The U.S.' chief environmental official said Tuesday that America can learn much from the way the Dutch manage water — focusing more on living with it than on trying to control it at every turn. (more…)  More >

In this small town just across the border from Germany, a small group of Dutch scientists and one irrepressible Austrian salesman have dedicated themselves to the task of reinventing one of the great inventions of the 20th century — Polaroid’s instant film. (more…)  More >

One name sticks out from the list of winners in the prestigious El Hizjra poetry competition intended for Dutch Arabs, which was announced two weeks ago - Tuvit Shlomi, press officer for Holland's largest Zionist group. (more…)  More >

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders, who has gained international notoriety with his attacks on Islam, is now aiming to bring down the European parliament -- from the inside. (more…)  More >

English football has been criticized for many years, from hooliganism to financial irresponsibility, and from the tactical naiveté of the homegrown players to the the influx of foreign talent into it's game. (more…)  More >

A lot has changed in the century since New York celebrated the tricentennial of Henry Hudson’s pioneering 1609 voyage up the river that bears his name. (more…)  More >

PICTURE ME, IF YOU WILL, as I settle at my desk to begin my workday, and feel free to use a Vermeer image as your template. (more…)  More >

New York City is constantly being rebuilt, paved over and reinvented, so it's not easy to find remnants of the colony of New Amsterdam 400 years after Henry Hudson sailed up the river that bears his name. (more…)  More >

A new trade war is unrolling across Africa: a battle between Chinese textile-makers and a colonial-era company from The Netherlands, original maker of the eye-catching "Dutch Wax" fabrics often known as "Africa Wax." (more…)  More >

As President Barack Obama tries to change the course of the war in Afghanistan, the Dutch Army's gains there against the Taliban have captured the attention of his advisers. Temper your enthusiasm, say the Dutch. (more…)  More >

To see some of the most important documents in the early history of New York, you need to go to Amsterdam. (more…)  More >

With an indoor loft swing, a wooden wall where furniture has been cut out, as with a child’s paper play set, and a bath mat that doubles as after-shower slippers, the Dutch design company known as droog has brought a home décor-themed adult playpen to SoHo’s Greene St. (more…)  More >

“Reclaimed: Paintings From the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker” at the Jewish Museum is many exhibitions in one. It’s a portrait of an enormously successful art dealer who shaped tastes and markets between the wars. It’s a marriage of Northern Baroque and Southern Renaissance painting. Most of all, it’s an extraordinary, continuing tale of looting and restitution. (more…)  More >

As stereotypically Dutch as windmills and tulips, the wooden clog is not just a modern-day tourist souvenir. It is still worn by thousands of farmers and factory workers. (more…)  More >

An artist in the Netherlands sets up a telephone number to allow people to call God - but they will have to leave a message. (more…)  More >

How do you seek diversification with almost €200bn in assets under management? This is always the dilemma facing the world's biggest investment houses. It is one that Amsterdam-based APG Investments has attempted to solve in conjunction with Britney Spears. (more…)  More >

HOLLAND TOWNSHIP -- Klaas deBoer knows the feeling of being at the mercy of strangers following his family's move from Kollum, the Netherlands, to the United States 53 years ago. He relives those unanticipated adjustments he grappled with as a young immigrant to the U.S. in his self-published book, "Rough Seas: An Immigrant's Journey from Holland to Holland." (more…)  More >

Willem Kolff developed the artificial kidney during World War II. He passed away on Wednesday at the age of 97. (more…)  More >

When Her Majesty Queen Beatrix "by the Grace of God Queen of the Netherlands" celebrated her 70th birthday earlier this year, the Dutch press was feverish with speculation about whether she would abdicate. (more…)  More >

If it were not for his hatred of Islam, Geert Wilders would have remained a provincial Dutch parliamentarian of little note, writes Ian Buruma in the New York Times (more…)  More >