Universities should be at the foundation of the Dutch knowledge economy. But they hardly convert their knowledge into business. As a result, the Netherlands is missing out on billions. How to turn the tide?
In the coming weeks, the future of the Dutch climate law is at stake. Because Rob Jetten and Henri Bontenbal may both be from the political middle and committed to climate, but they think fundamentally differently about Dutch climate policy. How ambitious should climate policy be?....
The revenue model of Dutch journalism has died. Baby boomers' paper newspaper subscriptions actually act as a kind of trust fund for the industry that pays out some money each year, but in doing so also makes the industry lazy....
Fortress liberalism is on the rise. What does the Dutch election victory of D66 and Rob Jetten say about the future of Europe?....
All political parties want to solve today's problems: invest in housing, invest in the military, invest in nitrogen solutions. But in the future there will be new problems, such as an aging population. So why doesn't any party invest in sound public finances?....
What happened with Nexperia this week? Nexperia failed to adapt to the US-China chip war, dragging the Netherlands with it. Is there still a way out? BTW: The government didn't seize Nexperia, the court did....