Asia & Australia
NATO & Defense
United States & Canada
More concerns in the Dutch parliament over contracts with US IT firm Kyndryl
Concerns are mounting in the Dutch House of Representatives about the role of American IT companies within the Dutch government, particularly at the Ministry of Defence. The issue resurfaced during Tuesday’s parliamentary question time, with sharp scrutiny of a multi-billion-euro project involving IT services provider Kyndryl.
United States & Canada
Dutch Ministry of Defence seeks to phase out Palantir software over security and dependency concerns
Asia & Australia
The Netherlands strengthens defence links with Asian partners at Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore
United States & Canada
The Hague draws a line on U.S. tech, but dependence remains deep
The Dutch decision to block the acquisition of IT provider Solvinity by the U.S.-based Kyndryl marks a new phase in The Hague’s thinking on digital sovereignty. For the first time, the government intervened so explicitly to prevent American ownership of infrastructure underpinning core state services such as
NATO & Defense
The Netherlands to join OCCAR, push for deeper European defence cooperation
Ukraine
Dutch Foreign Minister Berendsen condemns Russian drone strike in Romania, backs stronger NATO presence
China
Dutch navy: "We were not in Chinese territorial waters" after South China Sea incident
United States & Canada
The Netherlands sends minehunter to Mediterranean Sea ahead of possible Hormuz mission
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
The Netherlands embraces "values-based realism" as Prime Minister Jetten sets out pragmatic foreign policy course
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,
NATO & Defense
New Dutch Arctic Strategy: more NATO exercises near the North Pole, deeper cooperation with allies
NATO & Defense