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 Dr. Christina Stolte and Tim Peter
Europe needs lithium for its energy transition and electric mobility. But its dependence on China for critical raw materials and processing has become a growing strategic vulnerability.
Bolivia could offer an alternative. Following a major political shift, the country is opening up to new international partners, creating an opportunity for Germany and Europe to strengthen their access to one of the world’s most important lithium resources.
But securing raw materials is only part of the challenge. Can Europe compete with China’s speed and investment power while offering greater transparency, local participation and long-term economic development? And can new partnerships also build processing capacity outside China?
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/latin-america-the-underestimated-partner
Find the full report by Dr. Christina Stolte on the Lithium partnership with Bolivia, here:
https://www.kas.de/en/web/auslandsinformationen/artikel/detail/-/content/why-a-lithium-partnership-with-bolivia-is-strategically-crucial-for-germany-and-europe
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