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.
From a crypto scandal reaching Poland’s political right to tensions over the Constitutional Tribunal, tax reforms, cybersecurity and shifting Polish-German relations — here are the key developments...
Europe transformed its militaries for conflicts far from home. Twenty-five years after 9/11, the costs of that shift are still being felt.
Romania became part of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Southeast Europe’s sub-region in the early 1990s.
The Europe Region (FNF Europe) of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom is a pan-European region with offices in Belgrade, Brussels, Bucharest, Geneva, Istanbul, Kyiv, Prag
In 2004, the Central European countries joined the European Union as new members. The Prague office seeks to strengthen liberal forces, both political and intellectual, in the region.
The Foundation’s international work began in Tunisia in 1964. Since 2011, it has accompanied the country through a time of major change.
We’ve got a pool of highly experienced individuals leading our programs and initiatives in seven project countries. Our team brings with it diverse backgrounds ranging from academic and private sector...
Young South Africans are registering to vote, yet many doubt elections can change their lives. Ahead of the 2026 local polls, the real challenge is making democracy feel meaningful.
Kenya’s Lamu Port sat idle for years. Now, the Hormuz blockade has brought it unexpected business, and caught Germany’s attention as it weighs new routes, partners and opportunities in East Africa.
Este policy paper examina el ecosistema de la desinformación sobre migración que circuló en México durante 2025. La investigación analiza 112,919 publicaciones recopiladas de TikTok, X y YouTube mediante herramientas de extracción de datos