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Earlier this week HCSS Strategic Analyst Sofia Romansky spoke at the ‘Military Talks’, an event organised alongside the AI Action Summit. The panel she was on covered ‘Issues related to the development of AI in the military field’. Hear what Sofia had to say about the event and what her key takeaways were.
HCSS Strategic Analyst Sofia Romansky will be speaking in the ‘Military Talks’, an event organised alongside the AI Action Summit. She will be speaking on the panel: Issues related to the development of AI in the military field. Happing today February 10 at 2:00pm at the École Militaire.
HCSS is pleased to announce that Fiona De Cuyper has joined our team as a Strategic Analyst! Fiona: “Understanding our increasingly complex and unpredictable world requires interdisciplinary thinking that connects historical insights with data-driven, forward-looking analysis. At HCSS, I’m eager to learn from and work alongside a team of dedicated experts to bridge the gap between data, strategy, and actionable policy in an era of uncertainty.”
On January 15, 2025 HCSS had the honour to host the Dutch Minister of Defence and his 3 his three colleagues from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as well 3 defence experts from the visiting Allies. HCSS Strategic Analyst Davis Ellison briefly spoke to one of the military panelists, Lieutenant Colonel Ainar Afanasjev from the Estonain Defence Forces just after the event. They discussed preparedness during peace time, Estonian preparations, coordination efforts between the three Baltic states, lessons learned from the Ukrainian armed forces and being ready for new threats. Watch the full interview here.
HCSS is pleased to announce that Charlotte Lindsey has joined us a non-resident Subject Matter Expert! Her work focuses on the impact, opportunities, and risks of digitalisation and emerging technologies for the humanitarian sector, as well as cyber influence operations, cybersecurity, and digital policy. Ms. Lindsey: “As someone deeply committed to addressing the evolving challenges at the intersection of technology, conflict, law and humanitarian action, affiliating with HCSS represents an exciting opportunity to contribute to forward-thinking research and innovative solutions. HCSS’s interdisciplinary approach aligns with my commitment to addressing the impact of emerging challenges for humanity, global peace and security.”
On 15 January 2025, HCSS was honoured to welcome the Dutch Minister of Defence Mr. Ruben Brekelmans and his three colleagues from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania: Defence Ministers Mr. Hanno Pevkur, Mr. Andris Sprūds and Ms. Dovilė Šakalienė. The four ministers gathered for ‘The Baltic Defence Line’ Symposium to discuss the topic of eastern flank defence, NATO’s forward defence strategy in Europe, and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Just before HCSS hosted this event, Dr. Tim Sweijs managed to briefly interview the 4 defence ministers.
On 15 January 2025, HCSS was honoured to welcome the Dutch Minister of Defence Mr. Ruben Brekelmans and his three colleagues from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania: defence ministers Mr. Hanno Pevkur, Mr. Andris Sprūds and Ms. Dovilė Šakalienė. In the runup to the upcoming NATO Summit in the Hague in June later this year, we discussed NATO’s defence of the eastern front, including the Baltic Defence Line, as well as NATO’s long term strategic approach towards Russia in the context of its war of aggression against Ukraine.
HCSS is proud to announce that Laura Birkman has joined the Management Team! Since joining the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies in 2019 as a Senior Strategic Analyst, Laura has focused on non-traditional security challenges, particularly at the intersection of climate and security. As of January 2025, Laura serves as the Director of the Climate, Water, and Food Security Programme at HCSS. She manages a broad portfolio of projects and oversees the award-winning Water, Peace, and Security (WPS) partnership, which develops innovative tools and services to identify and address water-related security risks.
Over the past years, China’s rapid military modernisation has caused alarm in the United States, Asia and Europe. China’s self-stated goals express its intent to leap to a position of leadership and self-sufficiency in artificial intelligence (AI)-based and enabled technologies, with major implications for the military domain. If the US-China military balance of power in the Indo-Pacific definitively tips in China’s favour, this could have far-reaching consequences for security in East Asia, as well as globally. Drawing on a collaborative research effort by HCSS and Datenna, this report provides a detailed analysis of China’s technological strategies and industrial landscape, offering European policymakers actionable recommendations for managing technology transfer and safeguarding security interests.
We are expanding our Datalab team with a junior-level data scientist & software developer who has a strong quantitative background and an affinity for geopolitics and national and international security. We are specifically looking for data scientists & software developers who have knowledge of methodologies in data science and development, such as machine learning, statistical modelling, and NLP/Generative AI. Candidates must be able to function in a dynamic project organisation and have a strong interest in building data-driven tools and applying data analysis for strategic policy advice. Deadline to apply is January 31, 2025.
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