“We need to get a better understanding of coercion.” Two years of war in Europe have changed perceptions of NATO and the defence policies of European countries. During a one-day symposium on February 23, Dutch, Ukrainian and international experts discussed the impact of the war on geopolitics and the consequences of the war on the EU and NATO.
Dr. Ernst Dijxhoorn, assistant professor in the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), conducted an interview with HCSS director of research Dr. Tim Sweijs on what the Russian invasion of Ukraine means for coercion.
What went wrong with coercion in the 2 years before the war started?
Rewatch the interview here:
About the symposium “War in Europe: The impact of Russian aggression in Ukraine 2 years on”
On 23 February 2024, two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA), the Royal Netherlands Association for War Studies (KVBK), the Netherlands Atlantic Association, the Clingendael Institute, the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS), and ISGA Leiden University took stock of these developments and asked the question: what does the war mean for Ukraine, for Europe and the world at large?