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About the authors

Frans-Paul van der Putten is a Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute. The focus of his research is on the consequences of China’s emergence for the international balance of power.

Jan Rood is a Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute, where he works on global issues and European integration. He is also Professor of European Integration in a Global Perspective at the University of Leiden.

Minke Meijnders is a research and project assistant for the Security Cluster of Clingendael Research. She works on international security issues such as maritime security, terrorism and peacekeeping operations.

Dick Zandee is a Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute. His research focuses on security and defence issues.

Hans Hoebeke is an Associate Fellow working at the Africa Program of the Egmont Institute (Brussels).

Hans Merket is a postdoc researcher working at the Institute for European Law at the University of Ghent.

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