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In late June and early July, HCSS Director of Political Affairs Han ten Broeke and Strategic Analyst Joris Teer completed a study trip to Taipei. They spoke with scholars, thinktank experts, policymakers and industry representatives from Taiwan, South Korea, Europe and the United States about topics such as economic security, supply chains and geopolitical due diligence.
De NAVO en het Westen laten Oekraïne een oorlog voeren die ze zelf nooit zo zouden hebben gevoerd. Dat zegt defensiespecialist Peter Wijninga van het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies in BNR’s De Strateeg. ‘Af en toe hoor je commentaar van mensen die dat zo zeggen, en hoewel dat beschuldigend klinkt, is het feitelijk […]
Na bijna 1,5 jaar oorlog lijkt het einde nog niet in zicht. Eén ding is zeker: zowel Rusland als Oekraïne houden vol en geen van beide lijkt op te willen geven. Maar hoe lang houden ze dit nog vol? Paul van Liempt bespreekt het met defensie experts Peter Wijninga en Frans Osinga in deze speciale aflevering van podcast De Strateeg op BNR Nieuwsradio.
Oekraïens NAVO-lidmaatschap, verstopt nieuws over Georgië, de verdediging van de noordflank, harde taal over China en de Bescherming Burgerbevolking: HCSS-defensiespecialist Peter Wijninga bespreekt de resultaten van de NAVO-top in Vilnius bij podcast Boekestijn en De Wijk op BNR Nieuwsradio.
The US appears to be inching closer to providing Ukraine with long-range strike weapons as it seeks to step up its counteroffensive, and that could be really useful, says HCSS strategic analyst Frederik Mertens to Newsweek. “ATACMS will really make a difference. Ukraine could use them to kill Russian high value targets and drive them even further back,”
De besluiten die genomen zijn op de NAVO-top moeten een nachtmerrie zijn voor Poetin, schrijft Rob de Wijk in zijn column voor Trouw. Daarmee krijgt Poetin wat hij wilde voorkomen en heeft hij een grote nederlaag geleden.
As NATO prepares to expand into Sweden, it will be more able to dominate the Baltic Sea not just on and under the surface, but through airpower, says HCSS analyst Frederik Mertens to Newsweek. “In this field, NATO already has an overwhelming advantage: Russia’s Baltic fleet has a serious problem.”
The energy transition will drive demand for critical minerals. While reserves are not limited, supply chains must be diversified to minimise geopolitical risks and avoid a slowdown of the transition, highlights new IRENA report, to which HCSS strategic analyst Irina Patrahau contributed.
The world oil map is being redrawn. What does the global oil market look like a year after the invasion in Ukraine? What are the foreseen trends in the global oil market in the next 10-15 years? HCSS strategic analysts Irina Patrahau and Lucia van Geuns explore how these shifts and market volatility are affecting European industries and their competitiveness, in this article written for the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute’s Foreign Affairs Research Paper on “Energy and Climate Diplomacy”.
HCSS was honoured to receive the Mayor of The Hague, Mr. Jan van Zanen, for a working visit yesterday. After a warm welcome and introductory meeting with HCSS deputy director Michel Rademaker, director of research Tim Sweijs and director of political affairs Han ten Broeke, the Mayor attended several briefings from our strategic analysts on the latest HCSS research in the field of geopolitics and international security.
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