Amsterdam Safety Chief pushes for larger military base

Tijs van Lieshout, director of the Veiligheidsregio Amsterdam-Amstelland (the Amsterdam-Amstelland Safety Region), has called for the creation of a significantly larger military base within the city to strengthen Amsterdam’s defense capabilities amid increasing geopolitical instability. Speaking on AT5’s Park Politiek, Van Lieshout warned that the current facility at the Marineterrein is inadequate to meet the growing security needs of the city.