Bern Security Dialogue

Thank you to everyone who made it to our first "The Cost of Freedom" symposium at Käfigturm. We could not be more grateful for your participation and reflections. Each of us has something to contribute that, taken together, serves as a force multiplier.

"So here we are. Russian electronic warfare has successfully diverted a Ukrainian drone which struck inside a NATO member state resulting in the toppling of the government in a country with a rather weak state", writes @amandarivkin. The window of vulnerability is open now.

In this week's Alpine Security Monitor, Putin wants Schröder as Europe's Ukraine negotiator, AfD politicians will attend St. Petersburg forum and German political, intel leaders clash over Iran hybrid threat alpinesecuritymonitor.info/putin-wants-sc…

“In our society, freedom has become so taken for granted that we hardly appreciate its value anymore”, says @MAStrackZi in an interview out today with Bern Security Dialogue Co-Chair and @NZZ security politics correspondent @Georg_Haesler. nzz.ch/pro/interview-…

In the current geopolitical turmoil, Bern Security Dialogue Co-Chair @Georg_Haesler writes in @NZZ that scenario planning has limitations as Trump and Putin have seen their powers checked and their countries' prestige diminished. (Gift link, in German) nzz.ch/pro/ein-iran-u…

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Cornelia Meyer @MeyerResources, who spoke at our recent symposium, looks forward to US President Donald Trump’s visit to China later in the week in this scene setting editorial for @AlArabiya_Eng. ara.tv/ekru2

A speaker at our “Cost of Freedom” symposium last month accurately foresaw a UFO-based disinformation campaign, obtaining exclusive quotes preemptively from various members of the US government past and present, with his story dropping hours before a data dump from the Pentagon🛸

France preps for Strait of Hormuz mission, US announces withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany and neutral Switzerland takes part in NATO exercise alpinesecuritymonitor.info/france-preps-f…

.@Georg_Haesler writes in @NZZ of how the Alpine nations need to take ownership of their own fate by combining the emotional impulse to withdraw with the imperative of collective responsibility for freedom, security and prosperity. (Gift link, in German) nzz.ch/pro/die-alpen-…

Leopard tank maker planning an IPO, France urges citizens to leave Mali and Lafarge appeals terrorism financing conviction alpinesecuritymonitor.info/leopard-tank-m…

A speaker at our recent "The Cost of Freedom" symposium last week, @MeyerResources spoke to @AJEnglish on the surprise announcement of the UAE's decision to leave OPEC, noting increased volatility will be neither good for consumers or producers youtube.com/watch?v=iC8cPR…

.@kvoneggert, who spoke at our recent symposium on "The Cost of Freedom", writes in @Euractiv on the dangerous security situation confronting Europe's frontline states as "Many Russians have by now understood that the war against Ukraine is unwinnable." euractiv.com/opinion/putins…

Reflections from our ⁦@BernSecDialogue⁩ partner @manuelnappo on “The Cost of Freedom” following our symposium last week open.substack.com/pub/manuelnapp…

In order of appearance: @Georg_Haesler @ARTWORKSProject @amandarivkin @kvoneggert @SelinaBerner @manuelnappo @davetroy @MeyerResources @dbyman

Thank you to everyone who made it to our first "The Cost of Freedom" symposium at Käfigturm. We could not be more grateful for your participation and reflections. Each of us has something to contribute that, taken together, serves as a force multiplier.

In this week's Alpine Security Monitor, our first "The Cost of Freedom" symposium and a French UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon, France and Poland agree to build joint military satellite and French and German mediators work to save fighter jet project alpinesecuritymonitor.info/french-un-peac…

International advisory board member and speaker at our symposium this week @dbyman writes in @nytimes, "Iran’s methods in resisting the US reveals uncomfortable lessons for China as it weighs whether to follow through on its threats to take Taiwan." nytimes.com/2026/04/17/opi…

The war in Iran is reshaping the security landscape as Turkey and Ukraine form alternative alliance systems. Co-Chair @Georg_Haesler writes in @NZZ on Turkey's concept of "regional self-reliance" as the foundations of NATO are being shaken. nzz.ch/pro/der-iran-k…

"Now is a time of monsters and no one should feel anything more than momentary relief that Orbán went quietly. There was never anything inevitable about the recalcitrant far right coming to power. What comes after it might be even worse" writes @amandarivkin in her editorial.

Italian pipeline sabotage jeopardizes oil to Germany, Meloni announces suspension of defense cooperation with Israel and France releases an Iranian national alpinesecuritymonitor.info/italian-pipeli…