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Malaysia’s Interests in the IPEF: Managing Trade Frictions and Restoring Market Access

To re-engage economically with the Indo-Pacific region, United States (US) President Biden launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) in May 2022. For Malaysia, the IPEF could help restore market access to the US by relaxing Withhold Release Orders (WROs) that ban exports of companies facing forced labour allegations. Malaysia also expects that the ease and frequency with which trade sanctions are applied in the future will be better managed as a result of the IPEF.

Mapping Possibilities

Author: Dr Heather Thuynsma, University of Pretoria

Assessing policy positions across nine opposition parties in South Africa in August 2023.

NEWSLETTER septembre 2023, 2e

Ce Newsletter touche à l'actualité politique malienne

Ce Newsletter touche à l'actualité politique du Mali à travers les articles suivants : AES du Mali, Burkina Faso et Niger Une alliance défensive ; Mali : La gestion complexe de la crise du nord et du centre du Mali par les autorités actuelles

Fact sheet of Women’s performance during 2022 Elections

Women and Governance

KAS Kenya is cognizant of the fact that women play a crucial role in the legislation and representation process in the Country particularly in the realm of political representation. As KAS we aim to rally support and drive efforts towards achieving meaningful women’s political representation recognizing the valuable contributions that women have led in the governance spaces. This fact sheet provides a snapshot of the current state of women's representation in Kenya, highlighting key statistics, trends and KAS position on women representation. #Mamakiongozi #GenerationEquality

IPEF: An Indian Perspective

This paper reflects on what the IPEF means for India. The structure of the paper is as follows: the first part traces the principal drivers for engagement in the IPEF, both from the United States (US) and the Indian perspectives; the second part identifies some of the key challenges for negotiation, anticipated outcomes as well as implementation challenges for India across its four Pillars, while dwelling deeper into the Supply Chain Pillar, which has seen substantial conclusion; the third part is the concluding section for assessing the future evolution of the IPEF.

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What's next for Zimbabwe?

Economic, domestic and foreign policy consequences of Zimbabwes 2023 elections

Six years after the fall of Mugabe and the beginning of a new foreign policy of rapprochement with Europe and America, this year's elections show the true extent of reforms - or rather their absence. While the opposition has made small strides against all odds, hopes for an economic turnaround have been largely disappointed.

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Worst poll results since 2015: Justin Trudeau becomes a burden for his party

Canada's Conservatives are riding a mood high

The dissatisfaction of the Canadian population with their governing party and its leader has reached new depths. There seems to be no end in sight to the Liberals' 15-month slide. The popularity of both the party and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has steadily declined, and the latest results of opinion polls by Canada's leading institutes are not likely to reassure the Liberals' worried base. At the same time, the Conservatives (CPC) under their charismatic leader Pierre Poilievre are basking in poll results that currently even suggest that a majority government for the party, which has remained in opposition since 2015, is possible.

Army seizes power in Gabon

A military coup as a warrant of democracy and the rule of law?

Francophone West and Central Africa are in further turmoil. After five military coups in the last three years (Mali, Chad, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger), the military also took power in Gabon at the end of August 2023. Is this military coup in Gabon also a result of recent anti-democratic developments in sub-saharan Africa, or can it be seen in a different light?

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South Korea and Vietnam

A comprehensive strategic partnership

An overview of the cooperation between South Korea and Vietnam - from from economy to security policy to culture

Miradas sobre Seguridad y Defensa

El libro se publica en un contexto político y social altamente fragmentado y en medio de un escenario de inseguridad jamás visto en la historia democrática del Ecuador.

Diese Veröffentlichung gibt einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand von vier Schlüsselelementen des Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsrahmens. Die Autoren identifizieren vier wichtige Handlungsfelder in strategischer und konjunktureller Hinsicht, die eine Verbesserung der aktuellen Situation vorschlagen, basierend auf der Notwendigkeit einer nationalen Vereinbarung.

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Facts and Findings

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.

 

International Reports

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.

Interviews

In our series "Interviews", talks and discussions are held with experts from the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. on various topics.

kurzum

Concise, reduced to the essentials, but always highly topical. In our series "kurzum", our experts summarise an issue or problem on a maximum of two pages.

Country Reports

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.

Event Reports

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.