Publications

Post-uprising reform politics in South Asia: Comparative study in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal

Call for Proposals

Call for research on post-uprising reforms in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal, exploring civic mobilisation, democratic transitions, and regional reform dynamics.

Israel before the Elections

CDU Delegation from Saxony Visits Israel

Members of the German Bundestag and the CDU parliamentary group, the Saxon State Parliament, the Dresden City Council, and the ministerial administration, all representing the CDU in Saxony, visited Tel Aviv and Jerusalem from 18 to 21 October.

KAS India Welcomes Its New Director, Mr. Viktor Frank

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) India welcomes Mr. Viktor Frank as the new Director of its India Office. Mr. Frank brings extensive international experience to the position, having previously served as Director of the KAS offices in Mongolia and Kazakhstan. His prior visits to India have also provided him with familiarity with the country and its political and socio-economic context. In his new role, he will contribute to the Foundation’s ongoing efforts to strengthen dialogue, cooperation and exchange between India, Germany and Europe. We look forward to continuing our endeavours under his leadership and to continuing to build meaningful partnerships across India and Europe.

Eelections in Czech

The municipal and Senate elections in the Czech Republic on October 9 - 10 and 16 - 17, 2026: a success for the centrist parties

One year after the parliamentary election, the municipal and Senate elections served as the first statewide test of public sentiment for Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s government. However, the prime minister’s party, ANO, was unable to replicate its success in the municipal and Senate elections. These elections were shaped less by foreign policy or social issues - which had dominated the parliamentary election - and more by individual candidates, local alliances, and local concerns, as well as by the concrete work of parties and politicians on the ground.

New Zealand Ahead of the 2026 Election

Political Fragmentation and Coalition Prospects

On 21 January 2026, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced New Zealand’s general election would be held on 7 November, after three years under the National Party-led government in coalition with the ACT New Zealand Party led by Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour, and the New Zealand First Party led by Foreign Minister Winston Peters.[i]

Europe's Next Awakening: China - the Enabler and Hybrid Actor

The Russian threat for Europe is not only evident but also more or less immediate. Extensive warfare is already being conducted in the shadows of the grey zone, in the form of what is commonly referred to as hybrid warfare. Russia, however, does not stand alone. Only weeks before the invasion, Moscow and Beijing proclaimed a partnership ‘without limits’, and China has since become the decisive enabler of Russia’s war. In 2024, Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld) published the report Tracking the Russian Hybrid Warfare - Cases From Nordic-Baltic Countries which in 2025 was developed into the anthology Russia’s Hybrid War: The Northern Front (Stockholm Free World Forum, Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung 2025).

Trust and Transformation: A Tall Order for the UN in its 81st Year

Country Report

In an era marked by geopolitical rivalry and fragmentation, can the United Nations rebuild the necessary trust and legitimacy to meet its potential?

Oposición democrática nicaragüense concluye exitosa misión conjunta de incidencia en Europa

Comunicado de prensa

Foto: Delegación opositora democrática nicaragüense en el Parlamento Alemán (Bundestag). De izquierda a derecha: Douglas Castro (AUN), Lester Martínez (Ruta del Cambio), Thomas Rachel (Diputado del Parlamento Alemán), Tamara Dávila (UNAMOS) y Juan Sebastián Chamorro (Ciudadanos por la Libertad).

Between Diversity, Dialogue, and Cooperation: A Delegation from Jerusalem Visits Berlin

Delegation Trip to Berlin, 11. October to 15 October

What can Berlin and Jerusalem learn from one another? A delegation of emerging leaders from Jerusalem’s civil society, in partnerhsip with the Jerusalem Foundation, met with decision-makers, experts, and representatives of Berlin’s civil society to discuss diversity, social cohesion, discrimination, and shared challenges.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has voted and remains trapped in the status quo

The party-political power structure was confirmed, albeit with some shifts

On October 4, 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) held its regular elections, which take place every four years. Voters elected the members of the tripartite state presidency, the parliaments at the state level, in the country's two entities - the Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska (RS) - and in the Federation's ten cantons, as well as the President of the RS.