Patrick Bolder | EenVandaag: Waarom Nederland miljarden extra steekt in bestrijding drones, volgens defensiespecialist: ‘Moeten nú iets doen’
Door heel Europa zaaien ze chaos en verwarring: drones. Niemand weet vooralsnog waar ze precies vandaan komen. Toch gaat Nederland miljarden euro’s extra steken in anti-dronemaatregelen. HCSS defensie expert Patrick Bolder praat erover bij EenVandaag.
Journal of Contemporary China | Friso Stevens: A Revanchist Chinese Foreign Policy, with Xi Jinping’s Politics in Command
In an article for the Journal of Contemporary China, HCSS senior fellow Friso M. S. Stevens uses Steve Tsang’s concept of Party-state Realism to explain how Xi Jinping’s ideology drives China’s increasingly assertive foreign policy. He shows how Xi’s two-pronged strategy — combining military build-up with indirect tools such as psychological warfare, United Front operations, and lawfare—aims to restore Chinese regional primacy by 2049. Stevens details how ideology, political culture, and strategic intent converge in a long-term effort to reshape East Asia toward Sino-centrality.
Event Recap | From Dayton to Brussels: 30 Years of Peace, deadlock, and an EU path for Bosnia and Herzegovina
To mark thirty years since the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement, on November 21st, 2025, HCSS, the Clingendael Institute, and the BiH-NL Think Tank convened policymakers, scholars, diplomats, and civil society representatives to assess Dayton’s legacy and Bosnia’s prospects of moving from the “Dayton phase” to the “Brussels phase”. Discussions highlighted Dayton’s dual role as a peace settlement and a constitutional framework, the structural deadlock it created, rising geopolitical pressures, and the growing importance of civic engagement. Read the full event recap here.
