Sound Country Expertise for Your International Business.

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

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.

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 and regions that seem fragile or unstable? With our DGAP Stability Analyses you can add an important political component to your analysis portfolio and critically examine existing recommendations for action or support them qualitatively.

Monitoring

Continuous coverage and analysis of political developments

We continuously monitor political, social, and economic developments in your foreign markets. Our DGAP Monitoring serves as an early warning system, enabling you to recognize political changes in time and to react with foresight.

Reports

Background information and assessments of foreign policy developments

Foreign policy events can have a significant impact on your international business. With our DGAP Reports we explain the background and show you possible scenarios of further developments.

Briefings

Direct contact with our experts

Due to their complexity, some issues are better discussed in person. In moderated roundtables, our experts provide you with additional insights and first-hand assessments.

Clients

"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 FriesenhahnEvonik Industries, Essen

“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 BauerRWE, 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 KusakaJapan Economic Foundation, Tokyo

“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. AndersThe 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 and 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 Internationale Politik Quarterly the DGAP shapes foreign affairs debates internationally.

The countries in the Middle East are undergoing a long-term economic transformation. As a result, new markets will emerge there or open up for foreign investment. Investors would be well advised to take an early look not only at the economic developments, but also at the political and social developments.

Dr. David JalilvandMiddle East expert and Associate Fellow at the DGAP

The Russian attack on Ukraine and the accompanying sanctions by the EU and the US have greatly accelerated the digital decoupling. Russian industry no longer has access to semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, and software from the West. At the same time, tens of thousands of IT specialists are leaving the country – with drastic consequences for the country's economy.

Alena EpifanovaRussia expert at the DGAP

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 and 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 Associate Fellow at the DGAP

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-KechridTurkey expert, DGAP Consulting

As the divisions in our own society continue to deepen, the US’ geopolitical power struggle with China continues to come to a head. All of this has far-reaching consequences for the global supply and value chains of companies that operate internationally.

Dr. Markus JägerUS expert at the DGAP

Contact

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I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

DR MONIKA LÜKE
Managing director
info@dgap-consulting.com
+49 30 26 30 20 65