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.
Is it very important our health to the economy? Let's discuss this topic with Adli Amirullah and researchers from Khazanah Research Institute, Jarud Romadan Khalidi and Princess Marjan Megat Muzafar. After listening to this podcast, can you personally understand who is responsible for taking care of our health, health ministers or individuals? Let's Go!
What is the real role of the people's representative? To buy a laptop? Let's discuss this topic with Adli Amirullah and political researcher at IDEAS, Aira Azhari in the third episode of our podcast. After listening to this podcast, you yourself can find out what the role of our YB and State Assemblyman (ADUN) is. To whom should we go to complain about the problem?
Innovation, research, populism, pop culture, a Hayek book club, a political talk show hosted by two law students and more. Listen to the different podcasts created by our partners in Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
This year we have been celebrating the 25th anniversary of the IAF and together with its founding director Jörg Dehnert, his successor Birgit Lamm, and the current director of the IAF, Bettina Solinger, we're taking a trip down memory lane and learn how it all started in 1995, what challenges they faced over the years and what makes it all so special at IAF.
Even though Lebanon is seen as one of the most progressive Arab countries in this context, the political and business culture is still patriarchal in its structure and cannot be compared to western environments.
For our first of two podcasts for the #FemaleForwardCampaign, we have a look at the participation of Women in Politics with our guests Paula Yacoubian, Carmen Geha and Luna Safwan.
One year on from the October 17 Revolution – 12 months to forget for Lebanon. Lebanese protestors are still calling for the downfall of the political elite, although a year of rallies has so far failed to spark a full-blown revolution.
In this very first episode, we start our journey in South Africa. We interview the well renowned South African lawyer and retired judge from South Africa’s Constitutional Court, Judge Edwin Cameron, who is in conversation with Nangamso Kwinana of the Africa Liberal Network. Judge Cameron gives us deep insights into South Africa's dark past and discusses the current human rights problems.
Moscow office of Friedrich Naumann Foundation launched a podcast about women in business and their stories.
In cooperation with the Academy of Liberalism, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom just released a podcast devoted to the topic of “Baltic Buble: COVID-19″. The episode, starring Estonian MP Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, Latvian MEP Ivars Ijabs, and Lithuanian mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Šimašius, focuses on how much COVID-19 has influenced the economy of the Baltic countries and how dark or bright is the future?
