Der Wohlstand Deutschlands hängt von der Innovationsfähigkeit seiner Unternehmen ab. Doch das wirtschaftliche und geopolitische Umfeld ist herausfordernd wie nie. Welche Folgen hat das für die Innovationstätigkeit der deutschen...

Europe faces a convergence of crises: a crumbling international order, wars, democratic backsliding, economic stagnation, critical dependencies, and fracturing alliances. At the same time, the institutional architecture that...

Germans and Israelis increasingly perceive the relationship between their countries differently. While Israelis continue to have a largely positive view of Germany and its government, the German public’s assessment of Israel has...

Wie stabil und widerstandsfähig ist die Demokratie in Deutschland? Das hängt entscheidend davon ab, wie sehr die demokratischen Werte und Institutionen von den Menschen geschätzt und akzeptiert – oder infrage gestellt und...

In a world increasingly shaped by war, confrontation and great-power rivalry, public opinion across the European Union points in one direction: greater independence. Nearly three in four Europeans now say the EU should ‘go its own...

How can citizen participation succeed in Europe amid rising polarization, declining trust, and AI-driven communication? A new position paper by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra explores the role of...

Managing the peaceful transition of authoritarian states to democracy and a market-economic system represents a tremendous challenge. Whether it comes to reconstituting the coherency of the state following armed conflict,...

This report is part of the Transformation Index BTI 2026. The regional analysis covers the period from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2025. The BTI assesses the transformation toward democracy and a market economy as well as the...