Russian Bombers Intercepted Over North Sea
Two Russian bomber planes were tailed over the North Sea by Dutch F16 fighters on Tuesday.
Netherlands
Fear of Change Propels Populists to Power
Anti-immigration movements are on the rise, but there may be more to their success than Islam.
Political Right Forms Coalition in Netherlands
The Christian Democrats and liberals form a government with support from the Islamophobic Freedom Party.
Anti-Islamism as Impediment to Growth
Are Denmark’s strict immigration policies to blame for its recent lack of economic growth?
Political Deadlock in Belgium and Holland
Three months after both countries held parliamentary elections, Belgium and the Netherlands are still without a government.
Dutch Voters Swing to the Right
Liberals and nationalists emerged as the largest political parties in the Netherlands.
Dutch Election Too Close To Call
For the first time in almost a hundred years, the Dutch right-wing liberal party may emerge as the country’s largest parliamentary faction from Wednesday’s election. But as results poured in on election night, the liberals were unexpectedly engaged in a fierce struggle for power with Labor. The outcome was anticipated by preelection polls which had […]
Dutch Liberal Party Leading in Polls
A center-right coalition seems likely in the Netherlands where the liberals are ahead in the polls.
Europe Braces for Spending Cuts
While the Greek debt crisis and subsequent decline of the euro continue to worry investors around the world, the people of Europe are preparing for severe austerity measures, and not just in the troubled south. With hundreds of billions of euros pledged to stabilize the common currency, European leaders are forced to make major cutbacks […]
Dutch to Quit JSF?
The Labor Party in the Netherlands supported a parliamentary effort to end Dutch participation in the Joint Strike Fighter Program.
Saving the Euro
Bending the rules of euro management, European leaders and finance ministers agreed to an unprecedented effort to guarantee the stability of the eurozone with loans adding up to nearly $1 trillion (or €750 billion) this weekend. In spite of the multibillion euro rescue package previously pledged to Greece, investors continued to worry about the unsound […]
Cesspool of Corruption?
Bill O’Reilly makes Amsterdam out to be the worst place on Earth.
Cold Response
NATO forces exercise north of the Arctic Circle to test cold weather operations and interoperability.
Dutch Ask, Dutch Tell
Retired US Marine Corps General John Sheehan’s testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee of March 18 caused quite a stir on both sides of the Atlantic last week. Sheehan was asked to remark on the proposed repeal of the American military’s infamous “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy which allows gay men and women to […]
Political Uncertainty in the Netherlands
After the next parliamentary elections, the only viable option may be a minority government.