Sound Country Expertise for Your International Business.

We analyze the political and economic conditions in your foreign markets.

Sound Country Expertise for Your International Business.

Bespoke Advice

We analyze political and economic developments in your foreign target markets—clear and concise in a format that is tailored to your needs, and in personal discussion if required.

Experienced Experts

We work with nationally and internationally leading foreign affairs and security experts to deliver important background information, well-founded insights and competent first-hand assessments.

Global Network

As the consultancy subsidiary of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) we can rely on a global network grown over decades. We provide you with political expertise to all countries and regions that are of interest to you.

Solutions

Flexible Services for Your Individual Needs

The more political developments impact your economic success, the greater your need for reliable and well-founded country analyses. Draw on the DGAP’s foreign policy expertise—and consulting services that are flexible and calibrated to your needs.

Stability Analyses

Well-founded analysis of political stability in your target markets

Are you planning long-term investments in countries or regions that appear fragile or instable? We bring you up-to-date with the political and economic situation in a given country, shine a light on developments regarding the rule of law and democratization, and map power structures. Our stability analyses add a key political component to your analysis portfolio. They provide substantive backup for recommended action plans and shed critical light on them.

Monitoring

Continuous coverage and analysis of political developments

Are you active in foreign markets characterized by highly dynamic political developments? We offer continuous coverage of countries that are of interest to you and analysis of political, societal, and economic developments in combination with continuous assessments of the political investment climate. Our monitoring services also function as your early warning system to alert you to political change in time, putting you in a position to adjust and react with an eye on the future.

Reports

Background information and assessments of foreign policy developments

Whether it is Brexit or a populist head of government coming to power—radical political changes can have a profound effect on your international business activities. In our reports we explain the backgrounds and key drivers as well as develop scenarios of future developments.

Briefings

Direct contact with our experts

Some questions are so complex they are best answered in direct personal dialogue. In our moderated roundtables our experts offer additional insights and first-hand assessments.

Clients

“When doing business in countries with fundamentally questionable political stability, we need both informed and independent expertise. DGAP Consulting has continuously proven to be a reliable and competent consulting partner in this regard.”

Dr.-Ing. Oliver Bauer, RWE, Essen

“In DGAP Consulting we found the ideal partner for organizing an international symposium centered on the questions of Japanese-German cooperation. From organizing the program’s conceptual content to the event’s flawless execution, the work of DGAP Consulting convinced us every step of the way – and strengthened our decision to continue to hold this expert conference in Berlin on a steady basis.“

Kazumasa Kusaka, Japan Economic Foundation, Tokyo

“The chemical industry is very closely intertwined with the global economy and is therefore particularly affected by economic and political developments in other countries. DGAP Consulting’s expert monitoring and analyses help us to identify these developments at an early stage and to better assess future dynamics.“

Peter Friesenhahn, Evonik Industries, Essen

“DGAP Consulting has developed a series of seminars on a wide range of foreign policy topics for our fellows. We have been so thoroughly convinced by DGAP Consulting’s expert and training approach that this seminar series has become a fixed staple of our services.”

Dr. Friedrich T. Anders, The Foundation of German Business (sdw), Berlin

The DGAP

The foreign policy network

DGAP Consulting is a subsidiary of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), the foreign policy network.

The DGAP is committed to fostering impactful foreign and security policy on a German and European level that promotes democracy, peace, and the rule of law. Since its founding in 1955, the nonpartisan organization’s members and research have continued to shape the debate on foreign policy issues in Germany.

Through its work, DGAP aims to
– facilitate well-grounded foreign policy decisions
– promote informed debate on foreign policy issues in Germany
– further develop German expertise in foreign policy

Policy-oriented research: The DGAP houses a modern think tank that aims at advancing foreign policy. It offers advice and gives impulses in the field of operational foreign policy focusing on Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, the EU, China, Middle East/North Africa, and the United States.

Dialogue platform: With approximately 200 academic conferences, discussions, lectures, and debates the DGAP is Germany’s key platform for exchanges on foreign and security policy.

Trusted information: The DGAP publishes INTERNATIONALE POLITIK, Germany’s leading foreign affairs magazine. With the IP sister publication BERLIN POLICY JOURNAL, the DGAP shapes foreign affairs debates internationally.

A number of Latin American countries have failed in the past to combine economic growth and social development. This has led to the emergence of protest movements, to the rise of populist forces and in some cases to radical political change. In order to be able to continue operating successfully in these markets you should keep a close eye at current developments and long-term trends.

Prof. Dr. Detlef Nolte
Latin America expert and DGAP Associate Fellow

In Turkey, political power has been strongly concentrated and centralized in recent years. Assessing the country’s future stability, however, it is crucial not to lose sight of the various regional and communal political developments in Turkey. It is my pleasure to explain what lies behind these developments and how they impact the country’s climate for investments.

Laura Lale Kabis-Kechrid,
Turkey expert, DGAP

The Gulf states, first and foremost Saudi Arabia, are facing huge economic change. This transformation will create new markets and open areas to foreign direct investments. However, societies and political cultures on the Arabian Peninsula are changing constantly. Investors are well-advised to assess developments and risks extensively and at an early stage.

Sebastian Sons,
Middle East expert and associate fellow, DGAP

The United States is in the middle of an extensive change of its socio-economic structures. At the same time, the US is reassessing its place in the world—with far-reaching consequences for companies that operate internationally. Drawing on my over 20 years of experience with pollical processes in the US, I am happy to assist you in better anticipating and reacting to the new challenges of American geopolitics.

Dr. Josef Braml,
US expert, DGAP

Political factors impact your international business. We assist you in staying up-to-date as well as thinking through complex issues, leading to better decision-making in driving your global business.

Stefan Dauwe,
Managing Director, DGAP Consulting

Contact

Any questions?
I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

Stefan Dauwe
Managing Director
dauwe@dgap-consulting.com
+49 (0)30 26 30 20 65

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