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Ebola in the Congo – A Home-Grown Crisis

The scale of the current crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) does not come close to that of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. However, nine months after the outbreak, it is the second worst case in the history of the Ebola virus. Although there is a vaccine today, it has not been possible to bring the epidemic under control. The problem is the country’s poor security situation. In only a few weeks (end of March to May 2019), the death toll rose from approximately 600 to more than 1,000. Placing faith in the Congo to solve its problems on its own is a dangerous game. International presence in the country strengthens the newly elected president.

Benno Müchler
May 27, 2019
International Reports
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Ergebnisse der Europawahl 2019 in Frankreich

34 Listen sind in Frankreich am 26. Mai zur Europawahl angetreten - ein neuer Rekord. Somit haben sich 2607 französische Kandidaten um die insgesamt 79 Sitze im Europäischen Parlament beworben. Es galt die Fünf-Prozent-Hürde, die von insgesamt sechs Parteien erreicht wurde.

Dr. Nino Galetti, Nele Katharina Wissmann
May 27, 2019
Country Reports

Political Thought Nr.56

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis" from Skopje would like to present you the fifty-sixth issue of the journal “Political Thought”.

May 27, 2019
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Secular and Islamist Political Elites: The Role of Inter-Elite Trust and its Impact on Political Transformation in Tunisia and Egypt after the Arab Spring

This article analyses why the political transformations following the Arab Spring took different paths in Egypt and Tunisia. Based on data from field interviews conducted between 2012 and 2018 as well as press analyses, we argue that a strong factor why Tunisia was more successful in establishing democracy is that it had a higher level of inter-elite trust. Moreover, we show that the establishment of inter-elite trust depends on the presence of functioning trust-building arenas during the transition and the early democratic consolidation period. To investigate the role of inter-elite trust, we develop a theoretical-analytical framework, drawing on Arab Spring literature, transition theory, scholarship on democratic consolidation, and research on trust.

Dr. Annette Ranko
May 26, 2019
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Polen vor den Europawahlen

Wahlkampf im Herzen Europas

Nach den Selbstverwaltungswahlen im Herbst 2018 und vor den Parlamentswahlen im Herbst 2019 hat der Wahlmarathon in Polen seine zweite Etappe erreicht: Am 26. Mai 2019 sind die polnischen Wähler - mit 400 Millionen weiteren Europäern - aufgerufen, über die Besetzung des neunten Europäischen Parlaments zu entscheiden. Die Europawahl wird von den Parteien in Polen als Generalprobe für die nationalen Wahlen gesehen, wobei der Sieger mit einem erheblichen Aufwind in den Wahlkampf in der zweiten Jahreshälfte gehen und aus einer gestärkten Position heraus starten könnte. Ein Motivationsschub, den die Opposition dringend benötigt, wenn sie der in Umfragen weiterhin dominierenden PiS im Herbst die Stirn bieten möchte.

Dr. Angelika Klein, Michael Quaas, Dr. Piotr Womela
May 24, 2019
Country Reports
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Italien vor der Europawahl

Am 26. Mai 2019 sind die Wahlurnen in Italien von 7.00 Uhr bis 23.00 Uhr geöffnet. Italien darf 73 Europaabgeordnete nach Brüssel entsenden. Die Italiener wählen per Verhältniswahlrecht mit Präferenzstimmen. Die Sperrklausel liegt bei 4 Prozent. Neben den Europawahlen finden in knapp 50 Prozent der italienischen Kommunen Kommunalwahlen statt, u.a. in Florenz, Cagliari, Perugia und Bari.

Caroline Kanter, Silke Schmitt
May 23, 2019
Country Reports

Politisches Barometer

Eine Analyse vor den Europawahlen 2019

Die Analyse von Dr. Olaf Wientzek schildert unterschiedliche Szenarien zur potenziellen Koalitionen in dem Europäischen Parlament nach den Europawahlen 2019.

Dr. Olaf Wientzek
May 23, 2019
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Die Generation A

Sonderbeilage von Tygodnik Powszechny

Die KAS in Polen hat die Herausgabe der Sonderbeilage von Tygodnik Powszechny zum Thema "Die Generation A" unterstützt.

May 21, 2019
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Griechenland: Der rechte Rand in Bewegung

Die Griechen haben seit der schweren Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise viel Erfahrung mit Populismus von links und rechts gemacht. Gerade von rechts wird dieser weiter Stimmen fangen.

Henri Bohnet, Iris Raith
May 21, 2019
Country Reports
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KAS-Athen Umfrage zu den Europawahlen

KAS-Athen Umfrage zu den Europawahlen

KAS-Athen Umfrage zu den Europawahlen

Henri Bohnet
May 21, 2019
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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.

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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.