Independent economist and publicist.
Hans H.J. Labohm was born in 1941. He studied Economics and Economic History at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. After military service, he joined the Ministry of Defence and was posted at the Netherlands Permanent Representation to NATO, Brussels. In 1971, he entered the Netherlands Diplomatic Service and was posted at the Netherlands Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1974, he returned to the Netherlands, where he held various functions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague. From 1978, he was Deputy Head of the Policy Planning Staff, being responsible for, among other things, long-term in-depth analysis and speech-writing. From 1987-1992 he was Deputy Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), and Standing Member of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD in Paris, France. From 1992 - 2005, he was Senior Visiting Research Fellow and Advisor to the Board at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Clingendael, The Hague. He is now independent economist and publicist. He is guest teacher at the Netherlands Defense Academy. Moreover, he frequently gives lectures to (foreign) students at universities and other educational institutions in the Netherlands and abroad. Over the years, he has published many books, articles and papers, mainly in Dutch, but also in English, German and French, on a wide range of issues, primarily in the field of international economics and politics. He writes in various Netherlands quality newspapers, such as Het Financieele Dagblad, Trouw, NRC Handelsblad and De Volkskrant. Moreover, he is a frequent commentator on radio and tv and a regular contributor to TCS. Positions: Hans Labohm is member of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Netherlands (classical) Liberal Party (VVD), Chairman of the Development Committee of the same party, and member of the Editorial Board of 'Liberaal Reveil'. Recent books: - Man-Made Global Warming: Uravelling a Dogma. Multi-Science Publishing Co., Ltd, UK. Co-author, together with Simon Rozendaal en Dick Thoenes - Cannons and Canons, Clingendael Views of Global and Regional Policies. - Koninklijke Van Gorcum BV, Assen. Co-editor and co-author, together with Alfred van Staden en Jan Rood
Hans H.J. Labohm was born in 1941. He studied Economics and Economic History at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. After military service, he joined the Ministry of Defence and was posted at the Netherlands Permanent Representation to NATO, Brussels. In 1971, he entered the Netherlands Diplomatic Service and was posted at the Netherlands Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1974, he returned to the Netherlands, where he held various functions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague. From 1978, he was Deputy Head of the Policy Planning Staff, being responsible for, among other things, long-term in-depth analysis and speech-writing. From 1987-1992 he was Deputy Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), and Standing Member of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD in Paris, France.
From 1992 - 2005, he was Senior Visiting Research Fellow and Advisor to the Board at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Clingendael, The Hague. He is now independent economist and publicist.
He is guest teacher at the Netherlands Defense Academy. Moreover, he frequently gives lectures to (foreign) students at universities and other educational institutions in the Netherlands and abroad.
Over the years, he has published many books, articles and papers, mainly in Dutch, but also in English, German and French, on a wide range of issues, primarily in the field of international economics and politics.
He writes in various Netherlands quality newspapers, such as Het Financieele Dagblad, Trouw, NRC Handelsblad and De Volkskrant. Moreover, he is a frequent commentator on radio and tv and a regular contributor to TCS.
Positions:
Hans Labohm is member of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Netherlands (classical) Liberal Party (VVD), Chairman of the Development Committee of the same party, and member of the Editorial Board of 'Liberaal Reveil'.
Recent books:
- Man-Made Global Warming: Uravelling a Dogma. Multi-Science Publishing Co., Ltd, UK. Co-author, together with Simon Rozendaal en Dick Thoenes
- Cannons and Canons, Clingendael Views of Global and Regional Policies.
- Koninklijke Van Gorcum BV, Assen. Co-editor and co-author, together with Alfred van Staden en Jan Rood
