Sochi 2014: The terrorists win Despite enormous security efforts by Russian authorities concerns remain regarding security at the Sochi Winter Olympics. The terrorists have already won. Wietse van den Berge • February 03, 2014
Media report on a former Dutch soldier training jihadists within Syria Dutch former military appears in media as a foreign fighter training jihadists in Syria. Wietse van den Berge, Edwin Bakker and Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • January 27, 2014
Syria: Assad or opposition? Western reluctance to become militarily involved keeps the Syrian secular opposition powerless, leaving Syria one alternative for the Assad-regime: Radical Sunni groups. If these seize power, Syria as a multi-ethnic nation-state will cease to exist. Wietse van den Berge • December 17, 2013
The Arab uprisings The Arab uprisings' initial demand, or hope, for democracy in the Middle East by now seems replaced by a fierce struggle for power – sectarian in character – between the different actors in the region. Wietse van den Berge • November 20, 2013
