© photo Marco Bakker
I first met Caspar ten Dam on 11 June 2015 at a symposium of ProDemos in The Hague. At this event we discussed the genocide of Srebrenica in 1995 during the Bosnian War. I have come to like Caspar. Also, he is very knowledgeable on affairs in the Balkans and elsewhere, offering his many insights as a conflict analyst.
Caspar was one of my friends who offered me advice and support during the difficult days when my book De doofpotgeneraal (The Cover-up General) was banned by a Dutch court in late 2015. Fortunately, with the support of my friends and lawyers, the ban was overturned by the Court of Appeal in April 2016. See http://dedoofpotgeneraal.nl/english.htm.