The expertise hubs enrich the international profile of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. They enable joint work across regions through their focus on globally relevant policy issues. These include questions of international financial and economic policy, digital policy, security, development and human rights policy.
We are Active in over 60 Countries: The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom is committed to working with all its strength for a liberal world. Our core concern is the realization of freedom and responsibility. We promote the development of democratic, market-based and constitutional structures so that more and more people can live in a liberal, democratic society.
Through the connection of EU experts, civil society, and decision makers we seek to foster open dialogue and discuss liberal policy solutions to European challenges. Together with our liberal partners, we develop formats and campaigns to promote rule of law, free markets and human rights. Moreover, we coordinate EU co-funded projects in the field of democracy support, development cooperation and human rights protection.
Through our seven offices in the MENA Region, we actively promote the political debate to support innovative liberal approaches and solutions. Our projects are liberal platforms on which the Foundation's partners from the Gulf to the Levant and the entire southern side of the Mediterranean can provide creative impulses and discuss geopolitical issues.
From our seven offices in Sub-Saharan Africa, we focus on promoting political networking. We are committed to strengthening liberalism and promoting human rights, the rule of law and the social market economy.
In North America, our focus is on the transatlantic partnership, which we see as a supporting pillar for the security and stability of Western democracies. We encourage the political debate and develop innovative liberal approaches. In Latin America we work to promote strong democratic institutions, respect for human rights and rule of law as well as promoting liberal dialogue throughout the region.
With its offices in Asia, the foundation supports programs to strengthen democratic processes, particularly free and fair elections, and transparent and accountable governance. The Foundation in the region also showcases innovation as a tool to encourage civic participation that further promotes freedom.
Youth uprisings reshape politics across the Global South. This episode explores Gen Z movements, their triggers, demands for accountability and how governments react to rising pressure for reform.
One year after Assad’s fall, Syria faces a fragile transition marked by early reforms, cautious economic reopening, and ongoing challenges to stability and governance.
Youth in Songkhla are stepping up to defend human rights in their own communities Here’s how the Human Rights City initiative is taking root in Thailand’s south.
Presentation of the book “40 Years of Democracy in Uruguay: An Inspiration for Latin America” and signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and...
Watch how this freedom fighter Florin Badita sparked a mass movement against corruption in Romania - ‘Corruption Kills’. How has Florin’s drive turned into the firestone of civic movement in Romania?
China’s efforts to silence critics far beyond its borders have become a feature of its global reach. A new study commissioned by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom warns that Germany - home...
Our new report with Research Istanbul highlights Germany’s supply-chain vulnerabilities amid rising geopolitical risks and positions Türkiye as a close, scalable and strategic production partner...
The study critically examines the stagnation of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans, arguing that the process has devolved into a ritualized façade of progress sustained by both the EU and candidate...
Amid rising global tensions and shifting U.S. trade strategies, what does America’s tariff-driven diplomacy look like from an Asian vantage point? This article draws on insights from a global trade...