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Conference "Challenging uncertainties: the future of the Netherlands' armed forces"
December 22, 2008. December 16 and 17, 2008, the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA) and the Clingendael Conflict and Security Programme (CSCP) organised a conference on the future of the Netherlands’ armed forces. The conference that took place is part of a wide-ranging Future Policy Survey regarding the Dutch armed forces. The assignment given by the Dutch government for this Future Policy Survey is to formulate policy options regarding future Dutch defence ambitions. This interdepartmental survey between the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice, will result in a range of policy options based on an analysis of long-term developments and scenarios. Read more »