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An introductory video to the study can be found below. Analyses of the international security environment typically provide somber overviews of the various drivers and manifestations of conflict and instability around the world. Recent developments such as the terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut and elsewhere, a Middle East in flames, a resurgent Russia, incessant violence […]
In the run up to the EU Summit of today, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi firmly lashed out at a German-Russian pipeline initiative. Italy’s statement should be read as a signal of the country’s frustration towards what it perceives to be German double standards says Sijbren de Jong to Politico Europe. The full article can […]
The end of the year is a time to get together with friends and family, to share food and drinks, and to celebrate the past, the present and the future. In recent years, however, many people have started looking ahead to the new year with anxiety. The many conflicts raging in the Ring of Instability […]
‘Er zal geen uitruil komen tussen Oekraïne en Syrië. Moskou moet niet rekenen op een nieuwjaarscadeau van de EU’, zo citeerde het Russische persbureau vrijdag de ambassadeur van de Europese Unie (EU) in Rusland, Vygaudas Usackas. De sancties tegen Rusland die de EU in de zomer van 2014 instelde, lopen tot 31 januari 2016. Bij […]
The nominations round of the 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index has concluded and the think tanks with 10 or more nominations have been tabulated and Indexing Round will now commence. You can rank the nominated think tank using this link. This link was developed to give greater access to the ranking process. The […]
The fallout from the Turkish downing of a Russian jet last month is growing ever more dangerous, with even the seemingly untouchable energy sector now apparently the latest casualty of increasingly chilly ties between Ankara and Moscow. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that construction work had been halted at the $20 billion Russian-led Akkuyu nuclear power […]
Europe is not yet comfortable with social diversity. The complexity it generates keeps on generating tensions, especially in the context of new migration flows. With the refugee crisis, the French are testing the limits of assimilation as a model of integration, while the Netherlands is grappling with a growing distance between Dutch identity and ‘Dutch […]
Examining trends and initiatives in various domains such as economics, politics, education, technology, health and the environment, the latest HCSS report Si Vis Pacem Utique Para Pacem shows that in spite of existing perceptions that the world is falling victim to ever more violence and instability, developments that help to build empowerment and that improve resilience […]
In opdracht van Trouw werd twee jaar geleden onderzoek gedaan naar de emoties van de burger. Die bleek boos en zestig procent van de Nederlanders verlangde naar een sterke leider die zonder al teveel democratische controle orde op zaken kan stellen. De column van Rob de Wijk verschijnt wekelijks in Trouw en is na inloggen […]
On November 18, Maroš Šefčovič, delivered the first ever ‘State of the Energy Union’ speech, designed to become an annual moment of reflection on the progress toward creating a European energy union. Arguably, the most contentious element of EU external energy policy remains the series of bilateral agreements that member states strike with Russia’s energy […]
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