'Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured' meldde het gehackte twitteraccount van het internationale persagentschap Associated Press in 2013. Amerikaanse aandelenbeurzen zakten als gevolg van deze tweet, die werd opgeëist door het Syrische Elektronische Leger (SEA), tijdelijk sterk in . Wat kunnen we doen om ons te bewapenen tegen cyberaanvallen van dit kaliber? Jelle van Haaster, cyberonderzoeker bij defensie, deelt zijn visie in de eerste aflevering van onze podcastserie ‘De toekomst van de landmacht’.

Our podcast host Paul Verhagen, associate data analyst at HCSS, talks with Christopher Painter, a Commissioner of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC), on how to achieve cyber stability in the future and why a cyber weapons treaty is not the solution.

Dr Alexander Klimburg, Director of The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) Initiative and Secretariat & Director of the Cyber Policy and Resilience Program at HCSS, joins us to discuss and elaborate upon the important work of the GCSC.

We talk with HCSS Senior Strategic Advisor on Energy Lucia van Geuns who is joined by independent Energy Analyst Jilles van den Beukel, in discussing the future of the oil markets and industry.

This podcast is released in conjunction with their latest paper "Towards Tighter Markets Before Peak Oil Demand", accessible here: https://bit.ly/2Qh5RAe, and the podcast offers additional insight into the conclusions drawn from the publication.

We talk with Strategic Energy Analyst Jan Braun and Strategic Energy Advisor Lucia van Geuns of the HCSS Energy Transition Program about the contents and implications of the new Dutch climate accord.

To read the HCSS Policy Comment on the matter, click here: https://bit.ly/2PrUsNI

In this episode of the HCSS Podcast, we dive into the Iran Nuclear Deal with Data Analyst Paul Verhagen. He provides some historical background on the agreement, outlines its effects on Iranian trade, and explains how data might help us predict the economic effects of the US’ withdrawal.

You can also read the HCSS Snapshot on the Iran Nuclear Deal here: https://bit.ly/2sASUY7

Meer weten over de ontwikkeling van de dreiging die uitgaat van piraterij en de wet voor private beveiligers aan boord van Nederlandse koopvaardijschepen die momenteel in de Tweede Kamer wordt besproken? Luister dan hier naar een nieuwe aflevering van de HCSS podcast

Strategisch Analist Karlijn Jans blikt met Senior Strateeg Tim Sweijs terug op 2017. Ze bespreken de grote (geo)politieke trends met o.a.: twitterdiplomatie, populistisch soevereinisme, nucleaire wapens, cybersecurity, China, ISIS, politiek geweld, kunstmatige intelligentie en meer.

HCSS analyst Reinier Bergema talks about the Jihadi Foreign Figthers Monitor, its findings and its use

As China rolls out its new Silk Road initiative, the EU plans for stricter vetting of foreign investment. HCSS analysts Karlijn Jans, Sijbren de Jong, and Willem Oosterveld discuss the new Silk Road's implications for the EU and Middle East.