In the media
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Dutch asylum crisis creating tension between local and national governmentIn the media 26 March 2026Local parties promising to close asylum reception centres, municipalities wanting to fine central agency COA, and protecting our democratic rule of la...
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Dutch fertility clinic faces legal consequences over false informationIn the media 26 March 2026The largest fertility clinic in the Netherlands lied to women, sperm donors, and the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate. On ‘Nieuwsuur’, Mirjam Sombro...
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Hack at Ajax: leaked season tickets and stadium bansIn the media 26 March 2026A hack at Ajax let season tickets be stolen and stadium bans viewed and changed. Bart Schermer, Professor of Privacy & Cybercrime, spoke to RTL News a...
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Military protection affects climate on GreenlandIn the media 25 March 2026The increased military presence around Greenland aims to provide security, but it also affects the climate on the vulnerable island and adds to geopol...
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Questions mount over reported airstrike on Iranian schoolin the media 19 March 2026Conflicting reports about an airstrike on an Iranian school are causing international concern. Helen Duffy, Professor of International Human Rights an...
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‘Climate models focus on economic growth instead of wellbeing’In the media 19 March 2026Why do climate models still prioritise economic indicators over human impact? In a podcast of Land & Climate, environmental scientist Inge Schrijver h...
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Failings in protection of care workersIn the media 18 March 2026Three quarters of Dutch care workers experience aggression at work. Barend Barentsen, an expert in workplace accidents and work-related illness, tells...
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UN Security Council reform needed nowin the media 17 March 2026Reforming the UN Security Council is more urgent than ever. The Council’s current composition no longer reflects the balance of power in today’s world...
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Bleda Düring on the emergence of social inequalities17 March 2026Bleda Düring was interviewed alongside researchers working on ancient religions and primates, for an article in the Swiss magazine bref on the emergen...
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: ‘Unclear how Trump will end the war “very soon”’17 March 2026University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe comments on The Conversation on Trump’s statement that the war in Iran will end ‘very soon’.
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Andrew Gawthorpe in Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Choices have to be made about which targets to protect’17 March 2026University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe comments in the Sydney Morning Herald on the possibility the USA have fewer munitions available for other conflic...
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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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The Netherlands defends international law only when convenient17 March 2026The Netherlands presents itself globally as a defender of the law, but in reality this position often depends on geopolitical interests. Three interna...
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Big Tech needs tougher enforcement of regulationsIn the media 17 March 2026Belle Beems, Assistant Professor of European Competition Law, claims in ‘dr Kelder en Co’ on Dutch Radio1 that the main challenge in regulating Big Te...
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International law is not failing, politicians areIn the media 12 March 2026'It’s not international law that’s falling short, but states and politicians that ignore the rules,' says Larissa van den Herik, Professor of Internat...