The Criminalisation of Safety Deficiencies in Europe

What is the role of criminal law in relation to safety matters? How can criminal negligence or intent be proven in safety-related investigations? The article summarises the seminar discussion organised by the Centre of Expertise on Global Governance and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs.

Podcast Episode 6: Researching War, Peace and Justice

Introducing a new research group for the Institute of Security and Global Affairs.

Behind the Curtain: an alternative socio–cultural and socio–economic perspective on the unrest in Kazakhstan

Beyond ‘Indoctrination’ and ‘Brainwashing’: Understanding the Transmission of Extreme Beliefs

When discussing the transmission of extreme beliefs, we tend to fall back on concepts such as ‘indoctrination’ and ‘brainwashing’. In this blog, we explain why this is problematic.

Podcast Episode 5: The Hague Program on Cyber Norms - Interview with Taylor Grossman and Heajune Lee

After a successful conference organised by The Hague Program For Cyber Norms, Jake sits down with Taylor Grossman and Heajune Lee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss their papers, their work, and the emerging field of cyber norms.

Fostering Public Value in Security Networks: the Role of Leadership

Security networks have emerged as effective vehicles to tackle complex security challenges. This article presents how leadership fosters public value creation in such networks, based on empirical evidence from the author’s recent study of leadership* in two Dutch security networks.

The Fallacy of Casting China as an Imminent Threat: the Case of the Netherlands

The link between violence and the pandemic: Part II

This is the second part of a blog series that discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted violent crime – this time with a focus on homicide during the pandemic.

Podcast Episode 4: Follow the Arabic Road - Journey into the Heart of a Language

In this episode, Vanessa Newby, James Shires, and Hossam Ahmed speak about the challenges of learning Arabic as a foreign language in the Middle East.