In the media
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Saniye Çelik on Diversity in the Police Force22 July 2019The Dutch police force is struggling with diversity. Women, officers who are gay or come from a non-western background often feel unsafe within the po...
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Marieke Liem: ‘On the meaning of life for long-term prisoners’22 July 2019Marieke Liem wrote a contribution for DJIzien, a magazine published by the Dutch Custodial Institutions Agency (Ministry of Justice and Security), abo...
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Jelle van Buuren and Dennis Broeders on 5G: Technological Dangers and European Chances16 July 2019The 4G network will soon be replaced by 5G. 5G will enable users to set up faster and more reliable data links as well as better privacy protections. ...
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Edwin Bakker on the court case of IS fighter Red N.05 July 2019Away from the public eye, the court case in Turkey against the Dutch jihadist Reda N. came to a close this week. The verdict has far reaching implicat...
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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on the position of Europe during the G20 summit in Osaka04 July 2019Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Professor International Relations and Diplomatic Practice at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University ...
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Arco Timmermans on Dutch Parliament understaffing02 July 2019Dutch Parliament members are reluctant to discuss their urgent need for more support staff. They are afraid to be labelled as “greedy” or profiteers i...
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Arco Timmermans on Dutch news radio BNR on the negotiations for European top positions02 July 2019A marathon session took place in Brussels from Sunday 30 June to Monday 1 July to decide who would become the new President of the European Commission...
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Jelle van Buuren about the criminal trial of Gökmen Tanis from the tram attack in Utrecht01 July 2019On 18 March 2019, Gökmen Tanis shot three people in a tram in Utrecht. He shot a fourth victim after exiting the tram on the 24 Oktoberplein. On 1 Jul...
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Dennis Broeders in the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant about the national failure of number 11201 July 2019Emergency services and governments were caught by surprise on Monday 24 June by the nationwide breakdown of the emergency phone number 112. The breakd...
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Arco Timmermans in Infobae about the Belgian government formation28 June 2019In every parliamentary system, people vote on political parties during an election instead of a president. It is very unlikely that one party gets the...
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Dutch media on Wimar Bolhuis’ research on taxes28 June 2019A research project on Dutch tax revenue by Wimar Bolhuis has generated a lot of interest from Dutch newspapers and news websites.
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Marieke Liem on life imprisonment27 June 2019On Wednesday 26 June, Marieke Liem, Associate Professor Physical Violence and Public Order at Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Aff...
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Television appearance Jelle van Buuren on Dutch children in a Jihadist environment25 June 2019During an episode of Dutch television talk show PAUW on Monday 24 July, presenter Jeroen Pauw discussed the new threat assessment recently published b...
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Bibi van den Berg about malfunctions in IT systems25 June 2019Due to a major telephone disruption, 112 was unavailable for hours on Monday 24 June. At Albert Heijn, Tuesday 25 June, cash registers refused service...
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Paul Abels in Dutch newspaper NRC about the role of the Dutch Intelligence Service in the Haga issue25 June 2019
In recent months, the Dutch Islamic Haga Lyceum has increasingly come under the suspicion. The school is suspected of spreading a state-threatening ve...