International Reports
International Reports
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The Konrad Adenauer Foundation is one of the world's leading think tanks and maintains more than 100 offices abroad. Their experts explain international politics and provide background information on current developments and events.
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The podcast covers major themes in international relations, focusing on regional security dynamics, power shifts, and international diplomacy. For instance, an episode titled Flashpoint in the South China Sea specifically examines the geopolitical strategies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam, providing a deep dive into the ongoing territorial disputes and their implications for global stability.
The Konrad Adenauer Foundation is one of the world’s leading think tanks and maintains more than 100 offices abroad. Their experts explain international politics and provide background information on current developments and events.
In Conversation with Gregor Jaecke and Doctor Holger Dix
Three decades after the end of apartheid, South Africa’s young democracy faces profound challenges. Persistent inequality, political polarization, and the legacy of racial segregation continue to shape the country’s future. Following the 2024 elections, the African National Congress (ANC) lost significant support and entered a Government of National Unity with several other parties. At the same time, populist movements and identity-based politics are reshaping the political landscape, making consensus and stable governance increasingly difficult. In this episode, we explore with Gregor Jaecke, Head of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s South Africa Office, and Doctor Holger Dix, Head of the Konrad- Adenauer Foundation’s Regional Programme Political Dialogue Sub-Saharan Africa, the fragmentation of South Africa’s party system, the challenges facing its democracy, and the prospects for reform, social justice, and political stability. We also examine similar political trends across other African countries, where economic pressures, democratic backsliding, and growing public discontent are reshaping political landscapes and challenging established parties.
The current issue of International Reports, the foreign policy magazine of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, is available online here:
https://www.kas.de/en/web/auslandsinformationen/ausgaben/issues/-/content/the-centre-right-a-look-at-conservative-and-christian-democratic-parties-worldwide
Find the full report by Gregor Jaecke and Dr. Christoph Wiedenroth on South Africa’s Fragile Political Centre, here:
https://www.kas.de/en/web/auslandsinformationen/artikel/detail/-/content/south-africa-s-fragile-political-centre
Find the full report by Dr. Holger Dix and Henri Bohnet on the Democracy Union of Africa, here:
https://www.kas.de/en/web/auslandsinformationen/artikel/detail/-/content/how-can-centre-right-parties-hold-their-ground-in-africa
Subscribe to the print version of “International Reports” free of charge:
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