Rob de Wijk

Rob de Wijk is the founder of The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) and Professor of International Relations and Security at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University. He studied Contemporary History and International Relations at the University of Groningen and earned his PhD at Leiden University, where he wrote his dissertation on NATO’s “Flexibility in Response” strategy.

He began his career in 1977 as a freelance journalist. He later served as Head of the Defense Concepts Department at the Dutch Ministry of Defense, Head of Security Studies at the Clingendael Institute, and Professor of International Relations at the Royal Netherlands Military Academy.