The war in the Balkans during the 1990s devastated the lives of hundreds of thousands. One of the most chaotic areas was the enclave of Bihać in Northern Bosnia. In 1997, two years after hostilities ended, I went for my first assignment abroad – officially still as a student journalist – and took with me […]
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Dirty Secrets underneath the Greenland Icecap
It sounds like a story from the James Bond movies. Underneath the icecap of Greenland a secret military base is hiding, powered by a nuclear reactor. Up to 300 nuclear missiles are tucked away in tunnels of hundreds of kilometres long; maintained, serviced and defended by thousands of soldiers living out of sight. Click to […]
Dutch State of the Union
It is called the Day of Princes and it marks what can be best called the State of the Union of the Netherlands. The Dutch monarch rides with horses and golden carriage to the parliament to deliver the speech of the year, every third Tuesday of September, cheered by tens of thousands along the way. […]
The Nordic Reporter includes stories Made by Magmar
As of the end of August The Nordic Reporter includes all the stories Made by Magmar over the past two years. One brand to cover it all, comprising of this website with travels, backgrounds, insights, links to my journalistic production and radio talks, access to my extensive photo portfolio plus the Sweden travel guide book […]
ASAP Rocky convicted of assault, but a free man
ASAP Rocky has been convicted of assault for a street fight in Sweden. The sentence is two months in jail, but the US rapper stays a free man anyway. A Swedish judge has spoken. How and why this is possible I talked about on Belgian Radio 1, in the equivalent of The World Today. Click […]