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The Quiet Driver of Economic Success

Competition Policy with Backbone and Reform Ambition

Effective competition is a key prerequisite for Europe’s economic renewal, as it strengthens resilience and innovation. The study develops a three-part framework for policy action: the first part highlights the role of competition policy in strengthening democracy, safeguarding an open market order, and ensuring the integrity of the EU Single Market. The second part analyses the role of competition policy in times of geopolitical and economic disruption and industrial policy challenges. The third part formulates recommendations for the application and further development of competition law.

Jens-Uwe Franck, Martin Peitz
May 18, 2026
Single title
Smarterpix / 1xpert

The European Union – the difficult path to becoming a global anchor of stability

Results of the Panorama Analysis 2026

The Panorama Analysis 2026 provides a comprehensive insight into the current development of the European Union and its environment in a year-on-year comparison. The analysis presents a multithematic assessment of the current situation in the areas of innovation and competitiveness, the attitudes of member states towards the EU, and the global environment. By using qualitative and quantitative indicators, it provides sound insights into current trends and developments.

Johanna Hohaus, Tim Peter
May 18, 2026
Facts and Findings
IMAGO / IlluPics

Desire to emigrate among the population

Representative survey on emigration wishes and motives of people with and without a migration background

The study examines the motives of potential emigrants. Which people are currently thinking about leaving Germany? What are their reasons for thinking about it? And to which countries would they want to emigrate? Are there systematic differences in motives and target countries between certain groups?

Dr. Sabine Pokorny
May 4, 2026
Monitor Election and Social Research
IMAGO / VectorFusionArt

The Value of Global Health

A study preview on the economic dimension of global health engagement

Global health is under increasing financial pressure. This Monitor provides a brief preview of a study showing that investments in global health generate value far beyond purely humanitarian effects. They contribute to crisis prevention, economic stability, innovation capacity, and the strengthening of international partnerships. The analysis demonstrates that Germany’s engagement not only strengthens global health systems but also creates measurable economic and strategic benefits for Germany itself.

Michael Bayerlein, Marco Alves, Nora Anton, Lars Eddelbüttel, Branwen J. Hennig, Rebecca Ingenhoff, Beate Kampmann
April 24, 2026
Sustainability Monitor
IMAGO / Westend61

Party affiliation and party affinity in comparison

Results from representative surveys

Classical party affiliation measures the attachment to one party only. However, the world is more complex. For this reason, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation has introduced a new measurement with party affinity, which also captures simultaneous sympathies. The study examines classic party affiliation, the new party affinity and the relationship between the two measurements. In addition, party affinity types are formed, which differ from each other in the simultaneous proximity to certain parties and the simultaneous rejection of other parties.

Dr. Sabine Pokorny
April 23, 2026
Monitor Election and Social Research
KAS

Gatekeepers in the Cloud

Integrated Intermediation, Indirect Ecosystem Capture, and the Case for Cloud Neutrality

Despite cloud computing services being listed as a core platform service under the Digital Markets Act, no hyperscaler has been designated as a gatekeeper. This paper argues that the persistent failure of designation reflects a structural incompatibility between the DMA's two-sided platform logic and the vertical pipeline architecture of cloud markets – a mismatch that renders both the quantitative thresholds and the qualitative gateway criterion analytically ill-suited to the cloud context.

Antonio Manganelli
April 14, 2026
Single title
KAS

Annual Report 2025

Insights into the year 2025 of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

2025 was an eventful, turbulent and at times unsettling year in politics, business and society in Germany, Europe and the world. Many challenges, both large and small, had a significant impact on the work of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation last year and will continue to accompany us. New, previously unknown tasks will also be added to the agenda, to which we will devote our attention.

March 30, 2026
Annual Reports
KALUZA + SCHMID

Global Economic Governance in a Fragmented World

How Geopolitics Shapes International Cooperation and its Institutions

The global rules-based order is undergoing its most significant stress test since the end of the Second World War. Through this compilation, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung seeks to contribute to ongoing discourse surrounding the future of global governance within the realms of economic and trade policy. The focus is on the institutions via which global governance is exercised. Four chapters offer a multi‑dimensional perspective on the challenges and potential pathways for the future architecture of global economic governance.

Gunter Rieck Moncayo, Christian E. Rieck, Keith Rockwell, Edmund Terence Gomez, Nikolaus Rischbieter
March 27, 2026
Single title
IMAGO / Zoonar

Analysis of the state election in Rhineland-Palatinate on 22 March 2026

Analysis based on preliminary results, on the main determining factors, voter migration and social structure

The CDU has won the state election in Rhineland-Palatine. Our election analysis provides explanations for the results and examines voter migration and the key determining factors. Based on election day polls and surveys conducted in the run-up to the election, we explain the significance of assessments of leading politicians, party competencies and political issues for the election results.

Dr. Viola Neu, Dr. Sabine Pokorny
March 23, 2026
Monitor Election and Social Research
IMAGO / Sven Simon

More AI for Defence and Resilience

New Ideas for an Agile and Future-proof German Military

Technological advances, a new global situation with an acute threat to NATO's eastern flank, hybrid and cognitive attacks on Germany and its allies, and changing communication conditions are challenging the Bundeswehr. However, artificial intelligence is not only a driver of these developments, but also a response to them. This requires an AI strategy that specifically addresses key issues and actively uses the possibilities offered by AI in accordance with ethical guidelines in order to adapt the Bundeswehr's capabilities to enable effective deterrence.

March 19, 2026
Facts and Findings

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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.  

EPP Party Barometer

The Situation of the European People's Party in the EU

The EPP Party Barometer illustrates the current situation of the EPP party family in the EU. On a non-regular basis, it provides a concise overview of current election results, polls from the member states and the composition of the party family.

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.

Historical-Political Communications

Archive for Christian democratic politics

The "Historisch-Politische Mitteilungen" are available in bookshops. They appear once a year with a volume of approx. 260 pages. The retail price is 19,50 EUR.

Interviews

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

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.

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.

Commercial Publications

Zu aktuellen und zeitgeschichtlichen politischen Themen veröffentlicht die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. Publikationen in renommierten Verlagen. Ein besonderer Stellenwert kommt hierbei der seit dem Jahr 2000 erscheinenden Taschenbuchreihe der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung im Herder Verlag zu.

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.

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Working Paper

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

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.

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.

Positions

Reden, Essays und Grundsatzpapiere zu drängenden Zeitfragen

In dieser Broschürenreihe veröffentlicht die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung grundlegende Positionen zu wichtigen Themen der Zeit.

Future Forum Politics

Broschürenreihe zu aktuellen politischen Themen, welche über die Tagespolitik hinaus reichen

Zukunftsforum Politik

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.