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‘The Netherlands should also consider the possibility of direct confrontation with Russia’19 February 2024There is a real chance of war closer to home, political and military leaders in Europe have warned. Some in the Netherlands are calling for a war econ...
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Firearms incidents in the EU tracked in real-time in online database15 February 2024Leiden criminologists have co-developed an artificial intelligence technology that tracks the nature and extent of firearm violence in the European Un...
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FGGA in 2023: This was the year of our faculty13 December 20232023 was another year full of highlights and special moments for the faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. Find out what the year was like in this...
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Security Studies and Liberal Arts and Sciences (LUC) awarded bronze medal EW Best Studies 202329 November 2023The BSc Security Studies and LUC both received a bronze medal in EW Best Studies 2023. This means that students of these programmes are above-average ...
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New book by Tom Buitelaar on the cooperation between the United Nations and the ICC in Congo14 November 2023On 22 November, Tom Buitelaar, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, presents his new book ‘Assisting International Jus...
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Closing the Gap 2023 is just around the corner: three questions about this conference13 November 2023On Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December, the third edition of the Closing the Gap conference will be held in The Hague, hosted by EU Cyber Direct. Thre...
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Alumni panel Crisis and Security Management: ‘Pursue a career you are truly passionate about’01 November 2023On Thursday 19 October, the Crisis and Security Management master programme welcomed back six alumni, representing various graduation years, for an al...
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Policing as the dominant theme in Saniye Çelik’s career: from police officer to Professor of Diversity and Inclusion24 October 2023She started her career in the police force, walking the beat as an officer. Now she has been installed as Professor by Special Appointment of Diversit...
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New book by Lydie Cabane explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters23 October 2023Lydie Cabane, Assistant Professor in Governance of Crises at the Institute for Security and Global Affairs, recently published the book 'The Governmen...
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What works in suicide prevention? Lessons from the 113 Helpline13 September 2023As part of the ‘1K Z1E J3’ campaign week, which runs from 11 to 15 September, 113 Suicide Prevention gave a guest lecture about suicide prevention at ...
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Zelensky addresses students: 'Live your own life, but do so together with others'12 September 2023A standing ovation. A wave and a smile from the president. A final selfie. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed students in the Netherland...
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Hanne Cuyckens and Daan Weggemans appointed Teaching Fellow11 September 2023Four fellows are selected from a list of the Leiden Teachers' Academy nominees every year. This year, two teachers from FGGA were included in this sel...
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Graig Klein awarded an ERC Starting Grant05 September 2023Graig Klein, assistant professor at the Institute of Security of Global Affairs (ISGA), has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Cou...
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ERC Starting Grants for seven Leiden researchers05 September 2023Seven researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. This will enable them to start their own project, build their resear...
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Call for Paper/Panel Proposals: 'Regulating Remittances: Methods, Case Studies and Theories'16 August 2023JUSTREMIT and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University will host a conference on 12 and 13 October on Global Regulatory Regim...