What about the networks? On key agency partnerships and the norm of foreign electronic surveillance Amidst numerous interpretation approaches to fit the phenomenon under the hub of international law, foreign electronic surveillance continues running on full speed under no apparent normative umbrella. Ilina Georgieva • 04-02-2018
New MOOC: Risk in Modern Society Together with the Leiden•Delft•Erasmus alliance, Leiden University created a Massive Open Online Course for students and professionals with a broad interest in the topic of risk and/or safety and security. Max Geelen • 26-01-2018
Trends and patterns in victimization to domestic and non-domestic homicide In the Netherlands, we lack studies on the trends of homicide victimization. How can Verkko’s static and dynamic law be used to analyse the trends of homicide victimization in the Dutch context? Hanneke Schönberger • 22-01-2018
What Security Studies can tell us about a storm Even a 'simple' storm can provoke many security practices and routines on different levels of society. Stef Wittendorp • 19-01-2018
A new article: Guardians of order, protectors of democracy This blog explores the supposed differences between the security services and police officers. Do they really understand the same problems so differently? Constant Hijzen • 15-01-2018
The Resilient City Social cohesion is an important factor for the pace and scope of recovery after crises. The diversity of cohesion of neighborhoods in The Hague implies that tailor-made policies at the community level are required. Sanneke Kuipers + 1 other • 24-12-2017
Tapping into the surveillance debate: Expanding powers in the UK and France As the Netherlands discusses their intelligence community’s ‘surveillance powers’, we study how this discussion is shaped in other European countries. Aimee Feeney • 21-12-2017
A world awash in terrorism? The fifth edition of the Global Terrorism Index provides an overview of the trends and patterns of terrorist activity in the last 17 years. What can we learn from this report? Christine Boelema Robertus • 18-12-2017
The troubles of intelligence-led policing Although the Dutch police is implementing intelligence-led and predictive policing programs, a new report gives reason to doubt the feasibility of these new approaches to policing. Tim Dekkers • 11-12-2017