Entries by Patrick Willemsen

Podcast Jong Beleggen | Defensie aandelen, met Patrick Bolder

Lang werd beleggen in de defensie industrie als onethisch gezien, maar door de Russische inval in Oekraïne is het besef gegroeid dat we niet zonder wapens kunnen om onze vrijheid te garanderen. Een wake-up call? “Wie vrede wil, moet zich voorbereiden op oorlog.” Podcast Jong Beleggen praat ons bij met HCSS defensie expert Patrick Bolder.

New HCSS Snapshot | Developing effective adaptation strategies to water scarcity: Lessons learned from Jordan

How can the water scarce Middle East and North Africa region develop strong strategies that adequately address challenges, build resilience and respond to the growing (climate) migratory flows of the coming decade? This new HCSS Snapshot provides insights through the analysis of the water challenges and resilience strategies developed during the 2013 Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan.

Jeffrey H. Michaels joins HCSS as Strategic Advisor in Defence and International Security.

HCSS is very proud to announce that Jeffrey H. Michaels has joined us as a (non-resident) Strategic Advisor in Defence and International Security! His research covers the fields of war studies, nuclear strategy, deterrence, U.S. foreign policy, NATO, intelligence, and Cold War history.

IPMU2024 | HCSS data scientist Maarten Vonk presents paper on Optimizing Causal Interventions in Hybrid Bayesian Networks

On July 23rd, HCSS data scientist Maarten Vonk presented his research at the International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems (IPMU2024) in Portugal. In his peer-reviewed paper, “Optimizing Causal Interventions in Hybrid Bayesian Networks”, Maarten shows how heuristic optimization can be used to retrieve policy-interventions using a discretization and knowledge compilation approach.

Podcast New Books Network | Beyond Ukraine: an interview with Tim Sweijs and Jeffrey H. Michaels

What does the future of war look like? And what lessons can be learned about the future of war from the current conflict in Ukraine? For the New Books Network podcast, host Stephen Satkiewicz talks with Tim Sweijs and Jeffrey H. Michaels, editors of the recent volume “Beyond Ukraine: Debating the Future of War” (Hurst Publishers, 2024).

Recensie “Beyond Ukraine” | Clingendael Spectator: Wat de Oekraïne-oorlog ons leert over toekomstige conflicten

Die militair-theoretische mastodont Carl von Clausewitz was zo suf nog niet. Althans, deze weerbare sensatie bekroop militair historicus Christ Klep – niet voor de eerste keer – bij het lezen en overpeinzen van de nieuwe essaybundel Beyond Ukraine: Debating the Future of War. Wat leert de oorlog in Oekraïne ons over toekomstige oorlogen? En wees gerust, […]

Follow The Money: Russische technici werken aan strategische infrastructuur in de Noordzee

Technici uit Rusland werken in opdracht van Europese bedrijven aan de infrastructuur in de Noordzee. De Russen brengen de bodem in kaart en hebben toegang tot gevoelige data over stroom- en datakabels en pijpleidingen. ‘Schokkend naïef,’ zegt HCSS defensie specialist Patrick Bolder, na aanleiding van het onderzoek door Follow the Money en De Tijd. ‘Dat kon misschien tien jaar geleden, maar met de geopolitieke spanningen van de laatste jaren moet je echt voorzichtiger zijn.’

Ron Stoop | CEE battery sector resilient in the face of European EV slowdown

Europe’s electric vehicle (EV) market has slowed in the first half of 2024, forcing automakers to scale back their ambitions. “The EV slowdown is clearly happening, but it is not yet clear if this is just a temporary setback or a longer-term trend,” HCSS analyst Ron Stoop tells Automotive Logistics, confident there is no reason to […]

Follow The Money: Russian engineers work on European cables and pipelines in North Sea for EU companies

Russian engineers are working on North Sea infrastructure for European companies. They map the seabed and have access to sensitive data on power and data cables and pipelines, reports investigativeplatform Follow The Money. “Shockingly naive”, HCSS defence specialist Patrick Bolder reacts. “That might have been possible ten years ago, but with the geopolitical tensions of recent years, you really have to be more careful.”