Sicherheit 2020

The Trend of Opinions on Foreign, Security and Defense Policy

Author(s): Tibor Szvircsev Tresch, Andreas Wenger, Stefano De Rosa, Thomas Ferst, Jacques Robert
Editor(s): Tibor Szvircsev Tresch, Andreas Wenger,
Series: Sicherheit
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich; Military Academy at ETH Zürich (MILAK)
Publication Year: 2020

The annual survey "Sicherheit", which is a joint publication by the Military Academy at ETH Zurich and the CSS, evaluates long-term trends and tendencies in public opinion on foreign, security and defense policy issues in Switzerland. The findings of the 2020 edition include that the Swiss generally feel very secure in January 2020. The low willingness of Swiss citizens to open up continues in 2020. Establishing closer ties with or joining institutions such as the EU or NATO are only popular with a small minority. Switzerland’s good offices are supported by a large majority. The data of the study were collected between 6 and 24 January 2020. Thus, possible effects on the current data owing to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland and Europe as well as the public and media discussion of the crypto affair can be ruled out.

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