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Nick Ottens

Nick Ottens is a journalist, former political risk consultant and former research manager for XPRIZE, where he designed prize competitions to incentivize breakthrough innovation in agriculture, food and health care. He has reported from Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for various Dutch- and English-language media, including the Atlantic Council, EUobserver, NRC, Trouw and World Politics Review.

Nick writes about the politics of France, the Netherlands, Spain and the United States in Atlantic Sentinel and Wynia’s Week. In his spare time, he edits the online magazines Never Was and Forgotten Trek.

He is a member of the Netherlands’ liberal party, VVD, and its Liberal Green network.

Giorgia Meloni

What to Expect of Italy’s Next Government

Highlights from the right-wing parties’ joint manifesto.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 15, 2022October 4, 2022
Joe Biden Nancy Pelosi

Democrats Taxed and Regulated, Now Subsidize, Chips and Energy

It would have been cheaper to deregulate both industries.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 14, 2022January 8, 2023
Netherlands farm pigs

More Misinformation About the Dutch Farm Crisis

There is no cabal.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 3, 2022October 4, 2022
Rotterdam Netherlands port

Dutch Police Spend Too Much Time on Drugs

Three in four detectives are investigating 1.6 percent of all crimes.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 28, 2022October 28, 2022
Mario Draghi

Mario Draghi’s Downfall, Explained

And what to expect of the next government.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 20, 2022March 5, 2023
Pedro Sánchez Jens Stoltenberg

Sánchez Finds New Excuse to Avoid Catalan Talks

“I didn’t break up with them. They broke up with me.”

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 15, 2022September 22, 2022
Dutch dairy farm

Misinformation About the Dutch Farm Crisis

Debunking four common misconceptions.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 10, 2022October 4, 2022
Mark Rutte

Rutte Between Rock and Hard Place in Dutch Farm Crisis

Farmers feel betrayed by the center-right. Giving in to their demands would upset the left.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 5, 2022October 4, 2022
Germany coal power plant

Even in Gas Crisis, Germany Refuses Nuclear Power

Better to burn coal.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 24, 2022September 13, 2022
Cannabis

How Politicians Keep Making Bad Drug Laws

Some just won’t accept the evidence on decriminalization.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 23, 2022November 2, 2022
Paris France

The Center Did Not Hold in France

What Macron’s loss means for the Fifth Republic.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 19, 2022November 7, 2022
French parliament Paris

Takeaways from the French Legislative Elections

Macron has been weakened but remains in first place. The left has united, but it hasn’t grown.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 13, 2022August 27, 2022
Netherlands

The Netherlands’ Farm Crisis, Explained

One in three Dutch livestock farmers could lose their business.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 12, 2022October 4, 2022
Alberto Núñez Feijóo

Spain’s People’s Party Hasn’t Turned the Page

Alberto Núñez Feijóo promised moderation. Moderates are still waiting.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 9, 2022March 7, 2023
Boris Johnson

How Johnson Lost the Confidence of Tory Lawmakers

The prime minister broke the rules, and his word.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 6, 2022August 19, 2022

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