Democracy in Crisis, Democracy in Change: From Popular Defiance to Citizen Participation

In partnership with L’Observatoire de la fonction publique et de la bonne Gouvernance (OFP) of the Saint-Joseph University in Beirut (USJ), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) is holding on the 14th of November, 2019, a conference on the challenge of participative democracy in Europe and Lebanon with the participation of politicians, experts and academics from Europe and Lebanon. The conference will take place at the Amphithéâtre Gulbenkian, Bâtiment A, Campus des sciences sociales, rue Huvelin, in Achrafieh from 09:00 am until 18:00 pm. Even today, democracy is still a struggle of citizens against abuses not only in countries with authoritarian rule but also in some Western democracies that are currently experiencing a crisis of representative democracy. Therefore, the conference will tackle the following topics: “Challenges and limits of participatory democracy “, “The Internet at the service of citizen participation”, “Innovative local experiences” and then try to show ways “Towards a real citizen participation in Lebanon”

Workshop “Women Economic Empowerment in rural areas”

The workshop will be offered by KAS as part of a series of events to boost women's economic benefits in rural areas. The aim is to promote the participating female entrepreneurs in the areas of financial management, marketing and branding and to network with each other. The theoretical part of the workshop will be complemented by practical exercises in which the participants will present their goods to a broad public.

Call for Applications Research Assistant in Lebanon

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), in cooperation with The Middle East Institute for Research and Strategic Studies (MEIRSS), seeks a full-time research assistant to play a key role in a project dealing with Lebanon’s National Defense Strategy. The aim is to support a research project analyzing the political situation surrounding possible negotiations over a defense strategy, both on a national and regional level.

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), in cooperation with The Middle East Institute for Research and Strategic Studies (MEIRSS), seeks a full-time research assistant to play a key role in a project dealing with Lebanon’s National Defense Strategy. The aim is to support a research project analyzing the political situation surrounding possible negotiations over a defense strategy, both on a national and regional level.

Empowering Women Through Military Service

Under the patronage of General Joseph Aoun, Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, the Committee for Women Political Empowerment is honored to invite you to attend the Conference on "Empowering Women Through Military Service" on Tuesday, Wednesday, 18 and 19 June 2019. Opening: Tuesday 18 June 2019 at 5:30 pm

E.U. Election Night

Europe is awaiting the E.U. 2019 elections with a notably higher anticipation and attention than previous elections. The results bear the potential to change not only the E.U.’s political dynamics, but also Europe’s role in the Middle East.

Pressekonferenz: The public survey on the economic and financial conditions in Lebanon

Im Auftrag der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung führte Statistics Lebanon zwischen dem 4. und 13. Dezember 2019 im Libanon landesweite Befragungen zur wirtschaftlichen Situation des Landes durch. In Zeiten allgegenwärtiger Herausforderungen zeigen die Ergebnisse der Umfrage persönliche Einschätzungen der aktuellen Lage Libanons.

The United States under Trump: Internal Dynamics and Repercussions on the Middle East

Since 2017 the United States’ strategy towards the Middle East Region has shifted. The Trump administration has generated worldwide attention by moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, cutting funds to UNRWA and announcing the withdrawal of its troops from war-torn Syria in late December 2018.

Workshop for the Lebanese Army - CIMIC

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Beirut and SMART Center, in close cooperation with and on the request of CIMIC, organized a 5-day workshop aiming at empowering army members by practicing non-violent communication techniques for effective conflict prevention and conflict resolution and at promoting civil-military cooperation within the Lebanese army.

Political Parties and Natural Resource Policies

On 12 November 2018, with the support of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Beirut, the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) organized a round-table titled “Political Parties and Natural Resource Policies” in Beirut, Lebanon.

Political Dialogue with Lebanon for the EPP

From 24 to 26 October 2018, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung welcomed ten members of the EPP - European People's Party and their associates for an intense political dialogue with Lebanese experts and politicians on Lebanese affairs.