French-speaking Switzerland is thus a cultural footprint of the Celts. The German names of Cantons Valais – “Wallis” – and Vaud – “Waadt” – also refer to the Helvetians.

A review of the history of Swiss neutrality reveals two ... However, it was not imposed on Switzerland by the Congress of Vienna, as a recent legend claims. Rather, it was Swiss politicians ...

At times it makes one melancholy.” Dr. Alfred Schaefer, 60, chief of the Union Bank of Switzerland, and by common consent that nation’s foremost commercial banker, was protesting the notoriety ...