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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 […]
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 […]
Begin dit jaar stapte Ivan Rogers op, de Britse toponderhandelaar voor de Brexit. Hij vond dat premier May het zicht op de werkelijkheid had verloren. Want zij denkt dat een akkoord met de Europese Unie binnen een paar jaar mogelijk is. Nu de onderhandelingen echt lijken te beginnen, dreigt zijn voorspelling uit te komen. Er […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The closer we get to the Turkish referendum on expanding the powers of the head of state to be held on April 16, it the more difficult relations between some EU countries and Turkey appear to become. Another indication of this was the deterioration of relations between the Netherlands and Ankara. What was the reason […]
Zou na de verkiezingen het tij voor defensie echt keren? De dreigende taal die uit het Witte Huis klinkt dat de Amerikanen ons niet meer bijstaan als wij niet meer aan defensie doen, heeft zeker geholpen. Inmiddels pleit de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump zelf voor een ‘historische verhoging’ van het defensiebudget. Maar waarom hij dat doet, […]
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