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Op 24 februari 2023 is het exact een jaar geleden dat Rusland buurland Oekraïne binnenviel en een oorlog begon. Op deze dag beantwoorden Clingendael-experts vragen van volgers op sociale media. Met:

Wat betekent de oorlog in Oekraïne voor de toekomst van de Europese defensie en de NAVO? Maaike Aans van de Clingendael Academy bespreekt het met defensie-expert van Clingendael Dick Zandee in deze aflevering van Clingendael Newsroom.

If we consider the period 2011-2020 as an extended series of ‘Arab Uprisings' that span much of North Africa and the Middle East, a central question is why so little political reform actually appears to have taken place since. As socio-economic problems in these regions grow, political orders have become more rather than less authoritarian. We, therefore, wondered what it takes for political reform to occur and why the ruling elites have been so successful in resisting change. Hence, our podcast ‘Guns, seats, and protests. Prospects for political reform in the Middle East' explores demand and supply factors that influence the politics of reform. Based on three online expert events we hosted in 2021, the episode features contributions by Melani Cammett, Director at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics at Lancaster University, and Matteo Colombo, Researcher at Clingendael's Conflict Research Unit.

Zoom-debat 'Confereren over Europa: noodzakelijk, nuttig of niet?' Met video: https://youtu.be/NEh8m4DZ-3M Het doel is ambitieus: zoveel mogelijk EU-ingezetenen betrekken bij een discussie over de toekomst van de Europese Unie. Het gaat hier om de 'Conferentie over de Toekomst van Europa' en daar spreken wij dit jaar over in het kader van 9 mei (Europadag). Waartoe moet de discussie leiden? En hoe kan een brede afspiegeling van de Nederlandse bevolking betrokken worden bij deze discussie over de Europese samenwerking? Is het uiteindelijke doel dat Brussel meer te zeggen krijgt over onderwerpen als gezondheidsbeleid en defensie, of om juist te verhelderen waar Europa wel en niet over gaat? In dit online debat dat Instituut Clingendael organiseert in samenwerking met het Liaisonbureau van het Europees Parlement en de Vertegenwoordiging van de Europese Commissie in Nederland spreken we over de opzet van de Conferentie en wat Nederland eraan kan hebben. Zowel voorafgaand als tijdens het debat kun je vragen stellen. Programma en sprekers Korte inleiding Wilm Geurts, Hoofd EU bij het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken: 'De Conferentie over de Toekomst van Europa: wat gaat er gebeuren?' Debat over de betekenis van de Conferentie voor Nederland, met: - Michiel Hoogeveen, Europarlementariër, JA21 - Vera Tax, Europarlementariër, PvdA - Laurens Dassen, Fractievoorzitter VOLT - Luuk Molthof, Research Fellow, Instituut Clingendael Louise van Schaik, Afdelingshoofd EU & Global Affairs, Instituut Clingendael, is debatleider. Clara van de Wiel, EU-correspondent NRC in Brussel, draagt ter afsluiting en reflectie een column voor.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement is a major step for Africa’s role in international trade. In this podcast, moderator Rem Korteweg of the Clingendael Institute is joined by Katrin Kuhlmann, Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown Law; President and Founder, New Markets Lab and Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat. Listen as they discuss the outlook for regional trade integration in Africa, and what impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on African economies The AIG Global Trade Series 2020 is a series of podcasts analysing the complex interplay of factors shaping the global trade system. The series is brought to you by AIG in partnership with the Clingendael Institute and some of the world’s leading centers of expertise on global trade.

In this podcast, moderated by Rem Korteweg of the Clingendael Institute, Christian Bluth of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, Emmanuelle Butaud-Stubbs and Chris Southworth from the International Chamber of Commerce discuss the impact of protectionism on the global trade landscape. The AIG Global Trade Series 2020 is a series of podcasts analysing the complex interplay of factors shaping the global trade system. The series is brought to you by AIG in partnership with the Clingendael Institute and some of the world’s leading centers of expertise on global trade.

Digital trade and technologies are redefining how and where products are made, shipped and consumed. Digitisation in trade and services was transformative to economies before COVID-19; however, the pandemic has rapidly accelerated this disruption. In this podcast moderator Rem Korteweg of the Clingendael Institute is joined by Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at the Cyber Policy Center, Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center; and Alan Beattie, Associate Fellow, Global Economy and Finance Programme and Europe Programme, Chatham House; and Senior Trade Writer, Financial Times. Listen as they discuss the technological changes and regulations reshaping the landscape of global trade. In the digital realm, where does value get created and redistributed? With countries considering measures to tax the digital economy, is the digital arena becoming yet another stage on which geopolitical tensions will play out? Or, is there the potential for an alliance of like-minded democracies to come together on issues relating to the digital economy? The AIG Global Trade Series 2020 is a series of podcasts analysing the complex interplay of factors shaping the global trade system. The series is brought to you by AIG in partnership with the Clingendael Institute and some of the world’s leading centers of expertise on global trade.

Navigating the deglobalized “new normal” post COVID-19. In this podcast, moderator Rem Korteweg of the Clingendael Institute is joined by James Crabtree, Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House; Associate Professor in Practice, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore; and Alicia García-Herrero, Senior Fellow, Bruegel. Listen as they discuss the political forces driving deglobalization, including technological innovation as well as geopolitics, and what a less connected “new normal” might look like. The AIG Global Trade Series 2020 is a series of podcasts analysing the complex interplay of factors shaping the global trade system. The series is brought to you by AIG in partnership with the Clingendael Institute and some of the world’s leading centers of expertise on global trade.

Where next for transatlantic trade? In this podcast, moderator Rem Korteweg of the Clingendael Institute is joined by Marie Kasperek, Director, Institute of International Economic Law, Georgetown Law; Non Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council; Marianne Schneider-Petsinger, Senior Research Fellow, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House; and Andreas Esche, Director, Bertelsmann Stiftung. Listen as they discuss the transatlantic trade relationship and whether the pandemic has made a trade collision between the EU and US more or less likely. The AIG Global Trade Series 2020 is a series of podcasts analysing the complex interplay of factors shaping the global trade system. The series is brought to you by AIG in partnership with the Clingendael Institute and some of the world’s leading centers of expertise on global trade.

Can job creation, investment, redevelopment, fossil fuel transition and waste management be aligned with green agenda targets? In this podcast, moderator Rem Korteweg of the Clingendael Institute is joined by Geneviève Pons, director general of the Brussels office of the Jacque Delors Institute and honorary Director of the European Commission; and Pascal Lamy, president emeritus of the Jacque Delors Instute and the former director general of the World Trade Organization and former EU trade commissioner. Listen as they discuss the link between the future of the global trade system, the effort to address climate change, and how COVID-19 has impacted it all. The AIG Global Trade Series 2020 is a series of podcasts analysing the complex interplay of factors shaping the global trade system. The series is brought to you by AIG in partnership with the Clingendael Institute and some of the world’s leading centers of expertise on global trade.

What must be done to stop trade becoming a weapon in a 3-way geopolitical stand-off? In this podcast, moderator Rem Korteweg of the Clingendael Institute is joined by Yu Jie, Senior Research Fellow on China, Chatham House; Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics, Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Frans-Paul van der Putten, Senior Research Fellow, the Clingendael China Centre. Listen as they discuss the mutual frustration and mistrust growing between Washington DC, Brussels and Beijing as trade, technology and security increasingly fuse into a toxic, zero-sum mix. The AIG Global Trade Series 2020 is a series of podcasts analysing the complex interplay of factors shaping the global trade system. The series is brought to you by AIG in partnership with the Clingendael Institute and some of the world’s leading centers of expertise on global trade.

Can the G20 and WTO do anything about it? Can the multilateral trade system point to a way forward for global economic recovery once the pandemic is over? In this podcast, moderator Rem Korteweg of the Clingendael Institute is joined by Professor Jennifer Hillman of the Council on Foreign Relations and Georgetown Law Center, and Ambassador Rufus Yerxa, former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and current President of the National Foreign Trade Council. The AIG Global Trade Series 2020 is a series of podcasts analysing the complex interplay of factors shaping the global trade system. The series is brought to you by AIG in partnership with the Clingendael Institute and some of the world’s leading centers of expertise on global trade.

How is the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the EU trade agenda? In this podcast, moderator Rem Korteweg of the Clingendael Institute is joined by Elvire Fabry of the Jacques Delors Institute and Ignacio Garcia-Bercero of the European Commission and Oxford University. The AIG Global Trade Series 2020 is a series of podcasts analysing the complex interplay of factors shaping the global trade system. The series is brought to you by AIG in partnership with the Clingendael Institute and some of the world’s leading centers of expertise on global trade.

How realistic are the UK’s hopes to successfully negotiate simultaneous trade deals with its two largest trading partners—the United States and the EU? In this podcast, moderator Rem Korteweg of the Clingendael Institute is joined by Marjorie Chorlins, Senior Vice President for European Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and by David Henig, Director of the UK Trade Policy Project. The AIG Global Trade Series 2020 is a series of podcasts analysing the complex interplay of factors shaping the global trade system. The series is brought to you by AIG in partnership with the Clingendael Institute and some of the world’s leading centers of expertise on global trade.

COVID-19 has had a widespread effect on global geopolitics. What does this mean for multilateral security cooperation, looking at three institutions: the United Nations, NATO and the OSCE. How have the operations been impacted by COVID-19? What improvements can be made? They also zoom in on one particular case study: the issue of global arms control.  Rem Korteweg interviews Adàja Stoetman, Bob Deen and Sico van der Meer.

Global connectivity and entanglement through multinational companies, platforms and hubs have strengthened interdependencies while at the same time driving geopolitical rivalries and challenging international norms on the free flow of information and (digi-tal) human rights. For Europe, this raises major questions about the sustainability of di-gital sovereignty in a globalized world and how Europe can set and pursue strategically relevant foreign and security policy objectives towards China. Listen to Annegret Bendiek (SWP), Nadine Godehardt (SWP), Maaike Okano-Heijmans (Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael) and moderator Brigitte Dekker (Clingendael).

This podcast was recorded following a discussion session on populism, held on 23 January 2020 at the House of Europe in The Hague, The Netherlands, organised together with the European Commission Representation.

Dick Zandee and Kimberley Kruijver discuss with Rem Korteweg the political tensions during the NATO Leaders Meeting in London on 3 and 4 December 2019 as well as its outcomes. Photo credit: NATO, https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/photos_171561.htm

Clingendael Training Fellows Maaike Aans and Paul Hendrix discuss with Clingendael Senior Research Fellow Rem Korteweg intercultural communication in international diplomacy. Also check out our training course Intercultural Communication http://bit.ly/Intercultural-Communication

Dragana Bajić, researcher at the European Policy Centre in Belgrade, discusses with Clingendael Research Fellow Wouter Zweers Media Freedom in the Western Balkans. This podcast was recorded following an event on the same topic. More information: https://www.clingendael.org/event/rule-law-western-balkans-necessary-steps-ahead Supported by a grant from the Foundation Open Society Institute in cooperation with the OSIFE of the Open Society Foundations.

Rem Korteweg discusses with Ingrid d'Hooghe and Ties Dams the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China and the Hong Kong protests.

Clingendael Senior Research Fellow Rem Korteweg discusses with Noah Barkin the position of Europe and the EU in the great power competition between China and the US. Noah is journalist and Research Fellow at DAAD/AICGS. This podcast was recorded following a breakfast discussion organised by The Clingendael Institute and the European Commission representation in The Netherlands on 11-09-2019 at the House of Europe in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Premier Rutte is vandaag voor de tweede keer te gast bij president Trump in het Oval Office. Die ontmoeting komt op een pikant moment: de Amerikanen hebben Nederland niet alleen verzocht om een fregat te sturen naar de Straat van Hormuz, maar ook om bij te dragen aan een militaire missie in Syrië. Waar begint zo'n militair verzoek eigenlijk? Onderzoeker Danny Pronk en verslaggever Wilco Boom geven je in De Dag een kijkje voor én achter de schermen van het diplomatieke spel dat komt kijken bij militaire coalitievorming. Pronk: "Het persoonlijke component van wereldleiders wordt steeds belangrijker. Zeker Trump is daar erg van. In dat spel zal Rutte nu ook mee moeten." Pronk en Boom leggen daarnaast uit waarom het vrijwel zeker is dat na de zomer een Nederlands fregat naar de Straat van Hormuz zal varen.

Photo credit: Archive: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Flickr.

De Britse premier Theresa May nam 7 juni ontslag als leider van de Conservatieve Partij. Ze blijft wel aan als premier tot haar partijgenoten een opvolger hebben gekozen. Die interne partijverkiezing begint volgende week maar in onofficieel zijn ze al lang begonnen. Over wat Theresa May achterlaat en wie de grootste kanshebbers zijn voor het premierschap. Dat legt Rem Korteweg, Brexit-expert bij Instituut Clingendael uit in deze Podcast van Nu.nl 'Dit wordt het nieuws'.

Waar is Marco Polo gebleven en met welk China beeld zadelen wij de komende generaties op? Luister hier de column van René Cuperus tijdens ons publieksdebat 'Talking China Strategy'.

Adriaan Schout: From a divisive European Commission under Juncker to an integrating Commission? by the Clingendael Institute

Maaike Okano-Heijmans on the China Strategy of the Dutch government, released on 15 May 2019.

Nieuwsfeed van Nu.nl donderdag 9 mei: Iran trekt zich gedeeltelijk terug uit het nucleaire akkoord. Zo zal Iran ook de productie van verrijkt uranium opschroeven indien Duitsland, China, Frankrijk, het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Rusland het niet voor elkaar krijgen om het land te beschermen tegen sancties van de VS. Of we dit moeten zien als een dreigement of als een statement Nu.nl vroegen dit aan kernwapenexpert Sico van der Meer van Instituut Clingendael.

This is a selection of highlights from a panel discussion on Brexit, organised by the Clingendael Institute in The Hague on Friday the 22nd of March. Also see https://bit.ly/2TUGRUi

Louise van Schaik, head of the Clingendael International Sustainability Center (CISC), discusses planetary security and the fourth Planetary Security Conference that was organised by Clingendael in The Hague on 19 and 20 February 2019.

Dominique Moïsi is visiting research professor at King's College London and Special Advisor to Institut Montaigne. René Cuperus is Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute. This podcast was recorded during the Clingendael State of the Union conference 2019.

Nathalie Tocci is Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali and Special Adviser to the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini. This podcast was recorded during the Clingendael State of the Union conference 2019, where Ms. Tocci gave a keynote speech on 'Navigating global complexity: the EU 's rationale in the 21 century'.

Podcast (in French)with Anette Hoffmann on the effects of irregular migration on the local economy in Agadez.

Image source: Wikipedia Commons

Clingendael researchers Frans-Paul van der Putten, Anca-Elena Ursu and Willem van den Berg discuss China's role in the Horn of Africa based on their policy brief 'China and the EU in the Horn of Africa: competition and cooperation?': https://www.clingendael.org/publication/china-and-eu-horn-africa

Sinan Ülgen on EU-Turkey relations (March 26, 2018) by the Clingendael Institute

Jeremy Cliffe is Berlin Bureau Chief for The Economist.

This podcast was recorded as part of the Clingendael State of the Union Conference 2018. During this conference Klaus Welle, Secretary General of the European Parliament, deliverd a keynote speech on 'Preparing Europe for the next 25 years'. This speech can be viewed via https://www.clingendael.org/news/state-union-conference-2018

Matthew Goodwin on populism in Europe (January 16, 2018) by the Clingendael Institute

Rhissa Feltou, mayor of Agadez (Niger), discusses with Clingendael expert Anca-Elena Ursu migration dynamics in his city, the impact of EU policies and his action plans for the community. Rhissa Feltou, maire d’Agadez (Niger), échange avec Anca-Elena Ursu de l’Institut Clingendael sur les dynamiques migratoires dans sa ville, l'impact des politiques de l'Union Européenne et ses plans d’action pour la communauté.

Outgoing Eurogroup President and former Minister of Finance of the Netherlands Jeroen Dijsselbloem discusses with Clingendael expert Rem Korteweg the future of the European Monetary Union, and reflects on the developments of the past years.

Fransje Molenaar on EU Migration Policies towards Niger (October 19, 2017) by the Clingendael Institute

Erwin van Veen on the Middle East Peace Process (October 11, 2017) by the Clingendael Institute

Sico van der Meer on North Korea (October 4, 2017) by the Clingendael Institute

Margriet Drent on Macron's EU Speech and European Defence (September 29, 2017) by the Clingendael Institute

Rem Korteweg on May's Brexit Speech (September 25, 2017) by the Clingendael Institute