Publications

Voter Fluidity in the 2024 National Elections

Prof Carin Runciman and Prof Marcel Paret

The report focuses on two key dynamics that were influential in the 2024 elections, voter fluidity and voter abstention. The report provides a brief methodological note and examines voter trajectories and voter abstention.

Coal, Power Production and Corruption in South Africa: An Analysis

A report by the Anti-Corruption Coalition (ACC), an initiative of the Centre for Business Ethics (CfBE) at the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS).

To enable a comprehensive understanding of the coal fired power production ecosystem in South Africa, this report considers South Africa’s continued reliance on coal fired power generation, despite espoused commitment to a Just Energy Transition programme, and explains the end-to-end value chain of coal fired power production from extraction to actual power generation. It examines the types of corrupt and criminal activities that are still taking place at Eskom, providing examples of each. It explores factors that are contributing to Eskom’s dysfunction and finally makes recommendations for measures to address some of the challenges.

Elections in Greenland

A Clear Signal Towards Independence

Greenlanders have elected a new parliament. The clear winner of the election is the liberal Demokraatit party (Democrats) with its leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen. They won by a surprisingly clear margin against the current left-wing coalition government of Siumut ( Forwards) and Inuit Ataqatigiit (Community of the Inuit). Nielsen's party pursues a conservative tax policy, is considered economically liberal and wants to achieve independence from Denmark in a step-by-step fashion. The second strongest party is the nationalist protest party Naleraq (Point of orientation). It was the only party to call for a swift exit from the Danish kingdom and rapprochement with the USA during the election campaign. The upcoming coalition negotiations could prove difficult in view of foreign policy upheavals. Nielson, former Minister for Industry and Minerals, announced his intention to talk to all parties. A broad-based alliance between Inuit Ataqatigiit, the party of previous Prime Minister Múte B. Egede and possibly with the Siumut party could form a stable government.

Forest and vegetation fires in Greece 2024

Challenges, Impact & International aid

The year 2024 in Greece was marked by numerous and devastating forest fires. This season once again represented a considerable burden for the Greek civil protection and civil protection as well as the fire brigades. The damage to the environment was high, although it should be noted that significantly less area was burned than in the previous year. The government's measures for early detection  fires, the equipment of fire brigades, the reduction of fire loads and the harsh penalties for arsonists seem to be having an effect.  This report analyses the main causes and effects of the fires in Greece, compares the figures with 2023, identifies the structures of civil protection and presents international aid and its possibilities for improvement. 

Priorities of Women Entrepreneurs Post War Recovery

MSME/SME Leaders +100 Inputs from and Entrepreneurs in navigating conflict and 2024 business during the insights on the way forward

Lebanon's women entrepreneurs have demonstrated remarkable resilience while navigating the complex challenges of post-war recovery. This critical research, a collaboration between the Lebanese League for Women in Business and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.

Die baltische Perspektive auf Deutschland: Stimmungsanalyse und geopolitische Realitäten

Mārtiņš Vargulis, Louise Līce-Tane

Die baltischen Staaten bieten eine einzigartige und gut informierte Perspektive auf den anhaltenden Konflikt in der Ukraine, die von ihrer gemeinsamen Geschichte der sowjetischen Besatzung geprägt ist. Die Nähe Lettlands zu Russland, verbunden mit der kollektiven Erinnerung an erzwungene Besatzung, Unterdrückung und den Verlust der Souveränität, hat seine Herangehensweise an die nationale Sicherheit tiefgreifend beeinflusst. Dieses historische Erbe hat zu einer vorsichtigen und wachsamen Haltung gegenüber Russlands Potenzial geführt, Einfluss zu nehmen und die Region zu destabilisieren - eine Denkweise, die von jahrzehntelanger Erfahrung mit den von Russland ausgehenden Bedrohungen geprägt ist. Lettlands Verständnis aus erster Hand für diese Herausforderungen verleiht seiner Perspektive ein besonderes Gewicht in den europäischen Sicherheitsdiskussionen.

The 3 Ds: security, religious, environmental and economic diplomacy in the heart of the Sahara-Sahel region

"Les 3 D: Diplomaties sécuritaire, religieuse, environnementale-économique au coeur du Sahara-Sahel" is a publication that stems from an international conference held by the Center for Global Studies and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Morocco-Mauritania. Presented with the multi-faceted challenges in the Sahara-Sahel which include the insecurity of geopolitics, transformation of religion, the economy, and ecology, this book seeks to answer the call for deeper understanding of the interplay of these factors. The conference was aimed at understanding the overlapping and interlacing influence of the security, religious, and economic diplomacies on the direction of the region’s development through the involvement of researchers, specialists, and practitioners in the field. The publication documents the debates and answers provided on how best to address the issues while stressing the need for both greater and more comprehensive and integrated approaches to sustain and bolster the stability and resilience of the Sahara-Sahel region.

The State of Political Participation and Representation Survey Wave IV

Report of Top Line Findings 2024

This report evaluates Jordanians' perceptions of the 2024 parliamentary elections, focusing on political participation, the impact of recent legislative reforms, and barriers to broader engagement, especially among youth and women. It aims to inform future political reforms by analyzing citizens' trust in the electoral process and their satisfaction with the democratic system. The survey was conducted by NAMA Strategic Intelligence Solutions and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) between December 1-10, 2024.

Broken alliance in Estonia

The collapse of the coalition government

On 10 March 2025, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal announced the reshuffle of the Estonian coalition by dismissing the Social Democratic Party (SDE) from the coalition government. After this decision, the "Reform Party" and "Estonia200" have only a narrow majority with 52 out of 101 seats in the Riigikogu (parliament).

Comic Book Media Africa “Currents of Truth”

A project to support Media Literacy against Disinformation

The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s Regional Media Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa publishes its first ever comic book