In the media
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Dick Schoof caught in the crossfire of coalition partiesin the media 24 September 2025
Dutch caretaker prime minister Dick Schoof’s days are numbered. Now the parliamentary debates on the budget are over, an unusual experiment comes to a...
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Commercial startups get a foot in the door with defence investmentsIn the media 18 September 2025
NATO countries have raised their defence budgets and startups are keen to supply innovative technologies. Louisa Handel-Mazzetti, PhD candidate at Air...
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The law of war as a compass, even amid serious violationsIn de media 18 September 2025
Emeritus professor of international law, Nico Schrijver, spoke on Dutch radio about the law of war and humanitarian law. He said the recent Israeli ac...
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Digitalisation should be on Dutch general election agendaIn the media 18 September 2025
Digitalisation affects us all but plays little role in the election debates. In an op-ed in Dutch newspaper ‘de Volkskrant’, Reijer Passchier, Assista...
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Odd that Dutch municipality is promoting Microsoftin the media 15 September 2025
Breda features prominently in a Microsoft customer story about AI, but the city says it is not advertising. Reijer Passchier, Assistant Professor of C...
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Ongoing satellite interference is straining diplomatic relationsIn the media 09 September 2025
Diplomatic relations between European countries and Russia are on edge due to ongoing satellite disruptions. Tanja Masson-Zwaan, assistant professor, ...
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Can fatbikes and e-bikes be banned from bike lanes in Dutch cities?04 September 2025
Faster traffic on bike lanes is dangerous and the Netherlands’ five largest cities are calling for a ban on electric vehicles. Geerten Boogaard, Profe...
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US sanctions target more ICC officialsin de media 03 September 2025
The United States has recently imposed sanctions on four more senior officials of the International Criminal Court, including Judge Prost, who is a Ca...
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Criminalising illegal residence appears impossible taskIn the media 03 September 2025
Dutch justice and asylum minister David van Weel has only one month to deliver a new emergency asylum law that would criminalise illegal residence. Ge...
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Residents feel harassed by municipal checks27 August 2025
Residents in a disadvantaged neighbourhood in the Dutch town Zaandam are living in fear and feel intimidated by the municipality’s methods to tackle s...
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Double trouble for Dutch caretaker cabinet: What now?26 August 2025
The Hague is in political turmoil after Foreign Minister Veldkamp and other NSC party members walked out on the caretaker cabinet. Wim Voermans, Profe...
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Questions raised about proposed Dutch terrorism legislation18 August 2025
Following the example of Germany and the United Kingdom, the Dutch government is proposing new legislation to make the glorification of terrorism and ...
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How safe are Dutch institutions from autocratic leadership?In the media 14 August 2025
In the United States, President Trump is rapidly dismantling various institutions that uphold the democratic rule of law. In NRC newspaper, Wim Voerma...
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The Netherlands has a legal obligation to prevent genocidein the media 11 August 2025
Nico Schrijver, interim president of the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights and professor emeritus Public International Law, appeared on ‘Nieuwsuu...
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Recognition of Palestine sometimes seems to be a means rather than an end07 August 2025
According to Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional Law, separate recognitions of countries carry little weight. Recognition will only be significa...