Icy international relations are a risk for the North Pole
April 8, 2022
The Dutch government is lobbying for business opportunities in the Arctic region, but at the same time is trying to work with scientists to protect
Ties Keyzer
Ties Keyzer (1992) applied for a job at the Tobacco Investigations Desk in 2017. Driven by a (professional) fascination with the division of power and its effects on society, he began investigating one of the most successful lobbying and marketing machines in history: the tobacco industry. In 2018/2019, he helped set up The Investigative Desk. Keyzer now leads the tobacco editorial desk while also delving into the world of natural gas, hydrogen and other energy forms and into the (powerful) corporations that produce, transport and trade them.
Publications:
Gazprom announces exit from German and Dutch operations
April 1, 2022
Gazprom suddenly announced it would ‘cease participation’ in several European subsidiaries. The announcement surprised friend and foe alike. It was the culmination of a turbulent
Russian warmongering ruins Dutch success story in Arctic
March 31, 2022
Dutch companies dredge, drill, sail and haul in the Arctic. The enormous energy projects that Russian state-owned companies are rolling out along the Siberian coast
Gazprom operates gas pipeline to Turkey and Southern Europe from Amsterdam
March 26, 2022
The control room of Turk Stream, the southern brother of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, is located above a Coolblue shop on the
Termination of Gazprom contracts unintentionally boosts Russian treasury’s reserves
March 3, 2022
Dutch local authorities want to terminate their supply contract with Gazprom. Last year, The Investigative Desk and Follow The Money revealed that over 120 municipalities
Stricter rules for the e-cigarette are way down the road
November 22, 2021
The UN conference on stricter tobacco policy has fizzled out. ‘Milestone’: a minuscule fund to help poor countries getting rid of tobacco. International negotiations on
Vaping: The real dollars behind fake consumer organisations
November 3, 2021
An investigation by “Le Monde” and “The Investigative Desk” (Netherlands) reveals the alliance between the tobacco lobby and the networks of American oil tycoons to
How Shell influenced the Dutch political position on Russian gas
September 11, 2021
With a sophisticated lobby, oil company Royal Dutch Shell influenced the political position of the Netherlands on Nord Stream 2, The Investigative Desk revealed in
Dutch PM Rutte informs House of Representatives ‘incorrectly and incompletely’ about gas contacts with Russia
July 30, 2021
The Dutch and Russian governments regularly discuss energy projects. The Working Party on Energy, which had been suspended in 2014 after the shooting down of
Covid 19: How harm reduction advocates and the tobacco industry capitalised on the pandemic to promote nicotine
June 2, 2021
Scientific papers suggesting that smokers are less likely to fall ill with covid-19 are being discredited as links to the tobacco industry are revealed. By
