The Housing Crisis in the Netherlands: What has caused it and what has been the government response?

Amidst the ongoing housing crisis in Europe, the Netherlands is one of the worst affected countries. There has been a shortage of houses in the country for the past three years. According to research agency ABF, the country had a shortage of around 401,000 homes in 2024.  The Dutch government aims...

The US and Ukraine: Biden approves launching of missiles further into Russia

In the news On 20 November, Bloomberg reported on Ukraine using the UK’s Storm Shadow long-range missiles into Russia. The missiles have the capacity to travel 250 kilometres.  On 19 November, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov said that Ukraine’s use of long-range ATACMS...

EU countries halt asylum applications of Syrians following the fall of Assad

By Neha Tresa George REGIONAL EU countries halt asylum applications of Syrians following the fall of Assad On 09 December, Politico reported on the European countries’ plan to deport Syrians from their countries following the fall of Syria’s dictator Bashar Assad. Austria,...

Germany-Russia Relations: What Next?

NIAS/CSS/CRPR/U/IB/15/2023 NIAS Area Studies Brief No. 61 NIAS Europe Studies 31 July 2023 Russia has emerged as the most divisive issue in the European Union (EU) over the past three decades. In the 1990s, EU members found it relatively easier to settle on a common approach towards Russia...

Prof D Suba Chandran is the Dean of the School of Conflict and Security Studies at NIAS. He heads the Science, Technology and International Relations. He coordinates the NIAS Europe Studies.

Sourina Bej is a doctoral candidate and KAS-EIZ scholarship holder at the University of Bonn. Her research for the Europe Studies at NIAS includes studying political populism, protest movements, migration and social inclusion, and religious extremism in Western Europe.

Padmashree Anandhan is a Project Associate at NIAS, Bangalore. She is associated with the NIAS Europe Studies. Her research focuses on issues relating to politics, protests, maritime and NATO' operations in the Western Europe and Nordic.

Neha Tresa George is currently a Research Assistant at NIAS, Bangalore. She is a graduate in Political Science from Madras Christian College. Her interests include gender and ethnic issues in Europe.

Samruddhi Pathak is a Research Assistant at NIAS, Bangalore. She is currently pursuing her doctoral studies at Symbiosis International University. Her areas of interest are European politics and West Asian studies.

Advik S Mohan is a Research Intern at the School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS, Bangalore. His areas of interest include politics and societal issues in the United Kingdom, foreign relations in the Asia Pacific region, and conflicts and security in the Middle East.