Entries by paula@hcss-site

China’s Massive ‘One Road’ Project Largely Bypasses Russia, But Moscow Still On Board

It’s a “great gift to humanity” in the bumptious parlance of Beijing. China’s grand plan to revamp trade corridors to Europe involves around 60 countries and hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of new networks of roads, ports, railways, power stations, and energy pipelines. But the so-called One Belt, One Road (OBOR) project doesn’t appear […]

The GCSC Research Advisory Group is recruiting

The Research Advisory Group (RAG) fulfills a critical research and execution element of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace. It functions as the Commission’s academic backbone and links the latter to the wider research community. The RAG engages in scientific research to support the deliberations and publications of the Commissioners and, through its […]

P-CDS Bauer: zoeken naar nieuwe antwoorden op desinformatie

Wat kun je doen tegen de antiwesterse desinformatie van Rusland? Om te beginnen het bewustzijn daarvan in het westen verhogen. Dat is een eerste stap om regeringen, de maatschappij en de media te helpen er weerstand tegen te bieden. Het moet volkomen duidelijk zijn dat er vijandige informatiecampagnes bestaan, gericht op het ondermijnen van de […]

Trump’s Russian pipeline policy

The Trump administration is on a diplomatic offensive against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline, lobbying across Europe to kill off the project while also boosting its own gas sales to Europe. The geopolitical rationale behind the U.S. position is to keep Russia from dominating European gas markets. Yet, there is also a growing commercial imperative as the […]

Cyber Security Week: Together we Secure the Future

From 25 to 29 September, The Hague is hosting the second edition of the international Cyber Security Week. During more than 40 events, hundreds of experts in cyber security and cybercrime working for governments, businesses and knowledge institutions will share their knowledge, discuss the latest developments and pitch innovative ideas. Together they will look for […]

Groenlinks offert de rechtsstaat op aan een ideaal dat al in 2015 achterhaald was

Een week in de politiek is lang. Dat maakt dat politici vooral tactisch manoeuvreren op de vierkante millimeter. Maar er is meer. ‘Events, dear boy, events’, constateerde de Britse premier Harold Macmillan ooit.  Premier Camerons referendum over de Brexit liep dus stuk op de immigratiecrisis. En de voorspelde verkiezingsoverwinning van May liep stuk op de […]

Taking a deeper look into the Senate’s new anti-Russia bill

The new Senate sanctions bill on Russia backs president Donald Trump into a corner: either side with Republican legislators, or Vladimir Putin. That will be the story line weaved in the congress and the political press, making it that much harder for Trump to realize his hopes of improving relations with Russia in the fight against jihadis. But […]

What the Russia sanctions upgrade means for Trump and Ukraine

With Ukraine and U.S. oil companies at least partially in mind, a new bill passed by an overwhelming 97 to 2 majority in the Senate on Wednesday punishes Russian oil and gas firms even more than the current sanctions regime. The bill goes to the House and will likely pass there as well. Russia has no […]

Verlies na een aanslag de zachte kant niet uit het oog

Het antwoord op de aanslag van Manchester is meer eenheid, twitterde Ariana Grande. Vervolgens organiseerde ze ter nagedachtenis van de slachtoffers het benefietconcert One Love Manchester. Dit sprak mij meer aan dan het machteloze ‘enough is enough’ waarmee premier May de terroristische dreiging trachtte te bezweren. Een bekend patroon herhaalde zich: rouwende burgers, gevolgd door […]

New website Strategic Monitor live

As of 9 June 2017, information and news about the Strategic Monitor can be found at government.com/strategicmonitor.  About PROGRESS Strategic Monitor: In order to remain on top of the rapid changes ongoing in the international environment, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defence conduct research on global trends and risks. Analysis conducted within the […]