URIOS DEBATE
in cooperation with Otto Spijkers
Maritime Strategies & Piracy
On Monday 1 October 2012 the first debate evening of this
academic year will take place in the Council Hall (Raadzaal) of Achter Sint
Pieter 200 in Utrecht. This time we will discuss issues concerning Maritime
Strategies and Piracy with two guest speakers who will attend: Niels Woudstra
(Captain of the Royal Netherlands Navy and Associate professor at the
Netherlands Defence Academy) and Michiel Hijmans (Deputy Permanent Military
Representative at NATO and EU of the Netherlands Ministry of Defense, and
former Commander of the Counter Piracy Operation Ocean Shield). These experts in this topic will present us
their experience and debate with us about this well discussed topic. The debate
evening starts at 7.00 pm and is free to enter. You can sign up by sending an
e-mail to activities@urios.org.