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Innovation for Personalized Health Care

30 Sep 2013

Personalization in health care is an emerging approach that could greatly benefit the financial sustainability of health-care systems and improve health outcomes. Reflected in more ‘customized’ care, personalization could help in providing more effective, efficient and appropriate care to the emergence of new disease patterns and the growing prevalence of certain chronic illnesses (e.g., cancers, obesity), caused by trends like aging and unhealthy behavior.

Innovation for Prevention and Health

27 Sep 2013

The developed world will be facing growing health challenges in the near future. Today’s ongoing trends such as the obesity epidemic, the growing prevalence of certain chronic diseases and increasing financial pressures on our health-care systems are as many symptoms of a need to change the way we look at and take care of our health.

Detecting Elusive Criminals

23 Aug 2013

Organized crime for the European market is a multi-billion dollar business that feeds on, as well as sustains, poverty and poor governmental control. As factors like the economic crisis and the emergence and growth of urban slums will sustain organized crime, this threat is likely to stay with us in the foreseeable future. Against this background, the HCSS report Detecting Elusive Criminals answers the following question: what research strands need to be explored further in order to find solutions for the threat posed to Europe by transnational organized crime?

Shades of Graying: Research Tackling the Grand Challenge of Aging for Europe

22 Aug 2013

The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) is very pleased to present the latest study Shades of Graying.The study looks at how research can meet aging-related challenges for Europe. It also includes a GeoRisQ Monitor, which shows the rate at which countries are aging, and detailed projections on the impact of graying on public expenditure.

The Geopolitics of Mineral Resources for Renewable Energy Technologies

8 Aug 2013

Which minerals are critical for the transition to renewable energy? How will future energy and mineral demand develop? And what will be the implications for international relations?

Coltan, Congo and Conflict

5 Jun 2013

This report evaluates the links between coltan trade and violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and examines the potential for recent legislation to break such links and reduce conflict.

Jihadistisch terroristische aanslagen in de EU, 2004-2011

8 May 2013

Doel van dit onderzoek was het inzichtelijk maken van de complexiteit van jihadistisch geïnspireerde terroristische (verijdelde) aanslagen, karakteristieken van daders die achter de aanslagen zitten en de relatie tussen complexiteit en daderkarakteristieken.

Airpower in the Netherlands, a vision of the future 2015-2025

26 Apr 2013

The Royal Netherlands Air Force should invest in a mix of weapons systems to facilitate joint operations. Observation and prolonged surveillance is becoming an important task. Strategic cooperation with R&D institutes and the aerospace industry is crucial.

The Emerging Geopolitics of Food

25 Feb 2013

Interdependencies in the field of food, agriculture and raw materials are growing. Global population growth, rising prosperity and changing consumption patterns in emerging economies have increased the demand for all three.In the Netherlands, food insecurity is not an imminent risk. Nonetheless, geopolitical risks are real and scenarios under which the Dutch agro-food sector has difficulty in adequately sourcing critical raw material imports should not be neglected.

Taking the high ground. Toekomstvisie Luchtwapen 2015-2025

8 Feb 2013

De luchtmacht investeert in een mix van systemen om gezamenlijk optreden te realiseren. Waarneming en langdurige observatie wordt een hoofdtaak. Samenwerking met de industrie is cruciaal.

Taking Care of our Health. Research Tackling Europe’s Grand Challenge of Future Health Issues

7 Feb 2013

The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) is very pleased to present the latest report "Taking Care of our Health". The study looks at how research can meet future health challenges for Europe. It also includes a GeoRisQ Monitor, which assesses European countries on the basis of several health risk drivers. This report is part of the Grand Challenges project, in which HCSS identifies areas for research and development that can help to address Europe’s most pressing societal challenges.

Tussen Gouden Bergen en Groene Business. Systeemverkenning van een bio-based economy

21 Dec 2012

Om een scherper zicht te krijgen op de kansen en belemmeringen voor de transitie naar een bio-based economie in Nederland en Europa, hebbenTNO en het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies (HCSS) een systeemverkenning uitgevoerd.

Risks and Opportunities in the Global Phosphate Rock Market. Robust Strategies in Times of Uncertainty

21 Dec 2012

This is an update from the report Risks and Opportunities in the Global Phosphate Rock Market. Please see figure 8 for updated data on the main sources of EU imports of phosphate rock.

From Farm to Fork and Further. Research Tackling the Grand Challenge of Food Safety in Europe.

21 Dec 2012

The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) is very pleased to present the latest report From Farm to Fork and Further. The study looks at how research can help tackling future food risks in Europe. It also includes a GeoRisQ Monitor which ranks European countries on the basis of their food safety performance. This report is part of the Grand Challenges project, in which HCSS identifies areas for research and development which can tackle the most pressing societal challenges for Europe.

Contouren van Conflict in de 21-ste Eeuw: Oriëntatie op een Ongewisse Toekomst

22 Nov 2012

Stephan de Spiegeleire en Tim Sweijs publiceerden het artikel Contouren van Conflict in de 21-ste Eeuw: Oriëntatie op een Ongewisse Toekomst in de Militaire Spectator, Jaargang 181, Nummer 11 - 2012. Dit artikel is gebaseerd op de studie van Stephan de Spiegeleire, Tim Sweijs en Tong Zhao, Contours of Conflict in the 21st Century (Den Haag: HCSS, 2011).

New Players New Game?

25 Oct 2012

This new HCSS Report shows that although large emerging economies will leave their mark on global governance, their strong differences mean that the world is not (yet) sliding into a ‘West vs. the Rest’ order.

De Waarde van Defensie

8 Oct 2012

In het nieuwste rapport ''De waarde van Defensie'' zet HCSS voor het eerst de concrete baten van de Nederlandse krijgsmacht op een rij.

Ageing: Uncertainties and Solutions

17 Sep 2012

In Dutch society, a situation of ‘double societal aging’ exists: an increasing proportion of the population is becoming retired, whilst average life expectancy is increasing.

Defensie in het Stemhokje

1 Sep 2012

Markante verschillen die zich moeilijk lenen voor een compromis.

Vergrijzing: Onzekerheden en Oplossingen

9 Aug 2012

De Nederlandse vergrijzing leidt bij ongewijzigd beleid tot toenemende kosten van de gezondheidszorg, de rijksbijdrage AOW en uiteindelijk tot onhoudbare overheidsfinanciën.

Het Succes van de Vergrijzing

8 Aug 2012

Vergrijzing wordt in beleidsdiscussies vooral gezien als bedreiging: onhoudbaarheid van de AOW en pensioenen, te weinig handen aan het bed en een tekort aan onderwijzers voor de klas.

Medical Scarcity: QUICK TOPIC REPORT

20 Jul 2012

For the Netherlands, which has to deal with an increasingly older and unhealthy population, medical scarcity has implications in terms of both supply and demand.

De Staat van Nederland Innovatieland 2012

12 Jun 2012

Elke euro aan innovatie levert een veelvoud aan economische groei op. In tijden van economische stagnatie is het alleen al om die reden van belang dat investeringen in innovatie op peil blijven.

The Sea: Playground of the Superpowers

7 Jun 2012

In the ‘stories you missed in 2011’, the American magazine Foreign Policy placed the build-up of the Indian armed forces at the top of the list. Last year, India was the main importer of arms.

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