What Switzerland Really Wants in Asia Pacific?
We sit down with Ambassador Markus Leitner, Head of Switzerland's Asia Pacific Division at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, for a conversation that goes well beyond the usual diplomatic talking points. We talk about what Swiss neutrality actually means in a world that is pulling apart.
We talk about why a landlocked country owns some of the biggest shipping fleets on the planet. We talk about how Switzerland has been quietly present on the Korean Peninsula since 1953. And we talk about why Switzerland is not in Asia Pacific to sell an image, because it does not have to. This is Switzerland and Asia Pacific like you have not heard it before.
Swiss Perspectives is a podcast by the Asia Pacific Social Media Hub of Presence Switzerland, bringing you conversations on Switzerland's role in one of the world's most dynamic regions.