Switzerland is renowned for its neutrality. That may sound nice, but often it’s not. Yes, the Swiss bring together warring countries to sign peace treaties, and Switzerland serves as headquarters for multilateral organizations like the World Health Organization and the UN Human Rights Office, but they also abuse their “neutrality” to support some of the world’s most heinous dictators. Rarely a year goes by when you don’t hear about a scandal involving some African potentate or Central Asian kleptocrat hiding hundreds of millions of dollars in Swiss banks. The Swiss almost take pride in the
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