1978: Graduated in Law, State University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
1969-73: Assistant Dutch Parliament, The Hague, The Netherlands (‘Griffie’). 1973-1996: TV, radio reporter/commentator EO TV/Radio.
1983-2003: TV/newspaper reporter war zones and crisis areas (including: Latin America (El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia , Peru, Ecuador, Chili, Argentinië, Brazilië), Jamaica, Grenada, Netherlands Antilles, China, Philippines, Pakistan (Baluchistan), Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Cyprus, Eastern Europe and (Former) Soviet Union, Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Africa, Algeria, Libya, Israel, Gaza, Westbank, Iran, Iraq).
1996-2004: Senior TV reporter Channel 2 News Dutch TV.

Numerous articles in newspapers and scholarly journals:
Algemeen Politieblad, Wall Street Journal Europe, Wall Street Journal Online, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, de Telegraaf, Jerusalem Post, NRC Handelsblad, Nederlands Dagblad, Reformatorisch Dagblad, Trouw, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Gazet van Antwerpen, Internationale Spectator, Militaire Spectator, Civis Mundi, Atlantisch Perspectief, Nederlands Juristenblad, Ons Leger, Intermediair, Strategic Review, Conflict Quaterly, Ethics&Medicine, The World Today, Freedom at Issue, Terrorism, Journal of Church and State, Aussenpolitik.