For decades, Tim Guldimann has mediated as a negotiator and Swiss ambassador in conflicts. He is not a man of soft tones and has often clashed because of it, but he possesses immense experience: he was a mediator in the First Chechen War, head of the OSCE missions in Croatia and Kosovo, and served as ambassador in Tehran and Berlin. Now he takes stock - in an interview, he addresses the pressing issues of our country in detail: Switzerland as a homeland and its relationship with the EU, its openness to the world, the doctrine of neutrality, and the challenge of understanding itself as a migration society. His clear words illustrate why Guldimann is currently the most prominent voice in Swiss politics.