Belgium’s endless existential identity crisis
As it stumbles from one political crisis to the next, Belgium faces a profound existential threat. But can the slow disintegration of the Belgian state be reversed and, if so, how?
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The West’s hidden tribalism
Tribalism and sectarianism afflicts Western societies too. So why is that they seem to be tearing the Middle East apart?
Read MoreDe lijm die België bijeenhoudt
De nationale voetbalgekte verbergt de realiteit dat België al twee staten is. Ik gebruik mijn stem als lijm die kan helpen om België samen te houden
Read MoreGlueing Belgium back together one vote at a time
With Belgium little more than a hollow shell, I’ll be using my vote as a squirt of glue to help hold the collapsing country together.
Read MoreWhen two tongues collide
No this isn’t a perverse way of describing French kissing, but a new theory of how two languages can peacefully co-exist in one country.
Read MoreWar of words at the heart of Europe rocks Belgium
The collapse of talks to form a federal government in Belgium is testing the country’s legendary capacity for political compromise to the limit.
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