The Dutch Elections and the Rising Waters
March 19, 2021 | The recent Dutch elections suggest that voters still long to return to an illusory pre-COVID status quo.
Articles by Mira Oklobdzija
The Trump of Slovenia
January 14, 2021 | Janez Jansa has steered one of the most liberal countries in East-Central Europe right off the road.
Right-Wing Soap Opera in the Netherlands
December 21, 2020 | Thierry Baudet, the bad boy of Dutch politics, is hoping for a second act.
The King’s Speech
March 24, 2020 | In the Netherlands, the king gave a speech about the coronavirus that was all rhetoric. But it was just the kind of rhetoric that we need during this time of crisis.
The Roaring of the Alpha Males (and the Silence of the Lambs)
November 19, 2019 | Donald Trump wants to be king of the geopolitical jungle.
Balkans: The Bulwark of Christianity?
June 17, 2019 | Anti-immigration sentiment has created a new set of walls in the Balkans.
Thierry Baudet: The New Kid on the Nationalist Block
May 10, 2019 | The latest right-wing populist to emerge in the Netherlands is a very dangerous man.