DE
DE
Iniciativa Liberal
Portugal
Rui Rocha Odilia Abreu

"Liberalism for All"

In Portugal, the center left Partido Socialista party has ruled for many years. But new forces are also changing the political landscape: founded only in 2017, the liberal party "Iniciativa Liberal" has managed to increase the number of its parliamentary seats from one to eight in only its second attempt. The party has taken up the cause of urgently needed economic reforms and de-bureaucratization. Rui Rocha, President of Iniciativa Liberal, talks in an interview about the key factors behind this rise.

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Freedom Team Interview

Freedom Team Interview: Katharina Steegmans in Focus

Meet our intern Katharina Steegmans, a Berlin native with a passion for exploring the world.

Neighbourning Russia
Neighbouring Russia

The Caucasus after Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has a major negative impact, especially on countries that suffer from territorial conflicts and have experienced wars in which Russia played an important role. Are old fronts in the Caucasus now breaking up again because Russian troops are tied up in Ukraine? What political reactions followed the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia?

albie sachs
Armenia-Turkey relations
Armen Grigoryan

Interview with Justice Albie Sachs on Soft Vengeance, Armenia-Turkey relations and other topics

We were glad to host Justice Albie Sachs in Armenia this fall and we are happy to present this interview, which we were able to videotape during the visit. In this interview Justice Sachs tells the story and ideas behind soft vengeance, presents democratic state building experience in South African Republic, and shares his thoughts on Armenia-Turkey relations and other interesting topics.

Francis Fukuyama
Liberalismus
Alexander Görlach

"Liberalism needs Democracy"

The famous US political scientist Francis Fukuyama explains in an interview with freiheit.org why populists and nationalists will fail. The political leaders in these countries are transfiguring the past in a nationalistic nostalgia and not providing adequate solutions. How liberal is our international order? Why are we witnessing a new upsurge of anti-liberal forces right now? Even if there is no automatism for liberal democracy, it is still worth fighting for. Its foundation of human and moral truth , that all people have a minimum of freedom, that they are respected and treated fairly, is universal.

Graham Watson
economy
Sir Graham Watson

Sustainability - The Way Forward for UK-German Relations

As the global balance of power has shifted more than ever since the last seventy years, solidarity and strong partnership on the European continent and between liberal allies have never been more important. Although no longer united by common membership of the EU, the ties between Britain and Germany remain strong. Sir Graham Watson talks about post-Brexit security cooperation between the UK and the EU in the face of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, possible solutions to rising energy prices and the future of the UK-Germany relationship.

Julia Grünthaler
Freedom Team Interview

Freedom Team Interview: Julia Grünthaler in Focus

Discover more about Julia Grünthaler, who worked in the Regional Office of FNF for East and Southeast Europe as an Intern from August until October. Have a look at her #FreedomTeam interview and her experiences during her internship

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#FemaleFowardInternational
Martin Dimitrov

Meet Nasiha Pozder from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Architect and politician Nasiha Pozder talks about remaking a fractured political system in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Nino Bolkvadze
#FemaleForwardInternational
Joanna Elmy

Meet Nino Bolkvadze from Georgia

For Nino Bolkvadze, a lawyer, an LGBTI activist, and the first openly lesbian individual running for office in the history of Georgia, the meaning of the rainbow flag – a life in colour and joy – became clear when she came out publicly on Georgian national television in 2015. Married at 16, and now a successful lawyer with two grown children, it took Nino 20 years to accept herself.

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#FEMALEFORWARDINTERNATIONAL
Svetoslav Todorov

A rebel with a cause

Journalist and former MP Gayane Abrahamyan on fighting for a better future, judicial reform, and awareness of domestic violence in Armenia.

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