Last night, I was awaken by the noise of iron gates in front of my house being moved. I accused some crazy drunkards of being in an aggressive mood. However, when I woke up in the morning – parliamentary election day in Hungary – apparently something else had happened. Együtt 2014 – a coalition of 5…
What is the relevance for policy makers of scholars theorising about how the world functions? There is wide consensus that the academic community and policy makers are now more detached than ever. But there are ways to bridge this gap. Hiski Haukkala – who has worked as a university teacher and research, as a policy analyst…
What are the current key foreign policy principles of the Netherlands? The coalition agreement (Regeerakkoord) is the source of the information below. The current cabinet – governing since October 2012 – in the Netherlands is composed of only two parties – PvdA (Labour) and VVD (Liberal Republicans). The motto of the Coalition Agreement is “Building…
Thinking politics 