In the fall of 2026, the Swiss will vote on a popular initiative (a referendum) called ‘Preserving Swiss Neutrality,’ which aims to enshrine strict neutrality in the country’s constitution, prohibiting the government from joining military alliances or participating directly or indirectly in military conflicts. While the constitution currently only mentions the word ‘neutrality’ but does not define it, this amendment would, for the first time, explicitly prohibit not only military involvement in conflicts but also unilateral coercive measures—aka sanctions—and reverse the dangerous trend of Switzerland copy-pasting EU sanctions.

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