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mhaas@clingendael.nlMarcel de Haas
Senior Research Fellow
Lieutenant-Colonel Royal Netherlands Army Dr. M. de Haas is Senior Fellow on military doctrine, strategy and security policy of the Netherlands, NATO, EU, Russia and the CIS. He has served on posts such as military-political analyst, lecturer in international relations and international law, head research branch NATO School and policy advisor. During his most recent assignment, at Defence Staff, he has been responsible for the drafting of the first edition of the Netherlands Defence Doctrine. He has lectured at Dutch, British, Danish, Baltic, Georgian, Russian, South African, Chinese, and NATO defence colleges and universities.
Expertise
- International Security Organisations
- International Relations
- International Security
- International Organisations (Security Architecture)
- International Law/ Law of Armed Conflict
- Warfare, Defense & Security, (Strategy, Military Doctrine, Arms Control, Defence Policy
- Russian Studies (Russian and CIS security policy, the Chechen conflict)
(Current) Projects
- Dutch defence and security policy
- Cooperation between NATO and Russia
- Russian-Chinese security cooperation
- Security and energy in the Caucasus and in Central Asia
- Capability and technology gap of the European military force
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- Benchmark of Dutch and allied financing of peace support operations
- Benchmark of Dutch and allied defence developments and reforms since the end of the Cold War
- Russia's foreign security policy under Putin and Medvedev (2000-2009 and beyond)
Positions
- Senior Reserach Fellow, CSCP, Clingendael Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands (since 2005)
- Defence, Security and Foreign Policy advisor, Dutch Reformed Political Party SGP (since 2005)
- Part time arms control inspector for the OSCE and for the CFE-Treaty
- Columnist, Dutch newspaper Reformed Daily (since 2007)
- Member of the Advisory Council of JASON (Jong Atlantisch Samenwerkings Orgaan Nederland) (since 2009)
- Member, Experts' Group Euro-Atlantic Security, EastWest Institute, New York (since 2010)
Education
- PhD, thesis on Russia's security policy and airpower, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2004)
- MA, thesis on Soviet policy towards Southern Africa, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands (1987)
- Russian Staff Planning and Execution Course, NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany (2005)
- NATO Staff Officers' Orientation Course, NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany (2005)
- Law of Armed Conflict (in Russian), International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Italy (2002)
- Didactics for College Education, VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, (1996-1997)
- International Security, Clingendael Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands (1995)
- Military course in Russian, Netherlands Ministry of Defense, Harderwijk, The Netherlands (1988)
- Military Course in Intelligence, Netherlands Ministry of Defense, Ede, The Netherlands (1992, 1996)
- Military Course in Arms Control, Netherlands Ministry fo Defense, Ermelo, The Netherlands (1998)
- Political Journalism, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA (1986)
Languages
Dutch (excellent), English (excellent), Russian (good), German (good), Afrikaans (fair), French (fair)
Broadcast Experience
Extensive
Latest publications by Marcel de Haas: (more »)
- Nieuwe Russische militaire doctrine, Marcel de Haas
- Verkenningen en heroverwegingen op defensie, Marcel de Haas
- Machteloos toekijken naar conflict in Kirgizië, Marcel de Haas en Bob Deen
- Russian Security Policy and Cooperation with the West, Marcel de Haas, in: Real Instituto Elcano
- Een EU-leger is geldverspilling, Marcel de Haas
- Gemengde gevoelens, Marcel de Haas
- Russia's New Military Doctrine: A Compromise Document, Marcel de Haas