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Archives: Belgium
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Are Belgian Nuclear Plants vulnerable to Terrorism?
By Robert J Downes and Daniel Salisbury | (The Conversation) | - - Belgium’s counter-terrorism efforts are once again being called into question following the recent tragedies in Brussels. The attacks were…![Basques, N. Ireland, Muslims: Belgium’s Problems rooted in Europe’s long History of Exclusion](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701022337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/basques-n-ireland-muslims-belgiu-187x137.jpg)
Basques, N. Ireland, Muslims: Belgium’s Problems rooted in Europe’s long History of Exclusion
By Martin Conway | (The Conversation) | - - “What we feared has happened,” remarked Charles Michel, the prime minister of Belgium, in the immediate aftermath of the horrible and violent attacks…![What would effective Counter-Terrorism look like after Brussels?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701022337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/what-would-effective-counter-ter-187x137.jpg)
What would effective Counter-Terrorism look like after Brussels?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The various nostrums proposed to counter Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) terrorism in Europe and North America by Donald Trump and Ted Cruz (armed patrols…![ISIL’s target wasn’t Brussels, it was the whole idea of European Union](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701022337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/isils-target-wasnt-brussels-it-w-187x137.jpg)
ISIL’s target wasn’t Brussels, it was the whole idea of European Union
By Joaquín Roy | (Inter Press Service) | - - In this column Joaquín Roy, Joaquin Roy, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Director of the European Union Centre at the…![Europe: Improve your Police Work instead of reducing your Peoples’ Rights](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701022337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/europe-improve-your-police-work-187x137.jpg)
Europe: Improve your Police Work instead of reducing your Peoples’ Rights
By Fiona de Londras | (The Conversation) | - - The attacks of March 22 in Brussels were shocking, but not surprising. They reinforced what many have known for years: Belgium has…![Brussels Attacks: It isn’t about Molenbeek, it is about a Broken Belgian Government](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701022337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/brussels-attacks-it-isnt-about-m-187x137.jpg)
Brussels Attacks: It isn’t about Molenbeek, it is about a Broken Belgian Government
By Martin Conway | (The Conversation) | - - Just as during the German invasions of 1914 and 1940, war, it seems, is coming to France through Belgium. If one follows the…![Paris Attackers: What radicalized one Brussels Neighborhood?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701022337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/paris-attackers-what-radicalized-187x137.jpg)
Paris Attackers: What radicalized one Brussels Neighborhood?
By Martin Conway | (The Conversation) | - - Just as during the German invasions of 1914 and 1940, war, it seems, is coming to France through Belgium. If one follows the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701022337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Palais_de_la_Nation_Bruxelles-750x534-187x137.jpg)
Belgium’s Parliament latest to call for Recognition of Palestine
By IMEMC News & Agencies | - Late on Thursday, the Belgian parliament approved a resolution calling for official recognition of Palestine as a state. Belgium is the latest European country to…![Top 7 Things to know about Belgium anti-terror Op that left 2 Dead](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701022337im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/top-7-things-to-know-about-belgi-187x137.jpg)