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War in Ukraine: Universities call for support and solidarity for those affected 28 February 2022The Dutch universities are shocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and empathise with all those affected by this act of aggression. Leiden Universi...
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‘We should have anticipated the invasion of Ukraine’ 25 February 2022The West has missed several opportunities to prevent the invasion of Ukraine or, at the very least, to better support the Ukraine, claims Frans Osinga...
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A quick call about Ukraine: 'Putin wants to be taken seriously' 15 February 2022Suddenly there they were, the Russian soldiers near the border of Ukraine. Since then, reports of tensions between Russia on the one hand and the Unit...
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Can Russia be stopped? 14 February 2022Tensions are rising between Russia and the West. Can an invasion of Ukraine and an international war be avoided? Political scientist and Russia expert...
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Guest lecture on Deterrence in the era of Great Power Competition 11 February 2022During the guest lecture on 9 February, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Rob de Wijk and Frans Osinga discussed the situation in Ukraine and Taiwan. The crises ...
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The association agreement with Ukraine: road to conflict or cooperation? 05 April 2016Will the association agreement between the EU and Ukraine lead to a new ‘Cold War’ between Russia and the West? That was one of the questions posed to...
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NWO grant for project 'Human Security and Conflict in Ukraine: Local Approaches and Transnational Dimensions' 14 March 2016
Prof. André Gerrits and dr. Max Bader have been awarded a grant by the WOTRO Science for Global Development of NWO for their project on human securit...