Assessment of the 2020 Parliamentary Elections in Jordan

The study is dealing with the outcomes of the 19th parliamentary election in Jordan which were conducted in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The focus of the study are the political parties and women participation.

Jordan's 2020 Parliamentary Election: Settling for the Status Quo

This report explains what the 2020 parliamentary election results mean for Jordan at a time when the country is facing immense challenges aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Kosovo's ideological compass

Evolution of party orientation 2014-2020, Values and Populism

During the summer of 2020, D4D conducted a survey of the Kosovo's party officials' opinions, measuring them on 40 different topics, used to assess the ideological orientation of the four main parties in Kosovo.

Parliamentary Election in Kosovo: Will the Victor also Become Prime Minister?

Clear Election Victory for Albin Kurti’s Vetëvendosje Movement

According to the latest figures, Albin Kurti's Vetëvendosje almost secured an absolute majority with 48.95 per cent of the vote. Less than two years after the last general election in 2019, Kosovans were called to the ballot box once again on 14 February 2021. A decision by the Constitutional Court of Kosovo on 21 December 2020 set the scene for this early vote. It declared the parliament’s election of the incumbent Prime Minister, Avdullah Hoti, on 3 June 2020, to be unlawful, since a parliamentarian whose previous conviction should have barred him from entering parliament cast the decisive vote for an absolute majority (61 out of 120). This election is also particularly important because the resignation of President Hashim Thaçi on 5 November 2020, due to an indictment before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers for War Crimes in the Hague, warrants the election of a new president within a period of six months for which a two-thirds majority is needed. Whether a potential one-party government under Vetëvendosje can also elect a president remains to be seen.

Regierung der Rivalen und Reformer

Mario Draghi präsentiert ein Kabinett aus Fachleuten und Politikern

Mitten in der Corona-Krise hatte Matteo Renzi, Premierminister von 2014 bis 2016, die bisherige Regierungskoalition als Vorsitzender des kleinsten Bündnispartners „Italia Viva“ verlassen und Premierminister Giuseppe Conte damit zum Rücktritt gezwungen. In Italien und im Ausland stieß Renzi damit auf Unverständnis. Unverantwortlich schien dieser Schritt zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt – Italien kämpft mit den gesundheitlichen, sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Folgen der Pandemie. Einen Monat später können viele Italiener ihr Glück kaum fassen: Der ehemalige Präsident der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB), Mario Draghi, ist neuer Premierminister und soll das Land in die Zukunft führen.

México 2021, rumbo a las elecciones

Semana del 06 al 12 de febrero - Resumen y análisis informativo de los hechos y acontecimientos más relevantes en el proceso electoral en México este 2021.

Con este texto, la Fundación Konrad Adenauer en México buscamos informar, generar diálogo y debate sobre las campañas electorales, los partidos, los candidatos y sus propuestas, así como los diversos temas que se presentan en torno a este importante suceso para el país.

Tensión en el aire en Guatemala

Noticias semanales de Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador

Contenido disponible solo en alemán

Iran and the International Arena: Challenges and Opportunities

Relations between Iran and the United States reached a low point at the end of the Trump administration. Harsh sanctions, the elimination of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, billion-dollar arms sales to the Gulf states, and normalization agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were all encouraged by Washington in the recent past. The year 2021 began with a change of administration in the US and it will also see a change of president in Iran. The possibility of a return to the nuclear agreement, the JCPOA, is on the table, with a clear demand both for its improvement and for some reference being made to Iran's missile program and regional policy. This monograph comprises a collection of articles written by experts from the US, Europe, and Israel. Each article sheds light on a different aspect of the complex relations between Iran and the West, their prospects, and their implications for the wider Middle East.

Klimapartnerschaften als Baustein einer strategischen Außenpolitik

In vielen Schwellenländern gibt es Potenzial, Treibhausgas-Emissionen zu reduzieren. Klimapartnerschaften bieten sich hierbei als Instrument an

Längst ist der Klimawandel zu einem zentralen Bereich der internationalen Politik geworden. Grund dafür ist der Charakter des Problems: Nur wenn alle mitziehen, kann der Ausstoß von klimaschädlichen Gasen effizient verringert werden. Neben multilateralen Konferenzen können auch bilaterale Klimapartnerschaften ein Werkzeug der internationalen Politik sein.

An Agenda for U.S. Election Cybersecurity

William T. Adler and Mallory Knodel are with the Center for Democracy & Technology, a non-partisan, non-profit U.S.-based civil society organization that works globally to defend human rights and civil liberties online. In this report for KAS, they explore the challenges of maintaining security in U.S. elections and how election officials and policymakers might best address them. While focused on American elections, they hope that some of the findings can also provide guidance for other countries.