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Policy seminar "The Arab Revolts: A European Awakening" 30-31 January 2012

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:56:56 +0100

On the 30th and 31th of January 2012, the Clingendael Institute and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands will hold an EU policy perspective seminar on The Arab Revolts: a European Awakening? Read more�

February 2nd: Discussion Seminar: Are we becoming Japanese now? Japan�s experience and its relevance to Europe.

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:54:55 +0100

Europe and Japan share many similarities. Both are long-time allies of the United States, have for decades held the biggest economies and richest populations in the world, and were early givers of development assistance to third regions. On Thursday 2 February Clingendael Asia Studies organizes a discussion seminar about the relevance of Japan�s experience to European countries. Read more�

Debating China's global reputation in Beijing

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:30:29 +0100

The Charhar Institute, China's foremost public diplomacy think tank, and the Clingendael Institute will jointly hold the Charhar-Clingendael Public Diplomacy Forum, which is to take place on May 19-20 2012. Read more�

China and the Danger of a US-Iran War

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:28:22 +0100

The five-year multilateral diplomatic struggle to rein in Iran�s nuclear programme and the broader psychological war against the Islamic regime have been overshadowed for most of 2011 by the turmoil of the �Arab Spring�. Yet as new unilateral Western sanctions threaten full-scale economic war and as the rhetoric of Israeli or US military action against Iran escalates, the crisis has now taken centre stage in world politics. So far China, together with Russia, holds off UN sanctions and advocates dialogue and diplomatic negotiations to prevent further escalation. However, in a contribution to the Clingendael Asia Forum, Willem van Kemenade argues that should the threat of war continue to grow China may be forced to play a more prominent role. Read more�

Course in Diplomacy and Regional Cooperation for Mid-career Diplomats from ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:05:26 +0100

The Clingendael Institute was proud to host a two-week course for mid-career diplomats from all ten member states of ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations) as well as the ASEAN Secretariat. Read more�

The European Union's Strategy on Weapons of Mass Destruction: from Ambition to Disappointment

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:37:48 +0100

In this new Clingendael Paper, Dr. Peter van Ham examines the European Union�s weapons of mass destruction policy by examining the main strategic documents and the way they have been implemented. Even though the EU has ambitiously tried to develop a solid framework for closer cooperation since 2003, the EU member states have been reluctant to take the necessary steps towards increased policy coordination at the European level. The paper discusses both the ambitions and disappointments, and shows the way in which the EU could still play a significant role in the multilateral arena. Read more�

The 10th Alumni Conference 2011 on Diplomacy, Peace and Justice

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:37:50 +0100

From 22 to 25 November the 10th Alumni Conference for former participants of the MATRA Diplomatic Training Programmes was held at Clingendael. Diplomats from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Balkans and North Africa were welcomed back to Clingendael for a conference on Diplomacy, Peace and Justice. The participants enjoyed discussions on many current topics, from conflict resolution by diplomatic means to the Responsibility to Protect. Read more�

Water Diplomacy: A Niche for the Netherlands?

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:15:50 +0100

After a six-month study into water diplomacy in cooperation with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Water Governance Centre, the Clingendael Diplomatic Studies Programme presents a final report with policy recommendations. The report examines the potential of water diplomacy for Dutch foreign policy and how involved actors can increase this potential. The focus is on water diplomacy, as seen from the Netherlands, in terms of niche diplomacy on transboundary water conflict prevention. The authors wish to thank all contributors from the diplomatic and water sector for their valuable input. For the full report, please click here to open the PDF file.

Clingendael Diplomatic Training for South Africa future Heads of Mission

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:57:23 +0100

From 28th November until 6th December, Clingendael has hosted a group of eleven distinguished guests from South Africa. All to become Heads of Mission as from next January, the participants to this 'Training programme in Strategic Foreign Policy Analysis and Professional Diplomatic Competences' embarked on an intensive ten-day programme combining various training forms. Read more�

Re-engaging Europe with Asia conference

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:52:01 +0100

14-15 December Clingendael will host the closing conference for the Europe-Asia Policy Forum. An official event of the Europe-Asia Policy Forum (EUforAsia Project) Re-engaging Europe with Asia is the IIAS-led closing event of the Europe-Asia Policy Forum and will take place on the eve of the preparation of the European Commission�s �Regional Programming for Asia (2013-2020) Strategy Paper�. The conference will explore the topics of economic integration, security, cooperation in the field of higher education, energy, and will address the future of the EU�s strategy toward Asia. The Europe-Asia Policy Forum (EUforAsia) was designed to target relevant stakeholders in Asia-Europe affairs and policy-making with information on contemporary issues regarding EU-Asia. Over the last three years, EUforAsia has organised roundtables, briefings and conferences with the aim of enhancing EU-Asia cooperation and awareness on issues of mutual interest in areas such as sustainable development, regional integration and governance. The EUforAsia consortium consists of the International Institute of Asian Studies (IIAS), the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), the Singapore Institute for International Affairs (SIIA) and the European Policy Centre (EPC). It is supported by funding from the European Union. Read more�

India and Australia: The End of Estrangement?

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:13:48 +0100

Recently Australia�s Prime Minister Julia Gillard declared that Australia is willing to reconsider its ban on uranium exports to India. The ban is widely believed to be a major obstacle to a stronger India�Australia relationship, and as such to stronger quadrilateral security cooperation that involves also the United States and Japan. In his contribution to Clingendael Asia Forum, Vikas Kumar argues why we should not expect a dramatic improvement in the India�Australia as a consequence of lifting the ban. Read more�

Lunchlezing Redt China de Euro? 20 december 2011

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:35:18 +0100

De Europese Unie probeert met moeite de financi�le crisis te beheersen terwijl de Chinese economie blijft groeien. Zal China de EU helpen bij het oplossen van de financi�le problemen of zullen Chinese investeringen juist leiden tot verdeeldheid binnen de EU en een zwakkere Euro op de lange termijn? Op dinsdag 20 december organiseert het Clingendael European Studies Programme een lunchlezing over de rol van China in de Eurocrisis. Twee China-kenners, Henk Schulte Nordholt en Garrie van Pinxteren, zullen beiden een lezing geven en met elkaar in debat gaan over de politieke en economische rol van China in de Eurocrisis. Read more�

American Diplomacy: New Special Issue of The Hague Journal of Diplomacy

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:42:08 +0100

The United States is encountering what appears to be a not-so-American second century after all. As it does so, there is no more important, yet no more neglected, issue of international significance than the conduct of American diplomacy. This special issue, co-edited by Paul Sharp and Geoffrey Wiseman, goes a long way to remedying this neglect. A team of leading scholars and practitioners take as their point of departure the commitment of President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton to make American diplomacy co-equal with defense and development in the conduct of the United States' international relations. Topics covered include continuity and change in its conduct at the UN, the views from Europe, China and Iran, reform of US public diplomacy, the historical roots of Americans' suspicion of diplomacy, how contemporary diplomacy plays out on the streets, as well as in the chancelleries, of America's allies, and the exceptional character of America's diplomatic culture. Read more �

Joas Wagemakers receives Praemium Erasmianum Study Prize for 2011

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:27:18 +0100

Last week, it was announced that Joas Wagemakers (CDSP, IRP-project on Saudi Arabia) will be one of five recipients of the Praemium Erasmianum Study Prize for 2011, an annual award given to outstanding Dutch dissertations in the humanities and social sciences. Last year, Joas received his PhD, which was awarded cum laude, for a dissertation entitled "A Quietist Jihadi-Salafi: The Ideology and Influence of Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi", which will be published by Cambridge University Press in 2012. Apart from his research at Clingendael, Joas Wagemakers is also a lecturer in the Department of Islam & Arabic at Radboud University Nijmegen, where he intends to start a recently-awarded "Veni" post-doctoral research project on Islamic political and social activists in Jordan in March next year. Read more �

Seminar on the future of diplomacy

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:06:04 +0100

On 18 November the Clingendael Institute will hold a seminar on future trends in diplomacy. The two themes are business diplomacy and diplomatic cooperation with domestic publics. Business diplomacy is concerned with the representation, communication and negotiation which companies use in order to defend their interests so that unnecessary and unwanted conflicts can be avoided. In a world characterized by increasing competition and interconnectedness, it seems companies not solely rely on the diplomatic representation offered by states and tend to create their own, internal "ministries of foreign affairs". Next, as a result of the vanishing boundaries between international and domestic publics and a more interconnected civil society, success in public diplomacy becomes more dependent on cooperation with and the support of the people at home. Engaging public opinion on foreign policy at home and abroad are two sides of the same coin, and they reinforce one another. Scholars and practitioners from the Belgium, Canada, China, Indonesia, Israel, The Netherlands, Spain, the UK and the United States, will meet at the Clingendael Institute. Read more �