People raise their hands to vote during the annual Landsgemeinde meeting at a square in Appenzell, Switzerland, April 29, 2012. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's central folk legend - a crossbow-wielding William Tell having to shoot an apple off his son's head as punishment for defying Hapsburg domination - says a lot about how the Swiss still view foreign entanglements: with suspicion.
Neutral, mountainous and land-locked, Switzerland is torn between ties to its surrounding neighbours and preservation of an identity it fears could slip away unless it keeps outsiders at arm's length.
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