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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 […]
Gazprom’s plan to circumvent eastern Europe and bring more Russian gas directly to Germany faces a crucial test in European courts this month as Poland seeks to extend an injunction curbing the Russian group’s access to a distribution pipeline. The legal showdown over gas supplied via the Baltic Sea is the latest move in the long […]
“Yesterday I saw ecosystems come to life” – General Tom Middendorp, Dutch Chief of Defense “Bringing people together in order to create a more secure world” – Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Dutch Minister of Defense Click here for the FFC First Impression report. Special Magazine from the conference
On the 1st of December 2016, Rob de Wijk gave a lecture at the Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands. A summary of this lecture was placed on the Japan Up Close website. Present Strategic Context We are heading into a new phase of geopolitics; the power of ‘the West’ declines and shifts to […]
In Malta spraken de leiders van de EU af dat in maart groots zal worden gevierd dat het Verdrag van Rome, dat aan de basis van de huidige EU ligt, 60 jaar bestaat. Tijdens de viering moet er een verklaring worden ondertekend die het startschot voor nieuwe eenheid wordt. Dat is een prachtig idee, maar […]
Despite opposition last year from anti-trust authorities in Poland, Russia is not backing down. Energy giant Gazprom insists it will build the Nord Stream II pipeline through the Baltic Sea even if it has to do it alone. And if it gets built, Ukraine is convinced it’s future as a transit line for Russian gas into […]
Met een tweede pijplijn door de Oostzee versterkt Gazprom zijn greep op Europa. Krijgt Rusland niet te veel invloed? NRC Handelsblad sprak er over met Sijbren de Jong. Het gehele artikel kan hier worden gelezen. Photo credit: theglobalpanorama via Foter.com / CC BY-SA
We leven in een tijd van radicale veranderingen, waarvan de urgentie Den Haag niet altijd bereikt. Zijn we wel klaar voor de toekomst? Presentator Paul van Liempt (54) zet direct hoog in. ,,Dit is een historische bijeenkomst”, zegt hij bij de lancering van het platform ‘Voor de Ommekeer’. De lichte zaal van de FreedomLab Campus, […]
The Nord Stream 2 project, meant to pipe natural gas from Russia across the Baltic Sea into Germany, unleashed a blizzard of opposition, particularly from Eastern European countries and even former President Barack Obama’s administration, after it was announced in 2015. Some critics say the pipeline doesn’t make economic sense and isn’t needed; the original […]
What is the future of the armed forces? In the video below, Stephan De Spiegeleire shares his thoughts leading up to the Future Force Conference, taking place in The Hague on 9 & 10 February 2017. Do you want to know more about the Dutch Defense and Security Ecosystem? Watch a more in depth analysis […]
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