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  • Cards on the Table – Explaining the Latest Developments from the War in Ukraine

    If you are a follower of this blog, dear reader, then you must have seen the utter diplomatic failure that was the February 28th Oval Office meeting between presidents Zelenskyy and Trump. For the casual observer, the moment the president of the United States started lecturing – and frankly, bullying – an ally, must have…

  • Europe Should Take a Chance on Syria – Here’s Why

    In the summer of 2011, I was an eleven-year-old boy new to the Netherlands and slowly building up my vocabulary of Dutch words. I remember learning words like ‘snoep’ (candy), ‘fiets’ (bicycle), and ‘oorlog’ (war). The last one I learned as I watched the Arab Spring in full swing on the news. In rapid pace,…