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China Africa Relations

China and Tanzania in the New Era: A complicated Relationship

China’s relationship with the United Republic of Tanzania has a long history, spanning back to the independence of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in the early 1960s. Zhou Enlai, Premier at that time, even visited Tanganyika in 1964, just some months before the unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar which created modern Tanzania (Shangwe, p. 81). As China promptly recognized the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, while other countries were hesitant at first, it positioned itself as an unconditional friend to Tanzania. Relations were natural as Tanzania, like many other sub-Sahara nations, was led by a socialist revolutionary government. For young Tanzania, the relationship with China was important as it strengthened its position as an independent country, while China looked for recognition as well. Hence, the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), the all-time governing party in Tanzania, have a long-standing mutual friendship. The good relations resulted in many development projects and other cooperation’s, most famous the challenging Tanzania-Zambia (TAZARA) railway project that today stretches over 1800 kilometers. The first Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere visited China in 1968, and since then mutual visits between the two nations, especially of party officials has remained common (Shangwe, p. 83). Particularly since China's economic opening in the 70s the good inter-party and diplomatic relations were joined by more and more economic and investment cooperation. To this day African countries remain the most favorable towards China, many for very similar reasons as Tanzania (Benabdallah, p. 3).

November 30, 2021
Country Reports

Corona-Update, USA (November)

Studies, Analysis and Commentary

Experten setzen sich intensiv mit den unterschiedlichen Aspekten und Herausforderungen dieser in ihrem Umfang und ihrer Schnelligkeit beispiellosen Krise auseinander. Für einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Diskussion stellt das KAS-Auslandsbüro USA mit Sitz in Washington D.C. regelmäßig eine Auswahl an Studien, Analysen und Kommentaren jeweils mit Links zu den Beiträgen zusammen.

Dirk Hegen
November 30, 2021
Country Reports
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Klares Ja des Schweizer Stimmvolks zur Corona-Politik des Bundesrats

Volksabstimmungssonntag in der Schweiz: COVID-Gesetz erhält rund 62%, Historisches "Ja" für Pflegeinitiative

Am 28. November fanden in der Schweiz drei nationale und zahlreiche kantonale Volksabstimmungen statt. Zwei Initiativen standen jedoch in besonderem Fokus: Mit 62% nahm das Schweizer Stimmvolk das im März 2021 ergänzte COVID-Gesetz an und stützte damit eine wichtige Säule der Coronapolitik des Schweizer Bundesrats. Bemerkenswert war die hohe Abstimmungsbeteiligung von 65,7%. Dies ist der vierthöchste Wert bei einer Abstimmung seit der Einführung des Frauenstimmrechts und der höchste im 21. Jahrhundert.Historisch ist auch die Annahme der so genannten Pflegeinitiative, die sich eine Aufwertung und Verbesserung der Arbeitsbedingungen für Pflegeberufe auf die Fahne geschrieben hatte. Klar abgelehnt wurde hingegen die Justizinitiative, die den Prozess für die Ernennung von Bundesrichtern – u.a. mit Einführung eines Losverfahrens – massiv verändern wollte.

Dr. Olaf Wientzek
November 30, 2021
Country Reports
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Schweden hat erstmalig eine Ministerpräsidentin

Magdalena Andersson im zweiten Wahlgang gewählt

Nun ist es durch: Magdalena Andersson, Vorsitzende der sozialdemokratischen Partei (S) Schwedens und bislang Finanzministerin, wurde im zweiten Versuch diesen Montag knapp zur neuen Ministerpräsidentin gewählt. 173 stimmten gegen sie, 101 für sie und 75 enthielten sich. In Schweden gilt, dass man gewählt ist, wenn man keine Mehrheit gegen sich hat, Enthaltungen gelten somit als Jastimmen. Sie wird zukünftig eine sozialdemokratische Ein-Parteien-Minderheitsregierung anführen, da der Koalitionspartner, die grüne Umweltpartei (MP), sich letzten Mittwoch überraschend aus der Regierung zurückgezogen und Frau Andersson damit nach nur 8 Stunden im Amt zum Rücktritt gezwungen hatte.

Gabriele Baumann, Richard Forsén
November 30, 2021
Country Reports

Unpacking the Challenge of Jihadism in North Africa: Origins, Evolving Trends and the Way Forward

Study launch

The Regional Program Political Dialogue South Mediterranean of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS PolDiMed) is pleased to announce, on 30 November, the launch of a new study entitled "Unpacking the Challenge of Jihadism in North Africa: Origins, Evolving Trends and the Way Forward". The study will delve into the complexities and interconnectedness of the different Jihadist groups in the Maghreb and Sahel and will shed light on the existent and potential Jihadist threat in the region with a focus on Tunisia as a case study.

November 30, 2021
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Cumbre de democracia sin los países del triángulo norte

Noticias semanales de Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador

Contenido disponible sólo en alemán

Dr. Rudolf Teuwsen
November 30, 2021
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Malaysia’s Health System: Public or Private?

Webinar report

A report by Dr. Geoffrey Williams on Malaysia's healthcare system from the perspective of the social market economy. It was discussed in the webinar "Public or Private? Equity, Efficiency and Quality in Malaysia's Healthcare" on 5 May 2021 and this report covers the points raised and further elaborates on how to move forward towards better healthcare of all.

November 29, 2021
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Jordan’s Shifting Interests with Syria and the Uneasy Road Ahead

Article by Suha Ma'ayeh | November 2021

This article discusses Jordan’s move to re-engage with the Assad regime, despite international sanctions. After 11 years of war and with the Assad regime still in power, Jordan began adopting a more pragmatic foreign policy towards Syria, driven by its own strategic interests; hoping to shore up its ailing economy and to limit the presence of pro-Iranian militias near its borders. However, the road ahead remains riddled with challenges.

November 28, 2021
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A high-level peer-review process for future pandemic preparedness:

Practical lessons from the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism

This paper aims to draw lessons from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to inform a proposed peer-review mechanism anchored in the World Health Organization (WHO) focusing on emergency preparedness and recovery. As a high-level voluntary review, such a mechanism would add value through a global process of accountability and solidarity and ensure that health emergency preparedness is acted upon at the highest political level to strengthen health system resilience.

November 26, 2021
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Key lessons to improve pandemic preparedness:

A short synopsis and comparison of the three main COVID-19 response evaluation reports at WHO and Member State level

This document analyses and compares the three COVID-19 response reports presented at the 74th WHA, focusing on their evaluation of the handling of the health crisis both by the World Health Organisation and Member States and their recommendations to end the current pandemic and prevent future pandemics. The analysis aims to synthesize common findings but also to highlight differences between the reports. It will provide a brief overview of the current evidence to a range of stakeholders, from policymakers to health practitioners, and can be a resource that can be used for ongoing discussions on WHO global emergency preparedness. Knowing which proposals are backed by consensus among the three expert committees, can provide insight into their effectiveness and chance for implementation.

Rosa Ann Seidler
November 26, 2021
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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.

 

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Journal for international issues, foreign policy and development cooperation

International Reports (IR) is the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung's periodical on international politics. It offers political analyses by our experts in Berlin and from more than 100 offices across all regions of the world. Contributions by named authors do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editorial team.

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.

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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.

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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, its educational institutions, centres and foreign offices, offer several thousand events on various subjects each year. We provide up to date and exclusive reports on selected conferences, events and symposia at www.kas.de. In addition to a summary of the contents, you can also find additional material such as pictures, speeches, videos or audio clips.