Explosive Violence – Hand Grenades in the Netherlands Hand grenades have become a popular tool for criminals in the Netherlands. Based on the increase of incidents in the last years one can assume a further increase in the following years. Katharina Krüsselmann and Marieke Liem • October 15, 2019
Why Silence Isn’t (Always) Golden: Espionage Exceptions under Customary International Law - Part II The secrecy of state practice means that states are not ‘in a position to react’ to espionage, yet is silence tantamount to acceptance of such practice? Russell Buchan and Iñaki Navarrete • October 10, 2019
Why Silence Isn’t (Always) Golden: Espionage Exceptions under Customary International Law – Part I Espionage is often considered not legal nor illegal under international law. Why do international lawyers maintain the fiction that there is no interaction between international law and espionage? Russell Buchan and Iñaki Navarrete • October 08, 2019
Intelligence Collection: The Trade Is Changing In the intelligence studies, a debate is raging about the impact of new technologies; has the trade of intelligence collection fundamentally transformed now that we live in an information age, or not? Constant Hijzen and Clotilde Sebag • October 07, 2019
Book Preview: Why Minor Powers Risk Wars with Major Powers Through a range of case studies spanning the post-Cold War period in Iraq, Moldova and Serbia, this book studies asymmetric conflicts where warring sides exhibit vast power differentials. Marinko Bobic • September 30, 2019
Salafism: From Social Phenomenon to Security Risk Factor – And Back Again? The Cornelius Haga Lyceum has been under investigation for promoting Salafist ideas – but how did ‘Salafism’ become a security issue in the first place? Layla van Wieringen • September 20, 2019
Why Resource-Exploiting Rebels Are More Likely To Forcibly Recruit Children Contraband and forced recruitment: How rebels' exploitation of natural resources can increase their willingness to forcibly recruit children. Roos Haer, Christopher M. Faulkner and Beth Elise Whitaker • September 12, 2019
Harder, Better, Faster, WIDER Well-being, inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity are worthwhile goals to strive for in any organization, and universities are no exception. Joery Matthys • September 09, 2019
The Myth of the 'Open' Border The real myth of borders is not that they are open or that control thereof is beyond our capacities, but that movement is somehow ‘free’. Moving across borders entails exercising privileges, and these privileges are not distributed equally. Stef Wittendorp • July 15, 2019
