Final Workshop of the 7th Batch of the Konrad Adenauer School for Young Politicians (KASYP) in Germany

Modern Election Campaigning in Times of Populism

“Even in the digital age, door-to-door campaigning and local canvassing remain as important as ever – perhaps more than ever.” Those remarks by Connect 17 representatives, a CDU election campaign project, were among the most important take-aways for the 7th batch of the Konrad-Adenauer-School of Politicians (KASYP) during their final workshop in Germany, bringing home the still important personal engagement and localism of national politics.

ASEAN Roundtable 2017

“ASEAN at 50: Charting the Future Together”

On October 2, KAS Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia’s long term partner, the ASEAN Studies Centre of ISEAS Yusof-Ishak Institute in Singapore, hosted this year’s ASEAN Roundtable. In the year 2017, the event was of course all about the ASEAN jubilee.

Election-Bridge Asia im deutschen Bundestagswahlkampf

37 Prozent - so lautete das Ergebnis der CDU bei der Bundestagswahl im internen Tippspiel einer Gruppe von asiatischen Kampagnen-Experten, welche die letzten Tage des Wahlkampfs auf Einladung der KAS in Hamburg und Berlin beobachteten.

Second Training Workshop for KASYP Batch 2017-2018

On Local Governance and Development

To think about sustainable development and good governance, it is paramount to highlight the initiatives of local institutions and politics. This was why the 8th KASYP Batch met in Penang from 23rd to 26th August to discuss further.

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Young Political Leaders Caucus (KASYP-LC) Experts' Meeting

For Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) | #KASYP4SDGs

Committed to discussing good governance practices within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Young Political Leaders Caucus (KASYP-LC) met from 4-5 August in Bangkok to discuss roadmap moving forward.

31st Asia-Pacific Roundtable

“The Future of the Asia Pacific: Issues and Institutions in Flux”

“The people are asking the most fundamental questions again. Questions that have not been asked in decades. […] People are questioning our political system, our basic values, and our political interests.” With a distinct European and American perspective, Nico Lange, Director of the KAS Office Washington, advanced the traditional debate on Asian security.

„ASEAN is a process“ - Panel discussion on the occasion of ASEAN´s golden jubilee

The year 2017 marks ASEAN´s 50th anniversary. What started out as a project of five foreign ministers from Southeast Asia in 1967 has become an anchor of political and economic stability – against challenges and criticism. How will ASEAN develop in the years to come?

Asia-Europe Counter-Terrorism Dialogue 2017

Great potential for cooperation

From 17-19 May 2017, the ‘Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia' of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), in cooperation with the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) and the Department for European and International Cooperation of KAS, organized this year's Asia-Europe Counter-Terrorism Dialogue in Berlin.

"Asia-Europe Counter-Terrorism Dialogue in Singapore” with strong political commitment

On 31 October and 1 November 2016, the ‘Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia and the Pacific’ of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) organized the first joint Asia-Europe Counter-Terrorism Dialogue in Singapore.

Politische Nachwuchskräfte aus Asien informieren sich über moderne Parteiorganisation und Kommunalpolitik

Mitglieder der 6. Konrad Adenauer School for Young Politicians (KASYP) besuchten vom 04. bis 10. September Berlin und Thüringen. Die Teilnehmer aus verschiedenen asiatischen Ländern, die bereits seit Anfang 2015 mehrere gemeinsame Seminare in Asien hatten, interessierten sich insbesondere für moderne Parteiorganisation und -kommunikation sowie deutsche Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Kommunalpolitik.