Publications
One Year after the "Arab Spring"
European-Arab Youth Congress at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
What do young Europeans think about the Arab countries one year after the "Arab Spring" began? And what perceptions do young people from Arab countries have of Europe and Germany as potential role models? Young people from all over Europe and Arab countries met for two days at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin to discuss what can be learned from other people's point of views on the situation. more…
EMERGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SME POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN THE BSEC AFTER THE ECONOMIC CRISES
Final Workshop Report on "Strategies of the Development of Entrepreneurship and the SME Sector in the BSEC Region"
This publication is a compilation of the papers from a Workshop jointly organized by KAS and the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) from 21 - 22 July 2011 in Istanbul with contributions from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Hellenic Republic, Moldava, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Turkey und Ukraine. more…
Working Together for Democracy in the Arab World
The joint workshop of USAK and KAS was held with the participation of political figues, academicians and activists form the Middle East, Europe and Turkey to establish how contributions may be made by developing Turkish-EU cooperation to assist the transformation currently underway within the Arab world. more…
Elections in Turkey
Another Triumphal Success for the AKP
The AKP was the triumphant winner during the parliamentary elections on the 12th June 2011. The party, ruling since 2002, has managed for a third time in a row to achieve the absolute majority and govern alone. Their chairman, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is by far the most popular Turkish politician. At present there are no serious contesters, neither in the opposition nor in his party. This gives him a large political leeway, but it also bears the danger of an increasing concentration of power. more…
Shaping Change in the Middle East
A position paper on political cooperation with the countries of the Middle East/North Africa more…
