Trouw and NRC: Best books of the year
Two leading Dutch newspapers, Trouw and NRC, named ‘The dream of The Hague’ one of the best books of the year.
Tag: International Relations
Interview: How wars end
An interview with me in the Dutch magazine Historisch Nieuwsblad on the question whether all wars eventually end through negotiations, as some suggest.
TRT World: Live interview on ICC arrest warrants
In a live show on international news channel TRT World, I explained the functioning of arrest warrants of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and their potential diplomatic and legal implications.
NPO Radio 1: Libris History Prize live show
Praise for “The dream of The Hague” and an interview with me in a live show from Amsterdam on Dutch NPO Radio 1 on the occasion of the awarding of the Libris History Prize.
Trouw: Interview about captivating history books
Interview in Dutch daily Trouw with Scaliger professor Rick Honings about literature, history, creative fiction, and how far authors are allowed to go.
Review on Dutch national radio
In a weekly series on history books, the Dutch public broadcaster NPO Radio 1 reviewed De droom van Den Haag: a book with the reading experience of a film.
Review in NRC: ‘Entertaining and enlightening’
In a review of De droom van Den Haag, Dutch daily NRC described the book as ‘catchy’, ‘entertaining, but also enlightening’.
In NRC newspaper: international law in times of crises and conflict
In a guest article for Dutch liberal daily NRC, I show that international law has an impact even in times of crises and conflicts.
Review in De Groene Amsterdammer: ‘Superb and compelling’
The progressive Dutch weekly magazine De Groene Amsterdammer called the story telling in De droom van Den Haag ‘superb and compelling’.
Interview with broadcaster Omroep West
In a television interview for the Dutch regional broadcaster Omroep West, I spoke about the history of The Hague as a city of peace and justice.