HCSS is very pleased to announce that Friso Stevens has joined us as a new Strategic Analyst, working on the intersection of IR theory, military strategy, and foreign and defence policy analysis!
Dr. Steven’s research focuses on the changing character of war across its many facets: from irregular methods and tactics that remain below the threshold of armed conflict -‘hybrid,’ or ‘gray zone’ conflict – to the future of land, air, and naval warfare amid new military technological innovations. His regional focus is broad, spanning Europe, Asia, and North America.
In May 2025, Friso’s PhD in International Relations from Leiden University was published as a peer-reviewed monograph in the Routledge Asian Security Studies Series under the title Chinese Assertiveness, Ideational Mobilization, and the Rise of Xi Jinping: Achieving Something. He has over a decade of experience researching security affairs in the Indo-Pacific, principally Chinese foreign and defence policy and the intricacies of CCP organizational doctrine, propaganda, and emotional nationalist narratives.
On joining HCSS, he commented:
“I’m thrilled to join one of the world’s leading think tanks as a defence analyst. As we have arrived at a daunting inflection point in history, and with Europe now having heeded the call, I feel honored to serve my country, Europe, and the alliance with our American and Canadian friends in this research and advisory capacity!”
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