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Paul Lookman

<p><em>Paul Lookman majored in marketing, communication and management.</em><em> A</em><em> Dutch national residing in Belgium since 1981</em><em>, </em><em>h</em><em>e looks back on an international career that has taken him to more than 60 countries on all continents.</em></p><p/><p>His most memorable professional experience is the consumer research project he conducted in newly post-communist Ukraine, in team with the Department of Economics of Dnipropetrovsk State University. The research findings laid the foundation for the local dairy's first market-based business plan and helped cultivate a marketing mentality throughout the firm.</p><p/><p><em>In early </em><em>retire</em><em>ment,</em><em> Paul took courses in international relations and acted as a lobbyist for Amnesty International. Since 2005 he writes about international politics on</em><em> Geopolitiek in context</em><em>.</em><em> His articles have been republished in international media such as Belgian online magazine </em><em><em>De Wereld Morgen</em></em><em>, Dutch newspaper </em><em><em>NRC</em></em><em>, </em><em><em>NATO Watch Observatory</em></em><em> and </em><em><em>Russia in Global Affairs</em></em><em>.</em></p><p/><p><em>He </em><em>has </em><em>published</em><em> two printed books in Dutch, the titles of which in English would be </em><em><em>The Zionist Project Israel. Ethnically pure, or binational model democracy?</em></em><em> and </em><em><em>The world after Trump and Merkel. European rivalry, neo</em></em><em><em>-</em></em><em><em>liberalism and the balance of power</em></em><em>.</em><em> Th</em><em>e present </em><em>eBook is a</em><em>n </em><em>updated</em><em> </em><em>and</em><em> edited </em><em>digital version of his first printed book.</em></p><p/><p><em>For a comprehensive statement of the author's beliefs, mission and credentials</em><em>,</em><em> visit https://geopolitiekincontext.wordpress.com/.</em></p>