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Keeping the Lights on: A Short-Term Action Plan for Lebanon's Electricity Sector

Lebanon is currently suffering from a confluence of deep crises combining economic, banking, financial, social, health crises which have resulted in a complete erosion of public confidence and trust and a meltdown of basic public services. However, the country is presented with an opportunity to build back better. A return to “business as usual” is no longer tolerated.

Dignidad y Desarrollo

Breve tratado sobre ordoliberalismo y economía social de mercado

Dignidad y desarrollo nos introduce en el amplio mundo de la filosofía, de la teoría económica, y nos hace reflexionar sobre la posibilidad de alcanzar un orden económico que garantice la dignidad y la libertad de las personas. A lo largo de este texto se comparten ideas y lecciones que brinda la doctrina ordoliberal como base del modelo de economía social de mercado (ESM). Los precursores de este enfoque moral, económico y político comprendieron que la libertad tiene un límite cuando los quehaceres individuales ponen en riesgo la sana convivencia y, por lo tanto, fomentaron la libertad con responsabilidad y la construcción de un orden institucional que evitase la acumulación de poder de cualquier naturaleza. En este sentido, plantearon un programa moral y presentaron los fundamentos de un proyecto político ordoliberal orientado al logro del bienestar para todos. Como parte de su legado y compromiso internacional, la Fundación Konrad Adenauer se ha esforzado durante décadas por compartir las lecciones que brinda la ESM, promoviendo una filosofía económica y social al servicio de las personas. Para nosotros, la persona es el centro de atención, con su dignidad inalienable, derechos y obligaciones. Este es el punto de partida para la justicia social, la libertad y la solidaridad. Como parte de su dignidad, las personas tienen el derecho de participar con libertad y seguridad en todos los procesos políticos, económicos y sociales, que se convierten en pilares para el desarrollo y el bien común. Con esta premisa como estandarte, con publicaciones de alta calidad académica como Dignidad y desarrollo, desde la Fundación Konrad Adenauer quisiéramos alentar el debate e impulsar consensos para configurar una globalización socialmente justa, ecológicamente sostenible y económicamente eficiente. El libro Dignidad y desarrollo es parte de este esfuerzo; es un aporte basado en una tradición moral, económica y política que busca ayudar a construir sociedades más equitativas y desarrolladas. Se presenta en un momento trascendental debido a los retos que conlleva la pandemia de COVID-19 y a la necesidad de las naciones de reorientar sus políticas públicas y garantizar el desarrollo humano con dignidad.

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Brief: Germany’s Position on CSDP: Is There Anything for the Baltics?

Third brief in the Germany and Baltic Security Series

Together with the ICDS-International Centre for Defence and Security, we introduce a collection of policy briefs titled “Germany and the Security of the Baltic States”. The third brief, written by Margarita Šešelgytė and Emilė Indrašiūtė, takes a look at Germany's engagement in the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).

Conflict Weekly, Vol.2, No.46, 09 February 2022

An initiative by NIAS-IPRI and KAS-India Office

Freedom convoy protests in Canada and a de-escalation over Ukraine

Public Health in Asia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Global Health Governance, Migrant Labour, and International Health Crises

Every nation in Asia has dealt with COVID-19 differently and with varying levels of success in the absence of clear and effective leadership from the World Health Organization (WHO). As a result, WHO’s role in Asia as a global health organization is coming under increasing pressure. As its credibility is slowly being eroded by public displays of incompetence and negligence, it has also become an arena of contestation. Moreover, while the pandemic continues to undermine the future of global health governance as a whole, the highly interdependent economies in Asia have exposed the speed with which pandemics can spread, as intensive regional travel and business connections have caused every area in the region to be hit hard. The migrant labour necessary to sustain globalized economies has been strained and the security of international workers is now more precarious than ever, as millions have been left stranded, seen their entry blocked, or have limited access to health services. This volume by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung's (KAS) Regional Economic Programme Asia (SOPAS), Leiden Asia Centre, and the International Academic Forum provides an accessible framework for understanding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, with a specific emphasis on global governance in health and labour.

UCEP

Ukraine and the Association Agreement. Implementation Monitoring 2014 – the first half of 2021

6th UCEP Monitoring Report

The monitoring report of the UCEP NGO for the period 2014 – first half of 2021 provides assessments of Ukraine’s progress in fulfilling a set of obligations that are clearly linked to the articles of the Agreement, its annexes or the provisions of other international agreements specified in the Agreement. The report was published by the NGO "Ukrainian Center for European Policy" (UCEP) on the basis of independent evaluations of Ukrainian experts and supported by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Ukraine (Kyiv).

Wahlkrimi in Costa Rica

Ungewissheit bis zur letzten Minute

Am 6. Februar hat Costa Rica bei den Präsidentschafts- und Parlamentswahlen nicht nur die beiden Favoriten für die Präsidentschaft bestimmt, sondern auch ein neues Parlament gewählt. Da keiner der Präsidentschaftsanwärterinnen und -anwärter mindestens 40 Prozent der abgegebenen Stimmen erhielt, wird erst in der zweiten Wahlrunde am 3. April über das neue Staatsoberhaupt entschieden. [1] Costa Rica ist eine der stabilsten und am besten entwickelten Demokratien Lateinamerikas. Auch diese Wahlen waren, nicht zuletzt dank der starken demokratischen Institutionen wie dem Obersten Wahlgerichtshof, frei, fair und friedlich. Das Wahlergebnis hielt einige Überraschungen bereit, wurde aber von keiner politischen Gruppierung infrage gestellt.

Das verarbeitende Gewerbe in Venezuela: sektorale Analyse

VORSCHLÄGE FÜR DIE GEGENWART UND ZUKUNFT DER WIRTSCHAFT IN VENEZUELA

Am 09. Februar 2022 veranstaltete die Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universidad Católica Andrés Bello über die School of Economics das Forum " Das verarbeitende Gewerbe in Venezuela: sektorale Analyse" als Teil des Diskussionszyklus des Projekts "Vorschläge für die Gegenwart und Zukunft der Wirtschaft in Venezuela".

Fragen über Fragen - Perspektiven der Europäischen Demokratie

Kann die Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas Antworten liefern?

Deutsch-Französisches Diskussionsforum

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“I Miss Political Leadership”

Afghanistan and the Security Challenges of the Future

In an interview with International Reports, political scientist Carlo Masala speaks about lessons learnt from Afghanistan, China’s desire for hegemony, and a new understanding of defence – while also explaining why German politics should be less guided by popular sentiment.

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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.