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Swiss review : the magazine for the Swiss abroad

Swiss review : the magazine for the Swiss abroad Volume 43 (2016)
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Issue 1 1
Front matter 1
Advertising 2
Table of Contents 3
Preface: Dear readers 3
Rubric: Mailbag 4
Book review: Eins im Andern [Monique Schwitter] 5
Rubric: Images : from potato peelers to rockets 6
Article: Humanitarian Switzerland faced with influx of refugees 8
Article: Asylum costs almost two billion Swiss francs : but does it pay dividends? 10
Article: A harmonious Federal Council election 12
Article: Successful in business, cautious in politics - Johann Schneider-Ammann, President of the Swiss Confederation 13
Article: The ultimate Gotthard tunnel year 14
Article: Uncompromising deportation 15
Article: Opposed to the "marriage penalty" 15
Article: How the Swiss Abroad voted 16
Article: "I leave out the somersaults these days" 17
Article: In Switzerland, the electronic cigarette is nicotine-free 20
Article: A new chapter in his life 22
Article: From Kathmandu to Somerset via Rome 24
Rubric: OSA news 25
Rubric: Imprint 27
Rubric: news.admin.ch 28
Rubric: Little gems 30
Rubric: Personal profile 30
Rubric: Echo 31
Rubric: Quotes 31
Advertising 32
Appendix: Regional news : Canada I
Appendix: Regional edition : United Kingdom & Ireland I
Appendix: Regional news : United States I
Appendix: Regional news : Southern Africa I
Appendix: Regional edition : Oceania I
Issue 2 1
Front matter 1
Advertising 2
Table of Contents 3
Preface: A storm in a teacup? 3
Rubric: Mailbag 4
Article: The "Swiss franc shock" has a far-reaching impact 6
Article: "The National Bank faced with twin pressures" 9
Article: Attack on "free lawyers" 10
Article: A bonanza for everyone? 11
Article: Major shake-up at the top 12
Article: Surprisingly clear rejection of implementing initiative 14
Article: Second Gotthard tunnel on the way, "marriage penalty" retained 14
Article: Geneva at odds with its alternative culture 15
Article: The final resting place - Swiss-made 17
Article: Nurturing talented young players is a cornerstone of FCB's success 20
Article: A native of the canton of Valais with an Italo-Turkish background 22
Rubric: OSA news 23
Rubric: Imprint 24
Rubric: news.admin.ch 26
Rubric: Images : contemporary art from Ticino 28
Book review: Die Walserin [Therese Bichsel] 30
Rubric: Sounds : on a journey of discovery through the States 30
Rubric: Echo 31
Rubric: Quotes 31
Advertising 32
Appendix: Regional news : Canada I
Appendix: Regional edition : United Kingdom & Ireland I
Appendix: Regional news : United States I
Appendix: Regional news : Southern Africa I
Appendix: Regional edition : Oceania I
Issue 3 1
Front matter 1
Advertising 2
Table of Contents 3
Preface: Withdrawal in stages 3
Advertising 4
Rubric: Mailbag 5
Article: Withdrawal from nuclear energy - an unresolved issue 6
Article: Mühleberg will be the first nuclear power station to be dismantled 9
Article: Swiss development aid under pressure 10
Article: Islamic State is also recruiting in Switzerland 12
Article: A cabaret against the war 14
Article: "The Dadaistic approach is alive and well" 16
Article: Mobility preferable to emigration 17
Article: "The Swiss Abroad were presented as model patriots" 18
Article: A match against the other homeland 20
Article: The new man from Valais in FIFA's top job 21
Article: She triumphed over Napoleon Bonaparte 22
Rubric: OSA news 23
Rubric: Imprint 25
Rubric: news.admin.ch 26
Rubric: Images : ticking art from a bygone era 28
Book review: Weit über das Land [Peter Stamm] 30
Rubric: Sounds : chilled-out dance on planet jazz 30
Rubric: Echo 31
Rubric: Quotes 31
Advertising 32
Appendix: Regional news : Canada I
Appendix: Regional edition : United Kingdom & Ireland I
Appendix: Regional news : United States I
Appendix: Regional news : Southern Africa I
Appendix: Regional edition : Oceania I
Issue 4 1
Front matter 1
Advertising 2
Table of Contents 3
Preface: Casting your vote - even if it is sometimes a chore 3
Advertising 4
Rubric: Mailbag 5
Article: Switzerland bores underground 6
Article: Swiss banknotes become smaller - and more important 10
Article: Federal Council riding on wave of success 12
Article: The intelligence service, old-age and survivors' insurance (AHV) and the green economy 14
Article: The Parmelin effect has failed to materialise 16
Article: Alphorn with a pop and jazz twist 17
Article: Jules Spinatsch, the photographer who mistrusts clichés 18
Article: "Why should people here be any different to those in Russia?" 20
Article: Zurich as a gateway to the world 22
Rubric: Imprint 23
Rubric: OSA news 23
Rubric: news.admin.ch 25
Rubric: Images : from Falstaff to systematic colour series 28
Book review: Gesichter der Schweizer Literatur [Charles Linsmayer] 30
Rubric: Sounds : soul for newcomers 30
Rubric: Echo 31
Rubric: Quotes 31
Advertising 32
Issue 5 1
Front matter 1
Advertising 2
Table of Contents 3
Preface: When the sky is lost to us 3
Advertising 4
Rubric: Mailbag 5
Article: The lights of Switzerland awaken the friends of the night 6
Article: Artificial light is leading to a 24-hour society 9
Article: What impact will "Brexit" have on Switzerland? 10
Article: International Geneva resists competition from rivals 12
Article: The new power constellation in the federal parliament 14
Article: Nuclear power : voters to decide whether to pull the plug : on 27 November, the Swiss people will vote on an initiative by the Greens to switch off the country's nuclear reactors 16
Article: New York as the city of love and death 17
Article: "We Swiss are probably not born eccentrics" 18
Article: A place of symbolism, a place of unity 20
Rubric: OSA news 22
Rubric: Imprint 23
Rubric: news.admin.ch 25
Rubric: Images : large-scale music machines 28
Book review: Miló [Alberto Nessi] 30
Rubric: Sounds : Peter Schärli's liberated jazz 30
Rubric: Top pick : Claude Longchamps 31
Rubric: Echo 31
Advertising 32
Appendix: Regional news : Canada I
Appendix: Regional edition : United Kingdom & Ireland I
Appendix: Regional news : United States I
Appendix: Regional news : Southern Africa I
Appendix: Regional edition : Oceania I
Issue 6 1
Front matter 1
Advertising 2
Table of Contents 3
Preface: Individual cases also matter 3
Advertising 4
Rubric: Mailbag 5
Article: Swiss weapons exports - an explosive business 6
Article: September's referendum was marked by a "no risk" approach : no higher old-age pension and survivors' insurrance (AHV) benefits, no "green economy" and greater powers for the intelligence service were the decisions reached by the Swiss people on 25 September 10
Article: The last dairy farmer in the village 12
Article: A restless woman goes travelling 15
Article: Adventure and great emotion on Charlie Chaplin's Swiss estate 16
Article: Mont Blanc - a Swiss mountain in the imagination 18
Article: Vote for the new Council of the Swiss Abroad! 20
Rubric: Imprint 23
Rubric: OSA news 23
Rubric: news.admin.ch 26
Rubric: Images : from photographs of glaciers to everyday items 28
Book review: Das Leben ist gut [Alex Capus] 30
Rubric: Sounds : on safe ground 30
Rubric: Top pick : Pepe Lienhard 31
Rubric: Echo 31
Advertising 32