Serge Bavaud

Serge Bavaud

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Serge Bavaud is the head of the crisis management center at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). He played a crucial role in the decision to evacuate Swiss diplomatic personnel from Tehran amid rising tensions and security threats due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

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Serge Bavaud intervened in the spring to reorganize the restructuring of the NDB.

Cyberaffäre im Nachrichtendienst: Vertrauen in Führung beschädigt
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-09-21
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Serge Bavaud, the director of the Federal Intelligence Service, signals that hybrid warfare is becoming more aggressive.

Russische Agentennetze in der Schweiz
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-06-25
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Serge Bavaud has presented his first balance sheet after the initial months in office as the head of the Federal Intelligence Service.

Mehr Mittel und klare Prioritäten
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-02-26
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Serge Bavaud was recently appointed as the new head of the NDB.

Kritik an Umgang mit linksextremer Gewalt
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-09-22
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Serge Bavaud was introduced as the future director of the intelligence service.

Bund darf weniger F-35 kaufen
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-09-14
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Serge Bavaud will lead the Nachrichtendienst starting in November.

Wieder kommt ein Diplomat an die Spitze des Nachrichtendienstes
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-09-13
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Serge Bavaud has been appointed as the new head of the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service.

Serge Bavaud ersetzt Christian Dussey
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-09-12
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Serge Bavaud has been appointed as the new Director of the Federal Intelligence Service.

Benedikt Roos wird Armeechef – Serge Bavaud übernimmt Nachrichtendienst
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-09-12
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Serge Bavaud is the head of the crisis management center of the Swiss Foreign Department who commented on the evacuation decision.

Schweiz schliesst Botschaft und evakuiert Personal
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-06-20
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