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De luchtmacht heeft behoefte aan een sterke lucht en ruimtevaartsector. Steeds meer nieuwe technologische ontwikkelingen lijken een paradigma shift te kunnen gaan veroorzaken voor zowel de industrie als de luchtmacht: • afnemende houdbaarheid van technologie en accelererende innovatiecyclus; • verschuiving van het belang van wapensystemen naar verbeterde informatiepositie; • afnemend belang van materieel in eigen […]
A new HCSS report Better Together is about cooperation, the way it is changing, and what this means for our national defense organizations (NDOs). Cooperation is the foundation of any human society. The scale and extent of cooperation is what distinguishes humans from other species. Watch the introductory video:
Alexander Klimburg delivered a talk on the Cyber Stability Seminar 2016. The Conference considered how the international community can operationalize and build upon consensus reports – and generate momentum for a successful 2016-2017 GGE (United Nations Groups of Governmental Experts) . The conference brought together stakeholders from the Geneva diplomatic community, industry, and capital-based policymakers […]
Yesterday Gazprom announced it will send some of the gas from its controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline through Slovakia, in a bid that may remove Slovak opposition against the project. What are the reasons for this decision and what are the consequences for Nord Stream II and EU sanctions policy? Polish news website Biznes Alert […]
Hoaxes and trolls are common sights on the internet nowadays. Lately, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests that the Russian state uses these methods deliberately in order to influence European states. There are also the first counter-initiatives. The German magazine ‘Perspective Daily’ spoke about the matter with Sijbren de Jong and several […]
Unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), or undersea drones, are the latest newcomers to planned U.S. force posture in the Asia-Pacific region, as Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter recently revealed. Prior to his announcement, CSIS reports on Asia-Pacific naval capabilities and Australia-Japan-U.S. maritime cooperation argued for greater bilateral cooperation on UUVs, which were also on show at […]
Na de Brexit is de discussie over de onafhankelijkheid van Schotland weer hoog op de agenda gekomen. Schotland wil in de EU blijven en hoopt dat de Schotten na het opbreken van het Verenigd Koninkrijk kunnen toetreden tot de Europese Unie. Spanje is altijd tegen een Schots lidmaatschap geweest. Want als Schotland lid mag worden, […]
The Political risk forecast for global oil exports (PRIX) index, a composite index which forecasts the effect of political developments on exports from major petroleum-producing countries run by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, was updated today for the third quarter of 2016. The Index measures 47.66, slightly up from 46.60 in the previous quarter. […]
Om de zoveel jaar gaat het heel erg fout in Europa. De liberale krachten die verantwoordelijk waren voor de eeuwenlange, ongeëvenaarde economische en sociale vooruitgang, maken dan plaats voor destructie van de bestaande orde. Dat gebeurt als grote delen van de bevolking het geloof hebben verloren dat gekozen leiders hen kunnen beschermen. Klik hier voor […]
The Netherlands took up the EU Presidency role with an ambitious program back in January 2016. Now that the 6 months are over, what were its successes and failures? Radio Romania spoke about the matter with Sijbren de Jong. The full article (in Romanian) can be read here. Photo credit: Martin Schulz – EP President […]
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