Entries by paula@hcss-site

10 years HCSS: The fields of climate change and energy security

This year we celebrate the ten year anniversary of The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS). Originally founded as a Think Tank in the area of defense and security that sought to deepen quantitative (big) data-driven analysis in this field, HCSS has since significantly broadened its scope to cover such issues as natural resources, cyber […]

Cyber as a domain: concepts and capabilities

During the North Atlantic Council in Warsaw of 8-9 July 2016, NATO declared that its essential mission is unchanged. It was also stated that NATO will ensure that it has the full range of capabilities necessary to deter and defend against potential adversaries and the full spectrum of threats that could confront the Alliance from […]

Nord Stream II should be decided by European Court of Justice

There  is an ongoing legal controversy over the building of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Germany and Russia. EU affairs news website Euractiv recently sat down with Sijbren de Jong to discuss some of the outstanding issues. The full text of the interview can be read here. A commentary based on the interview was […]

GCSC- Global panel puts together toolbox to stabilize cybersecurity worldwide

Citing an increase in cyber attacks worldwide, a global commission formed in Germany last month to promote more dialogue, research and initiatives to make cyberspace more secure. The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) was launched at the Munich Security Conference by the Netherlands, the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, and the EastWest […]

De Somalische piraten zijn terug

Somalische piraten hielden zich lang koest, maar maandag sloegen ze toch weer toe. Voor het eerst in jaren is in de Golf van Aden een schip gekaapt. Een vergeten probleem treedt weer op de voorgrond. De Sri Lankaanse olietanker Aris 13 meldde via de radio dat ze achtervolgd werd door twee snelle motorbootjes. Even later was […]

Ukraine warns Denmark: Putin’s new gas adventure in the Baltic Sea is a trap

During the last European Summit , the Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke and Poland’s leader, Beata Szydlo called upon Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to perform an assessment of whether Russia’s major gas project Nord Stream 2 complies with all EU rules and laws. For over a year Denmark, Sweden and some Eastern European countries have […]

An EU court okays Headscarf Bans in the Workplace

On Tuesday, the European Union’s highest court ruled that companies may bar their employees from wearing hijabs and other religious symbols in the workplace. Yet, the ruling may could further aggravate tensions between Muslims and the European communities they live in.  Center-right French presidential candidate Francois Fillon, author of the tome Conquering Islamic Terrorism, hailed […]

Dutch elections attract Russians and Americans

With the Dutch parliamentary elections kicking off tomorrow, a big question on everyone’s mind is how democracy can cope with the environment of misinformation, propaganda and hacker attacks. Slovak newspaper Pravda spoke about the matter with Sijbren de Jong. The full article (in Slovak) can be read here. Photo credit: harry_nl via Foter.com / CC […]