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As the size, diversity and importance of sea-based assets and activities increase, whether it’s windmills, undersea cables or offshore rigs , so do the entry points for criminal and terrorist actions, and for disturbances and attacks by state actors. As ‘sea’ becomes more like ‘land’, guaranteeing the security of structures and processes in the North Sea warrants more attention, and could potentially necessitate new approaches.
Is Taiwan still defendable? Why does climate change call for innovative military contributions and collaboration? Will the gas price go down now that Gazprom is supplying more gas to Europe? The answer to all you questions? The new HCSS Digest!
At the Urban Warfare conference hosted by NATO’s Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) on Nov. 3rd, Dr. Tim Sweijs will chair the final round table on urban warfare.
What can be done about disinformation? Is climate change our greatest global ánd national security threat? What do we do if China attacks Taiwan? Is the West lagging when it comes to hypersonic weapons? Find out more in the new HCSS Digest!
On October 25, HCSS hosted a virtual panel discussion on “Advancing Norms to Counter Disinformation: From Formulation to Implementation”, with a video address from Věra Jourová, VP of the European Commission for Values and Transparency. This virtual event convened European stakeholders from government, industry and civil society.
De VS en daarmee het westen lopen achter, onder ander op het gebied van hypersone wapens, zegt HCSS analist Paul van Hooft in NRC. “Conventionele wapens zijn gevaarlijker geworden: je hebt nu een categorie geavanceerde conventionele wapens die taken kunnen vervullen waarvoor je vroeger kernwapens nodig had.”
Climate change has gone from being a fringe issue to a global security priority. On November 4, in parallel with COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference taking place in Glasgow from 29 October to 12 November, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) will organize an online Climate Security Game! Find out more below, and register via the link for the event.
China, Nord Stream, Afghanistan, Disinformation – welcome to your weekly HCSS Digest, informing you of everything our Analysts & Experts have to say on geopolitics, global challenges and international security issues worldwide: Last week, HCSS analyst Joris Teer gave a briefing for the Dutch Parliament’s Committee on Education, Culture and Science, where he warned that […]
De klacht dat Rusland een ‘pokerspel’ speelt met de energieprijzen is ongegrond, schrijft Rob de Wijk in Trouw. Energietekort is een mondiaal probleem. Europese overheden hebben er geen rekening mee gehouden dat in de overgang naar duurzame energie het relatief schone gas de ideale transitiebrandstof is.
Op donderdag 14 oktober vond de jaarlijkse “Dag van Progress” plaats, waarbij het onderzoek van Instituut Clingendael en het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies (HCSS) breed onder de aandacht werd gebracht van beleidsmakers van de ministeries van Buitenlandse Zaken en Defensie. Het Europese handelingsvermogen in tijden van grote geopolitieke veranderingen stond dit jaar centraal. […]
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