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Introduction Introduction
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State of the Art State of the Art
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An Aspiring Middle Power An Aspiring Middle Power
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Adapting to Geopolitical Changes Adapting to Geopolitical Changes
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Hard Power in the ‘New World Order’ Hard Power in the ‘New World Order’
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Soft Power in the ‘New World Order’ Soft Power in the ‘New World Order’
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Domestication of Dutch Foreign Policy Domestication of Dutch Foreign Policy
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Politicization of Dutch Foreign Policy Politicization of Dutch Foreign Policy
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45 Dutch Foreign Policy between Domestic and International Pressures
Get accessBertjan Verbeek, Professor at the Department of Political Science, Radboud University
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Published:23 January 2025
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Abstract
The foreign policy process in the Netherlands has become increasingly domesticized. Globalization and European integration have intensified the transnational character of ever more policy domains. This has increased the visibility of foreign policy as well as the number of stakeholders involved in it. The end of the Cold War ended the until then dominant narrative guiding foreign policy. Combined, these developments made post-Cold War policymakers face a further politicization of foreign policy, as testified by the role that foreign policy plays in causing governmental crises and individual resignations of office holders in the twenty-first century. This constrains the freedom of manoeuvre of the Netherlands at the global level, where the country has persistently sought to exercise more influence than can be expected from a small state. Indeed, it aspires to be recognized as a middle power in specific niches by other states in the international system. This accounts for its investment in both hard and soft power capabilities. Threats to its global reputation (being branded as a tax haven, or reluctant to confront its colonial and racist past) have been an incentive to adjust specific domestic policies. At present, theory-driven explanations do not offer a comprehensive account of contemporary Dutch foreign policy.
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