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Morocco's Youth Before the 2026 Election

Between Lack of Political Participation and New Forms of Engagement

Elections will be held in Morocco in September 2026. The political activities are gradually geared towards the elections. Protests by young adults a year before the elections have once again increased the nervousness of the established parties. Frustration and a lack of development opportunities are repeatedly mentioned, although the country is facing positive economic development. But success seems to be insufficiently received by the young population. The result seems to be frustration and mistrust of parliamentary structures. By 31 December 2025, first-time voters must have registered on the electoral lists to participate in the elections. The four million first-time voters make up about 15 percent of the population eligible to vote and could thus become an important factor.

Steven Höfner, Matilda Giaccone, Ilias Bennoune
December 18, 2025
Country reports
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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

COP30 brought progress on climate finance, adaptation and gender policy – but failed with regard to a clear phase-out of fossil fuels. Brazil acted as a bridge-builder, not only through the strong participation of indigenous communities, social movements and young actors, but also lost credibility through its own fossil fuel plans. The EU must stabilise its internal climate target architecture and strengthen credible international partnerships even without US support. Although multilateralism remains capable of acting, it does not reach the pace demanded by science.

Maximilian Hedrich, Anuska Soares, Nicole Linsenbold
December 18, 2025
Sustainability Monitor
KAS

The New U.S. National Security Strategy

Trump’s View of the World

The new National Security Strategy (NSS) puts the America first approach–achieving US economic, military, and technological might through foreign policy means–at its core. In Europe it has set alarm bells particularly over the overarching assumptions about Europe's “civilizational” demise and raised questions about the future of the transatlantic values-based partnership. Meanwhile, Congress adopted notably different priorities for U.S. military engagement in Europe. (Report in German)

Dr. Hardy Ostry, Maša Ocvirk
December 18, 2025
Country reports
IMAGO / Peter Homann

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. They must openly address the concerns and needs of the younger generation. Only if young people are involved will measures such as the Military Service Modernisation Act or a potential community service find acceptance.

Martin Bieber
December 18, 2025
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Change of Government in the Czech Republic: A Test for Democracy?

Babiš returns to the office of Prime Minister thanks to the inclusion of right-wing extremists.

On December 15, the new government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) was appointed by Czech President Petr Pavel. This marks the third time Andrej Babiš has become Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, but it is the first time he has done so through cooperation with the right-wing extremist anti-system party SPD (Freedom and Direct Democracy). The populist-conservative Motorists party joins as the third coalition partner. With 108 votes, the new government holds a secure majority in the Prague Chamber of Deputies. The confidence vote in Parliament will take place in January.

Dr. Marco Arndt, Alena Reslová, Martina Beránková
December 17, 2025
Country reports
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.

From research to business: Innovation transfer in Germany

Status, international best practices and perspectives

Economic innovation processes are based on the constant exchange of new knowledge, ideas, technical and organisational expertise that is suitable for commercial exploitation. Both the emergence and diffusion of innovations require extensive networks of different actors – companies, universities, research institutions – who are involved in generating knowledge for innovations, translating this knowledge into marketable innovations, further developing their products and disseminating them as part of their economic activities.

Dr. Michael Rothgang, Dr. Bernhard Lageman
December 17, 2025
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What are the issues affecting young people in Germany?

High expectations often clash with a disappointing reality – Life aspirations and dreams are overshadowed by crises and concerns about the future

The living conditions of young people are discussed on the basis of official statistics and surveys: in contrast to the baby boomer generation, young people today are confronted with a host of existential uncertainties. These range from the fragility of social advancement through education to rising youth delinquency, the victims of which are usually also young people.

Elisabeth Hoffmann
December 16, 2025
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José Antonio Kast ist gewählter Präsident Chiles

Zum Ergebnis der Stichwahl in Chile

Am Sonntag, den 14. Dezember wählte Chile einen neuen Präsidenten. In der Stichwahl standen sich zwei Kandidaten gegenüber, die an entgegengesetzten Positionen des politischen Spektrums verortet sind: José Antonio Kast, Kandidat der ultrakonservativen Partei Partido Republicano, und Jeannette Jara, kommunistische Kandidatin des Linksbündnisses Unidad por Chile. Aus der ersten Wahlrunde vom 16. November, bei der insgesamt acht Kandidaten für das Amt des Präsidenten antraten, waren Jara und Kast als Sieger hervorgegangen, jedoch ohne die notwendige absolute Mehrheit. In der darauffolgenden Stichwahl am 14. Dezember fiel nun die endgültige Entscheidung zugunsten Kasts.

Olaf Jacob, Mirya Maier
December 15, 2025
Country reports
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Integration and participation through quotas?

Legal challenges in addressing group identities within migration societies

Quota regulations intended to increase the representation of individuals with a migration background in public institutions are legally problematic. The German Basic Law prohibits distinctions based on origin, and there is no constitutional framework for implementing quotas in favour of individuals with a migration background. This paper argues that special provisions for newly arrived migrants are only justifiable during the initial phase of integration. Over time, the more complex challenge lies in delineating the boundaries of the group.

Prof. Dr. Judith Froese
December 12, 2025
Facts and Findings
Bundesregierung/Tobias Koch

Friendship Under Difficult Circumstances

A report about the inaugural state visit of federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz to Israel.

In the midst of difficult domestic political debates in both Israel and Germany, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz is traveling to Israel for his first state visit as Chancellor. Among others, he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

Dr. Michael Rimmel, Pascal Franz
December 9, 2025
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Facts and Findings

Selected contributions to the series with international relevance

The series informs in a concentrated form about important positions of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung on current topics. The individual issues present key findings and recommendations, offer brief analyses, explain the Foundation's further plans and name KAS contact persons.  

International Reports

Journal for international issues, foreign policy and development cooperation

International Reports (IR) is the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung's periodical on international politics. It offers political analyses by our experts in Berlin and from more than 100 offices across all regions of the world. Contributions by named authors do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editorial team.

Die Politische Meinung

Zeitschrift für Politik, Gesellschaft, Religion und Kultur

Die Politische Meinung ist eine Zweimonatszeitschrift, in der ein breites Spektrum politischer, gesellschaftlicher und kultureller Themen der Gegenwart dargestellt und diskutiert werden. Sie bietet als Bezugspunkte fundierte Analysen historischer Hintergründe und eine der individuellen Eigenverantwortung verpflichtete, im christlichen Menschenbild verankerte Ethik. Die jeweiligen Themenschwerpunkte werden von einer inspirierenden Bilderstrecke, namhafter zeitgenössischer Künstlerinnen und Künstlern, vertieft.  

Research and Sources on Contemporary History

In der Reihe „Forschungen und Quellen zur Zeitgeschichte“ veröffentlicht das Archiv für Christlich-Demokratische Politik seit 1980 wissenschaftliche Studien zur Christlichen Demokratie, Darstellungen zur Geschichte der Bundesrepublik und der CDU sowie Biographien wichtiger Repräsentanten. Zu den 50 bisher erschienen Büchern zählen auch Quelleneditionen, wie Protokolle von Parteigremien oder Tagebücher von einflussreichen Politikern. Die Publikationen sind im Buchhandel erhältlich.

Interviews

In our series "Interviews", talks and discussions are held with experts from the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. on various topics.

in short

Concise, reduced to the essentials, but always highly topical. In our series “in short”, our experts summarise an issue or problem on a maximum of two pages.

Country Reports

Short political reports of the KAS offices abroad

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is a political foundation. Our offices abroad are in charge of over 200 projects in more than 120 countries. The country reports offer current analyses, exclusive evaluations, background information and forecasts - provided by our international staff.

Monitor

The Monitor series deals with one main topic at a time from the perspective of KAS experts and places it in the political and social context on the basis of a few key points.

Event Reports

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, its educational institutions, centres and foreign offices, offer several thousand events on various subjects each year. We provide up to date and exclusive reports on selected conferences, events and symposia at www.kas.de. In addition to a summary of the contents, you can also find additional material such as pictures, speeches, videos or audio clips.

Handouts for Political Education

Grundlageninformationen zur Beteiligung
an aktuellen politischen Diskussionen

Mit der Reihe „Handreichungen zur Politischen Bildung“ möchte die Politische Bildung der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung interessierte Bürgerinnen und Bürger über politische Entwicklungen informieren, Orientierungen in Sachfragen geben und das Interesse an politischer Mitwirkung stärken. Die Handreichungen verstehen sich als Grundlageninformationen zur Beteiligung an aktuellen politischen Diskussionen.

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Working Paper

Broschürenreihe mit Darstellungen und Positionen, die kurzfristig auf aktuelle politische Fragen reagieren

The Woman in Our Time

Lebensentwürfe von Frauen –
was hat sich verändert?

Jede Ausgabe widmete sich einem Schwerpunktthema aus Politik und Gesellschaft, der Arbeits- und Familienwelt, aus Kultur und Literatur und diskutierte dieses aus frauenpolitischer Sicht.

Insights

Berichte aus der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Die Herausgabe der "Einblicke" ist ausgesetzt. "Einblicke" hat alle drei Monate über die Arbeit der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung berichtet.

Sociopolitical Series

Veröffentlicht wurden herausragende Dissertationsschriften mit gesellschaftspolitisch relevanten Themen von Stipendiatinnen und Stipendiaten der Begabtenförderung und Personen, die ihrem Promotionskolleg „Soziale Marktwirtschaft“ kooptiert sind. Die Reihe gab den Autorinnen und Autoren ein wissenschaftliches und publizistisches Forum und brachte aktuelle Themen in die öffentliche Diskussion ein.

Basic Questions of Christian Democracy

In dieser Reihe erschienen im Jahr 2006 Texte namenhafter Autoren zu Grundfragen der christlichen Demokratie.

In Conversation

Kulturpolitische Umschau

Zeitschrift mit Berichten aus Bundestag und Bundesländern, Gastbeiträgen, Rezensionen und Presseauswertungen zur aktuellen Kulturpolitik.

In Plenary

Broschürenreihe der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung mit den Beiträgen von Konferenzen, Fachtagungen und Kongressen, die von längerfristigem Interesse sind.

In Plenary Compact

Die Broschüren im DIN-A-4-Format fassen kurz und knapp die Ergebnisse von Konferenzen, Fachtagungen und Kongressen zusammen, die von längerfristigem Interesse sind.

KAS International

Information from the Division of European and International Cooperation

This series informs about current important events and developments of our work to point out our wide spectrum of activities.

Materials for the Work on Site

Kleine Schriftenreihe zu aktuellen Themen der Kommunalpolitik

Mit der eigenen Reihe "Materialien für die Arbeit vor Ort" bereitet die Stiftung zu aktuellen Themen wichtige Informationen in handhabbarer Form auf, so dass sie in der kommunalpolitischen Praxis nutzbar sind. Eine weitere Serie unter dem Titel "Diskurs kommunal" befasst sich mit besonderen Aspekten der Kommunalpolitik.