331 search results for “civil war” in the Student website
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Civility, not opinions, was the real surprise in student debate
The student debate in Leiden’s Stadsgehoorzaal promised to be ‘the key to your vote’. That may sound hyperbolic, but what this well-attended debate did achieve was increased trust in politics. ‘They even let each other finish their sentences’, the flabbergasted students concluded at the end.
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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A quick call on the war in Ukraine: 'Putin has made a diplomatic end almost impossible'
The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase with the announcement of a partial Russian military mobilisation and the intention to annex four Ukrainian regions. Why is Putin making these decisions just now and what consequences will they have for the course of the war? We talk to professor and Russia…
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Vincent Chang in various media outlets on Chinese commemoration of World War II
Assistant professor Vincent Chang spoke in various media outlets about the Chinese commemoration of World War II.
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: ‘Unclear how Trump will end the war “very soon”’
University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe comments on The Conversation on Trump’s statement that the war in Iran will end ‘very soon’.
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Marcel KeurentjesFaculty of Humanities
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Lukas MilevskiFaculty of Humanities
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Gawthorpe on The Conversation about the Trump‑Xi summit, and the Iran war
University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe wrote two articles for the Conversation about Trump’s politics.
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‘You can’t just go to the field and leave again with data’: meet LUCIR scholar Corinna Jentzsch
Corinna Jentzsch, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science and co-convener of the Leiden University Center for International Relations (LUCIR) has conducted extensive fieldwork in Mozambique. Her resulting book, Violent Resistance: Militia Formation and Civil…
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Eamon AloyoFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War
In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?
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Special Rapporteur visits Leiden: ‘Suspend the supply of arms to the warring parties’
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, visited Leiden Law School on 8 December within the scope of International Human Rights Day.
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Allard de GraafFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump’s minerals deal unlikely to change the war'
University Lecturer in History and International Studies Andrew Gawthorpe discusses on The Conversation the newly signed US-Ukraine economic partnership agreement.
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Aya Ezawa honoured for volunteer work with Japanese-Indonesian war children: 'Recognition of the importance of reconciliation'
University lecturer Aya Ezawa has received a Certificate of Commendation from the Japanese Embassy in the Netherlands for her efforts to promote reconciliation between the Netherlands and Japan, in particular by supporting Japanese-Indonesian war children. As a member of the Foundation for War Victims…
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Alies JansenFaculty of Humanities
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Catherine WoodFaculty of Humanities
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Regilme in Expresso: ‘A peacekeeping body cannot project authority if the war appears to be operationally disorganised’
Associate Professor Salvador Santino Regilme discusses the recent launch of the Board for Peace by President Donald Trump in the Portuguese newspaper Expresso.
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Polish Holocaust researchers accused of defamation will give Cleveringa Lecture
On 26 November historian Jan Grabowski and sociologist Barbara Engelking will both give the Cleveringa Lecture. They wrote a book about the Holocaust in Poland and were taken to court for defamation.
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: ‘Disastrous war of choice will go down as one of the most ill-conceived in American history’
University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe wrote an article for The Conversation on the US-Iran war.
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Jonathan PriceFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alain WijffelsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Frits van der MeerFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Sam HendrikseFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Malte RiemannFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Marie RobinFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’
A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have been recruited as fighters or soldiers for generations and thus fuel the conflicts.
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Treating military matters as military science - a lecture on Russian military concepts from 1853 to the present day
Recently, Engin Yüksel gave a lecture on Russian military concepts from 1853 to the present day and his observations on the Russo-Ukrainian war at the Faculty of Humanities, premised on his recently completed doctoral research.
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Karishma ChafekarFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Annelies Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten ClaringbouldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Support the Ukrainian and Russian students in Leiden and The Hague
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has also had dramatic consequences for Ukrainian students at Leiden University. Besides their intense concern about the fate of family and friends, they also face major financial problems. This also applies to Russian students who can no longer access their bank accounts.…
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Babak Rezaeedaryakenari
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Christiaan Russcher
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Cathalijne van der PlasFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Adriaan RademakerFaculty of Humanities
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Paula HarveyFaculty of Humanities
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Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor
Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by the University on 4 October. In his inaugural lecture on 24 November, entitled Courage and Disregard, he will talk about (academic) freedom in relation…
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Tom BuitelaarFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Mirella PeletierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Govert KerpesteinFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Floris Kaptein
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Daan AsserFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Paula StuurmanFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…
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Jan Gerrit DercksenFaculty of Humanities
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Theo KrispijnFaculty of Humanities