Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis - Volume 135, Issue 4, 2022

Abstract ‘I just hope they don’t overplay their hand.’ The Velvet Revolution through the eyes of the Dutch embassy in Prague This article analyses the perception of the Dutch embassy in Prague of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. The embassy’s analyses from late October 1989 reflect the idea that a confrontation between rulers and opposition was inevitable and identified several dates this might happen. Expecting the confrontatio Read More

Abstract The perpetuation of a colonial situation. The failed contribution of the Netherlands to the Palestinian state-building process Since the Oslo Accords of 1993, the Netherlands has been contributing to the Palestinian state-building process in Gaza and the West Bank. To this end the Netherlands uses a two-track strategy in which large-scale aid is supported by political dialogue with both Israel and the Palestinian Auth Read More