HCSS at the Paris Peace Forum 2025
A delegation from HCSS participated in the 8th edition of the Paris Peace Forum, held on 29–30 October 2025. The delegation, consisting of Deputy Director Michel Rademaker and Strategic Analysts Irina Patrahau and Sofia Romansky, actively contributed to discussions on the Global Commission on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain (GC REAIM) and on Critical Raw Materials.
Dr. Davis Ellison in Atlantisch Perspectief | Why the transatlantic ‘culture war’ sparks political violence
HCSS Strategic Analyst Davis Ellison wrote an article for the Atlantisch Perspectief about the growing normalisation of political violence in both the United Staes and Europe. This article considers how the internationalisation of political polarisation, particularly on so-called “culture war” topics, is contributing to an interconnected wave of political violence that is continuing to spiral.
CNN Portugal | Markus Iven: What we can (not) expect from Trump, Putin, and Xi.
Awarded the Dwight D. Eisenhower Prize by the Netherlands Atlantic Association for his thesis on the "Grand Strategy" of the United States and Russia, Markus Iven was in Lisbon at the invitation of the German embassy to speak about the "new European security architecture," particularly in light of the US disengagement and Russia's war in Ukraine. Speaking to CNN Portugal, HCSS Analyst Markus Iven discusses the real driving force behind Russia's hybrid attacks on the EU and what we can expect in the near and not-so-near future, now that the US's main direct competitor is China. "For those who believe that the next US government will once again prioritize NATO: that seems very unlikely," he warns.
