A Belgian businessman and gold from Congo

He is one of the richest people in Belgium, but many of his fellow countrymen have never heard of him. The Antwerp gold trader Alain Goetz has expanded his empire abroad, including to… Continue reading →

Winter in de nieuwe Sovjet-Unie

In het oosten van Oekraïne woedt de oorlog voort. In het vergeten gebied achter de frontlinie hebben pro-Russische separatisten de macht. Er heerst economische malaise en een totalitaire staatscontrole die doet denken aan… Continue reading →

Al Jazeera English: Return to Iraq: Former translator chases safety in US

Return to Iraq: Former translator chases safety in US He became a refugee when militants threatened his life for working as translator with US forces Athens, Greece – Murad stared at the ceiling of… Continue reading →

Revisiting Srebrenica, on the ruins of genocide

Srebrenica limps under the weight of Europe’s last genocide. Houses that were bombed to ruins twenty years ago, have become nothing more than big flowerpots. They stand next to small-town stores that struggle… Continue reading →

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P-Magazine: Voetballen in de vallei des doods

Samen met mijn Nederlandse collega Coen van de Ven en Johannes De Bruycker, verkocht ik dit verhaal aan P-Magazine.

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De Morgen: “Srebrenica is helemaal onthoofd”

Samen met mijn Nederlandse collega Coen van de Ven verkocht ik dit verhaal aan DeMorgen. 

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Balkan Insight: Srebrenica: Dreaming in the Ruins

Together with my friend and colleague Coen van de Ven accompanied by beautiful pictures of Johannes De Bruycker, I did the story of the youth in Srebrenica; dreaming in the ruins. It was… Continue reading →

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Euroviews: Brotherhood across borders

Three brothers choose three completely different paths through their German-Polish world. Elapsing borders create choices for a new Polish-German generation.

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Krakow Post: Design in Poland, Catching up with capitalism

Together with my partner Olivia Kortas, I wrote a story about new graphic designers, changing the face of Poland. 

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Democracy fails to cross the Congo River

For the foreign policy magazine, Europe’s footsteps, that I set up with my class mates in Denmark, I wrote an analysis about democracy in Congo.

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Analysis – Crafty Putin chained Ukraine to Russia

For the foreign policy magazine, Europe’s footsteps, that I set up with my class mates in Denmark, I wrote an analysis about the flirtations between Russia and Ukraine.

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Analysis – BRICS development bank

For the foreign policy magazine, Europe’s footsteps, that I set up with my class mates in Denmark, I wrote an analysis about the BRICS’ development bank:

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Donor darlings are political, not scientific

For the online magazine, Europe’s Footsteps, that I created with fellow students, I wrote about the political motivation for development aid, rather than the scientific one. The story also appeared on the EU news… Continue reading →