The director of the Federal Intelligence Service (NDB) Christian Dussey (57) sketches a picture of the future marked by uncertainties. Following the lesson learned from the war in Ukraine, the FIS should send clearer messages to politicians in the future, he said.
In addition, in the future, the FIS must better analyze not only the capabilities of the opponents, but also their intentions. “Since his speech at the Munich Security Conference in 2007, Vladimir Putin’s imperialist and revanchist ambitions have been known,” Dussey said in an interview with the “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” on Thursday.
Resilient Switzerland
Dussey expects a future world of multiple simultaneous crises and widespread authoritarianism. Technology, biology or artificial intelligence: “Everything can suddenly become a weapon.”
Thanks to direct democracy, Switzerland is inherently more resilient than other countries. The Swiss political system trains controversial discussions and a critical attitude towards authorities. The FIS is also used more to “tell the truth to those in power”. That is difficult in authoritarian regimes.
According to Dussey’s prognosis, the European perspective in the future will also revolve around Western values and norms in addition to China. Asia, Africa and the Middle East “will see a much more fragmented world with multiple centers of power,” the NDB director said.
He compared FIS forecasts to meteorology: the news service can predict a hot summer, but not the exact time of a devastating storm. (SDA)
Source:Blick
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