Writing Samples
Catalonia
Catalonia and Spain Are Reaching the Breaking Point
The National Interest, September 12, 2020
Whatever the outcome of elections in Spain, the Catalans lose
Atlantic Council, February 13, 2019
Basken en Catalanen zijn van rol gewisseld
NRC, June 1, 2018
Met nieuwe Catalaanse president gaat het weer hard tegen hard
Jalta, May 31, 2018
Why the Political Deadlock in Catalonia Shows No Sign of Easing
World Politics Review, April 20, 2018
A Third Way for Catalonia
Atlantic Sentinel, December 22, 2017
There Is Still Room for Compromise in Catalonia
Foreign Policy Research Institute, November 9, 2017
Rajoy heeft Catalonië verloren
De Standaard, October 2, 2017
Why Catalans Are So Determined to Hold a Referendum
Diplomatic Courier, September 9, 2017
France
English-Language Media Blame France for Islamic Terrorism
Atlantic Sentinel, November 1, 2020
French Center-Right Needs More Than New Leader
Atlantic Sentinel, June 3, 2019
Macron A Failure Already?
The Corner, September 15, 2017
Germany
Conservatives Should Look to Bavaria
Atlantic Sentinel, September 17, 2020
Berlin Shows How Not to Do Housing Policy
Atlantic Sentinel, January 12, 2020
Germany Muddles Through
Atlantic Council, February 7, 2018
The German election is boring - and that’s fine
EUobserver, September 11, 2017
Italy
Italy has a responsibility, too
EUobserver, July 14, 2020
Italy Is Failing Its Next Generation
Atlantic Sentinel, June 20, 2019
When America First Meets Italy First
Atlantic Council, July 27, 2018
Italy Has Become Two Countries
Diplomatic Courier, June 7, 2018
Is Sleazy Berlusconi on the Brink of a Comeback?
Newsweek, February 21, 2018
Netherlands
Dutch Opposition to Eurobonds Is Not Unreasonable
Atlantic Sentinel, April 8, 2020
Far right grows in opposition to Dutch consensus politics
Atlantic Council, March 21, 2019
De strijd is cultureel, dat maakt de VVD tot de nieuwe middenpartij
NRC, March 8, 2017
How Indian Shuttle Diplomacy Helped Keep Cruise Missiles Out of the Netherlands
Offiziere, December 2, 2014
Spain
Sánchez Needs to Remember Who His Friends Are
Atlantic Sentinel, September 8, 2020
Spanish Center-Right Makes the Same Mistake Again
Atlantic Sentinel, November 9, 2019
Sánchez moet niet bang zijn voor federaal Spanje
NRC, June 19, 2018
Spain’s New Socialist Government Couldn’t Have Come at a Better Time for the EU
World Politics Review, June 7, 2018
Future of social democracy
The American Dream Could Use Some European Inspiration
Atlantic Sentinel, February 25, 2020
Center-Left Bucks European Trend in Spain
Atlantic Council, April 29, 2019
Social Democrats in Iberia and Scandinavia Try Opposite Strategies
Atlantic Sentinel, August 9, 2018
Duitse SPD zit in dezelfde onmogelijke spagaat als PvdA
NRC, September 18, 2017
Germany’s Social Democrats Need To Pick Side In Culture War
The Corner, August 22, 2017
PvdA moet nu echt een keus maken
NRC, April 21, 2017
Multiparty democracy
America’s Rigid Two-Party System Is What Its Founders Feared
Atlantic Sentinel, January 11, 2020
Why Countries Like Spain Should Welcome Their Fragmented Party Politics
World Politics Review, November 15, 2019
Spanish Politicians Need to Come to Grips with Coalition Politics
Atlantic Sentinel, July 15, 2019
Polarization
Center-Left and Center-Right Need to Team Up Against Extremists
Atlantic Sentinel, July 5, 2020
The Sources of Populist Rage — And What To Do About It
Atlantic Sentinel, December 16, 2018
We Are Living in Parallel Societies
Quillette, March 5, 2018
Revenge Against the City: Populists Revolt in America and Europe
Atlantic Sentinel, December 14, 2016
