Middle East & North Africa

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COVID-19

Op-ed

Coronavirus: The world's first digital pandemic

26 Mar 2020 - 16:20
Maaike Okano-Heijmans
Source: Unsplash
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Why is it a digital pandemic? The enormous spread of the coronavirus was made possible by the Chinese government’s restrictions on the digital dissemination of information. News, including warnings, about early cases of the then unknown infection were banned on social media.

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COVID-19

Op-ed

The culture and politics of the coronavirus

21 Mar 2020 - 12:00
Monika Sie Dhian Ho
Source: Michael Amadeus / Unsplash
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Anyone who looks around the world and thinks through the long-term consequences of the crisis will be aware that coronavirus policy is culturally determined and involves key political choices, and that the crisis represents a defining moment for European politics.

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COVID-19

Op-ed

Will modernity survive the Corona infection?

18 Mar 2020 - 17:05
Source: Chad Davis / Flickr
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It is everywhere and it is sudden. No escape
The Corona virus has put massive strain on the systems that we rely on. Will the economy and our healthcare system be able to handle the pressure?
External authors
Peter Knoope

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COVID-19

COVID-19

Coronavirus

02 Jul 2024 - 00:01
Monika Sie Dhian Ho
Frans-Paul van der Putten
Louise van Schaik
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Background 2.
Highlights 3.
Publications 4.
Events 5.
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The COVID-19 pandemic will shape global health governance, national security policies, global trade relations as well as the future of the EU. Read our fresh insights and in-depth analysis on the virus’ impact on international relations.

Background
The COVID-19 pandemic will shape global health governance, national security policies, global trade relations as well as the future of the EU. Read our fresh insights and in-depth analysis on the virus’ impact on international relations.
Highlights

COVID-19

Loyal at once? The EU’s global health awakening in the pandemic

07 Jan 2021 - 10:26

Louise van Schaik
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Europe and the EU

Europeanising health policy in times of coronationalism

02 Nov 2020 - 21:17

Louise van Schaik
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Conflict and Fragility

Streamlining the value chain in times of COVID-19

23 Jul 2020 - 11:58

Jos Meester
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Conflict and Fragility

COVID-19 Impact on the value chain

22 Jun 2020 - 09:28

Jos Meester
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Conflict and Fragility

Pandemic meets poverty: Pandemonium for pastoralists in the Sahel

10 Jul 2020 - 16:49

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Europe in the World

Podcast: Digital Connectivity in times of COVID-19

25 Jun 2020 - 10:02

Maaike Okano-Heijmans
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Publications
Conflict and Fragility
COVID-19 Impact on the Value Chain in Latin America
07 Jul 2020 - 10:00
Conflict and Fragility
COVID-19 in West Africa: Impact on the Value Chains
22 Jun 2020 - 11:46
Conflict and Fragility
The impact of COVID-19 measures on Indonesian value chains
22 Jun 2020 - 11:29
Security and Defence
Covid-19: de geopolitieke gevolgen voor de EU
09 Jun 2020 - 16:00
Security and Defence
COVID-19 and the Dutch defence technological and industrial base
26 May 2020 - 10:29
Europe in the World
Globalization Paradox and the Coronavirus pandemic
27 May 2020 - 10:17
Conflict and Fragility
A Covid-19 upgrade of EU engagement in the Middle East
25 May 2020 - 12:51
COVID-19
The politics of Covid-19 in the Sahel
13 May 2020 - 12:55
Security and Defence
Could the Corona Crisis Strengthen Due Diligence in Cyberspace?
13 May 2020 - 09:14
Security and Defence
Covid-19 and defence: the need for EU funding
07 May 2020 - 14:42
Conflict and Fragility
Covid-19 and conflict in the Middle East
30 Apr 2020 - 10:51
COVID-19
Covid-19 and Europe-China Relations
29 Apr 2020 - 10:23
Security and Defence
Defence & Covid-19: Why budget cuts should be off the table
16 Apr 2020 - 11:00
Conflict and Fragility
Corona and the Sahel: Lessons from Ebola
07 May 2020 - 09:14
COVID-19
A joint effort to increase production of medical masks in Europe
02 Apr 2020 - 10:03
Security and Defence
Corona: EU’s existential crisis
01 Apr 2020 - 11:56
COVID-19
Coronavirus: The world's first digital pandemic
26 Mar 2020 - 16:20
Security and Defence
Covid-19 and defence: the need for EU funding
07 May 2020 - 14:42
COVID-19
Corona underpins the importance of global health arrangements
16 Apr 2020 - 10:06
COVID-19
The culture and politics of the coronavirus
21 Mar 2020 - 12:00
COVID-19
De coronapandemie en de irrelevantie van de sdg’s
28 Apr 2020 - 10:41
COVID-19
The coronavirus stress test for the political establishment
01 Apr 2020 - 13:24
COVID-19
Responding to the coronavirus outbreak
12 Mar 2020 - 16:05
COVID-19
China and the geopolitics of the coronavirus
26 Feb 2020 - 15:32
Europe and the EU
De euro valt niet en Nederland is niet gek geworden
31 Mar 2020 - 09:25
COVID-19
De WHO heeft slagkracht nodig om een nieuwe pandemie te voorkomen
28 Mar 2020 - 11:15
COVID-19
Coronanationalisme
18 Mar 2020 - 17:12
COVID-19
Hoe China politieke munt wil slaan uit het coronavirus
11 Feb 2020 - 16:04
Europe and the EU
Voorkom het beeld dat Nederland dieper Europa wordt ingerommeld
25 Mar 2020 - 09:30
COVID-19
Will modernity survive the Corona infection?
18 Mar 2020 - 17:05
Sustainability
The Global Health Policies of the EU and its Member States
14 Nov 2017 - 09:59
Sustainability
Why the Netherlands should step up its ambitions on global health
18 May 2017 - 10:14
Sustainability
Global health challenges require a more coherent Dutch response
08 Sep 2016 - 19:10
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Monika Sie Dhian Ho
Monika Sie Dhian Ho
General Director
Frans-Paul van der Putten
Frans-Paul van der Putten
Senior Research Associate
Louise van Schaik
Louise van Schaik
Head of Unit EU & Global Affairs/ Senior Research Fellow
Rem Korteweg
Rem Korteweg
Senior Research Fellow/Head of Strategic Initiatives & Outreach
Bob Deen
Bob Deen
Senior Research Fellow / Head Security Unit / Coordinator Russia and Eastern Europe Centre
Maaike Okano-Heijmans
Maaike Okano-Heijmans
Senior Research Fellow
Peter van Ham
Peter van Ham
Senior Research Fellow / Clingendael Spectator
Ko Colijn
Ko Colijn
Senior Research Fellow
Luuk van Middelaar
Luuk van Middelaar
Senior Research Associate
Ingrid d'Hooghe
Ingrid d'Hooghe
Senior Research Fellow
Remco van de Pas
Remco van de Pas
Senior Research Associate

Research

Sustainability

Reports and papers

Military responses to climate change

17 Mar 2020 - 11:00
Louise van Schaik
Dick Zandee
Tobias von Lossow
Brigitte Dekker
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Source: The National Guard / Flickr
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Ready for take-off?
The military is only just becoming aware of the scale of the social and environmental impacts that climate change will have in the coming decades.
External authors
- Zola van der Maas (former intern Clingendael Institute)
- Ahmad Halima (former intern Clingendael Institute)

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Sustainability

Op-ed

Nile Conflict: Compensation Rather than Mediation

10 Mar 2020 - 11:57
Tobias von Lossow
Source: y 86 percent of the Nile water that reaches the Aswan Dam originates in the Ethiopian highlandsa - Risastla / Flickr
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How Europeans Can Lead an Alternative Way Forward
For years, Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan and the United States have been deliberating on how to properly manage the Nile's water after the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam finishes.
External authors
Luca Miehe - Research Assistant Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
Stephan Roll - Head of Research Division Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

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Sustainability

Op-ed

The role of water in the Syrian and Iraqi Civil Wars

05 Mar 2020 - 15:57
Tobias von Lossow
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The importance of water as weapon in the Middle-East
Forces in Syria and Iraq use ancient practises of water warfare once again. It is reflective of the importance of every drop of water in the region and how effective a weapon it is.
Christian Kuitert

Christian Kuitert

Knowledge Broker Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law

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  • Security and Justice

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  • Middle East & North Africa
  • Sub Saharan Africa

Christian Kuitert joined Clingendael's Knowledge Platform for Security & Rule of Law (KPSRL) in February 2020. For KPSRL, Christian focuses on the link between policy and evidence on themes like access to justice, security sector reform, human security, peacebuilding or inclusive governance. Moreover, he is the secretariat’s liaison with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and coordinates the research uptake for policy purposes.

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Events

Security and Defence

Cyber security Webinar #1: Huib Modderkolk en Sico van der Meer
19 May 2020 15:00 - 16:00
Source: Boek cover 'Het is oorlog maar niemand die het ziet'
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Introduction
Webinar met Huib Modderkolk, schrijver van bestseller 'Het is oorlog, maar niemand die het ziet' en cyberexpert Sico van der Meer.
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Research

Conflict and Fragility

Reports and papers

La fin du statu quo ?

19 Feb 2020 - 15:38
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Source: Djermakoye Amadou Seyni Magagi, Harikanassou, Boboye, Niger. Chef traditionnele du Kanton de Kiota, Harikanassou, Boboye, Niger. © Alfred Weidinger | All Rights Reserved
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La légitimité des autorités coutumières dans les zones de gouvernance hybride au Mali, au Niger et en Libye
Au Sahel et en Afrique du nord, de nombreux États ne sont que faiblement présents dans leurs propres régions frontalières.
External authors
Fransje Molenaar
Jonathan Tossell
Abdourahmane Idrissa
Rida Lyammouri
Anna Schmauder
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