Security Confederation focuses on hybrid conflicts and NATO cooperation
The Federal Council has defined the defense against hybrid attacks and cooperation with NATO and neighboring countries as the priorities of its Security Policy Strategy 2025. The aim is to reduce vulnerabilities and increase Switzerland's defensive capabilities.
20.12.2024, 11:08
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Thirdly, the aforementioned priorities should also help to preserve Switzerland's sovereignty and increase its scope for action, as the national government announced on Friday.
In particular, the Federal Council wants to improve Switzerland's ability to defend itself against cyber attacks, influencing activities, disinformation and sabotage. The aim is to ensure the functionality of critical infrastructure sectors in the event of disruptions and to increase society's robustness against such threats.
In the area of cooperation, the main aim is to strengthen interoperability in the defense sector. This should be done in consideration of and within the framework of the obligations of neutrality, it continued.
In addition to these two priorities, the strategy should also show how Switzerland intends to counter the threat to internal security posed by violent extremism, terrorism and organized crime. The strategy is to be definitively adopted by the end of 2025.
