HCSS - The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
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HCSS is an independent knowledge institute in the Netherlands conducting research on geopolitical, defence & security issues.
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How does AI reshape military decision-making, international law, and global competition?
Don’t miss January’s ICAI Monthly Seminar with HCSS expert Sofia Romansky for fresh insights on AI, conflict, and security.
💻 Online | Great insights & networking: buff.ly/H3bT6gr
Don’t miss January’s ICAI Monthly Seminar with HCSS expert Sofia Romansky for fresh insights on AI, conflict, and security.
💻 Online | Great insights & networking: buff.ly/H3bT6gr
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
How does AI reshape military decision-making, international law, and global competition?
Don’t miss January’s ICAI Monthly Seminar with HCSS expert Sofia Romansky for fresh insights on AI, conflict, and security.
💻 Online | Great insights & networking: buff.ly/H3bT6gr
Don’t miss January’s ICAI Monthly Seminar with HCSS expert Sofia Romansky for fresh insights on AI, conflict, and security.
💻 Online | Great insights & networking: buff.ly/H3bT6gr
📢 Hoe kunnen Den Haag, Delft, Leiden, Zoetermeer en Rotterdam samen uitgroeien tot een toekomstbestendige, kennisgedreven economische regio?
🤝 Samenwerking is cruciaal.
HCSS doet voorstellen in nieuw rapport: buff.ly/Q0elGii
🤝 Samenwerking is cruciaal.
HCSS doet voorstellen in nieuw rapport: buff.ly/Q0elGii
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
📢 Hoe kunnen Den Haag, Delft, Leiden, Zoetermeer en Rotterdam samen uitgroeien tot een toekomstbestendige, kennisgedreven economische regio?
🤝 Samenwerking is cruciaal.
HCSS doet voorstellen in nieuw rapport: buff.ly/Q0elGii
🤝 Samenwerking is cruciaal.
HCSS doet voorstellen in nieuw rapport: buff.ly/Q0elGii
The HCSS Team wishes you a Happy New Year!
Here's to a happy, healthy and prosperous 2026!✨
Here's to a happy, healthy and prosperous 2026!✨
January 1, 2026 at 9:59 AM
The HCSS Team wishes you a Happy New Year!
Here's to a happy, healthy and prosperous 2026!✨
Here's to a happy, healthy and prosperous 2026!✨
The HCSS Team wishes you a Merry Christmas! 🎅🎄❄️⛄
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The HCSS Team wishes you a Merry Christmas! 🎅🎄❄️⛄
Om drones te verhinderen wordt er aan het Oekraïense front gebruik gemaakt van GPS-jamming. Maar dat lokt weer een tegenreactie uit, met technologie die steeds autonomer wordt, zegt HCSS onderzoeksdirecteur Tim Sweijs in gesprek met Dave Maasland en Harm Teunis.
🔗https://buff.ly/DPkmM9a
🔗https://buff.ly/DPkmM9a
December 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Om drones te verhinderen wordt er aan het Oekraïense front gebruik gemaakt van GPS-jamming. Maar dat lokt weer een tegenreactie uit, met technologie die steeds autonomer wordt, zegt HCSS onderzoeksdirecteur Tim Sweijs in gesprek met Dave Maasland en Harm Teunis.
🔗https://buff.ly/DPkmM9a
🔗https://buff.ly/DPkmM9a
🌍 HCSS is proud to share our Annual Report 2025!
A comprehensive overview of our activities this year – highlighting the key insights, publications and events that shaped our work.
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A comprehensive overview of our activities this year – highlighting the key insights, publications and events that shaped our work.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🌍 HCSS is proud to share our Annual Report 2025!
A comprehensive overview of our activities this year – highlighting the key insights, publications and events that shaped our work.
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A comprehensive overview of our activities this year – highlighting the key insights, publications and events that shaped our work.
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Worden wij als Europa niet juist sterker door de aanvallen van Rusland?
HCSS onderzoeksdirecteur Tim Sweijs legt in podcast Het Digitale Front met cyber experts Dave Maasland en Harm Teunis uit dat je die vraag op twee manieren kan beantwoorden.
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HCSS onderzoeksdirecteur Tim Sweijs legt in podcast Het Digitale Front met cyber experts Dave Maasland en Harm Teunis uit dat je die vraag op twee manieren kan beantwoorden.
🔗https://buff.ly/DPkmM9a
December 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Worden wij als Europa niet juist sterker door de aanvallen van Rusland?
HCSS onderzoeksdirecteur Tim Sweijs legt in podcast Het Digitale Front met cyber experts Dave Maasland en Harm Teunis uit dat je die vraag op twee manieren kan beantwoorden.
🔗https://buff.ly/DPkmM9a
HCSS onderzoeksdirecteur Tim Sweijs legt in podcast Het Digitale Front met cyber experts Dave Maasland en Harm Teunis uit dat je die vraag op twee manieren kan beantwoorden.
🔗https://buff.ly/DPkmM9a
Waarom omarmen sommige Nederlanders alternatieve verklaringen (of, negatief geformuleerd: ‘complottheorieën') voor maatschappelijke gebeurtenissen?
Lees meer in de nieuwe HCSS Focus: buff.ly/eDZPJMo
Lees meer in de nieuwe HCSS Focus: buff.ly/eDZPJMo
December 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Waarom omarmen sommige Nederlanders alternatieve verklaringen (of, negatief geformuleerd: ‘complottheorieën') voor maatschappelijke gebeurtenissen?
Lees meer in de nieuwe HCSS Focus: buff.ly/eDZPJMo
Lees meer in de nieuwe HCSS Focus: buff.ly/eDZPJMo
Waarom zijn alternatieve verklaringen (of, negatief geformuleerd: ‘complottheorieën') voor maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen voor sommige Nederlanders aantrekkelijker dan voor anderen?
Lees meer in de nieuwe HCSS Focus:
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Lees meer in de nieuwe HCSS Focus:
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December 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Waarom zijn alternatieve verklaringen (of, negatief geformuleerd: ‘complottheorieën') voor maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen voor sommige Nederlanders aantrekkelijker dan voor anderen?
Lees meer in de nieuwe HCSS Focus:
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Lees meer in de nieuwe HCSS Focus:
buff.ly/eDZPJMo
De aantrekkingskracht van alternatieve narratieven komt vaak voort uit een mix van betekenisgeving, informatiegedrag en maatschappelijke onvrede. Maar niet elke vorm van scepsis is problematisch, en democratische samenlevingen beschikken over sterke beschermingsmechanismen.
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🔗 buff.ly/eDZPJMo
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
De aantrekkingskracht van alternatieve narratieven komt vaak voort uit een mix van betekenisgeving, informatiegedrag en maatschappelijke onvrede. Maar niet elke vorm van scepsis is problematisch, en democratische samenlevingen beschikken over sterke beschermingsmechanismen.
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🔗 buff.ly/eDZPJMo
🚨 De nieuwe Winterpeiling van de HCSS Publieksmonitor is uit: Nederlanders geven maatschappelijke stabiliteit opnieuw een 6,1. Interne spanningen domineren het beeld.
📊 Ruim 90% van de Nederlanders vindt dat de overheid problemen liever uitstelt dan oplost.
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📊 Ruim 90% van de Nederlanders vindt dat de overheid problemen liever uitstelt dan oplost.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚨 De nieuwe Winterpeiling van de HCSS Publieksmonitor is uit: Nederlanders geven maatschappelijke stabiliteit opnieuw een 6,1. Interne spanningen domineren het beeld.
📊 Ruim 90% van de Nederlanders vindt dat de overheid problemen liever uitstelt dan oplost.
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📊 Ruim 90% van de Nederlanders vindt dat de overheid problemen liever uitstelt dan oplost.
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Over the past weeks, HCSS experts revisited Draghi’s call for a more competitive Europe — from semiconductors to defence, energy to AI.
Our final instalment brings all insights together. Explore the full #DraghiReport Revisited series here:
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Our final instalment brings all insights together. Explore the full #DraghiReport Revisited series here:
buff.ly/poGpuPa
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Over the past weeks, HCSS experts revisited Draghi’s call for a more competitive Europe — from semiconductors to defence, energy to AI.
Our final instalment brings all insights together. Explore the full #DraghiReport Revisited series here:
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Our final instalment brings all insights together. Explore the full #DraghiReport Revisited series here:
buff.ly/poGpuPa
From smart solar charging in Utrecht to sponge cities in Wuhan: Pilot projects are becoming the engine of the global green transition.
Discover what China and the Netherlands can learn from each other to manage the green transition in new HCSS report:
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Discover what China and the Netherlands can learn from each other to manage the green transition in new HCSS report:
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November 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
From smart solar charging in Utrecht to sponge cities in Wuhan: Pilot projects are becoming the engine of the global green transition.
Discover what China and the Netherlands can learn from each other to manage the green transition in new HCSS report:
buff.ly/W5ZrH7z
Discover what China and the Netherlands can learn from each other to manage the green transition in new HCSS report:
buff.ly/W5ZrH7z
Is Europe turning Draghi’s warnings into action?
The concluding instalment of our #DraghiReport Revisted series shows ambition is high, but implementation remains fragmented and slow.
Read the final analysis by Ron Stoop & Berend Kwak:
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The concluding instalment of our #DraghiReport Revisted series shows ambition is high, but implementation remains fragmented and slow.
Read the final analysis by Ron Stoop & Berend Kwak:
buff.ly/N2zCcQ5
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Is Europe turning Draghi’s warnings into action?
The concluding instalment of our #DraghiReport Revisted series shows ambition is high, but implementation remains fragmented and slow.
Read the final analysis by Ron Stoop & Berend Kwak:
buff.ly/N2zCcQ5
The concluding instalment of our #DraghiReport Revisted series shows ambition is high, but implementation remains fragmented and slow.
Read the final analysis by Ron Stoop & Berend Kwak:
buff.ly/N2zCcQ5
Happening now: webinar "Bridging Waters: Middle Powers’ Cooperation on Maritime Security"
Event Details:
📅 Date: 18 November 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 – 12:00 CET
📍 Location: Microsoft Teams
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Event Details:
📅 Date: 18 November 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 – 12:00 CET
📍 Location: Microsoft Teams
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November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Happening now: webinar "Bridging Waters: Middle Powers’ Cooperation on Maritime Security"
Event Details:
📅 Date: 18 November 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 – 12:00 CET
📍 Location: Microsoft Teams
buff.ly/rtSbFoU
Event Details:
📅 Date: 18 November 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 – 12:00 CET
📍 Location: Microsoft Teams
buff.ly/rtSbFoU
From batteries to hydrogen: Europe’s clean tech future depends on secure, sustainable material supply.
New HCSS research for InvestNL offers a 4-step plan for voluntary public-private stockpiles to strengthen resilience.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/GbgkH3f
New HCSS research for InvestNL offers a 4-step plan for voluntary public-private stockpiles to strengthen resilience.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/GbgkH3f
November 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
From batteries to hydrogen: Europe’s clean tech future depends on secure, sustainable material supply.
New HCSS research for InvestNL offers a 4-step plan for voluntary public-private stockpiles to strengthen resilience.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/GbgkH3f
New HCSS research for InvestNL offers a 4-step plan for voluntary public-private stockpiles to strengthen resilience.
Read the report 👉 buff.ly/GbgkH3f
“The EU has a vision but not the means to act on it.”
In the final #DraghiReport Revisited update, Davis Ellison examines the EU’s struggle to turn sovereignty into capability.
Read now 👉 buff.ly/VVXEz9m
In the final #DraghiReport Revisited update, Davis Ellison examines the EU’s struggle to turn sovereignty into capability.
Read now 👉 buff.ly/VVXEz9m
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“The EU has a vision but not the means to act on it.”
In the final #DraghiReport Revisited update, Davis Ellison examines the EU’s struggle to turn sovereignty into capability.
Read now 👉 buff.ly/VVXEz9m
In the final #DraghiReport Revisited update, Davis Ellison examines the EU’s struggle to turn sovereignty into capability.
Read now 👉 buff.ly/VVXEz9m
Vandaag organiseren HCSS en Clingendael ism de Ministeries van Buitenlandse Zaken en Defensie de jaarlijkse 'Dag van Progress', met dit jaar als thema:
"Europese soevereiniteit en kennis in tijden van trans-Atlantische spanning."
#DagVanProgress
"Europese soevereiniteit en kennis in tijden van trans-Atlantische spanning."
#DagVanProgress
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Vandaag organiseren HCSS en Clingendael ism de Ministeries van Buitenlandse Zaken en Defensie de jaarlijkse 'Dag van Progress', met dit jaar als thema:
"Europese soevereiniteit en kennis in tijden van trans-Atlantische spanning."
#DagVanProgress
"Europese soevereiniteit en kennis in tijden van trans-Atlantische spanning."
#DagVanProgress
War is changing — from drones and data to deterrence and disinformation.
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HCSS launches ‘On Future War’, a new research programme on how power, technology, and ideas transform war and warfare.
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HCSS launches ‘On Future War’, a new research programme on how power, technology, and ideas transform war and warfare.
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
War is changing — from drones and data to deterrence and disinformation.
👉 buff.ly/COacyP2 🌐
HCSS launches ‘On Future War’, a new research programme on how power, technology, and ideas transform war and warfare.
👉 buff.ly/COacyP2 🌐
HCSS launches ‘On Future War’, a new research programme on how power, technology, and ideas transform war and warfare.
🚨How did NATO’s caution, politics, and intelligence blind spots shape its early response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
“NATO’s leaders faced the impossible balance between avoiding escalation and preparing for it,” says HCSS expert Tim Sweijs.
🔗 Read #BlindedByBias at: buff.ly/MesDDiT
“NATO’s leaders faced the impossible balance between avoiding escalation and preparing for it,” says HCSS expert Tim Sweijs.
🔗 Read #BlindedByBias at: buff.ly/MesDDiT
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🚨How did NATO’s caution, politics, and intelligence blind spots shape its early response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
“NATO’s leaders faced the impossible balance between avoiding escalation and preparing for it,” says HCSS expert Tim Sweijs.
🔗 Read #BlindedByBias at: buff.ly/MesDDiT
“NATO’s leaders faced the impossible balance between avoiding escalation and preparing for it,” says HCSS expert Tim Sweijs.
🔗 Read #BlindedByBias at: buff.ly/MesDDiT
“Despite deep-seated differences, @NATO projected unity when it mattered most.”
From “brain dead” to crisis-ready: the HCSS report #BlindedByBias reveals how NATO overcame internal divisions to respond to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
👉 Read the full report at: buff.ly/TNXIwR7
From “brain dead” to crisis-ready: the HCSS report #BlindedByBias reveals how NATO overcame internal divisions to respond to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
👉 Read the full report at: buff.ly/TNXIwR7
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“Despite deep-seated differences, @NATO projected unity when it mattered most.”
From “brain dead” to crisis-ready: the HCSS report #BlindedByBias reveals how NATO overcame internal divisions to respond to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
👉 Read the full report at: buff.ly/TNXIwR7
From “brain dead” to crisis-ready: the HCSS report #BlindedByBias reveals how NATO overcame internal divisions to respond to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
👉 Read the full report at: buff.ly/TNXIwR7
Exploring the role of defence and security actors in tackling water-related security challenges:
Laura Birkman, Director of the Climate, Water, and Food Security Programme at HCSS, opens the Water, Peace & Security (WPS) Symposium "From Fragility to Resilience"
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Laura Birkman, Director of the Climate, Water, and Food Security Programme at HCSS, opens the Water, Peace & Security (WPS) Symposium "From Fragility to Resilience"
hcss.nl/news/wps-sym...
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Exploring the role of defence and security actors in tackling water-related security challenges:
Laura Birkman, Director of the Climate, Water, and Food Security Programme at HCSS, opens the Water, Peace & Security (WPS) Symposium "From Fragility to Resilience"
hcss.nl/news/wps-sym...
Laura Birkman, Director of the Climate, Water, and Food Security Programme at HCSS, opens the Water, Peace & Security (WPS) Symposium "From Fragility to Resilience"
hcss.nl/news/wps-sym...
We’re delighted to welcome Dr. Grace Wermenbol to HCSS as non-resident Senior Fellow International Security & Geopolitics!
She brings deep expertise on U.S. foreign policy, transatlantic relations, Sino-U.S. competition & Middle East geopolitics.
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She brings deep expertise on U.S. foreign policy, transatlantic relations, Sino-U.S. competition & Middle East geopolitics.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We’re delighted to welcome Dr. Grace Wermenbol to HCSS as non-resident Senior Fellow International Security & Geopolitics!
She brings deep expertise on U.S. foreign policy, transatlantic relations, Sino-U.S. competition & Middle East geopolitics.
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She brings deep expertise on U.S. foreign policy, transatlantic relations, Sino-U.S. competition & Middle East geopolitics.
buff.ly/ztvpyra
“Europe has a roadmap, but trails in execution.”
“Power prices & infrastructure remain the key barriers.”
— HCSS analysts Ron Stoop & Berend Kwak on Europe’s Energy-Intensive Industries.
🔗 Read the latest HCSS #DraghiReport Revisited update: buff.ly/wn1ADUD
“Power prices & infrastructure remain the key barriers.”
— HCSS analysts Ron Stoop & Berend Kwak on Europe’s Energy-Intensive Industries.
🔗 Read the latest HCSS #DraghiReport Revisited update: buff.ly/wn1ADUD
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“Europe has a roadmap, but trails in execution.”
“Power prices & infrastructure remain the key barriers.”
— HCSS analysts Ron Stoop & Berend Kwak on Europe’s Energy-Intensive Industries.
🔗 Read the latest HCSS #DraghiReport Revisited update: buff.ly/wn1ADUD
“Power prices & infrastructure remain the key barriers.”
— HCSS analysts Ron Stoop & Berend Kwak on Europe’s Energy-Intensive Industries.
🔗 Read the latest HCSS #DraghiReport Revisited update: buff.ly/wn1ADUD
How will Europe fight its next land war? High-intensity land war will be dominated by vast numbers of attritable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that reshape where and how combat is fought, warns Friso Stevens in new HCSS policy brief.
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🔗 buff.ly/p3InHGK
November 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
How will Europe fight its next land war? High-intensity land war will be dominated by vast numbers of attritable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that reshape where and how combat is fought, warns Friso Stevens in new HCSS policy brief.
🔗 buff.ly/p3InHGK
🔗 buff.ly/p3InHGK