Diplomacy and Global Affairs

Keeping NATO relevant: From Russia with love

Many people have questioned the relevance of NATO in the post-Cold War era. However, the recent crisis in Ukraine seemed to have turned the picture upside down. Can Russia be credited for solving the legitimacy problem of NATO?

Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • 23-06-2014

Who is the new Bin Laden?

Three years after Bin Laden’s death we wonder: who is the new face of terrorism?

Wietse van den Berge + 1 other • 09-05-2014

Watch this Space

More countries and corporations vie for a piece of the galactic pie. It will be interesting to see if attempts at developing mechanisms to oversee responsible behaviour in Space can ensure that these small steps for man equate to giant leaps for mankind.

Megan Anderson • 28-04-2014

The instrumental use of terrorism: The case of the Syrian regime

Labeling a rival a terrorist happens in many conflicts. Syrian opposition and a number of international analysts believe the Syrian regime has taken the instrumental use of the terrorist phenomenon one step further however.

Wietse van den Berge • 31-03-2014

Cyber war and the crisis in the Ukraine

Cyberwar conjures up images of hackers taking out critical infrastructure and paralyzing society. This hyperbole is certainly not applicatie to the situation in the Ukraine.

Sergei Boeke • 16-03-2014

2014: A year to look back (and ahead)?

It is a human tendency to look at the symbolic importance of the year we are living in today. In this article, I will try to do the same.

Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • 17-02-2014

No swift reconciliation in Syria

With the recent Geneva II conference and current diplomatic efforts to mitigate humanitarian suffering in the city of Homs, the question arises whether reconciliation among the warring parties in the Syrian Civil War is viable.

Wietse van den Berge • 10-02-2014

Sochi 2014: The terrorists win

Despite enormous security efforts by Russian authorities concerns remain regarding security at the Sochi Winter Olympics. The terrorists have already won.

Wietse van den Berge • 03-02-2014

Media report on a former Dutch soldier training jihadists within Syria

Dutch former military appears in media as a foreign fighter training jihadists in Syria.

Wietse van den Berge + 2 others • 27-01-2014

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