267 search results for “geopolitics” in the Staff website
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Stephan Raaijmakers: ‘Everyone within Humanities can contribute to the study of AI’
Stephan Raaijmakers has been Professor of Communicative AI since 1 May. Prior to this, he had held this position for five years as professor by special appointment. How has his approach to AI changed in that time?
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Introducing the Multistakeholder Global Governance Project
Lunch Seminar
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Clubs in climate finance? Emerging mix-donor climate organizations
Lunch Seminar
- Diplomacy and Global Affairs Research Seminar Series
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International Criminal Justice: Utopia or Reality?
Lecture, 5th Owada Chair Symposium
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Leiden Africa Platform Annual Meeting
Annual meeting
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European Union Seminar with Kajsa Ollongren
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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U.S. Cultural Diplomacy from the End of the Cold War to Trump 2.0
Lecture, Book Launch
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The world is changing. How should we as a university adjust our strategy?
At the halfway mark, how should we adjust our strategy to a rapidly changing world? Faculty administrators, academic directors, directors of expertise centres, staff from Administration and Central Services, members of the representative bodies and students assessors met on 6 June to discuss this qu…
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‘War with Russia more likely now Trump has spurned Europe’
Europe’s security suddenly looks uncertain now President Trump has started negotiations with Putin. What does this mean for the Netherlands? What do we need to do?
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Hora Hester Bijl! Farewell to a rector who steered the university through turbulent times
The university bid farewell to its Rector Magnificus, Hester Bijl, on 13 January during the ‘Hester’s Highlights’ symposium.
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Frontex director Hans Leijtens: 'We don't stop migration, but we want to properly manage it'
What does European border security look like? On 14 April, Hans Leijtens, executive director of Frontex and former commander of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, is in The Hague for a lunch lecture. We spoke with him about border security, migration and the role of Frontex.
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Peter van Bodegom on sustainable horticulture
Dutch greenhouse horticulture is a world leader when it comes to innovative capacity and sustainability, but ‘the challenges are great in terms of energy, water, environment and biodiversity,’ says Peter van Bodegom, coordinator of AgriFood at the Centre for Sustainability of the Leiden, Delft, Erasmus…
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Graduation MIRD Class of 2022: Students in the spotlight
On Monday, 4 July 2022, the graduation of the two-year Advanced MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) programme was commemorated in the iconic Academy Building in Leiden. Students and guests were welcomed by the Program Director, Professor Madeleine Hosli.
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Sovereign debt as strategy: Kathleen Brown on the politics behind the numbers
On Tuesday 30 September 2025, PhD candidate Kathleen Brown will defend her dissertation 'Deception, Risk, and Evasion: The Politics of Sovereign Debt in Emerging Markets' in Leiden’s Academy Building. Her research sheds light on the hidden world of sovereign debt politics, revealing how governments…
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Academics call for more powers for international organisations
Organisations like the UN and the EU should be given more powers to combat transboundary problems. This is the message of a report published by the Swedish SNS Democracy Council, whose authors include Prof. Jan Aart Scholte of Leiden University. The researchers also wrote the following article.
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Academic freedom needs constant nurturing
Geopolitical situations, such as the conflict in Gaza, evoke strong emotions among staff and students. How do we discuss such situations at our faculty? This issue is an ongoing part of safeguarding academic freedom at our university.
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Three new Leiden minors with internships in national security
Three new minors at the intersection of security and resilience will launch in September 2026 at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. A distinctive feature is that all three combine academic coursework with a practical placement in the field, within defence, the police, or emergency service…
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Duende and Café: The 40th Anniversary of Latin American Studies
“Europe must look […] southward, where the global majority resides. The BRICS countries alone represent almost 50% of the world economy and a quarter of the world trade, it is where the youngest populations lives, with an enormous amount of creative energy, something that is often lacking in the northern…
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Public Diplomacy as a Contributing Factor to Solving Identity-based Conflict
PhD defence
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CANCELLED Bolivia: reflexions on its Bicentennial of independence, decolonization and the challenges of Plurinational State/ Bolivia: Reflexiones
Lecture
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The Panama Canal: unveiling the transition to Panamanian Management
Lecture
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Climate Diplomacy: What's Wrong and What's Next?
Debate
- Changes in the Funding landscape
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Asia Academy #20: 75 Years of Korean War: The Long Shadow
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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Asia Academy #18: ChatGPT vs Deepseek: China's Rise as AI Power
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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A vision for the future of human rights and multilateralism
Lecture
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Dutch Entrepreneurship in the Spanish Americas, 1580-1700
PhD defence
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European Space Policy
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Asia Academy #24: North Korea and Russia’s Strategic Partnership: Implications for Europe
Lecture
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CKN Knowledge Session: China and Security Developments in Space
Lecture and panel
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Film screening: The Last Accord: War, Apocalypse, and Peace in Aceh
Film screening
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Chinese Development Finance in a Shifting Global Order: Research Approaches and Policy Implications
Lecture
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United States and Chinese foreign assistance and diplomacy: Aid for dominance
Lecture, Book Launch
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Opening of faculty year & Leiden Revisited
Alumni event
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Screening documentary on peacekeepers in Mali: Colombes Sans Gravité/Doves Without Gravity
Screening documentary
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The Strategic Logic of Proxy Warfare: Addressing Policy for Competition
Book presentation
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Public Debate: Europe, the US and Russia in turbulent times: views from the Polish EU Presidency
Debate
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Priorities of Poland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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The Western Part of the East Indies: Colonial Worldmaking and Global Knowledges at the Early Modern Cape Colony
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Perspectives on Taiwan's Cultural and Public Diplomacy
Conference, Workshop
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Navigating between empires: the discourses on self-determination in and about Hong Kong
PhD defence
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The opportunities for urban food self-sufficiency through green roofs: Modeling, Optimization, and Policy Scenario Analysis
PhD defence
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The European Union’s Role in Security and Global Affairs: A review of the Danish EU Council Presidency and ways ahead
Lecture
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Iran at a Crossroads: Protest, Repression, and Europe’s Response
Debate
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NEXT GEN: The Hague Security Conference
Conference
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SIMMR Presents: How to Un(name) a Tree
Artist Talk + Panel Discussion + Walking Tour
- European Union Seminar Series
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Book Launch | EU External Relations Law: Research Meets Practice
Book Launch
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Setting the Agenda: The EU as a Guardian of Digital Fairness and Sustainable Consumption
Conference