Entries by paula@hcss-site

Apply now for the Indian Dutch Cyber Security School

The Indian Dutch Cyber Security School is an online programme designed to educate participants on the field of cybersecurity, while facilitating the cooperation between the Municipality of The Hague, and the Indian states of Telangana and Karnataka. The programme consists of live lectures and assignments, called “challenges”, that cover aspects of cybersecurity including ethics, accountability, […]

Frank Bekkers in marine magazine Alle Hens: ‘Voorlopig geen rol marine in Noordpoolgebied’

Is Smeerenburg over 15 jaar niet alleen de naam van een magazijn in Den Helder, maar ook die van de vooruitgeschoven basis van 1 en 2 Marine Combat Group op Spitsbergen? En heeft de Koninklijke Marine naast een stationsschip in de West ook een stationsschip in de Noord, om de poolactiviteiten van Rusland en China […]

Press release: New report from Military Analysts urges Indo-Asia Pacific leaders to make climate change a security priority

Washington, DC, August 12, 2020 – As ASEAN convenes the 13th Meeting of its Joint Task Force on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) released a new report urging leaders to make climate change a “security priority” in the Indo-Asia Pacific. The IMCCS […]

New snapshot: Third Offset Strategy, Reacting to Risk or Becoming Blindsided?

The character of war is changing, and the long-held U.S. superiority is under threat. New weapon systems require investment in modern defenses, but does absolute reliance on technology make our Alliance safer, or are we fooling ourselves and leaving open vulnerabilities? This snapshot by Patrick Bolder and Dorith Kool provides some insights and food for […]

Rob de Wijk in EenVandaag: ‘De kennis en urgentie van kernwapens is helemaal weg’

“We hebben geen kennis meer over kernwapens en voelen de urgentie ook niet.” Dat zegt historicus Rob de Wijk in EenVandaag. “Terwijl er door vooral China en Trump roekeloos mee wordt omgegaan”, alarmeert hij. Precies 75 jaar geleden vond de aanval op Hiroshima plaats én nu net vandaag kopt het Vlaamse Nieuwsblad: ‘Nucleaire oorlog dichterbij dan […]

Patrick Bolder bij RTL Nieuws: Kernprogramma Saoedi-Arabië vooral een veiligheidsgarantie

Saoedi-Arabië heeft zijn zinnen gezet op kernenergie. Maar wie kerncentrales heeft, is maar een kleine stap verwijderd van het bouwen van kernwapens. Amerika maakt zich zorgen, zeker nu de Saoedi’s toenadering tot China lijken te zoeken. Patrick Bolder sprak erover bij RTL Nieuws. Zelfs als het alleen om onschuldige kerncentrales gaat, zou de bouw ervan […]

WarPod podcast: Dorith Kool on the importance of legitimacy in military operations

HCSS strategic analyst Dorith Kool joined the Remote Warfare Programme team of the Oxford Research Group this week for their latest WarPod podcast, to discuss partner legitimacy in security force assistance and security sector reform. Dorith Kool recently authored an HCSS report on Security Sector Reform: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Listen to […]

New Publication | Governing Cyberspace: Behavior, Power and Diplomacy

Available now, open access: “Governing Cyberspace: Behavior, Power and Diplomacy”, edited by Dennis Broeders & Bibi van den Berg, with an article on “Balance of Power in Cyberspace” by Alexander Klimburg and Louk Faesen. A PDF version under open access can be found on the publisher’s website here. Cyber norms and other ways to regulate responsible […]

Water for Peace Podcast: Dominick de Waal on water insecurity and fragility

Listen to the first of four Water for Peace podcasts for the World Bank’s Online Fragility Forum 2020, a series focused on the prevention of conflict related to water and wetlands. The focus of this episode is the relationship between water security and fragility, with Dominick de Waal, senior economist at the World Bank. The […]