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.
Anti-Government Protests Spread Across Europe

Anti-Government Protests Spread Across Europe

A recent poll conducted by YouGov arrived at the conclusion that the sense of grievance among Europeans is so high that social unrest might become an unpleasant reality in the near future.

September 7, 2022
Gazprom Halts Nord Stream 1 Gas Deliveries Indefinitely 

Gazprom Halts Nord Stream 1 Gas Deliveries Indefinitely 

Gazprom’s purported technical issues mark the latest episode in what is fast becoming a long-running series of similar events—Gazprom has regularly invoked such issues as the reason for reducing gas flows into Germany and the rest of Europe.

September 3, 2022
Outgoing Boris Johnson Goes All-in On Nuclear

Outgoing Boris Johnson Goes All-in On Nuclear

In his typical sloganeering fashion, Johnson called on the nation to “go nuclear and go large, go with Sizewell C.” He appeared confident that the deal will get “over the line” in the coming weeks, saying it would “be absolute madness not to.”

September 3, 2022
UN Inspection Team En Route to Ukrainian Nuclear Plant 

UN Inspection Team En Route to Ukrainian Nuclear Plant 

The current state of affairs at Zaporizhzhia greatly alarms the international community, which fears a repeat of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

September 1, 2022
Ex-USSR Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Dies

Ex-USSR Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Dies

Gorbachev distinguished himself from former USSR leaders by his handling of pro-democracy protests in Eastern Europe. Instead of crushing these like previous Kremlin leaders had done—recall the tanks sent into Hungary in 1956 and then into Czechoslovakia in 1968—Gorbachev went a diplomatic route.

August 31, 2022
Serbia Caught in Proxy War Between East and West

Serbia Caught in Proxy War Between East and West

The Serbian leader appears caught in a juggling act. At home, he must retain the good graces of his conservative base; abroad he must maintain relations with China, Russia, and the ‘progressive’, staunchly anti-Russian, European Union.

August 31, 2022
Karl May’s Winnetou Draws Eye of the Woke

Karl May’s Winnetou Draws Eye of the Woke

Out of caution not to be seen as inflicting “racist stereotypes” upon consumers or purveying material rife with “cultural appropriation,” German publisher Ravensburger anticipates canceling Winnetou as part of its future offerings.

August 30, 2022
Rumors of Resignation Continue to Swirl Around Pope Francis

Rumors of Resignation Continue to Swirl Around Pope Francis

Francis’ coterie of cardinals is known to largely agree with his vision of a more ‘progressive’ and ‘inclusive’ Church.  

August 30, 2022
UK: New Price Hike Promises Bleak Winter for Consumers

UK: New Price Hike Promises Bleak Winter for Consumers

The announcement comes only days before PM Boris Johnson’s successor is announced. Johnson has thus far undertaken little action in resolving the crisis, leaving this farrago for the next prime minister to untangle instead. 

August 29, 2022
Lukashenko: If Provoked, We Will Use Nuclear Weapons

Lukashenko: If Provoked, We Will Use Nuclear Weapons

The Belarusian leader touted his country’s fighter jets, now retrofitted with nuclear weapons. While Belarus has no nuclear arsenal of its own, after a referendum held earlier this year, it receives nuclear weaponry from its Russian ally.

August 28, 2022
Canada to Export Hydrogen Fuel to Energy-Scarce Germany

Canada to Export Hydrogen Fuel to Energy-Scarce Germany

Since the Russo-Ukrainian war’s escalation, Germany has been frantically looking for alternatives, even going as far as to court Qatar. It hopes that Canadian hydrogen fuel could eventually power its cars, trucks, and ships.

August 26, 2022
UN to Convene Over Nuclear Plant Security Risk

UN to Convene Over Nuclear Plant Security Risk

While initially in favor of allowing inspectors into the nuclear plant, withdrawal of its forces from the area Moscow finds to be anathema.

August 24, 2022