FNF-IFES International Conference on “North Korea International: (Re)Evaluating, (Re)Viewing, and (Re)Connecting in a COVID World”

Friedrich Nauman Foundation Korea and the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University held their annual international conference on North Korea.

Born Free by Aether – the Top Song of Living Freedom Songwriting Contest Myanmar

How Popular is Erdoğan?

There are two aspects of popularity that needs to be discussed when speaking within the context of politicians. One is that this is a relative term. For a politician it is not important to be very popular. What is important on the other hand is that you need to be the most popular among your rivals. Second is the ability of a politician to convert her popularity to votes in an election. Popularity does not always ensure the support of the electorate.

30 Facts on 30 Years of German Unity

In our publication "30 Facts about 30 years of German Unity” we take a look at  East Germany before unification and the current  state of affairs. 

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30 Facts on 30 Years of German Unity

October 3, 2020 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Day of German Unity. In a few years Germany, which was reunited in 1990, will have existed longer than its divided predecessor. These experiences have allowed Germans to further grow together. The terms "East" and "West" are becoming increasingly blurred. But that this would happen was not a given.

Historic Victory of the Liberal Parties in Romania

At the local elections taking place on Sunday in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, the independent mayoral candidate Nicușor Dan has impressively asserted himself with 42.7% in the race against the officiating mayor Gabriela Firea (38%). Dan put an end to 12 years of social democratic government. He had to prove himself against an expensive dirty media campaign led by the Social Democrats (PSD).

Qua vadis, Lira?

After staying in the 7.70-7.90 range for the good part of the summer, the euro lira exchange rate (EURTRY) suddenly jumped around 10 percent in early August in a matter of days- and has been oscillating in the 8.50-8.80 band since then. This depreciation was largely specific to Turkey, as the currencies of other emerging markets remained largely stable.

Model UN

Establishing international governance for future forests under the new climate system

FNF Korea had a pleasure to sponsor the 44th HUFS International Model United Nations (HIMUN) General Assembly which took place online, September 27.

FDP MP IN MALI

German MP, Dr. Christoph Hoffmann in Mali

Dr. Christoph Hoffmann, Member of the German Parliament (Bundestag) had a four day visit to Mali last week on 20-24 September 2020. Dr. Hoffmann is the first German politician to visit the country after the Coup d’Etat on August 18th. As speaker for International Cooperation of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) and member of the parliamentary commission for economic cooperation and development,..

VN-EU Free Trade Agreement

FNF and VCCI providing information about EVFTA to Vietnamese entrepreneurs

On September 24, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in ...