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AIV opinion: EU must act more decisively and effectively16 April 2025The Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV) has issued an opinion on possibilities for reform within the European Union (EU) in the area of Co...
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Students Security Studies challenged by real-life security problemsLecture 16 April 2025During their third year, the students of the bachelor Security Studies get a feeling of what their professional career might look like. By looking int...
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Former mayor of Roosendaal visits students Security Studieslecture 15 April 2025First year bachelor students of Security Studies enjoyed an interactive guest lecture by Han van Midden, former mayor of Roosendaal. The lecture was p...
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Frontex director Hans Leijtens: 'We don't stop migration, but we want to manage it properly'Interview 08 April 2025What does European border security look like? On 14 April, Hans Leijtens, executive director of Frontex and former commander of the Royal Netherlands ...
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Robin Neumann honoured for her award-winning thesis02 April 2025Nominated as best Master thesis by the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA), Robin Neumann has received the second prize in the Leiden Univ...
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Symposium ‘Diversity and Inclusion in the Police’ a success: ‘It requires vision and expertise’26 March 2025At the symposium ‘Diversity and Inclusion in the Police: from Aspiration to Reality’, the central question was how organisations can truly embody dive...
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Don Weenink appointed as professor of Violence and Policing: ‘I am fascinated by how violence emerges’Interview 25 March 2025Why do people commit violence? A question that may not occupy many minds, but one that Don Weenink has been researching for many years. Since 1 March,...
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Photo exhibition 'NATO and the Netherlands: A Journey' at Wijnhaven25 March 2025From 25 March to 15 April, the photo exhibition 'NATO and the Netherlands: A Journey' will be on display on the third floor of Wijnhaven. This traveli...
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Summer School 'The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance'18 March 2025Deadline approaching: Applications are still open for the Summer School ‘The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance’ (16 - 20 June 2...
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Professor by special appointment Saniye Çelik wins Woman in the Media Award: 'Important that women have a voice in public debate'11 March 2025Saniye Çelik, Professor by Special Appointment of Diversity, Inclusion, and Policing at Leiden University, has received the Woman in the Media Award a...
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Martijn Kitzen has been appointed professor by special appointment of Military Science: 'It's time for Europe to make a stand'Interview 03 March 2025Martijn Kitzen, who has years of experience as former military with multiple deployments and as a professor at the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA),...
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Minister of Defence at Ukraine Symposium: 'We Europeans have only one chance to get this right'Report '3 years of war Ukraine' 25 February 2025Three years on, and interest in Ukraine certainly hasn't decreased. The auditorium at the Wijnhaven location was fully booked on Monday. Hundreds of p...
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‘War with Russia more likely now Trump has spurned Europe’21 February 2025Europe’s security suddenly looks uncertain now President Trump has started negotiations with Russia. What does this mean for the Netherlands? What do ...
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GPS blunders and security risks: why do we blindly follow technology?Interview PhD candidate Daan Weggemans 12 February 2025Computer says no: end of story. Twenty years ago, a hilarious line in the British TV series Little Britain, now a reality. We all blindly follow techn...
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Police face complex challenges: ‘Uphold the rule of law’Inaugural lecture Monica den Boer 10 February 2025The Dutch police face complex challenges, from organised crime and polarisation to digitalisation and new forms of crime. To deal with this effectivel...