One year on, what does the Switzerland/Libya crisis tell us about Swiss diplomacy?

One year ago Geneva police arrested Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's son and his wife on charges they had abused their servants. The crisis that ensued would only grow.

Though some progress has been made to heal Swiss-Libyan ties in recent months, the Gaddafi affair has brought Switzerland into direct conflict with another government – unprecedented for a neutral country that champions diplomacy.

"Switzerland excels in mediation, but it has hardly ever been directly involved in a crisis with another state," said Hasni Abidi, director of the Study and Research Center for the Arab and Mediterranean World in Geneva. "The Gaddafi case has presented challenges." More...

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