Frans-Paul van der Putten

Frans-Paul van der Putten

Researcher and consultant on China and geopolitics

Dr Frans-Paul van der Putten is a Netherlands-based independent researcher and consultant on China and geopolitics. He is also an associate at the Clingendael Institute. Frans-Paul studied history at Leiden University, where he obtained his PhD in 2001 with a dissertation on the China strategies of Dutch companies in the first half of the twentieth century. He worked for five years as a researcher on corporate social responsibility at Nyenrode Business University, for fifteen years as a China researcher at Clingendael, and is the former chief editor of Itinerario: Journal of Imperial and Global Interactions. At the Clingendael Institute, Frans-Paul co-founded and acted as the coordinator of the China Center (2019-2022) and as the coordinating editor of Silk Road Headlines (2015-2022).

My work
Analysis - European Union
New US chip rules threaten European strategic autonomy
Analysis - Geopolitics & Global Order
Voor een sterk Europa is China meer partner dan dreiging
Opinions - Coronacrisis
China and the Geopolitics of the Coronavirus
Analysis - Sustainability & Economy
Nederland, geopolitiek en economische kwetsbaarheid
Analysis - Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs
China en de internationale orde
Analysis - Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs
Nederlandse veiligheid en defensie in een woelige wereld