#Democracy

[…] After more than a year of unprecedented escalation in Myanmar’s civil war, China seeks to intervene in its war-torn neighbour to protect strategic investments. Beijing’s current push to halt rebel [...]

[…] Characterized by escalating violence, 2024 continues the alarming trend of the recent past.  While conflicts and the hardening of autocratic regimes have impeded democratic progress and transformation [...]

[…] As the War in Gaza rolled on, the world took only passing notice of another major event that took place in the Middle East this year: the suspension of parliament in Kuwait by the recently appointed [...]

[…] Ukraine’s future membership in the EU and the official negotiation process turn a spotlight on a variety of topics, but ensuring security and defence are the overarching challenges. In a high-level [...]

[…] Press Release: The Nordic countries and Spain top the ranking of 30 OECD and EU states for their climate efforts, having clearly done their homework. These nations have set ambitious targets for [...]

[…] As they struggle to overcome violence and insecurity, countries like El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala increasingly find themselves in a tense struggle between democratic ideals and authoritarian [...]

[…] The Bertelsmann Stiftung's project ‘Forum against Fakes – Together for a Strong Democracy’ aimed to go beyond traditional citizen participation and to initiate a broad public debate on how to deal [...]

[…] Press Release: Moldovan President Maia Sandu and German entrepreneur and philanthropist Michael Otto are the recipients of the Bertelsmann Stiftung's 2025 Reinhard Mohn Prize. According to the award [...]

[…] Through its work, the Bertelsmann Stiftung aims to make democracy crisis-proof and sustainable. Here is an overview of our activities and priorities in this area: Maia Sandu and Michael Otto to [...]

[…] Europa now needs a "security policy decade" by Christian Mölling Trump’s re-election has cast a shadow over Europe. The Old World is already more vulnerable than it has been for a long time. The [...]