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It’s all about that RAS! This week’s HCSS Digest brings you everything you need to know about Robotics & Autonomous Systems, from the very first HCSS documentary to our impressive Capstone report. President Trump stunned his allies this week, when he… sorry, old habit. Want to know more about how and why the Dutch Army is […]
Wat zou ik hebben gedaan als ik EU-buitenlandvertegenwoordiger Borrell was? Zou ik naar Rusland zijn gegaan? Een ding is zeker, zijn reis werd een publicitaire ramp. In de media en het Europees Parlement viel te horen dat ‘dit niet het goede moment was’. Want de relatie tussen Rusland en de EU was te verslechterd. Ach, het […]
On February 9-10, the OSCE will hold the High-Level Military Doctrine Seminar (HLMDS), with 200 high-level military officials and experts. The event will explore the impact of security challenges in the OSCE area on military doctrines and armed forces. Commander of U.S. European Command United States Air Force General Tod D. Wolters will keynote. Speakers include OSCE Secretary General […]
From the geopolitics of the Sputnik vaccine to Putin’s risky dependency on oil and gas, from Dutch space ambitions to China’s power politics – just in time for the weekend, here’s the new HCSS Digest! What does Russia’s dependency on gas and oil mean for the Netherlands and the EU? Is the Dutch interest in […]
Wie heeft het Longer Telegram geschreven? Geen idee. Wel weten we dat dit vorige week gepubliceerde stuk bedoeld is om de wereld wakker te schudden. Dat blijkt al uit de titel die verwijst naar het beroemde Long Telegram uit 1946 van X. Dit bleek later de Amerikaanse diplomaat George Kennan te zijn. Hij beschreef hoe de Sovjet-Unie […]
Today, the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) released two new reports, one on South Asia and the other on Southeast Asia, warning that climate change is threatening stability and security in the region, and calling for urgent action to both drastically reduce carbon emissions and prevent climate security risks. The IMCCS is a group […]
Deterrence is an essential building block of NATO’s Strategic Concept. It is one of the vital strategic functions of the Dutch defense organization. A credible and robust deterrent capability helps to prevent war, especially when international relations are strongly polarized. But what does effective deterrence look like in the 21st century? In Deterrence in the 21st […]
What is the security impact of climate change? Can we save the climate from behind a laptop? What does Russia’s dependence on revenues from oil and gas mean for its economic prospects? And will tanks be rolling down Dutch streets? Find out in the new HCSS Digest! What is the security impact of climate change? […]
Tot ergernis van andere landen kwam het kabinet-Rutte vorig jaar met een ‘intelligente lockdown’. De boodschap was duidelijk: in de strijd tegen Covid-19 doen wij Nederlanders het goed en jullie doen het fout. Wat het aantal besmettingen betreft, scoorde Nederland in die tijd niet echt goed. Maar de economische klap was in dit land inderdaad […]
In een periode van grote wereldwijde militaire ontwikkelingen is de vraag: hoe ziet effectieve afschrikking eruit in de 21e eeuw? Dat vormt het onderwerp van de Annual Review of Military Studies (NL ARMS) dat de FMW samenstelde. Minister Ank Bijleveld kreeg vandaag het eerste exemplaar overhandigd. Afschrikking van de tegenstander is een essentiële bouwsteen van […]
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