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It seems that Ukraine’s government and business circles are taking the country’s security seriously. This was confirmed by the interest of Raisa Bohatyriova, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine secretary and various Ukrainian businessmen to the presentation by Stephan De Spiegeleire, senior research officer of the Hague Center of Strategic Studies (HCSS). He […]
By Islam Qasem For as many as three decades, relations between Riyadh and Tehran have oscillated between polite hostility and clandestine confrontation. Deep-seated distrust and hostility has bedeviled the Iranian-Saudi relations since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The guardians of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and the custodians of the Holy places in Saudi Arabia […]
Gepensioneerde admiraals van de Britse marine weten het zeker: het besluit om een vliegdekschip en de verticaal opstijgende Harrier-gevechtsvliegtuigen af te danken, gaat ten koste van de Britse veiligheid. Als over deze spullen niet meer wordt beschikt, is het onmogelijk om de Falklandeilanden te verdedigen, zeggen zij, en kan Argentinië doen wat in 1982 niet […]
Rob de Wijk discusses the content of the auto-biography of George W. Bush at Radio 538. Please note this interview is in Dutch. For the interview, see: www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=1340787/contentid=120125/pagenr=13
Het is fascinerend om te zien hoe het proces van Europese integratie afgelopen weekeinde een stap voorwaarts heeft gedaan. Stap voorwaarts? Ik zie de eurosceptische Nederlander al briesend naar het toetsenbord rennen om zijn gal over Europa, de euro en alles wat er uit Brussel komt het internet op te slingeren. Waar gaat het om? […]
The Netherlands is currently facing serious risks through its ICT infrastructure. No national cyber security strategy is in place to secure it. While many measures have been implemented, a strategic direction is lacking. This must change. On the opposite side of the North Sea, the United Kingdom (UK) has realised the need for strategic cyber […]
Slowly but surely, online social media are shaping tomorrows political landscape. Egypt is a case in point. Many analysts believe that President Hosni Mubarak has been grooming his son Gamal Mubarak for the presidency. Recently, Gamal Mubarak was nominated by his father to become the General Secretary of the Policy Committee in the National Democratic […]
Terwijl de zojuist aangetreden regering-Rutte korte metten maakt met de kenniseconomie, tonen ontwikkelingen aan de andere kant van de aarde aan dat hier een strategische fout wordt gemaakt. Tijdens de regeringsverklaring stelde de nieuwbakken premier ’meer ruimte voor innovatie en vernieuwing’ in het vooruitzicht. Ik zal u de rekensom besparen, maar het kabinet kort ruwweg […]
’De poging om een multiculturele samenleving op te bouwen en naast elkaar te leven is mislukt, volkomen mislukt’’, constateerde bondskanselier Merkel. Duitsland dacht dat de gastarbeiders die in de jaren zestig naar het land kwamen weer weg zouden gaan. „Maar dat is niet de realiteit”, stelde Merkel. De oplossing is volgens de bondskanselier simpel: Duits […]
Jaakko Kooroshy comments on the Chinese export ban on rare earth elements. Please note that this interview is in Dutch. For the full article please see: www.telegraaf.nl/dft/7985277/__China_tart_wereld_met_exportban_aardmetaal__.html
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