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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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Experience ‘Shelter’: An underground VR-experience about Ukraine20 June 2025In a world increasingly shaped by conflict, it becomes ever more important to create space for empathy, understanding, and informed public discourse. ...
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An ethical compass is crucial to intelligence workInaugural lecture 16 June 2025Intelligence and security services often operate in the shadows – a place where ethics must shine bright. In his inaugural lecture, Michael Kowalski c...
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Experts share insights during the Night of Digital Security: ‘The enemy is often invisible’28 May 2025The digital age offers unprecedented opportunities: information is always accessible, systems are interconnected, and processes are automated. However...
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What to expect from the NATO Summit in The HagueInsights 19 May 2025With strained US relations and war in Ukraine, difficult discussions lie ahead at the NATO summit in The Hague this June. What’s at stake, and what mi...
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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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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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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...
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Experts discuss nuclear deterrence in Europe: more weapons, more security?29 January 2025On 22 January, a panel of international experts on nuclear deterrence gathered at the Campus The Hague to discuss the future of nuclear deterrence in ...
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Fifty years of left-wing extremism examined: 'Lenient approach has a positive effect'Interview 02 January 2025After a career spanning decades in intelligence services, Berrie Hanselman could have simply retired, but he chose not to. The Achterhoek native decid...
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MIVD director Peter Reesink delivers first Arthur Docters van Leeuwen annual lecture: ‘Collaboration is essential’19 December 2024On 10 December, the Intelligence and Security Research Group of ISGA had the honour of hosting Vice Admiral Peter Reesink, Director of the Military In...
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Michael Kowalski appointed as Professor by special appointment at Leiden University04 December 2024Michael Kowalski has been appointed as part-time Professor by special appointment of Applied Ethics in Intelligence and Security at the Institute of S...
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Making room for conflicting feelings will help police promote diversity and inclusion13 November 2024Diversity and inclusion within the police creates opportunities but also meets resistance. Professor by special appointment and former police officer,...
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Monica den Boer installed as professor by special appointment Police Studies: ‘The blue line in my life’18 March 2024Ideally, she would like to do everything, but as an academic she feels most at ease. Monica den Boer, who has decades of experience within police and ...
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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...