Column Rob de Wijk | The conflict in Ukraine has reached a dangerous stage
The slow Russian advance continues, and attacks on each other’s territory are turning the war increasingly into an economic struggle, writes Rob de Wijk in his column for Trouw. According to Ukraine’s dismissed defense minister, Fedorov, his country is slowly but surely losing the war unless a new strategy is adopted. I do not know whether this statement is driven by resentment over his dismissal or by a desire to lead the country himself. What I do know is that Fedorov is calling for presidential elections during wartime, and that his dismissal was the result of a feud with General Syrskyi, the country’s top military commander.
Column Rob de Wijk | Europe is becoming a bystander on the world stage
This is the summer in which Europe has become less and less of a player and more and more of a spectator, writes Rob de Wijk in his column for Trouw. I cannot remember a summer that produced such a succession of bewildering challenges as this one. It seems as if the EU member states are becoming collectively paralysed as a result.
Van kernwapens tot space: Tim Sweijs over een wereld waarin het geopolitieke kwik stijgt
Deze zomer was HCSS-onderzoeksdirecteur Dr. Tim Sweijs gastcolumnist voor Trouw. In vier columns reflecteerde hij op de geopolitieke uitdagingen van vandaag en morgen: van de ruimtewedloop en nucleaire risico’s tot de rol van kleine staten in grootmachtconflicten en een steeds verder oplopend ‘geopolitiek kwik’. Sweijs verbindt historische lessen aan actuele ontwikkelingen en stelt de vraag wat deze betekenen voor Europa. Lees de vier columns en ontdek waarom de internationale orde sneller verandert dan we soms beseffen.
