HCSS in the media | Week 13
HCSS is happy to share its knowledge and expertise. Our in-house strategic analysts and affiliated subject matter experts are regularly requested to provide commentary and insights on geopolitical and international security matters for national and international media and press.
Column Rob de Wijk | Trump turns against his own supporters – including in the Netherlands
If President Donald Trump had taken over Greenland, there would be no more NATO. An attack on an ally is something NATO cannot survive, writes Rob de Wijk in his column for Trouw. Recently, Trump said that NATO faces a dark future if European countries do not help him keep the Strait of Hormuz open. What Trump is doing amounts to outright blackmail and reckless gambling with European security. The only winner is Russia.
New paper: Making Russia Fear Escalation Again
Russia’s hybrid war is expanding, exploiting NATO’s reluctance to escalate. Alexander Mattelaer’s latest HCSS paper argues that defensive resilience alone cannot stop Moscow. NATO must undermine the Kremlin’s confidence by demonstrating credible escalation options and reinforcing political will. “If NATO wants Moscow to back down, Russian leaders must fear escalation again,” Mattelaer warns. The paper lays out how Europe can restore strategic restraint and counter Russia’s confidence-driven hybrid strategy.
