In the media
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Can the Helsinki accord provide us with lessons for diplomacy today? 06 August 2025Kai Hebel, Assistant Professor of International Relations, explains how the 1975 Helsinki Accords shaped European diplomacy and why their spirit remai...
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FGGA researchers spotlighted in The Conversation 09 April 2025Global affairs, governance, security, sustainability, public administration, and urban development are topics broadly covered in FGGA's research activ...
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ISGA researchers featured in international media 05 April 2025Terrorism, crisis, violence, intelligence, diplomacy, war and peace are topics that are broadly covered in ISGA's research activities. Regularly, ISGA...
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Professor by special appointment Saniye Çelik wins Woman in the Media Award: 'Important that women have a voice in public debate' 11 March 2025Saniye Çelik, Professor by Special Appointment of Diversity, Inclusion, and Policing at Leiden University, has received the Woman in the Media Award a...
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Academy for the rule of law: ‘Indispensable in populist times’ 03 March 2025Around fifty civil servants and journalists have jointly delved into rule of law issues since the launch of the Academy for the Rule of Law, a Dutch c...
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Russia's escalating hybrid warfare across Europe 27 January 2025There is a significant increase in Russian covert operations. Bart Schuurman, professor of Terrorism and Political Violence, sheds light on the alarmi...
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How Europe can reduce flood risk 06 January 2025With the recent devastating floods across Europe in late 2024 Europe is expected to experience a greater frequency of severe floods. Paul Hudson, Asso...
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The role of chemical weapons in the Ukraine conflict 23 December 2024Anneleen van der Meer, assistant professor in the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), discusses Russia's alleged use of chemical weapons ...
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From Newry to The Hague: A Journey Through International Studies and Community 10 September 2024
In this article in The Irish Times, Pádraig Corrigan talks about his experience studying abroad at Leiden University College in The Hague.
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Racist riots in the UK: which root causes need to be addressed? 23 August 2024The United Kingdom (UK) has recently been facing racist violence outbreaks. Tahir Abbas, Professor of Radicalisation Studies, discusses this in an art...
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Mark Rutte: The ideal candidate to preserve NATO unity 25 June 2024What can we expect from Mark Rutte as NATO's Secretary General? Lars Brummel, postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Public Administration, expla...
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How Finland managed to halve its suicide rate 18 March 2024Finland reduced its suicide rate from 30 deaths per 100,000 citizens. Marieke Liem and Leah Prencipe, Professor of Violence and Interventions and Post...
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What does the current international security environment look like? 22 December 2023Eva Michaels, Assistant Professor Intelligence and Security, talks about the current international security environment, including intelligence issues...
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What does Islamist rule look like? 13 June 2023Joana Cook, Assistant Professor of Terrorism and Political Violence, talks about Islamist parties increasingly taking power in the last four decades ...
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AI: the judge of speech 31 May 2023
AI can help in the online detection of hate speech, but whether the technology would always make the right choices is debatable. Students Tofigh Hasen...