Hubert Smeets
Born in 1956, columnist Hubert Smeets now writes for Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad where he began his career in 1980. Before returning to his current post at the daily, he spent five years as editor in chief of the weekly De Groene Amsterdammer.
Updated: 29 July 2011
As the border post went up in flames, NATO troops moved in to prevent an escalation of hostilities. The tension on the border between Kosovo and Serbia, a smuggling flashpoint, has once again reached fever pitch. A Dutch columnist argues that the solution should be more talks and subsidies for legal businesses.