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[New publication] Australia's investment treaties under scrutiny: A push for human rights and green transition
20 June 2025As Australia moves to renegotiate its bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with Argentina, Pakistan, and Türkiye, new research is highlighting the critical need to integrate human rights and environmental considerations into these agreements. A submission by A...
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[Call for papers] Emerging voices in private international law
17 June 2025The T.M.C. Asser Instituut is welcoming abstracts for its panel “Emerging Voices in Private International Law”, as part of the Institute’s 60-year anniversary conference on “Adapting private international law in an era of uncertainty”. PhD candidates and postd...
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[Interview] Bibi van Ginkel: “We are currently dealing with a ‘hybridisation’ of threats, which is a far more complex than the past”
10 June 2025 By Irem CakmakExtremist threats are growing increasingly complex and hybrid in nature. Counter-terrorism expert Bibi van Ginkel (International Center for Counter-terrorism) outlines how the landscape of violent extremism and terrorism is reshaped by ideological blending, di...
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Stephanie Triefus wins 2025 Praemium Erasmianum Dissertation Prize
5 June 2025Asser Institute researcher Stephanie Triefus has been named one of the winners of the 2025 Praemium Erasmianum Dissertation Prizes. The award, granted by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, is one of the most prestigious honours for PhD research in the Netherl...
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[Op-ed] Scholars warn for silent revolution in warfare driven by AI-powered decision systems
4 June 2025Researchers Marta Bo (Asser Institute) and Jessica Dorsey (Utrecht University) have published a critical op-ed in Dutch quality paper NRC Handelsblad, shedding light on a silent revolution in modern warfare. Their piece, titled "Er is een stille revolutie gaan...