New report | Maritime Security in a Time of Renewed Interstate Competition
The rapid intensification of geopolitical disorder and growing number of threats demand a greater role from the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) and its allies. But European naval forces declined sharply after the Cold War, raising questions about the current state of Dutch and European naval capabilities. In light of the recent political and military ambitions, the RNLN will therefore face a series of difficult choices when it comes to future investments and strategy. This new HCSS report by Paul van Hooft, Davis Ellison and Frederik Mertens seeks to explore these questions, and offers a series of recommendations that may help answer them.