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NL UN General Assembly 2023: key talking points
Photo: Basil D Soufi Today begins the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. During the General Assembly, world leaders from around the world gather in New York to discuss the most pressing developments facing our civilisation. The meeting gives an impression of international relations and offers [...]
Jenin attacks: yet another escalation by a far-right Israeli government
Photo: Twitter/OCHA oPt Large-scale discontent with the Israeli government On 29 December 2022, Israel's 37th government took office, the most right-wing, anti-Palestinian, and religiously conservative cabinet in Israeli history. This cabinet, led by Prime Minister Netanyahu of the Likud party, consists of two ultra-Orthodox and three ultra-nationalist parties. Several ministers from this [...]
New European publication on the way forward in Ukraine
Russia's aggression against Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world and brought great devastation and trauma. The war continues in 2023, characterised by an unruly Ukraine, fighting courageously and energetically for its sovereignty, rule of law and self-determination. Western forces, with the European Union at the forefront, play an important role in [...]
Anne van der Meer leaves the FMS after 10 years
The FMS without Anne van der Meer is something many could hardly imagine, yet here it is. After working at the FMS for more than 10 years, Anne is leaving to work at Milieudefensie. Many Africa Days, several positions and two major studies (read here and here) have been [...]
Retrospective FMS Political Café: the aftermath of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
More than a month and a half after the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the focus on helping the 23 million people affected seems to be waning. Therefore, FMS together with PvdA International organised a Political Café on the aftermath of the earthquake. The politicians, aid workers and journalists present stressed that the reconstruction of the disaster area is still a [...]
21 March FMS Political Café: Turkey and Syria after the earthquake
It is now just over a month since a devastating earthquake hit parts of Turkey and Syria. Immediately after the news of the disaster, major initiatives were launched. For instance, people collected clothes en masse and in came a nationwide Giro555 action that raised a lot of money. Still today, many organisations such as [...]
FMS looks back at 2022
The FMS team looks back on an eventful year, in which the world of democracy and development cooperation experienced some highs but unfortunately also many lows. In 2022, the world was shaken by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which also disrupted Dutch and European societies on many fronts, and by climate disasters in Pakistan and the Horn of Africa. But we [...]
The great Arjen Berkvens farewell interview
After more than 20 years, Arjen Berkvens is leaving his position as director of the FMS for a position as coordinating confidant at the University of Amsterdam. He sat down with Sofie and Mathieu one last time for a farewell interview about his work and experiences at the FMS. Arjen graduated as a historian of non-western history in 1993. [...]
Retrospective political café on Curaçao refugee crisis
On 3 November, the FMS organised a political café to draw attention to the refugee crisis in Curaçao. A topic that remains under-reported in the media but remains undiminishedly relevant. Together with Ieteke Witteveen (Human Rights Defense Curaçao) , Dr Natalie Dietrich Jones (SALISES) and Marieke Koekkoek (VOLT), moderator Emiel Bongaerts (FMS) discussed [...], among other things.
The FMS is looking for 3 trainees from February 2023!
Are you looking for a challenging internship? Do you like making the case for democracy and human rights? Or do you care about climate change and exploitation of developing countries? Are you interested in the European Union, Eastern Europe, the Western Balkans, Africa or the Middle East? Then come do an internship at the Max van der Stoel Foundation! The [...]
