News and Commentary
24 Apr 2014 Senior researchers Dr. Eamon Aloyo and Dr. Joris Larik published a
new commentary in a Washington Post blog (the “Monkey Cage”). In it, they point to a possible way for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to gain jurisdiction over the situation in Syria.
24 Apr 2014 | by
Raoul Bessems
On Tuesday 22 April, The Hague Institute resumed its “Inside View” series with a panel discussion on The Effectiveness of Dutch Foreign Policy: Defense and Development. While the first three sessions, held at the Institute in 2013, focused broadly on foreign policy, the 22 April event examined the relationship between defense and development cooperation.
18 Apr 2014 | by
Raoul Bessems
On Wednesday April 16, The Hague Institute in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for International Relations – Clingendael, convened an expert meeting to explore challenges related to the democratic legitimacy of existing processes of transnational governance. The basis for the conference was a set of five working papers prepared by researchers from Clingendael. A group of 25 experts on transnational governance provided valuable feedback on these papers.
18 Apr 2014 | by Ting Zhang
The latest climate change report by Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that unprecedented levels of greenhouse gases emissions require an urgent shift to the use of zero- and low-carbon energies. The IPCC is the most authoritative figure when it comes to climate science and has provided solid scientific basis to confront and convince policy-makers.