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Der Versuch das bilaterale Verhältnis Schweiz-EU mit einem Rahmenabkommen zu regeln ist endgültig gescheitert. Für diese massgeschneiderte Sonderlösung gab es in der Schweizer Regierung keine Mehrheit. Nun verbleiben für eine Weiterentwicklung der Beziehungen noch zwei Standardlösungen: Ein EU- oder ein EWR-Beitritt.

Mit einem Symposium haben weit über 200 Gäste aus Bildung, Politik und Wirtschaft das 150. Jubiläum der guten Beziehungen zwischen der Schweiz und Japan gefeiert.

Präsident Joe Bidens aussenpolitische Misserfolge haben die Welt zu einem gefährlicheren Ort gemacht. Nicht nur in Afghanistan, auch in der Ukraine, in Weissrussland und in Russland ist der andauernde Bedeutungsverlust der USA sichtbar. Dies wird nicht ohne Konsequenzen bleiben.

Mit dem Abschluss des weltweit grössten Handelspaktes RCEP ist eine handelspolitische Initiative aus Asien in den Fokus gerückt. Während RCEP voraussichtlich 2021 in Kraft tritt, ist die zweite grosse asien-pazifische Handelsinitiative CPTPP bereits seit zwei Jahren Realität und wird nun auch für die Schweizer Aussenhandelspolitik bedeutsam.

Purpose
This study, a perspective piece, aims to argue that one particular slice of political institutional operations – the conduct of international relations – offers a clue to the possible risks that businesses face from geopolitics.


Design/methodology/approach
The authors examine the various facets of international relations and diplomacy, including the processes and arenas, to show the relevance of statecraft for firms looking to minimize political risk.


Findings
By understanding the role of diplomacy and statecraft as a process, firms can better prepare themselves for events that have far-reaching ramifications. This is very different than minimizing risk from inherent geopolitical tensions and allows for a more flexible approach to understanding risk levels in the global arena.


Originality/value
International business scholarship has focused on institutions and their effects on firms and has recently begun to re-examine the role of geopolitics and political risk on firm performance and decisions. However, the current literature continues to have a superficial understanding of institutional processes and their impact on business, especially when it comes to the daily workings of political institutions.

Since the founding of the modern state of Switzerland in 1848, Switzerland is a confederation of 26 relative autonomous cantons. In contrast to other federations, the Swiss cantons are the units that give competences to the federal level and not the other way around. The allocation of competences and responsibilities between the three levels of government (national, cantonal and communal) is a complex system, which forms the backbone of Swiss style federalism. As a result of a comprehensive reform project entitled "national fiscal equalization" (NFE), in effect since 2008, a wide range of mechanism for task allocations have been defined more clearly. With the NFE, the federation and the cantons are obliged to revise the actual allocation of responsibilities every four years.

This study examines the impact of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) on Swiss foreign direct investment (FDI). It also investigates the role of BITs as protective tools of Swiss investment. This paper is based on secondary data analysis; data is obtained from various official entities. This study uses statistical and machine learning techniques in order to detect meaningful relationships between BITs and FDI flows. Our findings suggest that the implementation of BITs have an insignificant impact on the increase of Swiss FDI flows. However, from our examination, two interesting findings have emerged suggesting that the completion of BITs may have an impact on the increase of political stability and rule of law of partner countries. ; Este estudio examina el impacto de los tratados bilaterales de inversión (TBI) de la inversión extranjera directa suizo (IED). También indaga el papel de los TBI como herramientas de protección de inversiones. Esta investigación se basa en análisis de datos secundarios, los datos son obtenidos de diversas entidades oficiales. Este estudio utiliza técnicas de aprendizaje estadístico con el fin de detectar relaciones significativas entre los TBI y los flujos de IED. Nuestros resultados sugieren que la implementación de tratados bilaterales de inversión tiene un impacto insignificante en el aumento de IED suizos. Sin embargo, desde nuestro examen,dos hallazgos interesantes han surgido, proponiendo que los TBI puedan tener un impacto en el aumento de la estabilidad política y el estado de derecho de los países asociados.

This study examines the impact of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) on Swiss foreign direct investment (FDI). It also investigates the role of BITs as protective tools of Swiss investment. This paper is based on secondary data analysis; data is obtained from various official entities. This study uses statistical and machine learning techniques in order to detect meaningful relationships between BITs and FDI flows. Our findings suggest that the implementation of BITs have an insignificant impact on the increase of Swiss FDI flows. However, from our examination, two interesting findings have emerged suggesting that the completion of BITs may have an impact on the increase of political stability and rule of law of partner countries.

This paper examines the impact of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) on Swiss foreign direct investment (FDI) flows. It also investigates the role of BITs as protective tools of Swiss investment. This paper is based on secondary data analysis; data is obtained from various official entities. This study uses statistical and machine learning techniques in order to detect meaningful relationships between BITs and FDI flows. Our findings suggest that the implementation of BITs have an insignificant impact on the increase of Swiss FDI flows. However, from our examination, two interesting findings have emerged suggesting that the completion of BITs may have an impact on the increase of political stability and role of law of host countries.