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Annual Report 2008

Berlin, Feb. 23, 2009

The Annual Report 2008 addresses the activities of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Germany and worldwide. The chapters “Highlights”, “Foundation”, as well as “Names, Adresses and Publications” provide valuable information about the KAS. In adddition, the chapter “Perspectives 2008|2009” presents contributions on some of the topics that guide the foundation's work beyond the day to day.

Cover: Annual Report 2008
Foreword 3
Highlights 5
Perspectives 2008-2009
No reason for Discouragement – Europe in an Election Year: Taking Stock 12
Banks on the Brink – The Financial Crisis through the Lens of the Social Market Economy 15
Continuity and Change – Options for a Resilient Foreign and Security Policy in Times of Crisis 18
China’s Involvement in Africa: Caught between Competition and Partnership with the Old Donor Countries 21
India Wants to Cross the Threshold. The KAS has been Committed to the Subcontinent for Forty Years 23
Two Foundings of State: In 1949 the Course was Set for Success and Failure of the Two Germanies 24
1989 – Before the Fall of the Wall 27
Anniversaries of Unification and Freedom: Setting the Stage for the Future 30
Foundation
About Us 33
We would Like to Thank our Donors, Supporters and Sponsors 35
International Cooperating 36
Politics and Consulting 43
Civic Education 46
Scholarships and Culture 49
Reference and Research Services /Archives of Christian-Democratic Policy 53
Konrad Adenauer’s Villa la Collina – Culture and Politics on Lake Como 56
Names, Addresses, Publications
Board of Directors 57
Members 60
Board of Trustees 61
Worldwide Offices 62
Publications 65
Imprint


The Annual Report 2008 may be ordered as printversion at publikationen@kas.de

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Elisabeth Enders
Phone +49 2241 246-2264
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Elisabeth.Enders[at]kas . de