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: 𝗕𝗼𝗯 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻 - hoofd Clingendaels Russia and Eastern Europe Centre 𝗡𝗶𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁 - bestudeerde meer dan 500 speeches van Poetin 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘂𝗸 - doet onderzoek naar de Oekraïense bevolking en politiek, en komt zelf uit Oekraïne 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝘁 - publiceerde verschillende onderzoeken over de relaties tussen Rusland en de EU 𝗠𝘆𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗷𝗻𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗽 - onderzoekt de Oekraïense ontheemden, en hun plek in Nederland 𝗥𝗲𝗺 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗴 is de moderator. Deze podcast is oorspronkelijk een livestream via Zoom en YouTube. Bekijk de beeldregistratie hier: https://youtube.com/live/foe_rYrXi_0

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.

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.

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