Tale of an exceptional crisis. The origins of the crisis. The Swiss banks and the dormant accounts crisis. Nazi Gold, a new dimension to the crisis. In search of a global settlement
Switzerland in the eye of the storm. Double standards. Smear campaign. Effects of the smear campaign. Why was Switzerland alone in the eye of the storm? Swiss isolation. The part the Swiss government played. Vulnerable Swiss banks. The Swiss financial center and bank secrecy under attack
The brinkmanship of the Jewish organizations. Organizations looking for recognition. Radicalism and intolerance of the World Jewish Congress. The illusions of the global settlement
The ambiguous role of the United States. Imperial America. Drifts of a boycott. Abuses of a pernicious system : Class action suits against Swiss banks. Senator D'Amato's opportunism. Stuart Eizenstat: An emblematic ambiguity
A duty of remembrance. Dormant assets: The lessons to learn. Was Swiss neutrality immoral? The difficult issue of Nazi Gold. The distressing problem of refugees. The requirements and the limits of a new reading of history
The crisis, a catalyst for challenging national identity. Challenging Swiss identity and its founding myths. The dangers of the Swiss exception. Toward openness and solidarity. Epilogue : Switzerland, the first stage in a global strategy.