Over the past month I have traveled throughout practically the whole Southern Caucasus, collecting the border stamps of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia. It has been an amazing experience, conducting trainings every day for young (and some older) political activists, mostly on capacity building and communication skills, but also specifically ...

I am writing this on board my flight to the IFLRY EC in Manila. Well, actually this plane is only taking me to Hong Kong - from there I will then proceed to Manila and hopefully arrive in time for the opening ceremony.Unfortunately I wasn’t able to write this earlier, as pilot strikes in Germany had a lasting effect on my travel plans and ...

For the last week Bart and I have been in Armenia for a joint seminar with Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty and the VVD, but also to witness the presidential elections. Together with participants from the Armenian National Movement, the Georgian Young Republicans and representatives from Abkhazia we discussed different aspects of election ...