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‘Poetin heeft geen recht om oorlog te voeren, Zelensky wel’, schrijft Rob de Wijk in zijn column voor Trouw. De discussie over moraliteit en oorlog, die al eeuwen oud is, staat weer centraal, vooral gezien de recente gebeurtenissen in het Midden-Oosten en Oekraïne. Rob de Wijk legt uit wat het concept van een rechtvaardige oorlog is, ontwikkeld door de filosoof Augustinus, om het gebrek aan rechtvaardigheid in Poetins en Hamas’ agressie te benadrukken.
De NAVO bestaat deze week precies 75 jaar. Het bondgenootschap moest het Westen beschermen tegen de dreiging vanuit de Sovjet-Unie. Toen die uiteenviel heeft het Westen het vredesdividend optimaal benut, misschien iets te, want nu de Russische dreiging terug is zijn we daar eigenlijk niet goed op voorbereid. Valt er dus wel iets te vieren rond dit 75-jarig jubileum? Dat ga je horen in deze aflevering van De Strateeg van Bart Groothuis, VVD-Europarlementariër, en van Tim Sweijs, directeur onderzoek bij het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies.
How will a new Indonesian president shape the country’s position in the Indo-Pacific and its ties with the Netherlands? Since the outgoing president Jokowi has exhausted his term limit, political change is guaranteed following the presidential elections on 14 February 2024. This snapshot by assistant analyst Alisa Hoenig and strategic analysts Benedetta Girardi and Paul van Hooft investigates how the outcome will affect Indonesia’s role as a potentially crucial player and key cooperation partner for Europe and the Netherlands in the Indo-Pacific.
On December 7, HCSS had the honour to host Prof. F. Gregory Gause III for a new Transatlantic Dialogue on The Israel-Hamas War and the Crisis of the Greater Middle East: Impact on US foreign policy and transatlantic relations. HCSS had the pleasure of interviewing Professor Gause as part of our Transatlantic Dialogue series, organised by HCSS senior strategic analyst Paul van Hooft together with the Embassy of the United States in the Netherlands, which looks at how the relationship between Europe and the United States can be adapted to the geopolitical realities on the 21st century. Watch the full interview here.
The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP28, was held from 30 November until 12 December 2023, at the Expo City, Dubai. The conference has been held annually since the first UN climate agreement in 1992, and is intended for governments to agree on policies to limit global temperature rises and adapt to impacts associated with climate change.
HCSS was honoured to have hosted and co-hosted several events during the COP28. HCSS participation at the COP28 aims to highlight research methods, good practice, and findings that could support decision makers when discussing climate-related security challenges and determining the course of action for the next years.
On December 10, HCSS participated in a panel discussion on “Winning with Water – Tools that support Conflict Sensitive Adaptation” on December 10. It was co-organised by HCSS, Deltares and Wetlands International under the umbrella of the Water, Peace and Security (WPS) partnership. The event highlighted best practices and lessons learnt from using innovative methods and tools to support timely, informed, and inclusive adaptation action in regions prone to water-related conflict by using examples from WPS engagement in Mali, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Iraq.
On December 10, HCSS analyst Irina Patrahau participated in a high-level panel discussion on “Water for Peace and Security: From Risk to Resilience”. Together with the Water, Peace and Security (WPS) partnership, The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the event highlighted the global issue of water scarcity as a fundamental threat to human health, peace, and security. The participants of the panel aimed to raise the issue at the highest political levels and showcase innovative solutions and strategies addressing water scarcity and local, national, and transboundary water management.
On December 9, HCSS strategic analyst Irina Patrahau moderated a panel discussion “The Climate-Extremism Nexus in Iraq: Challenges and Opportunities for Peacebuilding”. The event was co-organised by HCSS and the Water, Peace and Security (WPS) partnership, in collaboration with the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources, & the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Association (KNMI). The event brought together experts to discuss challenges and opportunities associated with climate security interventions and inform smart, conflict sensitive, inclusive strategies.
On December 8, HCSS hosted an in-person moderated Serious Game together with the Arab Youth Green Voices and the Netherlands Embassy in Jordan on the case study of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. The game stimulates a situation whereby participants act as decision makers tasked with the challenge of mitigating the impact of water, energy, and food-related risks, as well as increasing the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities.
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