Publications

Supply Chain Security: Connecting Europe and Northeast Asia

Perspectives from Ulaanbaatar

In May 2026, the KAS Korea Office convened a program in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, bringing together policy experts and researchers from Europe and Northeast Asia to discuss supply chain security and the growing strategic importance of critical minerals. The program combined a conference with site visits and exchanges with Mongolian policymakers, researchers, and private-sector representatives. The following collection presents personal assessments from five contributors, reflecting on their key takeaways from the discussions, their evaluation of Mongolia’s role and potential in global supply chains, and the opportunities and limitations for future cooperation from the perspective of their respective countries and professional backgrounds. The collection closes with a conference report by Buyandelger Davaajantsan of the Institute for Strategic Studies, Mongolia, who offers an insider’s perspective on the conference discussions and Mongolia’s position in the evolving global critical minerals landscape. The reports include contributions from Finland, France, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom, as well as Mongolia.

Der Vositzende der Partei Demokrati Jaroslav Naď besucht die KAS-Zentrale in Berlin

Treffen von Jaroslav Naď, Vorsitzenden der Partei Demokrati mit der Vorstandsvorsitzenden der KAS, Frau Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.

Mittelmächte mit Ambitionen: Deutschland und Thailand im Indo-Pazifik

Zwischen Kooperationspotenzial und Sicherheitsverantwortung: Deutschland und Thailand justieren ihre Partnerschaft neu.

Zusammenarbeit zwischen Thailand & Deutschland

Sánchez oder Fujimori

Am Sonntag, 7. Juni 2026 fand die zweite Runde der Präsidentschaftswahlen in Peru statt. Nach Auszählung von rund 98 % der Stimmen liegt die Kandidatin der nationalkonservativen Partei Fuerza Popular, Keiko Fujimori minimal über und Roberto Sánchez, Kandidat der linken Partei Juntos por el Perú, minimal unter der Marke von 50 % der Stimmen. Dies bedeutet derzeit eine Pattsituation, in der jeglicher Wahlsieger weiterhin möglich ist. Die Außenpolitik der selbstbewussten Mittelmacht Peru, die auf gute Beziehungen zum internationalen Umfeld bedacht ist, folgt traditionell langfristigen Linien. Dies wird sich voraussichtlich unter der neuen Regierung, gleich welcher Couleur, fortsetzen.

Maldives Local Council Elections: A Stress Test for Executive Power?

How Local Elections Reshaped the Political Landscape

An analysis of how the 2026 local elections and referendum in the Maldives became a crucial test of public confidence in the government, exposing fundamental debates over centralisation, governance, and the institutional balance of power.

The Rise of Fake News Ahead of the 2027 Kenyan Elections

The upcoming 2027 Kenyan elections face a severe threat from a professionalized, highly lucrative disinformation industry that manipulates public discourse through unregulated digital platforms like TikTok and WhatsApp. This digital shift is compounded by a profound crisis of trust in traditional media, where 62% of surveyed journalists report that financial hardships and low wages hinder their ability to maintain ethical standards and resist political capture. To safeguard democratic stability, the article recommends establishing an independent media sustainability fund, decentralizing media literacy, and enhancing global tech platform accountability.

Democracias sitiadas: Crimen, desinformación y tecnología en América Latina

A través de cuatro artículos, este libro analiza estos frentes de batalla que tensionan la gobernanza democrática en Latinoamérica.

Los artículos componen un diagnóstico urgente sobre la salud de la democracia en América Latina y dan cuenta de cómo los Estados están asediados en tres dimensiones: la soberanía territorial, a causa de actores criminales; la esfera pública, fracturada por la desinformación y la polarización digital; y la capacidad regulatoria, desafiada por la importación de tecnologías que traen consigo dilemas éticos y geopolíticos.

Germany’s UNSC Defeat: A Structural Realist Reading from the Global South

In this thought-provoking paper, Dr. Zimkhitha Manyana unpacks the outcome through a Structural Realist lens from the Global South, revealing how power, regional dynamics, and coalition politics shape outcomes at the UN.

Corruption Through a Gender Lens

Feminist Institutional Analysis of Kenya

This paper utilizes feminist institutional theory to analyze corruption in Kenya, framing it as a systematic institutional design rather than isolated individual moral failures. It demonstrates how formal rules and informal norms disproportionately expose women to coercive, non-monetary forms of corruption, specifically sextortion, with everyday public service sectors like healthcare and education. Ultimately, the author argues that traditional anti-corruption frameworks must expand past narrow financial definitions to capture these power-based gendered abuses.

Reprogramando o Poder: Tecnologia e Geopolítica em um Mundo Fragmentado

Policy Papers

A publicação Policy Papers 2026, que acompanha os temas da XXIII Conferência de Segurança Internacional do Forte, está disponível para download gratuito.