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AIVD Director Akerboom in conversation with students: 'Russia is the most urgent threat'10 December 2025During the second Arthur Docters van Leeuwen Lecture on 1 December, Erik Akerboom, Director General of the AIVD, underlined how the changing threat la...
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Breaking the silence: Latin America’s fight against femicide04 December 2025Across Latin America, stories of violence against women reveal how deeply gender, power en inequality are intertwined. Researcher Martín Hernán Di Mar...
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A peek inside the life of extremist families26 November 2025PhD candidate Layla van Wieringen examined how extremist beliefs are passed on within households. In her dissertation ‘Rotten Trees, Bad Apples? Under...
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Taiwan’s public diplomacy, from the ground upPhD defence 24 November 2025Citizens can shape diplomacy, not just governments. Yung Lin investigates how people in Taiwan and Southeast Asia build trust, negotiate identity, and...
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'Children are too seldom seen as victims of femicide'Interview 19 November 2025What do we know about the children left behind after (ex-)partner homicide? Director Sara Kolster and professor Marieke Liem joined forces to bring th...
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What our experts have to say about the key issues in the Dutch electionsDutch elections 28 October 2025Is your strategic vote actually strategic? How can the Netherlands form a stable government? And what should the next government do about migration, d...
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MIRD Students deepen their knowledge of EU and UN institutions in Brussels27 October 2025From 13 to 15 October, first-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) travelled to Brussels, the heart of the...
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Crisis Management alumni: Insights and career tips22 October 2025Six alumni of the Crisis and Security Management – Governance of Crisis master’s programme shared their experiences and career advice with students on...
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Daan Weggemans: 'Digital security is not just for specialists'20 October 2025Within a single generation, the digital world has changed completely: from a technical niche for ‘nerds’ to a reality that affects everyone. Cyberatta...
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Quiet brake on war: this intelligence expert points to arms control agreements that work15 October 2025At the start of his PhD, intelligence analyst William Lippert didn’t yet know what to expect. Little had been written on the subject. Three years late...
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How should the next Dutch government approach national defence?National elections 07 October 2025What defence strategy should the Dutch government adopt for the next four years? Our experts advise investing in social resilience, strengthening ‘sof...
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Marieke Liem: ‘Hidden warning signs preceding femicide deserve visibility’02 October 2025Each year, around forty women in the Netherlands lose their lives, most often at the hands of a (former) partner or family member. Judges, lawyers and...
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Terrorism is declining, but the fear of extremism is on the rise. Why is this?Inaugural lecture 29 September 2025Just a few years ago, jihadist terrorism was seen as Europe’s most pressing threat. Today, we are facing hybrid warfare and extremist groups that are ...
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Clingendael Institute hosts MIRD students in exclusive welcome event27 September 2025On 19 September 2025, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations or the ‘Clingendael Institute’ welcomed first-year students of the Advanced...
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Leiden University in The Hague praised by L’Express as one of Europe’s ‘schools of power’27 September 2025Leiden University is considered a ‘school of power’, and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) has been described as ‘the diamond of Lei...