Entries by Britt de Cuijper

HCSS in the media | Week 17

Covering topics from Energy to Radicalization, from North Korea to America; HCSS analysts and experts regularly provide commentary and insights on geopolitical and international security matters for national and international media and press.

De Strateeg | Waarom Europa maar niet onder het juk van de Chinese grondstoffen uitkomt

Europa weet dat het te afhankelijk is van China op het gebied van zeldzame aardmetalen. Zeker negentig procent van die grondstoffen komt uit China. Hoe moet Europa zich verhouden tegenover die Chinese industriële dominantie? En kunnen we iets doen aan die afhankelijkheid? HCSS strategisch analist Ron Stoop en universitair docent Oost-Aziëstudies aan de Universiteit Leiden Casper Wits bespreken het in BNR podcast De Strateeg met Paul van Liempt.

HCSS in the media | Week 16

From Hormuz to Fidesz: 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. Here you can find a selection of this week’s highlights:

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.

Strategische Vragen | De Strateeg: Hoe groot is de kans dat Amerika zijn clouddiensten blokkeert voor Europa?

Wat als Amerika Europa de toegang ontzegt tot Amerikaanse clouddiensten? Of komt de grootste dreiging uit China of Rusland? HCSS adjunct-directeur Michel Rademaker en bestuurslid bij de KNB Jan Janssens bespreken het in BNR podcast De Strateeg met Paul van Liempt.

HCSS in the media | Week 15

HCSS is happy to share its knowledge and expertise. Our in-house strategic analysts and affiliated subject matter experts are regularly requested to provide commentary and insights on geopolitical and international security matters for national and international media and press.

Column Rob de Wijk | We should now ask Trump to actually leave NATO

For the umpteenth time, President Trump threatened the Europeans last week. He advised them to “have the courage” to enter the Strait of Hormuz and “take the oil.” And: “you need to learn how to fight for yourselves, because the U.S. is no longer there to help you, just as you were not there for us.” In The Telegraph, he then threatened to withdraw from NATO. Legally, Trump cannot withdraw from NATO on his own, but as commander-in-chief he can suspend the defense of Europe, writes Rob de Wijk in his column for Trouw.

De Strateeg | Wat als de stroom langer dan 72 uur uitvalt?

Stel dat de clouddienst waar jij al je gegevens bij hebt opgeslagen wordt gehackt en je bent daardoor alles kwijt. Of nog erger: de stroom valt uit en dat duurt niet 72 uur, maar enkele weken. Het zijn dreigingen waar we serieus rekening moeten houden met alle spanningen die er zijn in de wereld. Hoe vergroten we onze weerbaarheid tegen dit soort dreigingen? HCSS adjunct-directeur Michel Rademaker en bestuurslid bij de KNB Jan Janssens bespreken het in BNR podcast De Strateeg met Paul van Liempt.

De Balie | Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?

After the short peaceful years that followed the Cold War, the world is rearming itself with nuclear weapons again. On the 8th of May, HCSS Director of Research Tim Sweijs will speak at De Balie in Amsterdam about what this renewed nuclear arms race means for global security. Is a second, European, nuclear shield our best guarantee of peace? And what does the rise of AI mean for the way nuclear weapons are controlled and deployed?

HCSS in the media | Week 14

Covering topics from energy to radicalization, from Iran to Ukraine: HCSS analysts and experts regularly provide commentary and insights on geopolitical and international security matters for national and international media and press.