Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael

The Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’ is the leading Dutch think tank and diplomatic academy on international affairs. The institute provides public and private sector organisations with in-depth analysis of global developments in the fields of diplomacy, international security and conflict management. Non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament are key topics in training and research activities.

Contact information

Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’

P.O. Box 93080
NL-2509 AB The Hague
The Netherlands

Tel: +31 70 324 53 84
Fax: +31 70 374 66 67
Website: https://www.clingendael.org

Point of contact

Sico van der Meer
Senior Research Fellow
Clingendael Institute
P.O. Box 93080
2509 AB The Hague
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 70 324 5384
[email protected]

The team

Karen van Loon
Research Fellow
Tel: ++31 70 324 5384
[email protected]

Karen van Loon is a Research Fellow at Clingendael’s Security and Defence Programme, where she specializes in Arctic geopolitics and broader security and defence issues. She is a member of the Advisory Board for the Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium.

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  • Arctic geopolitics
  • Arms control
  • Nuclear non-proliferation
Sico van der Meer
Senior Research Fellow
Tel: ++31 70 324 5384
[email protected]
Sico van der Meer is a Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute. His research focuses on weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical and biological weapons), cybersecurity, hybrid conflict, as well as on the bigger picture of international security in general. He is also a part-time Lecturer at Leiden University, teaching the course ‘The Politics and Strategy of Weapons of Mass Destruction’.
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • Cyber Security
  • Hybrid Conflict