Jordan's King in Berlin

A partner for dialogue and de-escalation in the Middle East

The recent escalation of violence in the Middle East conflict is also shaking Jordan. The population is upset, King Abdullah is trying to mediate. Today he meets Chancellor Scholz in Berlin.

Ukraine and Israel: International Crises in the Election Campaign of a War-Weary USA

An Analysis One Year Ahead of the Election in November 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden calls it an "inflection point in history": The wars between Russia and Ukraine and between Hamas and Israel challenge American foreign policy - at a time when many Americans prefer to focus on their own country. This tension is shaping the upcoming election campaign.

Premier

Tadeusz Mazowiecki. Pisma i dokumenty 1989-1990

W 10 rocznicę śmierci Premiera Tadeusza Mazowieckiego ukazała się przy wsparciu Fundacji Konrada Adenauera publikacja zawierająca pisma i zapisy rozmów oraz ważnych wystąpień i wywiadów z czasów jego urzędowania w dobie przełomu.

Der Oktober-Gipfel des Europäischen Rates

Israel & Ukraine dominieren Ratstreffen

Der Ratsbericht zum Gipfel des Europäischen Rates am 26. und 27. Oktober 2023

La Création des textes de loi, les problématiques de la juridiction et de la formulation

Nouvelle édition de "La Création des textes de loi, les problématiques de la juridiction et de la formulation" par Allal Fali, professeur à la faculté des sciences juridiques et économiques et sociales Agdal, Université Mohamed V Rabat en partenariat avec la fondation Adenauer.

Social Policy in Ukraine in the Wartime: 2022-2023 years

Policy paper

In this policy paper, Ukrainian researchers Oleksandra Betliy and Veronika Movchan from the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (Kyiv) summarise the catastrophic consequences faced by Ukrainians during the full-scale war, analyse the success of the Government's measures to mitigate them and the effectiveness of international partners' assistance, as well as the compatibility of social policy with Ukraine's European integration aspirations.

Finanz- und Rechnungswesen der Gebietskörperschaften

Finanz- und Rechnungswesen der Gebietskörperschaften ist ein neues Werk, das in arabischer Sprache von Mohamed Nabih, einem Experten für öffentliches Beschaffungswesen, Finanzen und öffentliches Rechnungswesen, herausgegeben wurde und von der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Marokko und Mauretanien, veröffentlicht wird.

Primaries in Venezuela

Two successes and one surprise

A success for the Venezuelan opposition and a success for liberal-conservative candidate María Corina Machado: On October 22, 2023, the opposition's self-organized primaries to determine a joint presidential candidate took place under difficult conditions. According to estimates, around two to three million voters took part, exceeding expectations. The participating parties are therefore unanimous in their assessment of the event as a success. The clear winner of the election is María Corina Machado, who, after counting 65 percent of the electoral files (as of the evening of October 23), has an unassailable lead with 93 percent of the votes. A clear success for Machado had already become apparent in the run-up to the election, so that all parties involved recognized her election victory early on. Many challenges accompanied the holding of the primaries, and there are more to overcome before the presidential elections are held in the second half of 2024. Shortly before the primaries, the Barbados Agreement between the government and the opposition surprisingly agreed on the period for the presidential elections and other related issues.

Regional elections in South Tyrol

People's Party loses - formation of government difficult

In South Tyrol, too, the days of absolute majorities are over: The South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP), the collective party of the German-speaking South Tyroleans, which has ruled continuously since 1948, suffered heavy losses in the regional elections on October 22, 2023: It lost more than 22,000 votes compared to the ballot five years ago, slumping from a previous 41.9 to 34.5 percent. In the future, it will have 13 deputies (two fewer than before) in the 35-seat provincial parliament in Bolzano. Against this background, the formation of a coalition, which must also include representatives of the Italian and Ladin language groups due to the principle of "ethnic proportional representation" enshrined in the autonomy statute, does not appear to be very easy.

Argentina has voted

Peronism is alive

Presidential and legislative elections were held in Argentina on October 22. Contrary to almost all predictions, incumbent Economy and Finance Minister Sergio Massa of the ruling Unión por la Patria alliance won the most votes with 36.68%, ahead of self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalist Javier Milei (La Libertad Avanza) with 29, 98%, Patricia Bullrich (Juntos por el Cambio) with 23.83%, Juan Schiaretti (Hacemos por nuestro país) with 6.78% and Myriam Bregman (Frente de Izquierda y de Trabajadores - Unidad) with 2.7%. Thus, Sergio Massa and Javier Milei will face off in a runoff election on November 19. After finishing only in third place in the primary elections on August 13, the Peronist government alliance succeeded, against all expectations, in mobilizing the entire Peronist apparatus. Thus, the elections turned out similarly surprising and unpredictable as the August elections. Thus, everything remains open in the race for the presidency, but the majorities in the National Congress and the distribution of power in the provinces have already been determined (for the most part).