A masterly telling of Indonesia's seizure of independence, David Van Reybrouck convincingly argues that Indonesia in itself represents a global crossroads.
The “preferendum” — a method for citizens to rate and rank policy ideas — would turn citizen concerns into government action...
In 'Congo,' Belgian author and historian David Van Reybrouck tells a story rife with plunder, exploitation, violence, corruption – and human...
The Belgian writer David Van Reybrouck grapples with in his thoughtful and provocative new book, Against Elections: The Case for Democracy.
David van Reybrouck's new history, with its 550 pages of wide sweep and riveting detail, could be seen as a short story.
The deck motif is revisited repeatedly throughout the book as Van Reybrouck traces the changing fortunes of colonial society as war erupts first...
The global order is being dismantled by a generation that will not live to see the wreckage they leave behind, says Belgian author and...
In today's US, Kirk's death has gripped the country, galvanising the Maga movement and Trump's supporters, and he knows it. The white...
Van Reybrouck, a Belgian historian, spent years working on this overview of the Congolese people. Its translation from Dutch, by Sam Garrett, is a piece of...
The Flemish historian and writer David Van Reybrouck has recently triggered a minor sensation in the Low Countries by insisting that Western...
An author and public intellectual who has criticized Belgium's political system and governance, often highlighting its fragmentation and inefficiency.
