The Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael () or Clingendael Institute (''Instituut Clingendael'') is a Dutch think tank and academy on

international relations International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

. Based in

Wassenaar Wassenaar (; population: in ) is a municipality and town located in the province of South Holland, on the western coast of the Netherlands. An affluent suburb of The Hague, Wassenaar lies north of that city on the N44/A44 highway near the Nort ...

on the municipal border with

The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...

, the institute also publishes Clingendael Magazine 'Spectator', an online monthly on international politics. As of 2012, the institute is organised into two departments: Clingendael Research and Clingendael Academy. Chairman of the Clingendael Institute is Paul van der Heijden. General Director is . Peter Haasbroek is Financial Director.

History

The Clingendael Institute was founded in 1983 as the merger of five smaller think tanks. The institute received funding and support from the

Dutch Ministry of Defence The Ministry of Defence (; MinDef) is the Dutch ministry responsible for the armed forces of the Netherlands and veterans' affairs. The ministry was created in 1813 as the Ministry of War and in 1928 was combined with the Ministry of the Navy. ...

Programming

The research focus of the institute has changed throughout its history, responding to shifts within the discipline of international relations. Today, the organisation focuses much of its research and programming around the

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and relations between member states, security issues around terrorism and the

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, sustainable development and diplomatic skills such as economic diplomacy, "conflict management, crisis control and negotiation techniques". Both Clingendael and The Hague Institute for Strategic Studies (HCSS) are contracted by the Ministry of Defence to provide research and analysis of global trends and risks. Clingendael works closely with the Swedish

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and the American

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to complete these projects. Clingendael's diplomatic academy has trained foreign service workers from both the Netherlands and outside countries, including

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and

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. Since 2004, the institute has provided short-term training programmes for

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. In the organisation's 2017 Annual Report, Clingendael noted that they trained 640 diplomats from over 150 countries, as well as civil servants from several other countries. Diplomats from

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were trained on trade promotion and public diplomacy skills, diplomats from

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were trained in negotiation techniques, as were the incoming non-permanent members of the

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. Specialists from the institute traveled to

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to assist civil servants in the country on how to work with the European Union in

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, while others traveled to

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to train cadets at the Georgian Defense Institution Building School in

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Funding

Today, the institute receives about 75% of its funding from the Government of the Netherlands, primarily the

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and

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References

External links

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Internationale Spectator
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