Entries by Patrick Willemsen

HCSS Digest | Week 18

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The first Dutch military satellite is launching, the Netherlands is reaching for the stars and the price of petrol has rocketed sky high: this HCSS Digest take you to a galaxy not so far away – and to our new website!

HCSS Digest | Week 17

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Can the Netherlands use it strong agricultural position for geopolitics? Should Dutch politicians pay more attention to a space policy? And just what kind of president is Joe Biden, 100 days into his term? Find out in a fresh HCSS Digest!

HCSS Digest | Week 16

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Is Africa more important than many people in Europe think? What’s going on in Putin’s mind? What are the opportunities for the Netherlands in space? And why am I seeing ads for the Sputnik vaccine on Twitter? Find out in the new HCSS Digest!

De Strateeg: Moet de Cyberaanval onze Cyberverdediging Worden?

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In toenemende mate proberen staten elkaar de pas af te snijden in cyberspace. Als dat lukt, bijvoorbeeld met een grote cyberaanval, kan dat tot serieuze maatschappelijke ontwrichting leiden in het land dat wordt getroffen. De Amerikanen zijn op cybergebied recent een nieuw pad in geslagen: Persistent engagement, oftewel offensieve cyberacties. De aanval is de beste […]

Book Review: Theodore Roosevelt and the Politics of US Foreign Policy

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How is the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt relevant to understanding American foreign policy today? As it turns out, very relevant. At least according to Jack Thompson’s new book: “Great Power Rising: Theodore Roosevelt and the Politics of US Foreign Policy.” By analysing the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (1901 – 1909), Thompson is able to draw […]

HCSS Digest | Week 8

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How has Covid affected defense priorities across Europe? How can America turn the tables on China in the Pacific? And how can we solve the Covid vaccine shortage? All of this – and more – in the latest HCSS Digest! The attempt to secure US hegemony over the Pacific leaves the US vulnerable to being […]

Column: Vaccinatieprogramma’s zijn politieke shows geworden

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Het debat over wie wanneer welke vaccins krijgt geleverd, krijgt soms hysterische trekjes. Even de feiten: een jaar geleden brak de coronacrisis in volle hevigheid uit. Farmaceuten gingen op zoek naar vaccins en ontwikkelden die in recordtempo door goede samenwerking en investeringen door overheden en de EU. Vervolgens werden ze in hoog tempo goedgekeurd, zodat […]

Han ten Broeke bij WNL over AstraZeneca en EU Vaccinatiebewijs

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Het AstraZeneca-vaccin werd lange tijd gezien als hét vaccin dat ons uit de coronacrisis zou trekken. Hoofdreden is dat het vaccin makkelijker te bewaren is. Maar toen kwamen de leveringsproblemen. AstraZeneca kon de gemaakte afspraken niet nakomen aan de EU over het aantal vaccins dat het kon leveren waarna het moddergooien tussen de partijen ontstond. […]

Collective Collapse or Resilience? European Defense Priorities in the Pandemic Era

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As the pandemic set in, the unprecedented economic crisis and breakdown of collective action it brought on were expected to hamper European defense priorities. Even before the pandemic, Europe was under severe internal and external stress and so the pandemic was expected to undermine European influence in its regions of interest. Yet one year on, analysis […]

Column: Don’t knock yourself out: How America can turn the tables on China by giving up the fight for command of the seas

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US strategy in the Western Pacific is based on a fundamentally flawed premise – that relinquishing control over the maritime commons will necessarily lead to China filling the vacuum. That is the position taken by our Senior Strategic Analyst Paul van Hooft in his latest article in “War On the Rocks”. According to him, there […]