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HCSS publiceert jaarlijks meerdere studies rond de thema’s geopolitiek, Defensie en veiligheid. In de Militaire Courant betoogt Joris Teer, China-analist bij HCSS, waarom het ondanks de Oekraïnecrisis onwaarschijnlijk is dat China een draai naar het Westen maakt. Xi Jinping ziet immers de Verenigde Staten als China’s grootste bedreiging.
HCSS, WSRC and KVBK have the pleasure to invite you to the online seminar: “Charting NATO’s Future in an Age of Disruption”, on March 31st 2022 from 15:30-17:00.
De oorlog in Oekraïne escaleert elke dag verder. De Russische invasie zet de wereld totaal op z’n kop en heeft ongekende gevolgen. Wat kunnen na twee weken oorlog concluderen? Hoe sterk zijn het Russische leger en de Oekraïense tegenstand nu werkelijk?
On February 17th, the Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands and HCSS held a well-attended webinar on ‘Preventing conflict in the Indo-Pacific: Opportunities for cooperation between Japan and Europe’. The webinar began with a speech by Ambassador Horinouchi and featured a keynote speech by Professor Tanaka Akihiko, President of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS).
Rewatch our online panel discussion on Chinese political influencing efforts, and response options both at the national and European level.
The energy transition will change the architecture of economies by gradually replacing the traditional types of fuels that power our societies with new energy carriers. Tank storage companies are essential players in our energy, manufacturing, and food industries. The tank storage sector supports a complex network of actors, from domestic industry players to residential users and international traders. This paper outlines the current role of the tank storage sector in maintaining Europe’s prosperity, competitiveness, and geopolitical position.
Het denken over de ruimte als militair domein moet worden vervlochten met de (inter)nationale veiligheid en economische- en kenniswinst binnen ons eigen land. Daarvoor is een heldere visie en strategische ambitie van het Ministerie van Defensie nodig, betoogt Patrick Bolder, HCSS Strategic Advisor Military Space and Unmanned Systems.
Naast klassieke rampen (fysieke veiligheid) krijgen publiek- en private organisaties steeds meer te maken met moderne crises (integrale veiligheid). Plotselinge en ernstige verstoringen van de bedrijfscontinuïteit met veel impact op de organisatie en de mensen die daarin werken. Voorbeelden daarvan zijn branden, ongevallen met gevaarlijke stoffen, uitval aan essentiële voorzieningen, cybercriminaliteit, fraude- en integriteitsvraagstukken, mediacrises […]
Russia and the West on the brink of war? China meddling with academic independence? An impending energy crisis? Find your much needed analyses and explainers in the new HCSS Digest.
What options do small and middle powers have to deter the military threat from Russia and China? A very relevant question, in light of what’s happening on Europe’s eastern borders today. Find out more in a new HCSS paper series edited by Paul van Hooft and Tim Sweijs.
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