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"Dorfliebe"-Tour
In rural areas, in the villages, it often feels as if politics is far away. We want to counter this feeling with the "Dorfliebe-Tour" and invite people to join the conversation.
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Securing children against poverty
The study analyses the causes of poverty risks for children and presents possible solutions for the reduction of child poverty.
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Literature Prize of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation 2024 for Ulrike Draesner
The award was presented on June 23 at the Schloss Belvedere music high school in Weimar.
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Russia as a warring state

Military force and neo-imperialism under Vladimir Putin
Prof Robert Kindler on clear continuities with the Soviet Union and the omnipresence of a history of violence whose end is currently not in sight.
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Preis Soziale Marktwirtschaft _ Gewinner 2024 Jana Reimann-Grohs/KAS
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Social Market Economy Prize 2024 awarded
Entrepreneurs Christian von Olshausen and Nils Aldag from Sunfire, an electrolysis company, received this year's Social Market Economy Award.
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Nationally and internationally, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation is committed to achieving and maintaining peace, freedom and justice through political education. We promote and preserve free democracy, the social market economy, and the development and consolidation of the value consensus.
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Nairobi Ausschreitungen 2024, Juni Imago / ZUMA Press Wire

Nairobi: Storming of the Parliament

The Republic of Kenya in Turmoil

  • Jan-Ole Voß, Laurence Jost

  • June 26, 2024

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Kiel Security Conference 2024

“Critical Junctures – the Future of the North”

  • Jonathan Nowak

  • June 26, 2024

  • Event Reports
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France ahead of the parliamentary elections

Nail-biter for Macron, France and Europe

  • Anja Czymmeck, Nele Katharina Wissmann

  • June 26, 2024

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Child poverty: causes, effects, ways out

Securing children against poverty

  • Elisabeth Hoffmann

  • June 26, 2024

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Österreichischer Stimmzettel IMAGO / Andreas Stroh

In Search of the Least Evil

The ÖVP between the European and National Council Elections

  • Sebastian Enskat, M.A., Johannes Spreitz

  • June 25, 2024

  • Country Reports
Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani IMAGO / ITAR-TASS

Presidential Elections 2024 in Mauritania

A pillar of hope in the Sahel region

  • Steven Höfner, Denis Hoffmann

  • June 24, 2024

  • Country Reports
KAS Literaturpreis 2024 Ulrike Draesner KAS

Das Herz im Schreiben

Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung 2024 für Ulrike Draesner

  • Prof. Dr. Michael Braun

  • June 24, 2024

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A qualitative analysis of the political mood in Germany

Disappointment, frustration and resignation

  • Caroline Werkmann, Dr. Hans-Jürgen Frieß

  • June 21, 2024

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Nationalversammlung der Republik Bulgarien IMAGO / NurPhoto

GERB wins again in sixth parliamentary election in a row and is also victorious in the European elect...

A country in search of political stability

  • Norbert Beckmann-Dierkes, Borislaw Wankow

  • June 21, 2024

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Polnisches Kriegsschiff Adobe Stocke / Wojciech Wrzesień

Critical Junctures – The Future of the North

Latest development in the Baltic Sea Region

  • Nick Childs, Ferdinand Alexander Gehringer, James Hackett, Fenella McGerty

  • June 21, 2024

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New episode of “Auslandsinfo. Spotlight”
Who defends Europe? Dr. Puglierin on European security policy and US priorities
Is the USA scaling back its commitment to Europe's security? In this episode, we talk to political scientist Dr. Puglierin about the US view of Europe.
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17 June 1953
Popular uprising for freedom in the GDR
On 17 June 1953, people throughout the GDR protested against the SED regime. They demanded free elections and unity. The Soviet military bloodily crushed the uprising.
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And now, Europe? Dr. Beatrice Gorawantschy on the European elections and their consequences
Europe has voted. But what lessons can be learned from the election? What does the result mean for the future policy of the European Union?
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Erststimme #94: Jochen Richter
Wie weiter nach der Europawahl?
Wir sprechen mit Jochen Richter, einem Insider aus dem Brüsseler Politikbetrieb über die Perspektiven des Europaparlaments nach den Europawahlen 2024.
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New episode of “Auslandsinfo. Spotlight”
India as a superpower? Hindu nationalism and New Delhi's foreign policy ambitions
India is the most populous country in the world, and the Indian economy is the fifth largest in the world. In this episode, we take a closer look at India's foreign policy.

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Main topics of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

The leitmotif of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation "Shaping.Democracy.Together." is supported by a thematic focus. With the three main topics Sustainability needs Innovation, Freedom needs Security and Democracy needs Participation, it is made clear which topics the Konrad Adenauer Foundation will focus on in the coming years.

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Russian war of aggression on Ukraine

On our theme page you will find all publications, interviews and events on this topic, which are continuously updated and extended.
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In the press

"Eskalierende Proteste und eine verschärfte Sicherheitslage schaden der Wirtschaft"

Unser Ostafrika-Experte Mathias Kamp ordnet bei der dpa die gewaltsamen Proteste in Kenia ein. Insbesondere die jüngere Generation sieht angesichts großer Probleme keine Perspektiven.
June 26, 2024

In the press

"Wir befinden uns auf einem hohen Eskalationsniveau"

Unser Libanon-Experte Michael Bauer macht bei der Deutschen Welle deutlich, dass die Situation an der israelisch-libanesischen Grenze immer angespannter werde; auf Seiten der Hisbollah zeige sich diese schrittweise Eskalation an einer verschärften Rhetorik und an der Demonstration immer ausgefeilterer Waffensysteme.
June 26, 2024

On the radio

"Die Literatur ist das genuine Reich für die Stimmen, die wir die ganze Zeit verdrängt haben"

Unsere diesjährige Literaturpreisträgerin Ulrike Draesner hat anlässlich der Preisverleihung in Weimar mit MDR Kultur über ihr literarisches Werk gesprochen – und wie Krieg, Gewalt und Fluchterfahrungen über Generationen weiterwirken.
June 24, 2024

In the press

"Die Mongolei könnte sich zu einem wichtigen Partner bei der Dekarbonisierung der europäischen Wirtschaft entwickeln"

Unser Büroleiter in Ulaanbaatar, Viktor Frank, gibt bei n-tv.de einen Ausblick auf die Parlamentswahlen in der Mongolei - und ordnet die geostrategischen Herausforderungen für das Land zwischen den beiden Großmächten China und Russland ein.
June 24, 2024

On the radio

"Die Bevölkerung Nigerias befindet sich in einer katastrophalen Lage, das Gewaltpotenzial nimmt zu"

Unsere Büroleiterin in Abuja, Marija Peran, berichtet im Deutschlandfunk Kultur „Weltzeit“ über die Auswirkungen der Wirtschaftskrise in Nigeria, die sich zu einer massiven Sicherheitskrise entwickelt hat
June 21, 2024

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Wiesbaden
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Was die Pariser Sommerspiele für Spitzen- wie Breitensport und die Politik bedeuten

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Karlsruhe
Das RAF-Attentat auf Generalbundesanwalt Siegfried Buback – Erfahrungen der Familie
Über Opfer, Täter und die Rolle des Staates

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Spurensuche Jüdisches Leben in Stuttgart
Stadtführung

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Nach der Wahl
Steht Europa vor einer Kurskorrektur?
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Jewish Life and the Fight Against anti-Semitism

European Election 2024

Lars Zimmermann is the KAS Fellow 2024

History of Christian Democracy

European and Transatlantic Security Policy

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