Op-ed

Politics

Op-ed

Lennart Hofman

14 March 2021

14/03/21

Remote Warfare is not an election theme

Lennart Hofman

Op-ed

In his latest article for the Correspondent Lennart Hofman addresses the changing nature of war and its increased invisibility against the backdrop of the upcoming Dutch elections.

Politics

Op-ed

Jip van Dort

02 February 2021

02/02/21

The Netherlands is trying to maintain the myth of a ‘clean’ war

Jip van Dort

Op-ed

In his latest op-ed published in the daily paper Trouw, Jip van Dort raises a rather sinister question: What exactly do we (or are we allowed to) know about the dark side of warfare, specifically about civilian casualties?

Politics

Op-ed

Lauren Gould, Isa Zoetbrood

28 December 2020

28/12/20

More drones, more war

Lauren Gould et al

Op-ed

The notion that deploying drones will enable militaries to conduct war with greater precision and less civilian harm is neither new, nor accurate argues the IRW team in an op-ed for the Dutch newspaper the NRC.

Civilian Harm

Op-ed

14 May 2020

14/05/20

Ignorance in war is not an excuse

Op-ed

The Dutch Ministry of Defence claim that they cannot know how many civilian casualties occur in their remote wars to evade accountability and public outcry. This is what Lauren Gould en Nora Stel write in their Dutch op-ed for the NRC.

Civilian Harm

Op-ed

Lennart Hofman, Marrit Woudwijk

17 February 2020

17/02/20

If you want to know the impact of Dutch bombs on Syria, ask the refugees here

Lennart Hofman et al

Op-ed

Lennart Hofman and Marrit Woudwijk explore the ‘lesser truth’ of the remote warfare waged by the Netherlands in Syria, as interpreted by Syrian refugees in the Netherlands.

Politics

Op-ed

25 June 2019

25/06/19