Friedrich Naumann Foundation

11.04.2022

First Round of Presidential Elections: Macron and Le Pen in the Run-off and Defeat of Traditional Parties

As expected, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen both qualified for the run-off on 24 April following the first round of the French presidential election. In his post-election speech, Macron called on...

14.04.2022 | Eleni Siapikoudi

Greeks of Ukraine and the ongoing conflict

The Greek minority of Ukraine remain an unknown topic. Over the last months, the Greek community is in the middle of military opperations in Mariupol and other cities of Ukraine. Most of them lost...

20.04.2022 | Ivana Karásková

How China lost Central and Eastern Europe

The attention of Central and Eastern Europe is currently focused on the Russian attack on Ukraine. Suddenly, China appears as a distant power. But countries in Central and Eastern Europe have not...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping

19.04.2022 | Adam DuBard

Can Democracies Counter China with Sanctions?

Authoritarianism is on the rise around the world. In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, democracies around the world have imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia that are severely damaging...

18.04.2022 | Andrea Bitetto

Divided we fall - Why Italy should promote a European defence policy

Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has relaunched the debate in Europe, and in Italy, on a common defence strategy. The subject is not new. At the dawn of the European integration project...

22.04.2022 | Yuliia Didenko

From the everyday routine of war of East-Ukrainian media makers

The team of the "Donetsk Information Institute" has made it their mission to spread freedom of expression and democratic values in society with a special focus on the Donbas. They distributed...

19.04.2022 | Matej Spišák Denis Takács

Covering up war crimes with disinformation: pro-Kremlin media lie about the events in Bucha

The images of civilians killed in the streets of Bucha have not only sparked public outrage, but also showed the true face of Putin's invasion. Still, the pro-Kremlin media flood the information space...

25.04.2022 | freiheit.org

16th Berlin Speech on Freedom with Kaja Kallas

The 16th Berlin Speech on Freedom is dedicated to the war in Europe. As our speaker, we are pleased to welcome Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia. You are sincerely invited to join...

21.04.2022 | Sky Chatuchinda

Innovation for Democracy Café – Conversations on How Technology Can Be a Force for Democracy

20th of April marked the launch of the first Innovation for Democracy Café with Ya-wei Chou being joined by two guests; Ms. Adriana Groh, Project Lead of The New Hanse, and Ms. Hung-wen Tseng, Green...