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Europäisches Parlament / Pietro Naj-Oleari

EPP Party Barometer January 2019

The Situation of the European People´s Party in the EU and an Outlook on the EP Elections

Strongest political family in national opinion polls | Election results of the strongest EPP member party in the last national election | Cumulated election results of all parties belonging to the EPP family | Cumulated election results of the PES/S&D family | Outlook on the EP elections in 2019 | Possible seat distribution in the coming EP | Government participation of the EPP family

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Mutig und europäisch: Das griechische Parlament akzeptiert „Nordmazedonien“

Wer hätte das gedacht? Ehemals stand er für „Ochi“ – griechisch für Nein; heute hat er ein „Nai“ – Ja herbeigeführt: Was immer später über Alexis Tsipras geschrieben wird, sein Abkommen mit Skopje ist historisch bedeutsam und ein positives Zeichen für Europa.

The Islamic State’s Acquisition and Use of Chemical Weapons

Assessing Past and Potential Threats

Policy Forum No. 2 and 3 are one article of two parts. Policy Forum No. 2 (Part I) assesses the threat posed by the possibility that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (IS) could obtain and use chemical weapons (CW). It first reviews the salafi-jihadi doctrine of the group and argues that no ideological obstacles prevent it from obtaining and using unconventional weapons. It then examines IS’s current status and concludes that despite the group’s loss of territory and the collapse of its quasi-state structure, it still poses a significant threat to the security of the Middle East/Gulf. Finally, the Policy Forum analyzes the capabilities and intentions of IS to seek, develop and use chemical weapons on the territory of Syria and Iraq. It contends that has the intentions but its capabilities are very limited to developing crude CW. Policy Forum No. 3 (Part II) a continuation of Policy Forum No. 2, examines the CW attacks that the IS allegedly carried out in Syria and Iraq. It argues that there is sufficient evidence that the group has developed a rudimentary chemical weapons capability and has used sulfur mustard in Syria. The article also contextualizes the threat posed by the Islamic State’s CW capability by comparing it to the threat posed by other state and non-state actors’ deployment of this category of weapons. The Policy Forum then evaluates the future threat posed by the Islamic State’s use of CW in and outside the Middle East.

Devolution in Kenya

Driving forces and future scenarios

Diese Publikation analysiert die Geschichte und Implementierung der Dezentralisierung ("Devolution"), identifiziert Driving Forces und beschreibt vier potentielle Szenarien für die zukünftige Entwicklung von Dezentralisierung in Kenia bis 2028. Sie ist ein Beitrag zur politischen und wissenschaftlichen Diskussion um das dezentralisierte Regierungssystem in Kenia und soll als Input for die Arbeit von politischen Entscheidungsträgern, der Zivilgesellschaft, Wissenschaftlern und internationalen Organisationen dienen.

Devolution in Kenya: Driving forces and future scenarios

This publication analyses the history and implementation of devolution to date, identifies driving forces and describes four potential scenarios for the future development of devolution in Kenya until 2028. It is a contribution to the political and academic debate on the devolved governance system in Kenya and should serve as useful input for the work of political decision-makers, civil society organisations, scholars as well as international organisations.

Urheber Max Hedrich

Krise in Venezuela

Für Venezuela beginnen die entscheidendsten 72 Stunden seiner Geschichte

Die politische, wirtschaftliche, soziale und humanitäre Krise in Venezuela verschärfte sich in den letzten Wochen dramatisch. Ein Großteil der Bevölkerung verfügt kaum noch über finanzielle Mittel, um sich mit dem Grundbedarf an Lebensmitteln und Medikamenten zu versorgen. Dies führt dazu, dass die schon jetzt riesige Auswanderungswelle anhält und sich weiter verstärkt.

Vietnam Quarterly Macroeconomic Report

Quarter 3 - 2018

Viet Nam's economy maintained its growth momentum, growing at 6.88% (yoy) in Q3/2018. For the first nine months of the year, economic growth was 6.98% with a solid recovery of agriculture, forestry, fisheries and services (3.65% and 6.89%, respectively) and the 8.89% impressive growth of industry and construction area. Under the current situation, economic growth in the whole year is likely to exceed 6.8%.

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Revolution der Gelbwesten?

Acht Thesen zur Bewegung der „Gelbwesten“

Mit dem Protest der Gelbwesten erlebt Frankreich seit 10 Wochen einen unerwarteten Ausbruch von Zorn, Hass und Gewalt, der teilweise antisemitische, rassistische und homophobe Züge trägt. Seit dem 17. November 2018 sind elf Tote, hunderte Verletzte, Sachschäden in mehrstelliger Millionenhöhe zu beklagen – vom Imageschaden für Frankreich ganz zu schweigen. Aus den anfänglichen Protesten gegen die Erhöhung der Benzinsteuer um 6 Cent und soziale Ungerechtigkeit ist eine Bewegung geworden, die eine Umwandlung des politischen Systems und den Rücktritt des Präsidenten fordert.

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Autokephalie der orthodoxen Kirche in der Ukraine

Eine Entscheidung für Jahrhunderte

Die Ukraine hat Kirchengeschichte geschrieben. Der Patriarch von Konstantinopel, Bartholomaios I., Ehrenoberhaupt der Weltorthodoxie, hat die im Dezember 2018 gegründete „Orthodoxe Kirche der Ukraine“ am 6. Januar 2019 als eigenständige (autokephale) Landeskirche anerkannt. Das Dokument, welches hierzu vom Oberhaupt der neuen Kirche, dem 39 Jahre alten Metropoliten Epifanij, unterzeichnet wurde, wird „Tomos“ genannt, ein kirchlicher Begriff, welcher im letzten Jahr Eingang gefunden hat in die innerukrainische politische Debatte.

Climate Change Mitigation in Hong Kong’s Electricity Sector

Analysis on Local Climate and Energy Policy

As part of China, Hong Kong is obligated to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Paris Agreement's goals. This paper offers a critical review on the city's climate and energy measures, in particular the role of power plant operation in supply-side changes, namely the shift in the energy mix, demand reduction, and solar PV installation.

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

This periodical responds to questions concerning international issues, foreign policy and development cooperation. It is aimed at access of information about the international work for public and experts.

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.