Dr Rob de Wijk is the founder and non-executive director of The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS). HCSS helps governments, non-governmental organisations and the private sector to understand the fast-changing environment and seeks to anticipate the challenges of the future with policy solutions and advice. He is also professor of international relations at the Leiden University, and chairman of the National Security Think Tank. He is a member of the Strategic Advisors Group of the Atlantic Council in Washington and of the Senior Steering Group at NATO Special Forces Headquarters in Mons.