Historian Johan Norberg wrote the book Peak Human about the rise - and fall - of seven great civilizations. Including the Netherlands of the Golden Age. What lessons can we learn from it? An interview....
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, billions of euros worth of Dutch exports have disappeared off the radar. On paper, the goods go to countries with an increased risk of sanctions evasion. In practice, they disappear even before they get there....
An influential group of officials is advising a coming administration to cut 7 billion euros to keep public finances healthy. In doing so, they are deliberately shifting part of the problem of aging to the future. Is that wise?
In just a few years, Invest-NL has become a crucial financier of ambitious young tech companies. But the House of Representatives, the business community, civil servants and the outgoing cabinet each have their plans to overhaul the public institution. Will that go well?
Shortly after each other, two plans for "AI factories" came in late June: one in Groningen and a "gigafactory" around Rotterdam. What do these plans entail? And how realistic are they? Eight questions and answers about these AI data centers....
In one week, both the CO2 tax and the customization agreements for industry came under threat. What does it mean for the future of industry in the Netherlands that even the two most well thought out plans from The Hague turn out not to work?....