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Clear path for Mirsiyoyev

The course set by the early presidential elections in Uzbekistan on July 9, 2023

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirsiyoyev has won the presidential elections in his country with a result of 87 per cent. These were early elections, which at the same time "annulled" the previous presidential terms. Mirsiyoyev could now theoretically run for another term as head of state in 2030. He has been in power in the Central Asian country since the death of the authoritarian long-term President Islam Karimov in 2017 and has opened Uzbekistan up to reforms.

Dr. Thomas Kunze
July 12, 2023
Country reports
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Elections in Sierra Leone in the context of geopolitical instability

Julius Maada Bio was re-elected as Sierra Leone's head of state on June 24, 2023, to lead the country of nearly 9 million people through tumultuous times

The results of the June 24 elections for the president, parliament and local mayors are out. The incumbent head of state Julius Maada Bio was reelected. He must now navigate his country of almost nine million through ever more stormy waters.

Dr. Stefanie Brinkel, Dr. Théodore Golli
July 10, 2023
Country reports
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.

Zugang zum französischen Bildungssystem für Menschen mit Behinderungen

Inklusion weltweit – Aktueller Stand aus Frankreich

Das französische Gleichheitsprinzip greift für Menschen mit Behinderungen, denen so eine gleichberechtigte Teilnahme am gesellschaftlichen Leben gewährleistet werden soll. Trotz zahlreicher Initiativen, die insbesondere in den letzten 20 Jahren Aufwind erfahren haben, ist es für Schüler und Studierende mit Behinderungen weiterhin vergleichsweise schwieriger, eine gleichberechtigte und faire Bildung und Zugang zum Arbeitsmarkt zu erhalten.

Caroline Kanter, Nele Katharina Wissmann
July 6, 2023
Country reports with a difference
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.

Von Bevormundung zu Teilhabe – Menschen mit Behinderung in Chile

Inklusion weltweit – Aktueller Stand aus Chile

In Chile leben fast 3 Millionen Menschen mit einer Behinderung. Zwar gab es in den letzten Jahrzehnten merkliche Verbesserungen in Hinsicht auf Inklusion und Teilhabe, dennoch sind in Bereichen wie Eingliederung in den Arbeitsmarkt, Bildung, Zugang zum Gesundheitssystem sowie zum öffentlichen Raum noch deutliche Defizite zu vermerken. Auch die gesellschaftliche Sicht auf Menschen mit Behinderung befindet sich im Wandel.

Hartmut Rank, Lea Osiander
July 6, 2023
Country reports with a difference
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.

Kolumbien – Menschen mit Behinderung und Inklusion

Inklusion weltweit – Aktueller Stand aus Kolumbien

In Kolumbien leben ca. 8 % der Gesamtbevölkerung mit einer Behinderung. Wie überall auf der Welt sind diese Menschen mit besonderen Herausforderungen und Hindernissen konfrontiert, welche wir uns im Folgenden näher anschauen wollen. Gleichzeitig werfen wir einen Blick auf Staat und Gesellschaft: Wie werden Menschen mit Behinderung in die Gesellschaft integriert und was tut der Staat (oder was sollte er tun), um sie zu unterstützen?

Hartmut Rank, Leonie Wittenstein
July 6, 2023
Country reports with a difference
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New friends in the "eastern vector"

Upheaval in the foreign policy of Belarus

For decades, the foreign policy of the Republic of Belarus resembled a pendulum game between East and West. But following the crackdown on the peaceful protests in 2020, the "Ryanair incident" and the artificial migration crisis, the regime isolated itself from the West. Lukashenka's complicity in Russia's war of aggression also severed traditionally important ties with Ukraine. In the shadow of Moscow's crushing dominance, Minsk has recently made efforts to deepen its relations with countries of Central Asia, China and Iran. It remains to be seen how Lukashenka's "mediation" in the Wagner uprising will affect his foreign policy leeway.

Dr. Roza Turarbekava, Jakob Wöllenstein
June 29, 2023
Country reports
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Erdrutschsieg und politische Fragmentierung

Die Niederlande nach den Provinzwahlen 2023

Erdrutschsieg und politische Fragmentierung – die Niederlande nach den Provinzwahlen 2023

Dr. Hardy Ostry, Kai Gläser
June 28, 2023
Country reports
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Guatemala has voted: Surprises and messages

Guatemalans cause historic runoff: two leftist parties fight for the presidency

Elections were held in Guatemala on 25 June: The President of the Republic, the Congress, 340 mayors and municipal councillors as well as the members of the Central American Parliament (Parlacen). Since none of the presidential candidates achieved an absolute majority, the second round will take place on 20 August. The second round of voting will take place on 20 August, but not in the constellation predicted by the polls. For the first time in Guatemala's democratic history, candidates from two parties belonging to the moderate left-wing spectrum, Sandra Torres (UNE) and Bernardo Arévalo (SEMILLA), are standing in the run-off. While a number of detailed results for the congressional and municipal elections are still awaited, one thing is clear: these elections have provided some surprises, contain a clear message to the political class as a whole and ensure two more exciting months before the 2nd round of elections.

Prof. Dr. Stefan Jost
June 27, 2023
Country reports
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Feminist Foreign Policy: Mongolian Style

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock's visit to Mongolia

The German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is traveling to Asia’s first all-female Foreign Minister conference in Ulaanbaatar: time to fact-check Mongolia’s newly discovered “Feminist Foreign Policy”. Not at least because Baerbock started to invoke Mongolia's example to underline her own German Feminist Foreign Policy.

Viktor Frank
June 27, 2023
Country reports
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China: The new superpower in space?

A new arms race

The United States sees itself in a "space race" with China. But from Beijing's perspective an arms race in low earth orbit between the U.S. and China has long since begun. In reaching for the stars, China and the U.S. are not only competing for national prestige and global technological leadership, but also for geopolitical influence and military power.

Johann C. Fuhrmann
June 27, 2023
Country reports

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