New Snapshot | Bridge Over Troubled Water: Towards Effective EU Engagement in the Transboundary Politics of the Nile River Basin
Since the project’s inception in 2011, tensions surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have heightening the risk of conflict and instability in regions of vital strategic importance for the European Union. However, the EU’s ability to ease transboundary tensions in the Nile River Basin remains limited. This snapshot by assistant analyst Michelle Reitano explores how the EU can become a more effective player in the GERD dispute and proposes three strategic outlooks.
HCSS General Internship open for applications (start date July/August 2026)
Now open for applications: the HCSS General Internship offers students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the forefront of security, defence, and geopolitical research. Interns work alongside researchers as full team members, contributing to projects through analysis, writing, data collection, and event support. Based in The Hague, the six-month paid internship provides valuable professional experience, networking opportunities, and insight into policy-relevant research in an international and fast-paced environment. Applications close on 5 July 2026.
Nieuwe HCSS Focus: Nederlanders zien migratie structureel als grootste maatschappelijke dreiging
Migratie wordt structureel door veel Nederlanders als de belangrijkste maatschappelijke dreiging gezien; belangrijker dan oorlog, economische afhankelijkheid of geopolitieke spanningen. In de nieuwe HCSS Focus analyseren Gerben Bakker en Jesse Kommandeur hoe migratiebezorgdheid samenhangt met gevoelens van controleverlies, politieke stagnatie en afnemend vertrouwen in de overheid. De analyse laat zien waarom het migratiedossier steeds meer een stresstest wordt voor bestuurlijke legitimiteit en maatschappelijke stabiliteit.
