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Letters of condolences on behalf of the Singaporean Government on the passing of Helmut Kohl
On the death of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, and his predecessor and current MP, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, expressed their condolences in two separate letters.
31st Asia-Pacific Roundtable, Malaysia
The Future of the Asia Pacific: Issues and Institutions in Flux
From 22-24 May 2017, the long-term KAS Partner Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia and the ASEAN-ISIS think-tank network hosted the 31st Asia-Pacific Roundtable (APR). KAS has been sponsoring the annual APR for many years and was yet again well represented in Kuala Lumpur.
Panel discussion "50 Years of the ASEAN Journey"
As ASEAN marks its 50th anniversary, it is an opportune time to reflect on its achievements, the challenges it has overcome and the way forward. The Regional Programme Political Dialogue organized the panel discussion "50 Years of the ASEAN Journey" on 30 May in Singapore
New Director of KAS Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia
The Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia has a new Director: Mr. Christian Echle took over from outgoing Director Dr. Beatrice Gorawantschy
Asia-Europe Counter-Terrorism Dialogue
Great potential for cooperation
From 17-19 May 2017, the ‘Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia' of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung organized this year's Asia-Europe Counter-Terrorism Dialogue in Berlin.
KASYP7 Meets Hon. Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert in Colombo!
The Konrad Adenauer School for Young Politicians (KASYP) 2016-2017 had the highest honour of meeting with the President of the Deustcher Bundestag (German Federal Diet) in Colombo, Sri Lanka as part of their third training programme on "Leadership in Campaigning"...
Meet the new batch of participants for KASYP!
The 8th batch of the Konrad Adenauer School for Young Politicians (KASYP) met for the first time in Cambodia with participation from 9 different Asian countries to engage in a week long seminar of discussions with expert resource persons.
New launch of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Young Political Leaders Caucus!
30 mid-level leaders in politics/governance from participating KASYP countries in South and South East Asia met from 2nd to 4th February to launch a new initiative called the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Young Political (KASYP) Leaders Caucus.
New Policy Paper Available!
In this policy paper “Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism in Asia and Europe”, Patrick Rueppel (Senior Program Manager for Foreign and Security Policy, Geopolitics) discusses recent developments concerning terrorism and violent extremism in both regions and provides recommendations for the way forward.
New Book Released
This new book analyses ASEM’s future role in facilitating the connectivity of ideas and in enhancing cooperation in the non-traditional security and economic spheres as well as its potential impact on global governance.