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Join HCSS senior strategic analyst Paul van Hooft in the latest JASON institute podcast as he explores US interests in the Indo-Pacific and South China Sea, and what specific role Europeans should play in the region that has emerged as the new epicentre of geopolitical competition.
De EU is veranderd van een van de voorlopers op het gebied van voor de energietransitie cruciale batterijproductie, in een relatieve achterblijver. Niet alleen ten opzichte van de VS, maar ook ten opzichte van China, schrijft HCSS strategisch analist Ron Stoop. Wil de EU haar klimaatdoelen halen en haar positie in de autosector handhaven, dan zal er waarschijnlijk publiek geld bij moeten om de businesscase voor investeringen in batterijproductie in Europa te bestendigen.
HCSS is proud to have contributed to the 2023 edition of the Netherlands Annual Review of Military Studies (NL ARMS), “Climate Security and the Military”, published by the Faculty of Military Sciences of the Netherlands Defence Academy. In the chapter “Cooling the Cauldron: A Climate Security Intervention Framework,” strategic analysts Laura Birkman, Irina Patrahau and Tim Sweijs offer a framework for the design of climate security interventions that may prevent and mitigate climate-related security effects.
On June 13th, HCSS strategic analyst Irina Patrahau will participate in a panel during the European Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels. The policy session on ‘The Importance of Critical Minerals for the Clean Energy Transition’ brings together experts from various fields to discuss the role of critical minerals in Europe’s shift towards clean energy. It underscores the importance of critical minerals in achieving Europe’s clean energy goals and highlights the need for a strategic approach to their use in the energy transition.
Wat mag er wel en niet op het gebied van militaire systemen in de ruimte? En hoe maken we de ruimte veiliger? Paul van Liempt bespreekt het in deze extra aflevering van De Strateeg: Strategische Vragen met: Patrick Bolder, defensiespecialist bij het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies (HCSS) en met Lonneke Peperkamp, hoogleraar militaire ethiek en leiderschap aan de Nederlandse Defensie Academie
De NAVO-top in 2025 vindt van 24 tot en met 26 juni plaats in het World Forum in Den Haag. Dit hebben minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Hanke Bruins Slot en de burgemeester van Den Haag Jan van Zanen vandaag bekendgemaakt. Het is voor het eerst dat Nederland een NAVO-top organiseert. In de aanloop naar de NAVO-top zal het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies (HCSS) een reeks evenementen organiseren.
Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hanke Bruins Slot and the Mayor of The Hague, Jan van Zanen, announced that the 2025 NATO Summit will be held at the World Forum in The Hague. The summit will take place from 24 to 26 June 2025. This is the first time the Netherlands has hosted a NATO Summit. To set the stage, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) will be organizing a series of events.
A new IRENA report, “Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation: Energy Security”, provides analysis to elicit informed and constructive dialogue on the evolving nature of energy security in the era of renewables. HCSS strategic analyst Irina Patrahau participated in the review process, where she contributed some thoughts on critical minerals supply chain security.
Xi en Poetin hebben geen belang bij vrede, schrijft Rob de Wijk in zijn column voor Trouw. Voor Rusland en China is het erop of eronder. Oekraïne mag met Westerse steun niet winnen, omdat daarmee een historisch moment verloren gaat om de wereldorde in hun voordeel om te buigen. Daarvoor is alles geoorloofd, inclusief oorlog.
The South China Sea, abundant in resources and a vital trade route, is now becoming a potential battleground. Regional states are caught in the power struggle between China and the U.S. How can we ensure peace and security amidst these escalating tensions? On June 6, HCSS strategic analyst Benedetta Girardi will be speaking at De Balie during a talk on geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea, where she will delve into the interests and actions of regional players.
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