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How the Israeli soccer team and their belligerent supporters met their match in Amsterdam this week
 • Colin Brace
Well, almost never again
In Amsterdam, we are constantly reminded to heed the lessons of the Holocaust, we cannot be allowed to forget, to look away. Never again, right?
 • Colin Brace
Chipping away at China
How the crown jewel of the Dutch high-tech industry has become a geopolitical pawn in neocon America's project to stymie China's technological progress.
 • Colin Brace
Central planning is doomed to fail, right?
Western governments once pursued what was known as "industrial policy". But that came to be considered a quaint and obsolete anachronism from bygone…
 • Colin Brace
Mr Rutte goes to Brussels
Meet NATO's new secretary general, Mark Rutte. Will our former prime minister be able to keep that sinking ship afloat?
 • Colin Brace
Wilders vs the austerians
How the political establishment will try to contain Geert Wilders and his party, the PVV. Populism must not be allowed to prevail.
 • Colin Brace
Why Wilders won
The populist revolt gains momentum in the Netherlands. Whether Geert Wilders and the PVV can deliver real change remains to be seen.
 • Colin Brace
The Low Country
The Low Country
Postcards from Amsterdam. Culture, Society, Politics. The decline of Europe. The rise of Eurasia. Photos from my Instagram
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