«Versuchen, auch das Undenkbare zu denken», Interview mit Armeechef Thomas Süssli

Author(s): Oliver Thränert, Andreas Wenger
Editor(s): Oliver Thränert, Benno Zogg
Series: Bulletin on Swiss Security Policy
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Place: Zürich

In this interview for the Bulletin 2020 (in German), Chief of the Armed Forces Thomas Süssli comments on the role of the armed forces in Switzerland's coronavirus crisis management during the first wave in the first half of 2020. He assesses its mobilization and cooperation with various partners and elaborates on how the cooperation and preparation for the next crisis can be improved. a pandemic however is only one of the scenarios in which the army has a role to play. Accordingly, Süssli talks about the current challenges for Switzerland's security strategy, the armed forces of the future, the cooperation of the Swiss Armed Forces with partners abroad and, to this end, also about the role of military peacebuilding.

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