We tend to assume that Holland is a static country about which we know everything there is to know. We forget that over the past two decades, Holland has changed as much as any region in the world. The European Union has been created and has expanded beyond Western Europe to bring in diverse new members.
In many ways, Holland is now a very different place. This new reality, I think, requires a different mindset. It requires a more sophisticated understanding of the complexity of this change. We need stewardship based on a society that has to understand its responsibilities and not be rushed into rash decisions, which can only isolate us and make us very vulnerable.