The Dutch conservative revolution: the consequences for Europe

After the terrorist attacks of 11 September, the United States have become more inward-looking and more sentimentally patriotic. Videos of unsavoury characters like Osama bin Laden have given rise to fears of the unknown and strengthened the call for a return to “American values”. Although responsible policymakers have carefully avoided any hint of anti-Islamic sentiment, the return of values and culture as essential and core elements of national identity are part of a wave of conservative thinking that now also seems to have reached Europe.