Swiss Agricultural Policy on the Wrong Track Overregulation inhibits entrepreneurial farmers 29.01.2020, Peter Grünenfelder
Swiss Agriculture Continues to Enjoy Growing Economic Privileges Register of Privileges, Update 2020 03.01.2020, Jennifer Anthamatten, Patrick Dümmler
A New Authority No One Needs A competition policy workshop on investment controls 29.11.2019, Verena Parzer-Epp, Samuel Rutz, Marco Salvi
Why Does Switzerland Have Sugar Subsidies? Why Does Anyone? Expensive subsidies for sugar are delaying structural change 26.11.2019, Patrick Dümmler
A Needless “Basic Provision” in Swiss Payments Systems PostFinance needs political independence and entrepreneurial flexibility 31.10.2019, Samuel Rutz
What if… 13 possible developments and their consequences for Switzerland 31.10.2019, Peter Grünenfelder and Jürg Müller (Editors)
A Magnet for International Organizations The region around the Lake Geneva Arc hosts international organizations for humanitarian services, peacebuilding, health, business, science and sport. 28.06.2019, Patrick Dümmler, Pascal Lago
Switzerland’s Francophone Powerhouse The uniquely dynamic momentum of the Lake Geneva region 31.05.2019, Haig Simonian
Lording it over the Rest of the World Why Switzerland should resist the temptation of legal imperialism 13.05.2019, Patrick Dümmler, Fabian Schnell
The Uniquely Dynamic Momentum of the Lake Geneva Region avenir spécial New avenir special 08.05.2019, Jérôme Cosandey
Rethinking Public Services in a Digital Age Big changes are needed to adapt supply to deregulation, tighter budgets and fickle demand 31.03.2019, Haig Simonian
Season’s Greetings A short Christmas video, which also shows our current areas of interest 20.12.2018, Avenir Suisse
Investment Screening: Unnecessary Protection Why foreign investment screening isn’t necessary in Switzerland 31.10.2018, Haig Simonian
Investment Screening: Unsolicited Protection Why Swiss companies don’t need to be saved from foreign takeover 12.10.2018, Marco Salvi
Fair Prices for Swiss Food A 10 point strategy for Switzerland's consumers, taxpayers and agricultural entrepreneurs 25.09.2018, Haig Simonian
Switzerland‘s Farmers’ Lobby on the Defensive Swiss farmers have the most powerful and single biggest lobby in the federal parliament. This explains why they are able to protect their interests (e.g. through tough barriers on foreign food). But this agricultural protectionism can lead to big difficulties amid accelerating trade liberalisation and negotiations with ever stronger regional partnerships. 28.03.2018, Haig Simonian
Federalism as a Laboratory of Ideas How Swiss cantons can learn from their neighbors 15.03.2018, Laura Calendo
Subsidizing Consumer Protection Groups Is Out Of Date A missed opportunity to rethink the role of state consumer protection in times of digitization 06.03.2018, Samuel Rutz
We Need to Get Out of the Comfort Zone Major future issues are taboo in Swiss politics 15.01.2018, Peter Grünenfelder