Our Founding Purpose

Our mission is to better anchor the Netherlands and Europe in the new world order – by bringing middle powers closer together.

The Hague Institute for Geopolitics prepares policymakers, businesses, and citizens for the far-reaching consequences of the fragmenting world order.

We do this through the GeopolitiekNu podcast, articles, masterclasses, lectures, and media appearances.

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Our media appearances

Michel Don Michaloliákos

Nieuwsuur

Oil tanker from Dutch shipping company turns over in Red Sea. Another strait blockade?

July 23, 2026

Michel Don Michaloliákos

NOS

Michel Don Michaloliákos

Substack - Elias Rutten

How shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is gradually getting back on track

June 24, 2026

Michel Don Michaloliákos

NOS Journaal - NPO Radio 1

What Do We Know About the Iran-US Agreement?

June 23, 2026

Damon Golriz

IranWire English

The precairious ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah

June 20, 2026

Lucia Hokayem

Nieuwsweekend

New ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah: ‘Significant pressure exerted by the US’

June 19, 2026

Michel Don Michaloliákos

VRT Radio 1 - The Wereld Vandaag

Interview on Iran-US Post-War Dynamics

June 19, 2026

Damon Golriz

Pakistan TV Global

US-Iran peace deal: what does this mean for the security architecture in the Middle East?

June 17, 2026

Michel Don Michaloliákos

NPO Radio 1 - Dit is de Dag

A Divided West Seeks Unity at the G7 Summit

June 16, 2026

Michel Don Michaloliákos

NPO Radio 1 - Bureau Buitenland

The Geopolitical Merry-Go-Round of Power in the Middle East

June 13, 2026

Michel Don Michaloliákos

Nieuwsweekend - NPO Radio 1

“He has no say in the matter,” says Trump of Netanyahu, but is that really the case?

June 8, 2026

Michel Don Michaloliákos

NOS

Strait of Hormuz closed for 100 days, “we are on the brink of an even bigger crisis”

June 6, 2026

Michel Don Michaloliákos

NOS

100 days of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

June 5, 2026

Michel Don Michaloliákos

Nieuwsuur

This is what the U.S.'s shift in NATO policy really means

May 23, 2026

Michel Don Michaloliákos

NPO Radio 1 - Nieuwsweekend

The train to China, the ship to Russia: these are Iran’s alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz

May 22, 2026

Michel Don Michaloliákos

NRC

Modi's billion-dollar market beckons

May 19, 2026

Rajeev Lachmipersad

RTL Z

Rajeev Lachmipersad

RTL Z Nieuws

Trade interests take center stage during Modi's visit

May 16, 2026

Rajeev Lachmipersad

NOS

What can we expect from Modi’s visit to the Netherlands?

May 16, 2026

Rajeev Lachmipersad

NPO radio 1- Nieuwsweekend

Partners

Recent & Relevant

Articles based on HIG’s and external analysts

Houthi-Saudi Standoff: The Sana’a Airport Strike and the Anticipated Geopolitical Implications

Reignited direct hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi movement, threatens years of de-escalation efforts,

22/07/2026

“Cities Do A Lot Of The Implementation Of What Happens On An International Level”

EU Representative Ruben Sansom shares his 10 Geopolitical Commandments

22/07/2026

The Need for Diversification in Times of Geo-Economic Dependence

While Europe remains highly vulnerable due to its reliance on Chinese CRMs, Japan serves as

17/07/2026

“Since I Firmly Believe in Assessing Potential Adversaries ‘From Their Point of View,’ I Will Always Try To Stand in the Bullseye of Their Worldview And Look Back at Us As An Alliance”

Diplomat and Deputy Defence Counsellor to NATO Robert-John Hendriks gives his 10 Geopolitical Commandments

17/07/2026

Temporary buffer or strategic expansion? Israel’s territorial entrenchment in southern Lebanon

Israel’s foothold in southern Lebanon suggests objectives beyond the security realm

09/07/2026

“For a Long Time, We Told Ourselves the Story That Geopolitics Didn’t Really Matter for the Netherlands”

Senior Strategist Jozef Waanders gives his 10 Geopolitical Commandments

09/07/2026

Iran as a global Hinge-Power On the Foreign Policy of the Third Islamic Republic After the War

Iran is emerging as the twenty-first century’s decisive hinge power

29/06/2026

A “Weapon of Mass Disruption”: how Hormuz has shaken US hegemony to its core

Iran forced itself out of isolation as it has reinvented maritime deterrence

26/06/2026

The Politics of Narcoterrorism: Brazil and the Return of the Monroe Doctrine

The issue of organised crime may be becoming a geopolitical instrument in renewed great-power competition.

26/06/2026

The Role of the Houthis in Iran’s Regional Security Architecture

The Axis of Resistance despite suffering significant setbacks remains essential for Iran

26/06/2026

Energy vulnerabilities: between inflation and Chinese solar panels

The crisis in the strait of Hormuz has demonstrated asymmetric energy vulnerabilities in EU and

23/06/2026

The Concert of Hormuz

Iranian Victory Sharpens Imperial Rivalry

17/06/2026

The Power of Memetic Warfare: How Iran Turned Western Pop Culture Against American Power Part I

The Iran war demonstrates that asymmetric warfare has entered a new phase, one in which

12/06/2026

Will the Visegrád Group revive and Central Europe strengthen?

Orbán’s defeat also brings changes to the cooperation of the Visegrad Four, the question is

05/06/2026

Current Affairs Lecture – European Security in the Shadow of Munich; Back to 1938?

On 4 June, the current affairs lecture on European security will take place at Amare

28/05/2026

35 billion euros in exchange for 27 reforms

Negotiations between Péter Magyar and the EU on funds frozen begins this week.

27/05/2026

EU- China Rivalry in the Era of the BRI: Part 2 – David and Goliath

The Global Gateway cannot compete with China. But the EU has the potential, Gamelkoorn argues.

26/05/2026

China’s hidden extraction frontier: Myanmar

Myanmar has become China’s largest supplier of rare earths, heavily costings its community and environment,

21/05/2026

EU-China Rivalry in the Era of the BRI: Part 1 – Segmenting the EU

The EU has structural weaknesses, and unique strengths which influence the EU’s competitive capacity, Gamelkoorn

13/05/2026

Masterclass for FMO: Investment opportunities in a fragmenting world order

HIG advises FMO on the geopolitics and geoeconomics of today’s shifting international system

07/05/2026

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Our Diplomatic Services

The Hague hosts many diplomatic missions that aim to maximize the benefits of bilateral ties with the Netherlands. HIG helps embassies to achieve goals aligning with our mission. How do we do that?

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