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You are cordially invited to attend a keynote speech by Mr Mircea Geoană, Deputy Secretary-General of NATO, on the topic “NATO in a Changing World”, followed by a conversation with the audience. The event will take place on Friday the 17th of May at 13:00hrs at the The Hague Campus of the University of Leiden, Turfmarkt 99. […]
“Als Rusland de oorlog in Oekraïne wint, heeft dat grote gevolgen voor de Europese veiligheid en de machtspositie van Europa”, stelde HCSS onderzoeksdirecteur Tim Sweijs bij EenVandaag. Europa moet daarom Oekraïne blijven steunen, zelfs als de Verenigde Staten dat niet meer zouden doen.
Last week, the Chief of Defence of the Netherlands, General Onno Eichelsheim, received a copy of “Beyond Ukraine: Debating the Future of War”, from the book’s editors Tim Sweijs and Jeffrey H. Michaels. Offering the first comprehensive update and revision of ideas surrounding the future of warfare since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the book includes analyses from renowned international experts from the War Studies field.
China wil de EU verzwakken, stelt Rob de Wijk in zijn column voor Trouw. Net als radicaalrechtse partijen ziet Xi de EU het liefst als handelsblok. De EU als geopolitieke en militaire speler staat een Chinese wereldorde van autocratie en staatskapitalisme in de weg.
Speelt het Nederlandse gedoogbeleid de ondermijning door de georganiseerde misdaad in de kaart? De vermenging van boven- en onderwereld kan ernstige gevolgen hebben voor onze democratische rechtsstaat. Paul van Liempt praat erover met HCSS strategisch analist Laura Jasper en met Tom Driessen, voormalig hoofd van de nationale recherche en nu strategisch adviseur van HCSS, in podcast De Strateeg op BNR.
Van de Duitse ‘Reichsbürger’ tot de Nederlandse ‘soevereinen’, in de vanouds sterke westerse democratieën ontwaren we een trend van anti-institutionele krachtenverzamelingen, schrijft filosoof en HCSS strategisch analist Gerben Bakker.
On May 17, HCSS strategic analyst Irina Patrahau will participate in the TU Talk: Critical Night at the Delft University of Technology, where she will discuss the efforts of Western and European governments to secure sustainable access to critical raw materials (CRM) and the geopolitical and geo-economic challenges they face.
On May 7th, HCSS director of political affairs Han ten Broeke participated in a roundtable at the Real Instituto Elcano, together with NATO’s Public Diplomatic Division. The conference “NATO’s 75th Anniversary: from Madrid to Washington” was held on the 75th anniversary of the Treaty of Washington, ahead of the Washington Summit this summer (July 2024). The event sought to raise awareness about challenges and opportunities for the Alliance in a context of ongoing war in Europe, increasing turmoil in the Middle East and political transitions in the United States and Europe. Rewatch the livestream now!
NATO needs to be focusing less, not more on the Indo-Pacific, write HCSS strategic analysts Davis Ellison and Paul van Hooft in their new op-ed for Atlantisch Perspectief. Drawing away European military capabilities is risky, organizational demands are excessive and the Alliance’s track record on democracy promotion is poor. The alliance has little to gain and much to lose by including the Indo-Pacific as one of its core missions, especially at a moment when it should be more focused than ever on a single challenge, Russia.
From 22-25 April 2024, the 26th World Energy Congress took place in Rotterdam. Co-hosted by the World Energy Council and the Government of the Netherlands, the Congress is a critical turning point for clean and inclusive energy transitions worldwide and an opportunity to design and deliver better energy futures. HCSS strategic analysts Laura Birkman and Irina Patrahau represented the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies as official Congress partner.
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