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The Bundeswehr's self-image and tradition building

The legacy of 20 July 1944 and the model of the ‘citizen in uniform’

The Bundeswehr was established in clear dissociation from the National Socialist era. Martin Rink on military resistance and the concept of Innere Führung.

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New issue: The Political Opinion

Industry - a swan song?

Is Germany threatened by deindustrialisation - or can industry regain its strength through innovation, political decisions and international cooperation?

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Country report

Chad under stress test

Unrest is growing in Chad, while the country is building its stability on fragile deals.

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Press Releases

Heike Göbel receives the Social Market Economy Prize 2025

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation honours the clear and well-founded analyses of the FAZ editor.

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Event report

Vision Innovation: How does innovation become a catalyst for new growth?

What political course is needed for innovation to lead Germany back to the top?

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Our mission

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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Current publications

Bulgarien tritt am 1.1.2026 dem Euro bei – Unterzeichnung im EU-Rat Brüssel. IMAGO / Anadolu Agency

Bulgaria and the Euro

The most important steps ahead of the 2026 introduction

Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of Great Britain IMAGO / Bestimage

Keir Starmer's first year

First-year political record and German-British friendship treaty

Sudanese refugees in Chad IMAGO / Le Pictorium

Chad under stress test

Between the Sudan crisis, Russia's courtship and the division of the elite

President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa IMAGO / Brazil Photo Press

South Africa and BRICS+

Foreign policy strategies and economic interests in the BRICS+ area of conflict

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Media library

New episode of “International Reports”

Maritime security: the Russian ‘shadow fleet’ and the protection of critical infrastructure

Foreign policy tensions are also having an impact on the world's oceans. Russia's „shadow fleet“ threatens underwater cables & pipelines. How well prepared is Germany?

Attempted coup on 20 July 1944

The Stauffenberg assassination attempt on Hitler and the resistance against the Nazi regime

Prof Dr Johannes Tuchel, Director of the German Resistance Memorial Centre, talks about the motivation and goals of those involved as well as the course and consequences of the atte...

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Lisandra Flach: Is the global economy facing the abyss because of Trump?

Trump's ‘America first’ policy escalates: punitive tariffs threaten free trade. Michael Scheppe talks to economist Lisandra Flach about the consequences and EU reactions.

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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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Russian war of aggression on Ukraine

On our theme page you will find all publications, interviews and events on this topic, which are continuously updated and extended.

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Events

Jul

2025

Berlin

Forum 20. Juli 1944 – Vermächtnis und Zukunftsauftrag

Frauen und Widerstand

Oct

2025

Berlin

Tag der KAS 2025 – Welt in Unordnung?!

70 Jahre Politische Bildung - Unsere Demokratie. Unsere Verantwortung. Unsere Zukunft.

Oct

2025

Berlin

City. Country. Living space? - The housing congress for everyone

Building the future together: innovative, sustainable, and affordable.

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