A new HCSS paper by Pieter-Jan Vandoren and Davis Ellison argues that Europe needs a NATO-compatible Plan B for contingencies ...

HCSS is pleased to announce that Luuk Boekestein has joined our team as a Data Scientist! He combines his technical ...

Europe’s energy and digital transitions depend on secure access to critical materials, with polysilicon at the heart of solar ...

Presenting our Fall/Winter 2026 HCSS Intern Cohort! Our interns come from all over the world and work on a wide range of ...

On Wednesday, October 23, HCSS Strategic Advisor Tom Driessen highlighted the broader societal and national security ...

The HCSS internship programme offers a diverse opportunity involving research, analysis, data, communications, networking, copywriting, and policy development. We offer a range of programmes including ...

Fuel Security is a critical enabler of European defence readiness. As geopolitical tensions rise and energy markets transform, Europe’s military fuel supply chains face growing vulnerabilities. HCSS ...

The Indo-Pacific region has emerged as the new epicentre of geopolitical competition, due to the growth of the Asian economies and particularly of the People’s Republic of China. The struggle over the ...

Artificial intelligence is a transformative and civilization-shaping technology. Its integration into the military domain carries profound implications for how armed conflict is conducted, including ...

Nederland vervult een cruciale rol als logistieke schakel voor militaire mobiliteit in Europa. In het nieuwe HCSS-rapport “De ...

Raw materials are essential for Europe’s energy and digital transitions, but their importance to the military domain is less often discussed. This report outlines the most commonly used raw materials ...

For years, Russia’s oil sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience. Despite geological challenges in the major Siberian oil fields and increasingly severe Western sanctions, Moscow has maintained ...