Today marks the 19th anniversary of the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS)! 🎉 We extend our deepest gratitude to our partners, supporters, and, most importantly, our dedicated staff for their unwavering commitment to excellence!

HCSS zoekt een Senior Strategisch Analist op het gebied van internationale veiligheid en defensie. Werk aan thema’s als militaire strategie, afschrikking, NAVO en Europese defensie. Solliciteer vóór 15 april 2026: buff.ly/LjnXuUL

Our latest HCSS report, ‘Lessons from the Jungle for the Zoo’, sends a stark warning: the character of war in Ukraine is changing faster than most European debates acknowledge. 📄 Read the full report by Tim Sweijs, Elie Tenenbaum and Jan Feldhusen here: buff.ly/AQkgUK7

🚨Europe is watching a real-time laboratory of modern warfare unfold in Ukraine — and the lessons matter far beyond Kyiv. New HCSS report shows that supporting Ukraine is essential not only to uphold sovereignty but also to strengthen Europe’s defence capabilities. 🔗https://buff.ly/AQkgUK7

De Noordzee is uitgegroeid tot een strategische ruimte waar economische, ecologische en veiligheidsbelangen samenkomen. Een nieuwe HCSS-verkenning laat zien dat deze belangen niet alleen botsen, maar juist ook elkaar kunnen versterken. De belangrijkste kansen én knelpunten? Zie: buff.ly/owbrbtN

Wat als de grootste kans voor natuurherstel op de Noordzee eigenlijk in veiligheidsinvesteringen zit? Van dual-use sensoren tot gedeelde monitoring: samenwerking tussen veiligheids- en ecologische partijen biedt concrete winst op de Noordzee, blijkt uit nieuw HCSS rapport – mits goed georganiseerd.

Om drones te verhinderen wordt er aan het Oekraïense front gebruik gemaakt van GPS-jamming. Maar dat lokt weer een tegenreactie uit, met technologie die steeds autonomer wordt, zegt HCSS onderzoeksdirecteur Tim Sweijs in gesprek met Dave Maasland en Harm Teunis. 🔗https://buff.ly/DPkmM9a

Wil je bijdragen aan strategisch denken over hedendaagse oorlogvoering, afschrikking en Europese veiligheid? HCSS breidt het team uit met een Senior Strategisch Analist. Solliciteren kan tot 15 april 2026: buff.ly/2TeAsqL

Waarom is Trump akkoord gegaan met het tijdelijk stoppen van de oorlog tegen Iran? “Omdat Amerika het niet kan winnen, ze hebben niks voor elkaar gekregen,” zei Rob de Wijk bij Pauw & De Wit. 🔗 buff.ly/CUbSzlS

Nieuw HCSS rapport stelt: de veiligheidstransitie op de Noordzee en de ecologische opgave kunnen elkaar versterken. Maar: zonder sterke handhaving blijven beschermingsmaatregelen op de Noordzee vrijblijvend – en daarmee ineffectief. Belangrijkste kansen én knelpunten? Zie: buff.ly/owbrbtN

Some of the work of Ukraine's air defense operations amid the past day of Russian attacks.

The US has long leaned on sanctions or military action to handle foreign conflicts. Jon and Ben Rhodes @rhodesben.bsky.social discuss it might be time for something new.

He was moving.

🎥A police cordon is in place blocking access to Trongate from Gallowgate. The police have put measures in place to protect the Mercat building which is covered in scaffolding. Live updates: www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/261130...

A pilot flying into Dallas, Texas reported a UFO flying above the aircraft that repeatedly flared, vanished, moved unusually fast, stayed in view for about 250 miles, and did not appear on ATC radar or match active military airspace activity. Source: VASAviation / Skywatch Signal

In 90 seconds, Mariannette Miller-Meeks manages to compare the Iran war to Vietnam AND claim the nearly 3-month war that has no end in sight is “a much shorter conflict than anticipated.” #IA01

RP • @lawyer_oyer This week, Trump filed a financial report required by the Office of Government Ethics. It revealed hundreds of millions of dollars in stock trading during the first quarter of 2026, in U.S. companies directly affected by Trump’s policies.

We can choose to bend the knee to this President — or we can fight back for the country we love.

Tax Day

As a girl, I was gifted at guessing what was in each present. You could always tell when you were getting a gift from Mattel by the smell of the Barbie plastic, my favorite gift! What are you hoping is under your tree this year? #christmaspresent #makebelieve #children #snake #christmastree

With everything yesterday, I forgot to mention the barn got new ponies! Meet Ruby & Tootsie. I’m already in love with the buckskin lol

The Knicks just sent NYC into celebration mode after sweeping Cleveland in the Eastern Conference Finals — but does it compare to Toronto during the Raptors’ 2019 #NBA Finals run? 👀🔥 Which fanbase went harder?

Happy World Theatre Day! 🎭 Dr Henry Bell, Senior Lecturer in Performance at UWS, shares his incredible story of how acting helped him overcome a childhood stammer and changed his life. Study BA Performance: www.uws.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-course-search/performance

Realizing I have a lot of questions for the Chicago School of Women's Sports Team Ownership & Management....

Nigel Farage didn't show up at court today, so we brought the next best thing... 👀 Reform wants your data, so we're suing Farage’s party. Court's over for today, we'll have more news soon so stay tuned

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My plan to Unlock Wisconsin includes training 100,000 Wisconsinites annually. This means expanding the capacity of our technical colleges throughout the state and lowering costs so that every Wisconsinite can get the education they need. #MissyForWI #UnlockWisconsin

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A clip from the Beyond The Pixels show - with a special @scancomputers.bsky.social episode, shot with a live audience at Media City in Manchester. Full episode coming soon... #motivationalquotes

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Many Chinese people, when faced with disasters and pressure, often choose to escape, remain silent, or refuse to face the truth, thereby easily finding various reasons for their retreat. The easiest excuse people find is to stand on the side of the powerful or the evil.

Sunderland release a season overview video, including clips of pundits who had pegged them to be relegated at the start of the season - "Thank you for writing us off..."

Well, you know, some MAGA people cleverly caught witches in California!

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Un #drone s'est écrasé sur un immeuble résidentiel dans la ville de Galati, dans l’est de la Roumanie, a rapporté l’agence Mediafax. D’après la même source, l’explosion s’est produite lors de l’impact, provoquant un incendie dans un appartement.

30 years of saving lives 💙 Ready-to-Use Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) has helped millions of severely malnourished children recover. Simple. Safe. Affordable. Canada is proud to support @unicef.org to deliver it to those who need it most. This small sachet still has a big impact #Nutrition #GlobalHealth

One week ago, eight million people took to the streets across the country to declare that there are no kings in America. In a moment of wars and genocide abroad, deportation and repression at home, few things matter more.

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Unfinished Business Tour: Bring Milan Back to Iowa State! 🔥 Alumni want to fund NIL to bring Milan back for one last run! Marcus, Tyrese, George & more uniting for unfinished business. Milan’s reaction? “We would love to have him back.” What y’all think? 👀 #IowaState #Cyclones #UnfinishedBusiness

It's Deck Tech Thursday! Post a link to your Archidekt deck in the comments and tell us what's not working, and we'll pick a random deck and help you fix it! #mtg #edh #mtgcommander #mtgedh

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Jaylen Brown tried it Joel Embiid denied it

Hubble and Redshift #highereducation

The way you talk to yourself matters. Every time you tell yourself you “should” be handling something better, your nervous system hears criticism instead of safety. Try replacing judgment with observation: “This is hard right now.” That small shift can help your brain stop fighting itself.

Gerade mal 1 Tag alt und schon möchten die Küken Mamas Fittichen entkommen. 🥰🫠 #Kiel #Turmfalken #Kestrel #Birds #Animal-Cam www.kiel.de/de/umwelt_ve...

Express Entry Draw 411 reinforces the value of French-language proficiency, with 4,000 invitations issued at CRS 419. Applicants with bilingual skills can access strong and consistent PR opportunities in 2026. zurl.co/teMI1

Barn owl cam is here! See how they are getting on 24 hours day over on YouTube. If you're lucky, you might even see some eggs hatching, live 👀 Tune in: buff.ly/AWxh8TW [📹️ A night-vision camera shows a single barn owl sitting, tending to eight eggs and eating inside a wooden nest box.]

Manchester synagogue attack: 2 killed, 4 seriously injured. An attacker wore a suicide belt. In the meantime, a Michigan Islamo-Arab conference attendees are openly calling for killings. Such rhetoric fuels radicalization and similar attacks in the US are only a matter of time

Camp IV on Mt. Everest, situated at 7,900m, is considered the highest campsite on Earth & the last stop before the summit. 🏔️

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Mary Trump's niece: "Donald & his older sons have been given the green light to commit financial crimes &they'll never be held accountable as long as Republicans in control. If we regain Democratic majority in next election, well be able to end this madness & put these people behind bars"

I dare say she doesn't have a lot of admiring fans🫢

Ossoff: This is what small men like Trump, Vance and Miller will never understand. Our national greatness flows not through our blood or our genes, but through our ideas. Americans are a people united not by ethnicity, but by our shared convictions. That is what makes us exceptional.

Look at this pass from Miles to Howard

🎬🌈 "Life Path"( #Video #Poetry #short #art #experimental,2025) is nominated ✴️🎶 for Original Score for a Short, in International Sound & Film #Music Festival,Varaždin, Croatia. Among the participants are Oscar & BAFTA Award Winners! 💖🌞🙏 #filmmaking #author #writer #filmfestival #shortfilm #poster

BESSENT: I'm unable to discuss this because of ongoing litigation WHITEHOUSE: Was there any consideration to the govt in return for the benefits of no audit and no investigation? BESSENT: Again, I'm unable to comment WHITEHOUSE: 🤷 Mr Chairman, this makes no sense at all

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin defending beating children with belts: "We must be willing to discipline our kids, too. … I was raised by the fear of a belt. ... That fear was enough to keep me straight. That discipline was just.” Congress just traded one corrupt, cruel embarrassment for another 😡

Same, girl.... no in between. To know me is to know this. 😆

A FUCKING WAR CRIMINAL WANTS TO USE AMERICANS FOR WAR