United States & Canada
The Dutch government is taking concrete preparatory steps for a potential military contribution to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, deploying a minehunter to the Mediterranean and outlining broader options for involvement once hostilities between the United States and Iran subside.
Dutch politics
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten has set out a sharply pragmatic vision for the Netherlands’ foreign policy, arguing that realism — not nostalgia or moral absolutism — must guide Europe’s role in an increasingly unstable world. In a keynote speech at the Next Gen: The Hague Security Conference on 27 May,
Europe & EU
China
China
The Dutch government has acknowledged that modern electric buses — including those produced by Chinese manufacturers — contain digital vulnerabilities, but says there is currently no evidence that vehicles can be remotely shut down or manipulated. According to the cabinet, there are no concrete indications that such functionalities are being used or
Russia
United States & Canada
NATO & Defence
Dutch politics
Middle East
Concerns about possible Hamas activity in the Netherlands are intensifying. For a long time, the issue was largely confined to intelligence assessments and the international arena, but it is now increasingly becoming a matter of domestic reality. Intelligence services are identifying more concrete activity, prosecutors are investigating financial flows, and
Europe & EU
Dutch politics