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The Dutch referendum, held last April, became a battering ram aimed at the European Union. With turnout low, Dutch voters rejected the trade agreement between the European Union and Ukraine, delighting Moscow, emboldening pro-Russia populists around Europe and leaving political elites aghast. With elections slated for France, Germany and possibly Italy this year, officials across […]
Brexit, Trump, Chinese cyberaanvallen, Russische propaganda, oorlogen in het Midden Oosten. Het is alsof de wereld in een geopolitieke achtbaan terecht is gekomen. De snelheid waarmee gebeurtenissen elkaar opvolgen is duizelingwekkend. In deze wereld is het steeds moeilijker om door de bomen het bos nog te zien. Het is steeds moeilijker feit van fictie te […]
The Hague, 20 February 2017 – the Annual Report of the HCSS StratMon is published and was handed over to Foreign Minister Bert Koenders. The annual report is part of the contribution of HCSS to help Dutch defense and security organizations prepare for challenges that lie ahead. This is what we have set out to do in […]
Het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies (HCSS) en Instituut Clingendael presenteren vandaag hun Monitors 2017 in De Glazen Zaal, Den Haag. Beide instituten brengen sinds 2012 jaarlijks hun monitor uit als onderdeel van de Strategische Monitor van de Nederlandse overheid. HCSS StratMon 2017: Volatility and Friction in the Age of Disintermediation Toespraak van Minister […]
Het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies (HCSS) en Instituut Clingendael presenteren vandaag hun Monitors 2017 in De Glazen Zaal, Den Haag. Beide instituten brengen sinds 2012 jaarlijks hun monitor uit als onderdeel van de Strategische Monitor van de Nederlandse overheid. Sinds het begin van de jaren 2000 is er sprake van een mondiale neerwaartse […]
In Brussels’ corridors of power, they’ve started referring to it as the “Iron Embrace”. When Vladimir Putin on February 7 ratified Moscow’s Turkish Stream gas pipeline investment, he set in motion a strategy which, if successful, will enable Russian gas giant Gazprom – which already supplies around a third of the continent’s gas, with parts […]
With the World Health Organization (WHO), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the U.S. Blue Ribbon panel publishing reports on the emerging risks of biological weaponry in recent months, there is a new sense of urgency regarding biological weapons. In August 2016, the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon told the Security Council that […]
Nederland is niet in voldoende mate voorbereid op een terroristische aanval met biologische middelen. Er bestaat in internationale organisaties zoals de VN, NAVO en in landen als de VS, België, en Oostenrijk overeenstemming dat de kansen van een dergelijke aanval wel aan het toenemen zijn. Dit is vooral het gevolg van de vergaande ontwikkelingen in […]
MUNICH, Feb 18, 2017 – The Kingdom of the Netherlands, together with The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) and the EastWest Institute (EWI) today announced the establishment of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) — a global body formed to convene key global stakeholders to develop proposals for norms and policy initiatives to improve the stability and security of cyberspace. Principal supporters of this initiative include the Internet Society (ISOC) and Microsoft.
In April last year the Netherlands held a referendum on the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine. Unfortunately for Ukraine just over 30% of the Dutch who took part in the referendum voted against the ratification of the Agreement. Since then the Dutch government suspended the process of ratification of the Agreement. Ukrainian Newspaper […]
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