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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
SmarterPix / alphaspirit

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
Single title
IMAGO / Xinhu

Mayor election in Bucharest: An unexpected, clear victory with a bitter aftertaste

PNL candidate Ciprian Ciucu wins the Bucharest mayoral election, but populists are applying pressure.

With a serious yet relieved expression, Bucharest's future mayor, Ciprian Ciucu, appeared before the press on Sunday evening after the polls closed at 9 p.m. He presented himself as the winner, but at the same time found words of humility. He said he wanted to prove to those who had not voted for him that the right person has been chosen. The election was seen as an important test of sentiment for the national governing parties. The Bucharest election was one of 14 municipal elections in Romania on December 7. The election campaign in Bucharest dominated national news coverage—not unusual, given that two mayors of the capital have been elected president since the beginning of democratization in 1989. An early by-election had become necessary in the capital after Nicușor Dan, the previous mayor, had to leave office at the end of May when he was elected president.

Dr. Stefan Hofmann, Mihai Marc
December 9, 2025
Country reports
smarterpix / serezniy

Immigration society over time

Attitudes of Germans with and without a migrant background and foreigners living in Germany between 2015 and 2025

The study compares attitudes towards religion and religiosity, life in Germany and various political attitudes over time. Among other things, it examines satisfaction with democracy and the political system, populist attitudes, authoritarianism, anti-Semitism and the legitimisation of violence. These attitudes are analysed separately for people of Turkish, Polish and Russian origin, as well as for ethnic German repatriates.

Dr. Sabine Pokorny
December 6, 2025
Single title
smarterpics / Sonulkaster

Securing academic freedom for the long term

Establish a national contact point for research safety in the short term

Research safety in international collaborations has been the subject of intense debate since well before the publication of the German Science Council's recommendations on research safety in May 2025. Until a few years ago, these collaborations were generally viewed positively, as internationality in research is considered a driver of knowledge and the gold standard. However, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the risks of international collaborations have increasingly come into focus.

Christina Thelen
December 4, 2025
kurzum
IMAGO / epd

A defiant church? The new Protestant peace ethic at the turn of the century

The Protestant Church commits to a new pragmatism in security policy – an important step for the success of the turning point

For years, the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) has presented an ambivalent image when it comes to security policy. On the one hand, Easter marches and uncompromising pacifism shape the thinking of many church members. On the other hand, Protestant clergy are involved in military chaplaincy in the German armed forces and accompany soldiers on missions abroad.

Martin Bieber
December 4, 2025
kurzum
alphaspirit / smarterpix

Voting motives in the 2025 federal election

Results from representative surveys on reasons for voting and important influencing factors among voters

The results of the federal election merely reflect the actual voting decisions. What remains invisible, however, is the motivation behind voters' decisions to support certain parties. What were the decisive factors?  Was it an easy decision for voters, or were there alternative parties? In which political camps did voters switch allegiances, and what factors played a decisive role in the election campaign? The answers are provided by the evaluation of representative data collected before the federal election campaign and after the federal election.

Dominik Hirndorf
December 4, 2025
Monitor
IMAGO / Xinhua

7th AU-EU Summit

A fresh start for a partnership on equal terms

The 7th Joint Summit of the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) on November 24-25 in the Angolan capital Luanda took place under complex circumstances: On the one hand, the summit marked the 25th anniversary of the strategic partnership between the EU and the AU. On the other hand, the summit took place at a time when relations between the two continents are not free of tensions. In a global environment in which political and economic power is shifting worldwide and fundamental rules of the world order are being questioned and undermined, the summit offered a window of opportunity to restart relations in a way that does justice to the roles and expectations of both sides. Overall, the summit succeeded in sending out initial positive signals for such a fresh start, the sustainability of which will of course depend on the implementation of the promises made. Existing differences and dilemmas – including on the issues of migration and dealing with democratic backsliding – will not disappear overnight, however.

Lukas Kupfernagel, Dr. Olaf Wientzek
December 2, 2025
Country reports
IMAGO / SNA

Putin visits New Delhi

Between photo shoot and unpleasant topics

On December 4, Russian ruler Putin is expected in New Delhi for the first time since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. India and Russia are linked by a long-standing friendship, but for the Modi administration, this state visit is not a matter of course. As the world's largest democracy and emerging world power, India must be concerned about its international reputation while keeping its own interests in relation to Russia in mind. For Putin, there is an opportunity in India to present himself on the international stage and demonstrate his ability to act

Dr. Adrian Haack
December 2, 2025
Country reports

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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.