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Vier Personen stehen an einem Tisch und schneiden gemeinsam eine rechteckige Torte mit der Aufschrift '150 Jahre' an. KAS / Frank Homann
Remembrance event for the 150th birthday of Konrad Adenauer

‘We remain committed to his legacy!’

The former plenary hall of the German Bundestag in the World Conference Centre Bonn was very well attended, with 1,200 participants at the central commemoration ceremony.

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50 Jahre Archiv für Christlich-Demokratische Politik
Das Gedächtnis der Christlichen Demokratie

50 Jahre Archiv für Christlich-Demokratische Politik

Das ACDP wurde anlässlich des 100. Geburtstages Adenauers gegründet. Heute ist unser Archiv die zentrale Dokumentationsstelle für die Geschichte der christlichen Demokratie.

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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Ministerpräsidentin a. D. und Bundesministerin a. D. und Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert, Präsident des Deutschen Bundestages a. D. KAS/Julia Berger

General meeting elects Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will take up her new position on 1 January 2026. At the same time, the general meeting elected her predecessor Norbert Lammert as honorary chairman.

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New Issue of International Reports

America First – Again. How the World Is Dealing with Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy

What has the first year of Trump 2.0 actually brought for the different countries and regions of the world? Here is a tentative assessment.

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Das EU-Parlament in Brüssel während einer Sitzung IMAGO / Martin Bertrand
Between Exclusion, Co-optation and Toleration

Case Studies on How to Deal with Right-Wing Populist Parties in Europe

The study examines how various EPP parties in ten European countries deal with right-wing populist and far-right forces.

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Nationally and internationally, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation is committed to achieving and maintaining peace, freedom and justice through political education. We promote and preserve free democracy, the social market economy, and the development and consolidation of the value consensus.
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Vier Personen stehen an einem Tisch und schneiden gemeinsam eine rechteckige Torte mit der Aufschrift '150 Jahre' an. KAS / Frank Homann

„Seinem Vermächtnis bleiben wir verpflichtet!“

Gedenkveranstaltung zum 150. Geburtstag Konrad Adenauers

  • Johannes Christian Koecke

  • January 6, 2026

  • Event reports

Präsident DONALD TRUMP empfängt den argentinischen Präsidenten JAVIER MILEI im Weißen Haus. IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire

The new US security strategy and its consequences for Latin America and Europe

‘America for Americans’?

  • Henning Suhr

  • December 22, 2025

  • Country reports

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium IMAGO / Anadolu Agency

Football as an instrument of Moroccan politics

Between the pitch and the world stage

  • Steven Höfner, Pia Salbaum

  • December 22, 2025

  • Country reports

Protest von der Gen-Z in Marokko IMAGO / Anadolu Agency

Morocco's Youth Before the 2026 Election

Between Lack of Political Participation and New Forms of Engagement

  • Steven Höfner, Matilda Giaccone, Ilias Bennoune

  • December 18, 2025

  • Country reports

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The Konrad Adenauer Foundation in 2025

Some of our highlights from the year 2025.

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New episode of "Auslandsinfo.Spotlight"

The First Year of Trump’s Second Term from the Gulf Perspective

Euphoria, disillusionment and the question of how strategic priorities are shifting between Washington and the Gulf states. Does this bring new opportunities for Europe?

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New episode of "Auslandsinfo.Spotlight"

Youth protests in Kenya: On resistance, causes and their significance for Europe

In protest against new tax burdens, Kenya's Generation Z has been demonstrating since 2024—loudly, creatively, and digitally connected—for participation, transparency, and justice.

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Main topics of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

The leitmotif of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation "Shaping.Democracy.Together." is supported by a thematic focus. With the three main topics Sustainability needs Innovation, Freedom needs Security and Democracy needs Participation, it is made clear which topics the Konrad Adenauer Foundation will focus on in the coming years.

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Anniversary year 2026

150 years of Konrad Adenauer

Konrad Adenauer: His ideas and achievements continue to shape our world today – and we are celebrating this with a year full of exciting events and activities! Be sure to join us!

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Frankfurt am Main

Rechtspopulismus in Europa: abgrenzen, einbinden oder tolerieren?

Eine Veranstaltung in Kooperation mit der Katholischen Akademie Frankfurt

Jan

29

2026

Verfolgter Demokrat

Konrad Adenauer im Nationalsozialismus

Feb

17

2026

Unsichere Zeiten – Zur Zukunft der Bundeswehr

Jörg Schönbohm-Rede

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23

2026

Berlin

Cafe Kyiv 2026

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Jewish Life and the Fight Against anti-Semitism

History of Christian Democracy

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European and Transatlantic Security Policy

Russian War of Aggression on Ukraine

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