Ida Allen-Auerbach

Ida Allen-Auerbach is an Amsterdam-based writer and journalist originally from Los Angeles. She relocated to the Netherlands in 2021 for her bachelor’s studies, earning a degree in Political Science through UvA’s PPLE program. She now covers news at Dutch Review, drawing on her multicultural background to report on politics, society, and more. Outside of work, she's usually busy kickboxing or bouldering with friends.

Here’s how many Dutch people actually agree with Trump (and it’s surprising)

More than half of people in the Netherlands sympathise with at least some elements of Donald Trump's MAGA ideology, according to new research by...

Opinion: Gen Zs need a guide on how to make friends. The Dutch have a solution

Despite the many famous Dutch shortcomings in social interaction, one thing they got right is the humble borrel.  Not the borrel itself, mind you, which...

Bouldering: a surprisingly popular trend in the Netherlands

Despite the fact that the Netherlands is, shall we say, vertically challenged, topography hasn’t stopped the Dutch from being absolute bouldering addicts. It may surprise...

Rob Jetten, the new Dutch PM, is young, gay, and engaged to an expat: does it matter?

After the 2025 Dutch election, Rob Jetten of the D66 party was named as the incumbent prime minister of the Netherlands. Making him also...

Censorship or good policy? US lashes out at European regulators of Big Tech

In a political investigation released by the House Judiciary Committee, the United States continued its war against European policymakers for their attempts to regulate...

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