As Switzerland shakes up its foreign aid, will it stay committed to democracy?

The Swiss government plans to revamp its foreign aid approach, shifting money away from longer-term development cooperation and towards short-term humanitarian funding. This could be bad news for its democracy promotion efforts. An analyis. In May 2025, Switzerland made a foreign policy declaration that ran against the global grain. With the Trump Administration slashing US commitments to democracy promotion globally, and Europe reluctant to fill the gap, Bern put its hand up. It would…