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The death of G.A.G.P. van der Capellen, ex-Governor-General of the Netherlands East Indies is shrouded in tragedy. In March 1848 he was afflicted by mental illness, which soon developed into a serious form of insanity. Van der Capellen, however, did not suffer for long, as he died on April 10th of the same year. A fact which, out of consideration, was not revealed at the time. Later still the explanation was offered that Van der Capellen had committed suicide "because his own financial affairs were in a muddle too". Leaving aside the question of what were actually the circumstances of his insanity and death, it should at any rate be regarded as typical that Van der Capellen was persecuted with the financial mismanagement in the Netherlands East Indies up to the very hour of his death. Apart from the outbreak of the Java War nothing so much marked his ten-year term of office as the large deficit at its conclusion.

Inleiding.--De voorgeschiedenis.--Het hervormingstijdperk.--De Commissie generaal.--Van der Capellen.--De liberale reactie.--Conclusie.--Bijlagen : I. Brief van van de Graaff aan Fabius, 23 maart 1821. II. Nota van Falck voor Elout, 8 jan. 1821. III. Memorie van Elout over de Wilde, 10 mei 1821. IV. Vragen van Elout aan de Wilde, mei 1821. V. Kolonisatierapport-van der Capellen, 17 juli 1822.--Register van aangehaalde geschriften (p. 304-307)

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Comments are offered on an article by Erik Holm (2008, originally published in 2008 in the Danish newspaper Politiken), "Western Europe and European Security: Rational Actions and Obvious Mistakes." Missed opportunities in the post-Cold War period to establish relations between Russia & the West are explored & dimensions of the future relationship between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) & the EU are outlined. K. Hyatt Stewart

AbstractDr Holm and Ambassador De Vos van Steenwijk discuss the state of affairs between the West and Russia. They argue that it is much worse and antagonistic than would have been necessary. They blame this largely on mistakes in American and European policies towards the Soviet Union/Russia, but disagree on the causes and motivations of those policies. Holm and De Vos van Steenwijk offer thoughts on how matters could be rectified or at least improved.