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Hoop lijkt voor politici een belangrijke drijfveer. Hoop dat de euro de financiële crisis overleeft. Hoop dat de oorlog tegen Kadafi spoedig zal zijn beëindigd. Neem de euro. De invoering ervan was gebaseerd op de hoop dat op de monetaire unie politieke eenwording zou volgen. Maar historisch gezien lukt een monetaire unie alleen als die […]
Syria’s regime is brutally repressing the uprising. For all the talk of staying on ‘the right side of history,’ a strong Western response to the crackdown is missing. What’s keeping the West from acting more decisively? Decision-making on Syria is complicated by the existence of a number of uncertainties, such as the inner workings of […]
The latest issue of the Magazine ‘Nationale Veiligheid en Crisisbeheersing’ by the Ministry of Justice and Security is a special edition on the World Foresight Forum. It features, inter alia, an overview of the Forum, and an overview of the WFF Road map. See the PDF file on the right hand side for the magazine. Please […]
Rob de Wijk discusses the interaction of the United States with the Taliban at Uitgesproken Vara. Please note that this interview is in Dutch. For the full interview, please click here.
Vorige week verklaarde Amerika’s defensieminister Robert Gates de Navo bijna dood. Voor Europa dreigt ‘collectieve irrelevantie’ omdat de driehonderd miljard dollar (210 miljard euro) die daar aan defensie wordt besteed niet tot iets militair bruikbaars leidt. Er is geen Europese defensie, maar er zijn veel aparte Europese krijgsmachtjes. Door die versplintering wordt geld inefficiënt besteed. […]
Nadat president Moebarak in Egypte was onttroond, brak er een volksfeest uit. Maar inmiddels slaat door de verslechterende economie, oplopende werkloosheid en stijgende voedselprijzen de hoop om in vrees. Dit scenario voltrekt zich nu ook in Jemen. Wie het land uiteindelijk gaat leiden, is onbekend. Wordt het alsnog president Ali Abdullah Saleh of zijn aartsvijand […]
Rem Korteweg speaks about the future of Libya at BNR News Radio. Please note that this interview is in Dutch. For the full interview please click here
Sophie Roborgh discusses the current situation in Yemen and the rumours surrounding the extent of the injuries of President Saleh at BNR News Radio. Please note that this interview is in Dutch. For the full interview please click here.
Though it is geostrategic logic that should not have eluded a three-year old, one of the most enduring consequences of American neo-conservatism’s calamitous adventure in Iraq was to leave arch enemy Iran and difficult ally Saudi Arabia alone vying for dominance in the vital Persian Gulf. With one of the Big Three regional powers (Iraq) […]
Internationaal topinstituut van start in Den Haag In aanwezigheid van onder anderen HKH prinses Margriet, Madeleine Albright en Joschka Fischer gaat op 10 juni 2011 het The Hague Institute for Global Justice van start in de Ridderzaal te Den Haag. Dit nieuwe internationale topinstituut is een onafhankelijk kenniscentrum op het gebied van internationaal recht, vrede, […]
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