Old-Fashioned Detective Work in The Day of the Jackal
Unlike many later detective and spy films, The Day of the Jackal treats its viewers as adults.
Nick Ottens
Nick Ottens is a public affairs officer for the Dutch Animal Coalition and a board member for Liberal Green, the sustainability network of the Dutch liberal party VVD. He is a former political risk consultant and a former research manager for XPRIZE, where he designed prize competitions to incentivize breakthrough innovation in agriculture, food and health care. He has also worked as a journalist in Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for EUobserver, NRC, Trouw, World Politics Review and Wynia’s Week, among others.
Dutch Parties See Low Support Despite Higher Growth
The economy is growing again, but the ruling parties are still down in the polls.
Your Political Opponents Are Not Evil
Labour’s new leader believes the ruling Conservatives are determined to wrong working people.
Leaders Must Take Arguments Against Immigration Seriously
Immigration from especially Muslim countries will make Europe less homogenous and less liberal.
Do Good Men Have What It Takes to Be President?
Americans like their politicians affable and folksy. Few would mistake those qualities for competence.
Britain’s Labour Lurches Left in Wake of Election Defeat
Jeremy Corbyn wins the Labour Party leadership in a throwback to the fringe politics of the past.
French Socialists Shy Away from Labor Reforms
Fearful of splitting their base, French ruling party leaders shy away from liberalizing the labor market.
Unionists Pull Out of Northern Ireland Executive
The resignations cast doubt on a power-sharing agreement that has kept the peace for twenty years.
Iron Kingdom: Prussia’s Success Foreshadowed Its Demise
In unifying the German lands, Prussia set the stage for its own demise.
Republicans Need to Solve Middle Class Problems
Republicans needs to be seen as solving middle-class Americans’ problems or they will lose again.
Poland Must Find Security for Itself Between East and West
Now that Central Europe is at peace, Poland no longer has to rely on others to safeguard its independence.
Territorial Changes Shaped Polish Society
A century after it regained its independence, Poland is still divided between east and west.
Geography Renders Poland Vulnerable to Foreign Plots
In the absence of clear natural borders, Poland is vulnerable when its neighbors are strong.
Arab-Backed Islamists Seize Syria’s Idlib Province
An alliance of Islamist groups ejects forces loyal to Bashar Assad from the northwest of Syria.
Osborne Urges Conservatives to Stay Centrist Course
Even if Labour moves to the left, the Tories must stay in the political center, the chancellor argues.