In the media
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Maurits Berger on Al Jazeera: ‘Little change in the Dutch-Israeli relation’06 July 2026Professor Maurits Berger commented on Al Jazeera on the seemingly shifting relations between the Netherlands and Israel.
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Rogier Creemers on France 24 about China’s new supercomputer06 July 2026Assistant professor Rogier Creemers commented for Franse 24 on the release of a new Chinese supercomputer.
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Christopher Green: ‘Kim feels emboldened to expand North Korea's nuclear arsenal as long as he doesn't create outright instability’11 June 2026University lecturer Christopher Green was featured in various media after providing a quote to Reuters about the meeting between Xi and Kim.
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Willemijn Waal in Hecho en California: Greek alphabet may be older than we think26 May 2026Hecho en California highlights associate professor Willemijn Waal’s research on the history of the Greek alphabet.
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Frank Pieke on BBC: ‘Corruption charges have become Xi's main basis of power’17 March 2026Professor emeritus Frank Pieke speaks on BBC and BBC Vietnamese about Xi Jinpings ongoing fight against corruption within the Communist Party.
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Willemijn Waal in National Geographic Portugal: ‘Hittites were very pragmatic’10 March 2026Senior university lecturer Willemijn Waal was quoted in a National Geographic Portugal article about Hittite culture.
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Rogier Creemers on CNN about Sundance 2.0: ‘The more capable these apps become, the more potentially harmful they become’24 February 2026Assistant professor Rogier Creemers comments on CNN on the launch of the new artificial intelligence tool Sundance 2.0.
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Vincent Chang on East Asia Forum: ‘China globalises its pantheon of national heroes and martyrs’12 December 2025In an article for East Asia Forum, University Lecturer Vincent Chang sheds light on China’s ambition to globalise its pantheon of national heroes.
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Marian Klamer on Science: 'Language is regularly used to legitimize a shared cultural history'in the media 14 October 2025A newly opened museum in China appears to be devoted to the origins of the Austronesian-speaking peoples, who some 5000 years ago spread from East Asi...
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Svetlana Kharchenkova on The Diplomat about decreased number of U.S. books in China23 September 2025The number of books by U.S. authors released in China has drastically decreased in recent years. Assistant professor Svetlana Kharchenkova wrote an ar...
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Vincent Chang in various media outlets on Chinese commemoration of World War II23 September 2025Assistant professor Vincent Chang spoke in various media outlets about the Chinese commemoration of World War II.
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Colleagues on The Conversation03 July 2025Over the past year, twelve articles by Leiden humanities scholars have been published on The Conversation, an English-language platform that translate...
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Research by Willemijn Waal in various media13 May 2025Research by Assistant Professor Willemijn Waal has gained attention from various media outlets. Waal investigates, among other things, whether the Gre...
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Henk Schulte Nordholt on BBC News Indonesia: 'Nyepi is about giving nature a moment to rest'15 April 2025Emeritus professor Henk Schulte Nordholt of Leiden University discusses in BBC News Indonesia the unique traditions of Desa Tenganan Pegringsingan dur...
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Rogier Creemers in The Economist: 'Corruption is as much an issue as incompetence'15 April 2025Assistant professor Rogier Creemers of Leiden University discusses in The Economist the vulnerabilities in China’s handling of personal data.