The Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV) is an independent body which advises the government and parliament of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on foreign policy. The AIV produces advisory reports about international affairs both on its own initiative and on request. Its main areas of expertise are European cooperation, human rights, development cooperation and security policy.
The Advisory Council focuses on strategic dilemmas and draws attention to new policy matters with a view to the longer term. Especially in this time of rapidly shifting international power relations, sweeping globalisation and far-reaching technological developments, there is a need for thorough analyses.
The AIV produces independent, carefully argued advisory reports that provide analysis and interpretation of current international developments and recommendations for foreign policy, and in this way contributes to political and public debate on matters of international significance.