As an economic storm looms over the Netherlands, the government is working on a modest stimulus package. They’re doing everything they can to avoid disrupting the budget too much. But what’s really needed are bold measures. The government is growing too fast, living beyond its means, and investing too little....
While the government publicly offers reassuring words about the energy crisis, the industry—and, behind the scenes, The Hague as well—is on high alert. Unlike the COVID-19 crisis, however, there is a lack of...
For hundreds of years, we have been one of the most prosperous countries in the world. Historically speaking, there is one major threat to that prosperity: war. So how do we prevent the Netherlands from falling victim to geopolitical tensions and shifting power dynamics?...
The Netherlands has an economy that is performing well by European standards. However, the driving force behind this growth is much less visible than in the past. Nevertheless, the Netherlands is particularly vulnerable to a de facto second oil embargo if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to European countries....
In their push to close the Groningen gas field, politicians ignored numerous warnings about the security of the Netherlands’ gas supply. Does that mean “Groningen” has to reopen after all?...
Oil trader Vitol is the largest company in the Netherlands. Two Rotterdam daredevils made the most of the oil crises in the 1970s. Now that the flow of oil and gas from the Middle East is once again uncertain, it is precisely these types of traders who are crucial to our energy supply....