkrete Strategien, um soziale Brücken zu bauen: Rituale über Zeitzonen hinweg, lokale Communities, oder Musik, die Heimat fühlbar macht. Wir beleuchten Schwierigkeiten ohne Drama - und sprechen über alle Aspekte. Sie finden die Folgen dieses Podcast auch in unserer kostenlosen App SWIplus sowie auf allen gängigen Podcast-Plattformen.

25/11/2025

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40 min
4 Feb

«La SSR doit se recentrer sur son mandat universel de base»

Combien doivent coûter des médias de service public en quatre langues? Les deux invités de notre débat filmé Let’s Talk ont débattu de l’initiative qui propose de réduire la redevance radio-TV de 335 à 200 francs par année et par ménage. Host: Katy Romy

4 Feb

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38 min
23/05/2025 · Video

«La Suisse doit négocier, mais pas se mettre à genoux devant Donald Trump»

Let's Talk - Swissinfo en français

23/05/2025 · Video

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37 min
21/01/2025 · Video

«La planète a des limites qu’il ne faudrait pas dépasser»

Let's Talk - Swissinfo en français

21/01/2025 · Video

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29 min

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