In addition to political, military and humanitarian cooperation, the Netherlands is also using culture as a way to tackle the arc of instability around Europe. Minister of Foreign Affairs Bert Koenders and Minister of Education, Culture and Science Jet Bussemaker announced this in their letter on international cultural policy for 2017-2020, which they sent to the House of Representatives today.

https://www.government.nl/ministries/ministry-of-education-culture-and-science/news/2016/05/04/culture-as-a-strong-message-against-arc-of-instability