Aan het buitenland gehecht: over verankering en strategie van Nederlands buitenlandbeleid

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Amsterdam University Press, Nov 29, 2010 - Political Science - 173 pages
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Few other countries are so interrelated with the world around us in political, economic, and social respects as the Netherlands. This means that the Dutch government needs to be alert in its response to the risks and opportunities presented by a rapidly changing world.
Addressing this issue, the Scientific Council for Government Policy (wrr) offers some reflections in this report, guided by the question how the Netherlands can develop a foreign policy strategy that matches the changing power relations in the world and the radically changed character of international relations.
The answer to this question is a reorientation. This means making transparent choices, making smarter use of Europe as our dominant arena, and, finally, choosing an approach that makes better use of the growing role of non-state actors. The report’s recommendations not only underline the necessity of reorientation but also show how this could be accomplished in practice.

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Contents

Aan het buitenland gehecht
3
inhoudsopgave
7
samenvatting
9
summary
15
ten geleide
23
1 aanleiding en achtergrond een inleiding
25
2 van fragmentatie naar strategie
37
3 europa arena en schakel
73
5 conclusies en aanbevelingen
121
literatuurlijst
135
lijst van gesproken personen
149
bijlage 1
155
bijlage 2
157
bijlage 3
161
bijlage 4
163
Naamloos
174

4 regisseren en faciliteren
99

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