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Impact over input

Delivering Results: What Makes Governing Effective – and What Doesn’t

Governments must deliver – but passing laws and approving budgets aren’t enough.

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Vor dem Reichstagsgebäude reichen sich zwei Männer in Anzügen über eine tiefe Kluft die Hand, während zwei Frauen und zwei Männer in Anzügen danebenstehen. KI-generiert mit ChatGPT, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.
Growing polarization in Germany’s party system

Breaking Free from the Polarization Trap!

Clear on substance, fair in tone: Campaign strategies between democratic polarization and populist temptations

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Terrorism without a goal?

The development of nihilistic violence

What is behind nihilistic extremism? The "White Tiger" case reveals a world in which violence is not a means, but an end.

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Silvestergrüße

Happy New Year!

We wish you a happy new year in 2026, which would have been Konrad Adenauer's 150th birthday. His credo remains our motivation: ‘We choose freedom!’

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Youth protests against military service

Use school strikes against compulsory military service as a starting point for dialogue

After schoolchildren across Germany took to the streets in early December 2025 to protest against compulsory military service, politicians must not respond with rejection.

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COP30

Alliances, new climate finance and Brazil's balancing act in the fossil phase-out

First climate conference in the Amazon between new beginnings and disillusionment

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Analysis and Consulting is the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s think tank. Here, we elaborate in-depth analyses and policy recommendations for the national, European and international levels.

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German criminal law in the focus of international debate

The principle of universal jurisdiction: On the path to justice

On 25 March 2025, Dr Mónica Castillejos Aragón analysed the international reception of German court rulings at a specialist conference held in Berlin.

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How much me? Questions about self-determination

Professor Dr. Judith Froese and Susanne Hierl MdB

We discuss the consequences and social challenges of the Self-Determination Act with Professor Froese and Susanne Hierl, Member of the Bundestag.

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Antitrust Crossroads – A Revolution in Confronting the Monopoly Threat?

Experts Barry Lynn, Philipp Marsden, and Johnny Ryan discuss the intersection of antitrust laws, monopoly threats, and the preservation of democracy.

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Expedition Polarstern 138:

Meeresforscherin Antje Boetius im Interview über die Arktis und den Klimawandel

Im August begaben wir uns an Bord des Forschungsschiffs 'Polarstern', kurz bevor es Kurs auf den Nordpol nahm, um ein aufregendes Interview mit Professor Antje Boetius zu führen.

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Environmental and political challenges of Antarctica

We discuss the most important challenges for the region, we look at the possible consequences of climate change and ask what needs to be done to meet the challenges ahead.

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2026

Berlin

Überparteilichkeit in der polarisierten Gesellschaft? Auftakt für ein neues Miteinander

Eine Kooperationsveranstaltung der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung und ProjectTogether

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2026

Berlin

Cafe Kyiv 2026

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