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Clingendael is open on weekdays from 8.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
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The Netherlands Institute of International Relations “Clingendael”
The Netherlands Institute of International Relations “Clingendael” is platform which aim it is to enhance knowledge and insight in international relations. Clingendael acts as a think tank as well as a diplomatic academy.
The Institute provides information, does research and develops training programmes for a large number of audiences, which include Dutch diplomats and civil servants of ministries, as well as representatives of foreign ministries, personnel of the armed forces and employees of NGO’s and the private sector. Clingendael also provides information for the media and the general public.
As of January 2012 the Institute is structured within two departments: Clingendael Research and Clingendael Academy.
The activities of Clingendael Research focus on Europe, security and conflict issues, diplomacy and the changing geopolitical landscape, with particular attention for Asia and the Middle East. More info
Clingendael Academy is responsible for all courses and training programmes for various target groups, both in the Netherlands, as well as abroad. It offers courses on Europe and the European Union, international security and crisismanagement, and international negotiations. In cooperation with Leiden University, Clingendael organizes a MA in International Relations and Diplomacy. More info
The Clingendael Institute is academically independent and as such not affiliated with any political, social, or religious movement. As an independent platform, the Institute is the ideal location for conferences and roundtables, with the primary objective of enhancing the public debate on international affairs. More info
Besides Clingendael Research and Clingendael Academy, there is the Clingendael International Energy Programme, a separate entity which conducts research on the developments in the international energy markets.More info
Clingendael publishes several papers and reports such as the Clingendael Papers, the Clingendael Discussion Papers in Diplomacy, the Clingendael Policy Briefs, and the Clingendael Newsletter. More info
The Institute also houses the editorial board of the only Dutch language magazine on international relations, the Internationale Spectator (www.internationalespectator.nl), and it offers a home to the secretariat of the Dutch Association for International Affairs (het Nederlands Genootschap voor Internationale Zaken) - NGIZ
The Clingendael Institute holds a vast network and is among others member of the the Hague Academic Coalition (HAC), an ‘umbrella’ platform of a number of academic institutions in the Hague, which develops activities in the field of peace, justice and international affairs.
The Institute is open from Monday till Friday from 09.00 am till 05.30 pm..