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View from the Rhine island towards Breisach, Münsterberg hill, St Stephen’s Minster and the Rhine; general location photograph from 2018.
Breisach seen from the Rhine, photographed in 2018. General location view, not a photograph of the reported event. Michael Schmalenstroer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reduced-size display
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AI-generated symbolic graphic about order and protest in Milan; the newspaper text shown in the image is not a source
Politics·25 Oct 2026

Order without authoritarianism: what Europe can learn from Italy

With its new security decree, the Meloni government is responding to violent unrest. Italy’s approach raises a fundamental question for Europe: how can public order be restored without endangering the freedoms the state is meant to protect?

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Cover graphic symbolically depicting Russia, France and Switzerland; AI-generated illustration, not documentary imagery.
Politics·20 Oct 2026Commentary

Hybrid warfare on Switzerland’s doorstep

From unrest in France to articles in Die Weltwoche: how Russia exploits the weaknesses of European democracies—and why Switzerland has long been part of this conflict.

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