New HCSS paper | Europe needs a credible Plan B to act when NATO cannot
A new HCSS paper by Pieter-Jan Vandoren and Davis Ellison argues that Europe needs a NATO-compatible Plan B for contingencies in which US participation is absent and NATO consensus cannot be reached. The authors propose a European Defence Compact that would give willing European Allies a pre-agreed political and military chain for action — while preserving NATO as the preferred framework and enabling a clean return to NATO command when consensus is restored.
Luuk Boekestein joins HCSS as new Data Scientist
HCSS is pleased to announce that Luuk Boekestein has joined our team as a Data Scientist! He combines his technical background in data science with a strong interest in its applications to geopolitics to derive policy-relevant insights from a range of quantitative and qualitative data sources. On joining HCSS, he stated: "I'm very excited to join HCSS as a Data Scientist, where I can apply my data skills in a more policy-connected context and combine my technical background with my interest in international relations and geopolitics. I think the Datalab offers a unique environment for working on the intersection of these fields, and I look forward to contributing to the research and analysis at HCSS!"
Column Sven Koopmans | Het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven heeft een geopolitieke wake-up call nodig
Nederlandse bedrijven zijn sterk afhankelijk van een wereld die steeds minder voorspelbaar wordt. Oorlogen, sancties, sabotage, cyberaanvallen en politisering van handel raken direct aan markten, toeleveringsketens en infrastructuur. Toch staat geopolitieke risicobeheersing bij veel ondernemingen nog in de kinderschoenen, schrijft HCSS expert Sven Koopmans in zijn column voor het FD.
