HCSS in the media | Week 16
HCSS is happy to share Covering topics from defence to energy, HCSS analysts and experts regularly provide commentary and insights on geopolitical and international security matters for national and international media and press.
New Report | Reshaping the international legal order: China’s strategic use of lawfare and lessons learned for Europe
A new HCSS report examines how China uses lawfare to reshape the international legal order from within. By reinterpreting norms, building parallel institutions, and leveraging legal asymmetries, Beijing is expanding its influence across trade, technology, and maritime governance. The report outlines what this means for Europe and how policymakers can strengthen resilience and maintain normative influence in an increasingly contested legal landscape.
Column Rob de Wijk | Trump has abandoned the traditional role of a superpower
Ceasefire or not, the world has come to know President Trump as a rogue president, with his Hitlerian statements about letting Iranian civilization perish and his threats that amount to war crimes. The consequences of this go beyond the ceasefire, writes Rob de Wijk in his column for Trouw.
