Netherlands

Mark Rutte, a workaholic obsessed with routine, is about to take over the West’s military alliance.

If you missed the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of his work in Amsterdam, this documentary is the next best thing.

Mark Rutte’s government pandered to the anti-immigrant right while failing to address a benefits scandal, a housing crisis, and inflation.

The Dutch far-right leader, and national election winner, plans to stay in the EU—but shape it in his image.

Mainstream parties are reluctant to enter a coalition with extremist Geert Wilders.

Frans Timmermans wielded vast power in Brussels—but that’s not helping him at home.

Data and accountability mechanisms can encourage states to avoid their worst impulses.

Pushing farms toward a green transition could result in a big backlash.

Dutch parties keep changing, but the politics remain the same.

The Netherlands’ prime minister argues that Russia’s war is a great-power conflict—with the world’s small states near its center.

German and Dutch troops have deployed a binational battle-ready unit to Lithuania. More EU countries should follow their example.

Shell is responsible for more emissions than most countries. A new court ruling holds it accountable.

Washington under siege, peace building lessons from Nigeria, and a potential crisis for China’s aviation industry.

The Dutch—like Americans and other Europeans—want a government that works. What they have is a system that’s stuck.

The world has been surprised by the Netherlands’ growing hardline record in Brussels. It shouldn’t be.