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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 […]
Ook al is het niet je smaak, het is mooi dat kunstenaar Daan Roosengaarde met een lichtgevend droomlandschap van 20.000 vierkante meter de schoonheid en het belang van de sector toont. Dat kan deze wel gebruiken. Het lijkt alsof Nederland slechts is geïnteresseerd in de uitstoot van stikstof en het terugdringen van het aantal dieren. […]
Hybrid threats are increasing, and the Netherlands, together with partners in its network of alliances, requires a new strategic posture to counter these threats. This report by TNO & HCSS serves as a background document in preparation of a hybrid conflict game organised by TNO in collaboration with HCSS. Download the report here. Authors Tim Sweijs, Samuel […]
In a cooperation with BlackShore, 52Impact, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) supported by the European Space Agency – ESA, we are about to answer a question I got in many talks during the pré 2020 era 😉 Over the years, I had the honor telling the story of our Cerberus crowdsourcing platform to become in which we use human […]
What is the impact of Covid-19 on food security and political stability? In cooperation with BlackShore and 52Impact, and supported by the European Space Agency (ESA), HCSS is about to answer that question in the most innovative and ambitious way possible: through satellite imagery, crowdsourcing and machine learning.
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