His current research focuses on the history of the establishment of the Reformed church in the East Indies during the time of the Dutch East India Company.

The repatriation will include the “Lombok treasure,” a collection of 335 gold and silver items plundered by Dutch troops from the Indonesian island in 1894. Prime Minister Mark Rutte's apology ...

the principal island of the Netherlands East Indies. A force including the American and British heavy cruisers USS Houston and HMS Exeter and the Australian and Dutch light cruisers HMAS Perth ...