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Climate Change, Democracy and the Rising Voice of Youth in the Netherlands

Climate change is no longer just an environmental issue. In the Netherlands, where much of the land lies below sea level and agriculture dominates,...

The Normalization of Dysfunction: Between Administrative Failure and the Erosion of the Social Contract

Case Study: Curtea de Argeș “It is not crises that destroy a society, but the habit of living with them.” By Major General (Two Stars) (retd)...

What Western coverage of the Islamic Republic of Iran often misses

By Hans Noot, Associate director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (05.06.2026) - When Iran appears in the news, the focus is usually on missiles,...

Hospitality at the Heart of Diplomacy: A Personal Reflection on The Hague’s International Future

By Thomas Kortleve The Hague has long stood at the crossroads of diplomacy, international law, and global cooperation. As Chairman of the Hague Hotel Consultation...

Career Diplomat -vs- Honorary Consul What Is the Difference?

By Peter Kovacs A career diplomat is a professional government officer serving in a state's foreign service. An honorary consul is a private citizen authorized...

The Diplomatic Appointment Process – From Nomination to Letters of Credence

By Peter Kovacs Diplomatic and consular appointments are formal public processes. They are not private transactions, not commercial services, and not outcomes that can be...

Magyar Péter Peter: a liberator of Hungary or a continuator of Orbán’s political legacy?

By Eljanos Kasaj  The leader of the Tisza-Respect and Freedom Party and member of the European Parliament, the centrist-conservative Magyar Péter, once a close ally...

10 Year Anniversary: the journey of An Experts’ Guide to International Protocol

By Mark Verheul On 18 April 2016, it was a privilege for Gilbert Monod de Froideville and myself to present the first copy of “An...

From Recognition to Mutual Understanding: A Gulf Strategy for Stability in an Age of Escalation

By Sheikh Al-Mahfoudh bin Bayyah, Secretary General of The Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace, UAE When missiles fly or shipping lanes are threatened in the...

When Information is no Longer Enough: Intelligence and the Degradation of Strategic Truth

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge.”— Daniel J. Boorstin By Major General (Two Stars) (retd) Corneliu Pivariu In the...

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