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latter might turn into an instance of the former if, for example, large
enterprises were to be destabilized by organized crime. But generally
speaking, a burglary or a murder should not be regarded as a matter of
security policy, but as something cantonal police forces rather than the
Federal Government should deal with, for the Federal Government is
expected not to meddle into affairs that are to be dealt with by cantons
and municipalities.
The report which is going to be drafted will cover the whole issue
of protection against violence, ranging from violence against the state to
violence against the individual. The report therefore will comprise a part
dealing with large-scale violence and a part dealing with small-scale violence.
The latter will be a bit shorter; it will be provided by the cantons,
which is one of the reasons why we have among us today representatives
of the cantons.
Greminger Thomas: I agree with most of what you said, Mr Krause.
However, I do not agree if you say that our foreign policy choices are not
well-coordinated with our military personnel currently deployed. The
problem is not a lack of coordination; the problem is rather that there
is so little coordination needed that coordinating things is too easy. We
would in fact prefer tackling much bigger coordination challenges.
I would like you to elaborate on the second and the third point of what
you called our menu of policy options. I understand you suggest Switzerland
contribute more to European security instruments and mechanisms.
Krause Keith: Perhaps, Mr Catrina, I was being a bit indirect. In fact, it
was very clear that the purpose of the definition in the 1999 report was to
help separate those kinds of threats which would involve the armed forces
from those that were not of concern for security policy. It is true, however,
that in Western societies the line between different forms of violence has
become a little blurry, not necessarily with regard to the acts themselves,
but with regard to the actors. A lot of the planning for the attacks in the
United States on 9/11 was undertaken in suburbs of German cities – by
people who may or may not have been under police surveillance – and
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