Country: Netherlands 
Director: Monika Sie Dhian Ho
Website: https://www.clingendael.org
Contact: Clingendael Information
The Netherlands Institute of International Relations (‘Clingendael’) is a think tank and diplomatic training institute situated in The Hague. Clingendael’s location – in a park with all the ministries at a short distance – is well chosen to support international exchange and facilitate interactions between practitioners, academia and media. Clingendael covers research on a wide range of issues in international relations including an Asian Studies Programme, an International Energy Programme, and Diplomatic Studies and Security and Conflict Studies. The Clingendael European Studies Programme (CESP) consists of ten researchers and trainers and works closely together with the other Clingendael Programmes. Its main objective is to contextualise current EU developments in longer term trends.
The research addresses a wide range of topics. The areas of expertise within CESP include: EU’s external relations; European governance and better regulation; Justice and Home Affairs, asylum, migration and external borders; EU Climate Policy; EU Institutions; EU Budget; EU Agencies; Internal Market;EU Energy Policy; Negotiation and international culture.
Clingendael’s work involves consultancy projects, academic publications and training. In addition, it operates in the media. It is important for Clingendael’s work work to be well connected to policy makers and experts in the field and to organise seminars and public debates. Clingendael’s events range from organising international workshops on particular topics for senior policy makers to debates with M(E)P’s for the wider public and high level conferences for all types of players. Moreover, Clingendael provides training programmes for different types of organisations and audiences.
Latest News:
- Job Vacancy: “(Senior) Research Fellow Climate Security”, Deadline February 10 (Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands)
- Job Vacancy: “Research Fellow – EU & Global Affairs Unit”, Deadline February 10 (Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands)
- Job Vacancy: “Research Fellow Security and Defence – Security Unit”, Deadline February 10 (Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands)
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- “Military Capabilities affected by Climate Change”, Adája Stoetman et al. (Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands)
- “Open Strategic Autonomy in European Defense”, Dick Zandee (Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands)
- “Policing the Police: the EU’s Struggle to Strengthen the Security Sector in Libya”, Matteo Colombo and Nienke van Heukelingen (Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands)
- “Realising the EU Hybrid Toolbox: opportunities and pitfalls”, Kenneth Lasoen (Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands)
- “Strategic Tech Cooperation between the EU and India”, Maaike Okano-Heijmans and Vera Kranenburg (Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands)
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