Paul Belien

Paul Belien   (journalist)
Born	1959
Nationality	Belgian (Flemish)
Religion	Roman Catholic
Spouse	Alexandra Colen
Member of	International Free Press Society

Paul Belien worked as a professional journalist in both Belgium and the Netherlands. In 1994 he founded the Brussels-based think tank Centre for the New Europe (CNE). His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The Spectator, The Independent and elsewhere.

Belien is married to Vlaams Belang MP Alexandra Colen.

Belien is the founder and editor of The Brussels Journal blog. He is also an adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute. He holds a degree in law with specialization in social security law and European law (University of Ghent, Belgium) and a doctorate in international studies (University of Buckingham, UK).

In December 2006, the Middle East Forum appointed Dr. Belien as director of Islamist Watch.

Affiliations

• Centre for the New Europe
• Hudson Institute
• Middle East Forum
• CounterJihad Europa
• Islamist Watch
• International Free Press Society

Connections

• Alexandra Colen

External Resources

• Paul Belien - Hudson Institute page

Publications

• A Throne in Brussels: Britain, the Saxe-Coburgs, and the Belgianisation of Europe (Imprint Academic, 2005)
• Visions of Europe, coauthored with Lady Thatcher, et al. (Duckworth, 1994)
• Consumer-Driven Health Care, coauthored with Regina Herzlinger, et al. (Jossey-Bass, 2004).

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End
CounterJihad/Brussels Conference	18 October 2007	19 October 2007

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