Konrad Adenauer Foundation

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (German: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.; Abbreviation: KAS) is a political foundation based in Germany. It is associated with but independent of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The foundation's headquarters are located in Sankt Augustin near Bonn, as well as in Berlin. Globally, the KAS has 111 foreign offices and runs programs in over 100 countries. Its current chairwoman is Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a former Federal Minister of Defence and Minister-President of Saarland. It is a member of the Martens Centre, the official foundation and think tank of the European People's Party (EPP). In 2020, it ranked 15th amongst think tanks globally. In August 2024, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation was declared an undesirable organization in Russia. In November 2024, the Center for Studies in Social Sciences Research (CERSS) in Morocco terminated its partnership with KAS due to a politics-based disagreement.

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