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Arnout Nuijt

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Belgium has a free speech problem

The conviction by a Belgian court of far-right activist Dries Van Langenhove has alarmed both the country’s right and left. Van Langenhove – let...

02.06.2026 8

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Arnout Nuijt

Van Langenhove / Belgium has a free speech problem

The conviction by a Belgian court of far-right activist Dries Van Langenhove has alarmed both the country’s right and left. Van Langenhove – let...

30.05.2026 10

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Arnout Nuijt

Belgium has a free speech problem

The conviction by a Belgian court of far-right activist Dries Van Langenhove has alarmed both the country’s right and left. Van Langenhove – let...

30.05.2026 20

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Arnout Nuijt

Europe / Immigration has turned the Netherlands into a tinderbox

To many Dutch voters, it came as no great surprise. This week, the Senate rejected a package of immigration laws hailed by the outgoing Schoof...

26.04.2026 20

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Arnout Nuijt

Europe / Immigration has turned the Netherlands into a tinderbox

To many Dutch voters, it came as no great surprise. This week, the Senate rejected a package of immigration laws hailed by the outgoing Schoof...

26.04.2026 20

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Arnout Nuijt

Immigration has turned the Netherlands into a tinderbox

To many Dutch voters, it came as no great surprise. This week, the Senate rejected a package of immigration laws hailed by the outgoing Schoof...

26.04.2026 20

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Arnout Nuijt

Why Belgium is sending in the army to defend its streets

It’s not uncommon to see camouflage on the high street in Belgium. It is a peculiarly Belgian reflex: when the state feels the strain, it reaches...

26.03.2026 20

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Arnout Nuijt

Why Belgium is sending in the army to defend its streets

It’s not uncommon to see camouflage on the high street in Belgium. It is a peculiarly Belgian reflex: when the state feels the strain, it reaches...

25.03.2026 30

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Arnout Nuijt

Why did this Brazilian politician black up in parliament?

Fabiana Bolsonaro, a member of Brazil’s São Paulo state assembly, last week used makeup to darken her face and arms in what can only be described...

23.03.2026 20

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Arnout Nuijt

Can centrism survive in the Netherlands?

Rob Jetten being sworn as prime minister of the Netherlands would, not long ago, have seemed an exotic proposition. That he does so at the head of the...

24.02.2026 30

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The Dutch elections are still a victory for the right

30.10.2025 20

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Will the Dutch send migrants to Uganda?

26.10.2025 20

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Arnout Nuijt

The flag wars have come to the Netherlands

18.10.2025 30

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Belgium has joined the battle against the ECHR

08.10.2025 20

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Hounded / The Netherlands has a wolf problem

28.09.2025 30

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The Netherlands has a wolf problem

28.09.2025 30

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Lisa from Abcoude / The crime the Netherlands would rather forget

14.09.2025 20

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The crime the Netherlands would rather forget

14.09.2025 30

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Arnout Nuijt