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Becoming a terrorist provides income, safety and identity06 May 2022How do people become involved in terrorist organisations? Liesbeth van der Heide sought the answer to this question in a Malian prison, where she inte...
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The interdisciplinary programme Social Resilience and Security brings out a new minor: Violence Studies03 May 2022In the academic year 2022-2023 the Social Resilience and Security interdisciplinary programme will offer a new minor for students who are interested i...
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Registration open new minor Violence Studies22 April 2022In the academic year 2022-2023 the Social Resilience and Security interdisciplinary programme will offer a new minor for students who are interested i...
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Very successful conference marks end of Integrated Project for students Security Studies12 April 2022Last week, third-year students of the Bachelor Security Studies concluded a seven-week intensive programme with a two-day conference. They presented t...
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Podcast - Marieke Liem releases 'Hotel met tralies' on Dutch national broadcaster NPO Radio 104 April 2022What does it mean to be in a Dutch prison? What is true about the prejudices about being in jail? Criminologist Marieke Liem has released a podcast on...
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NWA grant for Anouk de Koning and consortium for research on social resilience18 March 2022A 5 million euros grant from the Dutch Research Agenda allows Anouk de Koning and co-applicants Femke Kaulingfreks and Maartje van der Woude to study ...
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Book: The Politics of Cybersecurity in the Middle East02 March 2022Five questions for James Shires, assistant professor at ISGA, about his new book, The Politics of Cybersecurity in the Middle East. The book is availa...
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‘We should have anticipated the invasion of Ukraine’25 February 2022The West has missed several opportunities to prevent the invasion of Ukraine or, at the very least, to better support the Ukraine, claims Frans Osinga...
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Multidisciplinary minor gives insight into cybercrime, disasters and terrorism14 February 2022Safety and security risks ranging from cybercrime to terrorism threats are a growing concern worldwide. Technological developments have made security ...
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Marieke Liem talks about the term 'troubled person' in Dutch magazine Elsevier14 February 2022In Dutch magazine Elsevier, Marieke Liem explains the issues with using the term ‘troubled person‘ in reports on homocide.
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Guest lecture on Deterrence in the era of Great Power Competition11 February 2022During the guest lecture on 9 February, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Rob de Wijk and Frans Osinga discussed the situation in Ukraine and Taiwan. The crises ...
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Terrorists who use the internet are less successful17 January 2022There is too much focus on online radicalisation, says Joe Whittaker, when this is just one of the factors that make someone become a terrorist. In fa...
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The Hague Program on International Cyber Security: looking for the elephant in the room12 January 2022A new year, a new project, a new name: The Hague Program on International Cyber Security. Professor Global Security and Technology Dennis Broeders was...
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Partnership of ISGA in the LIFE SECURDOMINO project16 December 2021With a Kick Off Meeting on 10 December 2021, we are proud to present the partnership of Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs (...
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First comprehensive study on gun violence in Europe identifies alarming trends13 December 2021The steady decline in lethal gun violence in the EU came to halt in 2012 and some countries, such as Sweden, have even noticed an increase since then....