Column Rob de Wijk | Europe is becoming a bystander on the world stage
This is the summer in which Europe has become less and less of a player and more and more of a spectator, writes Rob de Wijk in his column for Trouw. I cannot remember a summer that produced such a succession of bewildering challenges as this one. It seems as if the EU member states are becoming collectively paralysed as a result.
Studio Schumpeter | Ron Stoop over Europa’s grondstoffenwet: veel overleg, weinig resultaat
Europa wil met de Critical Raw Materials Act minder afhankelijk worden van China. Twee recente rapporten, van de Europese Investeringsbank en de Europese Rekenkamer, geven weinig reden tot optimisme, constateert Ron Stoop, strategisch analist bij The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. Canada steekt jaarlijks anderhalf miljard euro in de zoektocht naar nieuwe grondstoffen, de hele Europese Unie tweehonderd miljoen. HCSS expert Ron Stoop legt uit waarom Europa vastloopt in procedures terwijl de Verenigde Staten zich rechtstreeks bij bedrijven inkopen en Japan al jaren bezig is om voorraden aan te leggen.
HCSS in the media | Week 34
Covering topics ranging from safety in society to air defence; HCSS analysts and experts regularly provide commentary and insights on geopolitical and international security matters for national and international media and press.
