Swiss Intelligence Service Says They Face No Threats May 3, 2013 Hey, boys and girls. There is at least one place in world where the host nation’s intelligence service thinks there are no threats to their national security. That place, ladies and gentlemen, is Switzerland. The Swiss Federal Intelligence Service has just published their 2013 Situation Report, which finds that Switzerland faces none of the terrorist or internal security threats that current beset the rest of their European neighbors and, of course, the U.S. Here, taken word for word, are the highlights of the report: The most important findings of the 2013 Situation Report: Switzerland is currently in a quiet and stable situation. The focus is on none of the threats mentioned in the report. Switzerland continues to be no priority target for jihadist motivated attacks. Swiss nationals abroad are, however, more threatened than in the past by politically and terrorist motivated abductions. While several hundred jihadist motivated travellers from Europe could be established over the past ten years, less than 20 known journeys were made from Switzerland to jihad areas such as Somalia, Afghanistan/Pakistan and Syria. Of these a third have been confirmed as jihad motivated travel, the reason for the remaining visits is unclear. To date, we have no definite knowledge of persons returning to Switzerland from jihad areas. Proliferation is one of the great problem areas worldwide and this has repercussions for Switzerland too. Illegal intelligence continues to be practised in Switzerland, IT resources being increasingly used for that purpose. The violence potential of right and left-wing extremism continues to exist, but on the whole does not threaten Switzerland’s inner security. The effects of the dept crisis in Europe and the Arab Spring on Switzerland’s security are currently difficult to predict. Must be really nice to live in Switzerland!