What Rutte Wants
Why the Dutch prime minister is fighting a €750 billion coronavirus recovery fund.
Mark Rutte
Center-Left and Center-Right Need to Team Up Against Extremists
We have more in common with each other than we do with the woke left or the reactionary right.
Rutte Finds Center-Right Majority in Upper Chamber
The Dutch prime minister no longer has to rely on left-wing opposition parties.
Dutch Parties Haven’t Lost Support in Pollution Crisis
The prime minister calls the crisis the worst of his career, yet the ruling parties remain popular.
Far Right Fills Gaps Left by Merkel and Rutte
The two center-right leaders may have moved too far to the middle.
Rutte Claims Center in Dutch Midterm Elections
The prime minister once flirted with the far right. Now he calls for compromise in the center.
Dutch Hear Pro-EU Speech from Rutte, Others Hear Ambivalence
Foreign media emphasize the Dutchman’s opposition to higher EU spending.
Rutte Survives Tax Debacle, Middle America Not Doing So Badly
The Dutch prime minister is reprimanded. Small-town Americans take matters into their own hands.
Rutte Cornered, France and Germany Treat Trump Differently
Postwar perceptions of America still shape French and German attitudes today.
Rutte Urges EU Pragmatism, May’s Speech Heard Very Differently in Europe
The Dutch leader has no need for lofty visions.
Netherlands Has Responsibility to Lead After Brexit: Rutte
The Dutch see a role for themselves as champions of free trade and the single market.
Brexit and Fear of Populism Inform Rutte’s Opposition to Macron
The Dutch leader believes Europe must be careful not to overreach.
Optimist Rutte Asks Dutch to Reject Rival’s Pessimism
The liberal incumbent has framed the election as a choice between optimism and pessimism.
Rutte Cautions Against Populist “Experiment” in Netherlands
The liberal prime minister rules out a pact with his Freedom Party rival, Geert Wilders.
Rutte Wins If Dutch Vote with Their Pocketbooks
Culture wars help Mark Rutte’s competitors. He wins on the economy.