HCSS at the Future of War Conference, 26–28 October 2026
From 26–28 October 2026, the Future of War Conference will take place in Amsterdam, a joint initiative of the Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology – Changing Character of War Centre of the University of Oxford and the Faculty of Military Sciences of the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA). Three days of exchange on the changing character of conflict will bring together senior military leaders, scholars, and practitioners, including HCSS experts Tim Sweijs, Davis Ellison, Friso Stevens and Markus Iven.
Policy Magazine | Peter Handley: On Critical Minerals, Canada and Europe Meet in the Midstream
While the political framing is excellent, the strategic partnership on critical raw materials (CRM) needs more solid projects and co-investments, writes Peter Handley in Policy Magazine. Canada, overreliant on the U.S. market, urgently needs to diversify, while EU companies need to become much more active as offtakers and investors to secure minerals and refined metals from Canada, the EU’s reliable and stable partner in North America.
Lucia Geuns | Europa moet energieonafhankelijker worden: ‘Stop met wachten op de volgende crisis’
Europa moet investeren in elektrificatie en een sterkere eigen industrie om minder afhankelijk te worden van buitenlandse energie en technologie. Dat betoogde Lucia van Geuns, strategisch adviseur energie bij The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS), tijdens haar keynote op de Energie Vakbeurs, die plaatsvond van 6 tot en met 8 oktober in de Brabanthallen in Den Bosch. Volgens haar moet Europa niet wachten op een volgende energiecrisis, maar nu handelen.
