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Israel's Elections to the 18th Knesset

On February 10, the Israeli people elected their next parliament. The 18th Knesset elections became necessary when Ehud Olmert resigned and Tzipi Livni failed in her attempt to form a new coalition government. However, only twelve of the 33 parties in the campaign succeeded in jumping the two-percent hurdle.

Light at the End of the Tunnel?

The Gas Conflict Between Ukraine and Russia

Ukraine has always been important to the Soviet Union as well as to presentday Russia as a provider of gas and technology.

Ten Years of 'Bolivarian Revolution' in Venezuela.

Hugo Chávez Between Charisma and Bureaucracy

For one decade, comandante Hugo Chávez has been ruling Venezuela, a ruined country that keeps on going downhill. There is a price to pay for the negative impact of the global economic crisis, an overblown state budget largely financed by the export of oil, dwindling oil revenues, the disastrous consequences of a purely distributive policy, and other calamitous developments in the past.

The Difficult Peace in the Region of Africa's Great Lakes

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remained as restless as ever in 2008. In August, the CNDP militias resorted to violence again, driving innumerable people from their homes in the east of the country.

The Dispute Over the Baltic Gas Pipeline.

A Threat or a Necessary Supply Project?

On September 8, 2008, a few days before the parliamentary elections in Germany and Poland, a contract on the construction of a Baltic pipeline was concluded in the presence of Federal Chancellor Schröder and President Putin between the Russian Gazprom Group and the German E.on and BASF/Wintershall groups.

The Situation of the Media in Serbia

It goes without saying that these political changes affected Serbia’s medialandscape. While authoritarian control by government authorities thatregularly overstepped their limits, strict censorship, and reprisals againstjournalists were common in the nineties, the transformation of 2000 changedmany things.

Editorial der Ausgabe: "Auslandsinformationen 1/2009"

Ausgabe 1/2009 der Auslandsinformationen der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

It Did not Pay off - Cuba 50 Years after the Revolution

Looking back, on the day on which the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution is commemorated in 2009, the balance can surely not be positive. Moreover, the brevity of the congratulatory message of the former leader, Fidel Castro, suggests that the icon of the revolution is close to death.

Political Reforms in Brazil - An Endless Discussion about Democracy and the Ability to Govern

Talking about political reform has been dominating the agenda of the Brazilian parliament since the days when democracy was reintroduced in 1946. Essentially, all the innumerable debates and failed initiatives revolved around the ambivalence of democracy and the ability to govern.

Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in the Republic of Ghana in December 2008

On December 7, 2008, Ghana elected a new parliament as well as a new president. Having obtained no more than 107 seats in parliament, the hitherto ruling National Patriotic Party (NPP) lost not only the absolute but also the simple majority. The 114 seats won by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) gave it almost a majority, while the People’s National Convention (PNC) won two and the Convention People’s Party (CPP) one seat.

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Dr. Gerhard Wahlers

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