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In a wide-ranging survey of the Dutch security landscape, The Hague Security Delta concludes that there continues to be a lack of awareness among the public about cyberthreats. The report, called “The Value of Cooperation: Innovation in Dutch Security in Perspective”, says that such concerns receive a good deal of attention from the government and […]
On Wednesday 15 April Rabobank, ING Bank, AMS-IX, NL-ix, ASP4ALL and Logius signed an accord making them members of the ‘Trusted Network Initiative’. The event took place at the Innovation Room hosted as part of the Cyber Security Week on the Campus of The Hague Security Delta. Michel Rademaker, Chairman of The Trusted Networks Initiative, […]
The preliminary deal with Iran set high hopes for the opening up of the country’s hydrocarbon sector, if sanctions were to be gradually removed. However, significant challenges remain. Chief among these challenges is the current contract model that Iran uses. Anadolu News Agency from Turkey spoke with Sijbren de Jong (HCSS) and Cyril Widdershoven (TNO) […]
Just within a week of reaching a framework deal, Iran gets a head start in talks with China for oil and natural gas trade and energy investments, now that the removal of sanctions is on the horizon. To what extent may China profit from the opening up of Iran’s oil and gas sector? Anadolu News […]
Heeft u niet meer te winnen zonder dan met kernwapens?’, vroeg ik een jaar geleden aan een hoge vertegenwoordiger van de Iraanse regering. Een rechtstreeks antwoord kreeg ik niet, maar de lichaamstaal was veelzeggend: ja, dus. Vandaar dat de vergaande toezeggingen van Iran in het interim-akkoord mij niet verbaasden. Als dat akkoord de komende maanden […]
Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell announced Wednesday that it has agreed to buy British multinational oil and gas exploration company BG Group for £47 billion ($70 billion). What does Shell hope to accomplish with buying a major player in international gas markets? What are the challenges and opportunities? Anadolu News Agency from Turkey spoke about […]
The creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is widely seen as one more affirmation of increasing Chinese power on the world stage. While the AIIB’s starting capital is a modest US$50bn, it could likely shake up development aid at the global level, challenging the current dominance of the World Bank and the Asian […]
On Tuesday, 7 April Foodpolicy NL organizes the conference ‘Made in China’ at Slot Zeist. Marjolein de Ridder is guest speaker and will present a geopolitical perspective on the rise of China and its role in the world food system, and implications for the Netherlands. China’s policy response to challenges the country is facing in […]
Hoe Nederland worstelt met de grote mondiale veranderingen bleek uit de discussie over het terugdringen van vluchtelingenstromen en de samenwerking met dictators. Hier vindt een botsing plaats tussen het postmoderne Europa en de harde realiteit van de internationale betrekkingen. Cru gezegd houden linkse partijen vast aan het postmoderne idee van humanitaire veiligheid, terwijl rechtse partijen […]
In 2007, Alexei Miller, head of Russia’s state-gas behemoth Gazprom famously boasted he would raise the company’s market value to US$ 1 trillion; up from US$ 360 billion at the time. Today, much of that dream has vaporised. After years of hard-nosed tactics in Central and Eastern Europe and several high-profile gas supply interruptions, Gazprom’s […]
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