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Evaluación de la democracia mexicana en los últimos 10 años y sus retos para los próximos años

Comunicado de prensa: IDD-Mex 10 años "Evolución y retos de la democracia"

El Índice de Desarrollo Democrático de México (IDD-Mex) es un estudio de la evolución del desarrollo democrático en el país desde el año 2010. Como saben, el estudio cuenta con una metodología que se propone objetivar la diversidad de cuestiones que componen el sistema democrático en los 32 estados de México, que permite obtener una visión sistémica del proceso democrático en toda su extensión territorial y en su diversidad política, social y económica.

Brasilien im Fokus 8/2021

Mangel an Harmonie als Strategie, auch für die Legislative

Der neue Text aus der Reihe Brasil em Foco enthält eine Analyse des Politikwissenschaftlers Humberto Dantas über die Krise zwischen Exekutive, Legislative und Judikative. Einige der wichtigsten Aspekte, die die Beziehungen zwischen den drei Mächten kennzeichnen, werden in die Überlegungen einbezogen, ebenso wie Variablen, die mit der Festlegung der aktuellen politischen Konjunktur zusammenhängen. Klicken Sie auf den Link für einen kostenlosen Download.

General Election Outlook 2021 - Opinion Piece

Developments in the Final Racing Rounds of the Political Circuit

According to the traditional Japanese calendar autumn has already arrived, but the unbearably hot summer still continues. We have felt the heat lingering on longer than before in recent years, most likely due to global warming. This tremendously hot summer will transform into a hot fall in the political arena, as Members of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the National Diet of Japan, are fast approaching the end of their term on October 21. In addition, Prime Minister (PM) Yoshihide Suga's term as the party leader (president) of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will come to an end this month. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Olympic and Paralympic Games have proved to be complex political issues for the government. Suga still battles to control COVID-19 but has successfully hosted the Olympic Games in which Japan did surprisingly well. (The Japan team had its highest ever haul: 27 Gold, 14 Silver, and 17 Bronze medals.) However, the PM is unlikely to earn any credit for this. It is still difficult to make any definite prediction regarding a general election even now at the beginning of September, with less than two months of the lawmakers‘ terms remaining. (Here the term "general election“ refers to the House of Representatives election). The LDP has decided to hold its leadership (presidential) election on September 29 , thus the general election will take place sometime after this, from October to November. In this paper I will discuss possible general election dates and explain why it is so difficult to predict a definite date.

Guidebook on Thailand’s Decentralization

The Parliamentary Committee on Decentralization, Local Administration, and Special Local Governments of the House of Representatives of Thailand with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Thailand Office publishes this guidebook aiming at supporting academic work on local administration and decentralization in Thailand as well as local participation and people’s voting rights. Focus in this publication is therefore dissemination of the knowledge about the concept, principles, and different steps of decentralization processes in order to encourage a constructive discussion on this topic in Thailand. The contents in the book will also become an academic reference for Thai officials at the national and local levels, members of the House of Representatives and Senate, as well as academics, students, and the general public interested in decentralization policies, good governance, and citizen participation in public policies.

Conflict Weekly, Vol.2, No.22, 1 September 2021

An initiative by NIAS-IPRI and KAS-India Office

The US exit from Afghanistan, the Houthi violence in Yemen, and Hurricane Ida in the US.

Corona-Update, USA (August)

Studies, Analysis and Commentary

Experten setzen sich intensiv mit den unterschiedlichen Aspekten und Herausforderungen dieser in ihrem Umfang und ihrer Schnelligkeit beispiellosen Krise auseinander. Für einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Diskussion stellt das KAS-Auslandsbüro USA mit Sitz in Washington D.C. regelmäßig eine Auswahl an Studien, Analysen und Kommentaren jeweils mit Links zu den Beiträgen zusammen.

Does No War Mean Peace? International Security Strategies in a New Geopolitical World Order

The publication of the book Policy Papers - International Security Conference follows the successful trajectory of the Forte de Copacabana International Security Conference. It is a bilingual edition, with contributions from experts or practitioners in the field of international security. The Policy Papers aim at identifying challenges and presenting policy recommendations for the future. This edition includes 14 papers addressing some of the main topics related to international security strategies in the new geopolitical world order. Topics discussed include the protection of critical infrastructure and the role of the private sector in civil-military cooperation, transnational threats, and the promotion of civil-military cooperation and its role in building peace, the management of cyber incidents and opportunities for Brazil and the European Union, the way spatial and cyber domains interact and the implications for the Brazilian Aerospace Power, and energy security via an Inclusive Transition considered as a crucial dimension for any International Security Strategy, among many other relevant topics related to the main theme.

Qazaq Green Magazine 2

№2 (02-03) September 2021

Europe’s New Green Deal’s Energy Aspects: Cooperation, Synergies and Opportunities for India

- Paper authored by Dr. Frank Umbach & Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer

In their paper, Dr. Frank Umbach and Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer investigate Europe's new Green Deal, by innovatively exploring its implications, opportunities and potential synergies in relation to India.

Strategic Relations Between the US and Vietnam

How One-Time Rivals Virtually Became Best Friends in Light of the Rise of China

In late August 2021, Kamala Harris was the first US Vice President to visit the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi since establishing diplomatic relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 26 years ago. That her first trip to Asia after assuming office led her, besides Singapore, to Vietnam of all places, reflects the Southeast Asian state’s strategic importance for Washington. Hanoi, too, is aware of the significance attached to this “comprehensive partnership”. Yet they (still) refrain from calling it ‘strategic’ – a semantic consideration for their big neighbour to the North.

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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.