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Power games at sea

When maritime law erodes: The Baltic Sea, the South China Sea and Europe's security vulnerability

In the wake of global power shifts, the world's oceans are increasingly becoming the focus of authoritarian power politics. Countries such as Russia and China are deliberately undermining maritime law in order to strategically shape maritime spaces, a practice known as “lawfare.” In the Baltic Sea, acts of sabotage reveal Europe's vulnerability, while in the South China Sea, China demonstrates how law becomes a question of power. Both cases illustrate that when maritime law is undermined, Europe's security, capacity to act, and rules-based order are jeopardized.

Lara Müller
November 24, 2025
Facts and Findings
VMRO-DPMNE

Local elections in North Macedonia: Convincing victory for ruling parties

Vote of confidence for the government one year after the parliamentary elections

The ruling parties achieved a major victory in the local elections in North Macedonia. Both Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski’s VMRO-DPMNE and the Albanian partners in the VLEN party alliance won the most mayoral offices and municipal council seats nationwide.

Daniel Braun, Davor Pasoski
November 21, 2025
Country reports
KI M365 Copilot

Global Governance in Crisis

Does the G20 Still Play a Role in Times of Geopolitical Fragmentation?

For many years, the G20 has suffered from thematic overload, institutional weaknesses, and growing geopolitical tensions. Yet it is an indispensable format for global governance and must therefore regain its legitimacy and effectiveness. This can only succeed if it focuses on its core mandate, develops the troika into a multi-year planning body, strengthens the OECD as a quasi-secretariat at institutional level and gears its working methods more strongly towards realisable outcomes. Germany should work towards this together with its partners.

Gunter Rieck Moncayo, Nikolaus Rischbieter
November 21, 2025
Facts and Findings
KAS Ecuador

No new constitution for Ecuador

Defeat in constitutional referendum forces President Noboa to reflect

In a referendum, the Ecuadorian people have rejected President Daniel Noboa's proposal to convene a constitutional assembly by a surprisingly clear margin. Three other constitutional amendments proposed by the head of state were also rejected. The result is a bitter defeat for Noboa, but also an opportunity to change his style of government, which is often perceived as lacking transparency.

Johannes Hügel
November 20, 2025
Country reports
IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire

Gaza’s Post-War Order: Restart under Oversight?

What Resolution 2803 means for the future of the Gaza Strip

The UN Security Council has voted in favor of a resolution drafted by the US that internationally underpins US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan for the future of the Gaza Strip. Among other things, the plan calls for the establishment of an international stabilization force (ISF), which, according to the US, several unnamed countries have already agreed to join. Resolution 2803 was supported by 13 countries, including the US, France, and the UK. The two veto powers, Russia and China, abstained from voting.

Simon Engelkes
November 19, 2025
Country reports
IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire

The end of the political centre?

Outcome of the presidential and parliamentary elections in Chile

In the presidential and parliamentary elections on 16 November, the majority of Chileans voted for extreme positions. Jeannette Jara, candidate for the left-wing alliance Unidad por Chile and an active member of the Communist Party since the age of 14, will face the ultra-conservative right-wing candidate of the Partido Republicano, José Antonio Kast, in the runoff election on 14 December. The clear loser of the election is the moderate centre-right alliance Chile Grande y Unido, led by candidate Evelyn Matthei.

Olaf Jacob, Mirya Maier
November 18, 2025
Country reports
Smarterpix / ArchManStocker

Pragmatically reducing bureaucracy – lowering construction costs

Insights from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation's Housing Congress ‘City. Country. Living Space?’ – on 16 October 2025

The German housing market is in the midst of a profound structural crisis. A lasting solution can only be achieved through increased housing construction – but high construction costs and complex regulatory requirements are significantly hampering building activity. To solve this problem, there is an urgent need to reduce regulatory complexity.

Dr. Jan Cernicky, Dr. Sarah Al Doyaili-Wangler, Melanie Gerster
November 17, 2025
Facts and Findings
IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire

Return to stability and pragmatism

President Lee Jae-myung demonstrates diplomatic competency

From 31 October to 1 November, South Korea hosted this year's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, the former capital of its Silla Dynasty. This was Korea's first international, multipolar stage under the new presidency of Lee Jae-myung and thus the first opportunity to polish up Korea's image after it had been severely damaged by former president Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law declaration at the end of last year and his protracted impeachment proceedings that lasted until April 2025. Uncertainty and concerns surrounded the preparations for the event in the country – not least because the real spotlight was on the bilateral meetings on the sidelines of APEC. But avoiding any major divergences with the US or with China, and between the US and China, is Lee Jae-myung's quiet success: a sign of a more stable, pragmatic Korea.

Henrik Braun, Sarah Fahrenkrug, Yu-Jin Song
November 7, 2025
Country reports
IMAGO / Mike Schmidt

No Alternative: The AfD and Israel

Manifestations, functions, and perceptions of Alternative for Germany (AfD)’s “Israel solidarity” policy

Representatives of Jewish organisations describe the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a ‘party for anti-Semites’. Nevertheless, the AfD has succeeded, especially internationally, in positioning itself as a champion of Israeli interests and a protector of Jewish life in Germany. This positioning contradicts a number of other positions represented in the party and serves several political functions. These include, above all, the legitimization of Islamophobia, attacks on political opponents and the distraction from extremism and antisemitism within its own ranks.

Dr. Andreas Jacobs, Felix Bäuml
November 7, 2025
Facts and Findings
IMAGO / Xinhua

Change in Angola?

Between opening and keeping control

50 years after independence and 23 years after the end of a devastating civil war, Angola is faced with a double challenge. A rapidly growing young population is demanding substantial reforms with increasing  impatience. Reforms that will improve political and economic ownership. At the same time, the country is at the center of the global competition for raw materials, trade routes and political partnerships. 

Anna Hoffmann-Kwanga
November 5, 2025
Country reports

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