Thorbeckedebat 2026 | Ron Stoop & Berend Kwak: Europa’s grote transities in een machtsbeluste wereld
Op woensdag 8 april om 20:00 zijn HCSS experts Ron Stoop en Berend Kwak te gast bij Prof. Dr. Sandra Phlippen, chief sustainability officer van ABNAMBRO, bij de Thorbeckelezing in Zwolle over het thema Europa's grote transities in een machtsbeluste wereld. Sandra Phlippen, veelvuldig optredend in de publiciteit en regelmatig gast van diverse talkshows, heeft het over de instabiele wereld van dit moment.heeft het over de instabiele wereld van dit moment.
De Balie Rewatch | The Red Sea: in the eye of a geopolitical storm
The Red Sea has become the centre of a geopolitical crisis. What does this mean for global trade, maritime security, for NATO and Europe? How to secure one of the world’s most crowded trade routes? On the 3th of February, NATO Chief of Staff Geoffrey van Leeuwen and HCSS analyst Benedetta Girardi spoke about proxy wars, maritime strategy and trade, together with other experts, at a roundtable discussion in Amsterdam’s De Balie, moderated by Yoeri Albrecht and co-organised by the Jason Institute. Rewatch the event now.
Sofia Romansky | Expert Talk: AI in the Military Domain
On Monday, the 9th of February, Sofia Romansky, Strategic Analyst at HCSS and project coordinator for GC REAIM, will examine the expanding role of AI in defense. She will be highlighting both its opportunities and the ethical, legal, and operational challenges it presents. At the central of the discussion is a crucial question: how should we rethink human agency in an era of increasingly intelligent systems?
