Laurens Groeneveld (1992) is a journalist with broad experience in the field of international politics. At The Investigative desk, he specialises in stories on Russia, China and Defense. He previously worked at BNR news radio where he was, among other things, active as editor-in-chief for foreign programmes such as BNR De Wereld, Boekestijn en De Wijk and the China Podcast. As a freelancer, he made, among others, the documentary ‘Breaking the Narrative’, about how Finland deals with military threats and disinformation from Russia.
The war in Ukraine has unveiled a new threat to Europe’s security: Russia’s deployment of hypersonic missiles. With their unparalleled speed and maneuverability, these missiles
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The past few years, the four biggest tobacco companies (Philip Morris International/Altria, British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International and Imperial Brands) have all invested in medical
Since the February 2022 invasion, Ukraine’s five main military partners alone (US, Germany, UK, Poland, and the Netherlands) pledged more than 60 billion euros worth
Read the full newsletter here. Dear reader, This time, we bring you two stories and a book. Our editor Tim Luimes investigated the lobbying activities
Europe wants to ban all pfas at once. The chemical industry is lobbying for the exemption of fluoropolymers. These substances, a type of plastics, are
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