In the media
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Jorrit Rijpma: Sending back asylum seekers is 'wishful thinking' 05 September 2022In the asylum plan presented last week, the Dutch cabinet announced that it would focus more on the departure of ‘Dublin claimants’. In doing so, the ...
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Mark Klaassen: 'Cabinet acting contrary to Directive on family reunification' 30 August 2022On Friday 26 August 2022, the Dutch cabinet presented its new asylum agreement. According to Assistant Professor Mark Klaassen, the new agreement is b...
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Refusing Russian tourists is only possible at European level 17 August 2022
In the wake of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, several European countries want to introduce entry bans for Russian nationals. But can they...
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Jorrit Rijpma in Bureau Buitenland on storming of Melilla 27 June 2022
Last Friday, more than a dozen people died during the storming of Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla. A dramatic incident, but certainly not the...
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Luuk van Middelaar in the media on Ukraine’s EU candidacy 24 June 2022At a recent meeting, the leaders of the European Union formally approved Ukraine and Moldova’s candidate status to join the bloc. The message is: you ...
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Aleydis Nissen in The Diplomat on BTS and mandatory military service 10 May 2022K-pop band BTS joining the Korean military is a compulsory obligation, one with increased meaning as tension builds on the Korean Peninsula and around...
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Peter Rodrigues in NRC on treatment of Ukrainian and other refugees 07 April 2022Ukrainian refugees are being allowed to work in the Netherlands straight away. So Why do other refugees sometimes have to wait years before they can w...
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Gerrard Boot on abuses in parcel industry 06 April 2022Three directors of PostNL have been arrested in Belgium, suspected of human trafficking among other things. Abuses also exist in the Dutch parcel deli...
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Leiden Law Cast #6: Geerten Boogard on (local)elections & political upheaval 23 March 2022Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Luuk van Middelaar in European newspapers on Europe’s response to war in Ukraine 15 March 2022
In an essay published in three prominent European newspapers, Professor Luuk van Middelaar takes a close look at Europe’s role in the Russian invasion...
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Eric De Brabandere: 'Both Ukraine and Russia have an interest in a ceasefire' 07 March 2022Last week Russia and Ukraine met for the first time since the outbreak of the war. The talks took place in Belarus.
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Daniel Peat in El País on the International Court of Justice and the war in Ukraine 07 March 2022President Zelensky of Ukraine has asked the UN International Court of Justice to issue an urgent order to stop Russian military activity in his countr...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan on the consequences of the war in Ukraine for space travel 07 March 2022Around the world, many partnerships with Russia are being ended due to the war in Ukraine. What about space travel, in which the Russians also have a ...
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'Ministry withholding information on safety at Schiphol is serious business' 22 February 2022The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is refusing to release documents on the safety of Schiphol Airport, despite a court ruling t...
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Aleydis Nissen and Co-Author on K-pop in The Diplomat 17 February 2022
Brandon Valeriano (Cato Institute) and Aleydis Nissen (Leiden University) publish an article on the soft power of K-pop in The Diplomat.