Tristan Vanheuckelom is a Belgian journalist, a book and film reviewer for various Dutch-language publications, and a writer for The European Conservative. His other interests include history, political science, and theology.
World Athletics Bans Transgender Women From Competitions

World Athletics Bans Transgender Women From Competitions

Before competing, DSD (Differences in Sex Development) athletes must take inhibitors or undergo surgery if their testosterone levels are too high.

March 24, 2023
Xi to Putin: “Change Is Coming, and Together We Are Driving It” 

Xi to Putin: “Change Is Coming, and Together We Are Driving It” 

Implicit in the Chinese leader’s departing words, as his three-day state visit concluded, was the promise the world order would experience a shakeup not seen in a century.

March 23, 2023
Zionist Minister Undercuts Israeli-Palestinian Peace Efforts

Zionist Minister Undercuts Israeli-Palestinian Peace Efforts

Jordan and Egypt, which mediated talks with U.S. backing, were quick to condemn Smotrich’s remarks in the strongest of terms.

March 22, 2023
Serbia Agrees to Normalization of Relations With Kosovo

Serbia Agrees to Normalization of Relations With Kosovo

While verbal assurances towards that end have been made, both parties refrained from actually inking the deal.

March 21, 2023
Credit Suisse Merges With Rival UBS in Takeover Deal 

Credit Suisse Merges With Rival UBS in Takeover Deal 

The €3.03 billion sale is intended to stave off a breakdown in confidence—following recent bank collapses in the U.S.—from spilling over.

March 20, 2023
NATO Membership: Turkey Clears Finland, Sweden Still Vetoed

NATO Membership: Turkey Clears Finland, Sweden Still Vetoed

Ratification is expected before the Turkish parliament goes into recess in mid-April, bringing Finland one step closer to NATO membership.

March 19, 2023
Trump Predicts Tuesday Arrest, Calls for Protests

Trump Predicts Tuesday Arrest, Calls for Protests

The Republican House of Representatives Speaker slammed the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s investigation into the former president as being “an outrageous abuse of power.”

March 19, 2023
Greece on Strike Again Over Deadly Train Accident

Greece on Strike Again Over Deadly Train Accident

Last month’s national rail tragedy might prove more damaging to Mitsotakis’ government than the wiretapping scandal which nearly sank it.

March 18, 2023
The Vatican’s Red Line: Pope Francis Rejects Gender Ideology

The Vatican’s Red Line: Pope Francis Rejects Gender Ideology

The question of gender, the Pontiff said, would dilute differences as it makes the world “the same, all dull, all alike, and that is contrary to the human vocation.”

March 16, 2023
United Front: Sanctioned Iran and Belarus To Bolster Ties

United Front: Sanctioned Iran and Belarus To Bolster Ties

The Belarusian president and his Iranian counterpart inked cooperation deals in various areas while comparing notes on how to navigate Western-imposed sanctions.

March 15, 2023
Diplomatic Coup: China Brokers Iran-Saudi Rapprochement

Diplomatic Coup: China Brokers Iran-Saudi Rapprochement

China has rearranged the power balance in the Middle East, leaving the U.S. and its main regional ally, Israel, isolated.

March 14, 2023
Catholic Church of Germany Goes Reform-Mad

Catholic Church of Germany Goes Reform-Mad

Pope Francis’ 10th anniversary was heralded by news from the German Catholic Church that it will now be blessing same-sex couples.

March 13, 2023