Christ Klep Explained

Christ P. M. Klep (born 1959)[1] is a Dutch military historian. He is a lecturer at Utrecht University and freelance historian and publicist. He has appeared amongst others on Pauw & Witteman, NPO Radio 1 and Knevel & Van de Brink, and has written for de Volkskrant, Trouw and De Groene Amsterdammer - commenting on topics as the Joint Strike Fighter program, the Russian military intervention in Ukraine and the recruiting practices of the Armed forces of the Netherlands.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Education and career

Klep studied to become a teacher of English and history between 1982 and 1986. He subsequently went to Utrecht University, specializing in Eastern-European studies, Russian studies, contemporary history and international relations between 1986 and 1988. Afterwards he became a lecturer of history at same University, where he worked until 1992.[8]

Klep worked for the Dutch Institute for Military History of the Dutch Ministry of Defence from 1992 to 2000.[8] From 2000 to 2001 he worked for the Institute of Dutch History. Later he became a freelance historian and publicist. In 2006 he worked a semester as lecturer at University College Roosevelt.[8] [9]

In 2006 Klep returned to Utrecht University, where he was a lecturer and researcher until 2010.[8] He earned his doctorate on a study of three peace keeping missions in Somalia, Rwanda and Srebrenica.[9]

He currently is a lecturer at Utrecht University.[10]

Claims of Dutchbat leadership having knowledge of an impending massacre at Srebrenica

In 2011 he disputed Thom Karremans account about not knowing about the impending genocide at Srebrenica (in 1995); Klep interviewed dozens of Karremans former troops [in [[Dutchbat]] III battalion].[11]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. News: Meindert van der Kaaij . Hier werden duizenden gedood, en wij kijken weg . Dutch . Trouw . 10 July 2015 . 29 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Christ Klep en Michiel Servaes bespreken verschillende scenario's voor Oekraïne . Dutch . Pauw & Witteman . 3 March 2014 . 7 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Christ Klep: waarom die JSF er toch wel komt . Dutch . NPO Radio 1 . 25 April 2013 . 7 May 2015.
  4. Web site: Christ Klep - Knevel & Van den Brink . Dutch . Knevel & Van den Brink . 20 August 2014 . 7 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140827185954/http://www.eo.nl/tv/knevelenvandenbrink/artikel-detail/christ-klep-8/ . 27 August 2014 . dead .
  5. News: Christ Klep: 'Vroeger was een tatoeage tenminste nog een statement' . Dutch . de Volkskrant . 7 May 2015.
  6. News: Krijgsmacht doet zich tekort met misleidende PR . Dutch . Trouw . 28 July 2013 . 7 May 2015.
  7. Web site: Onderzoekscommissies hebben geen nut - Interview met militair-historicus Christ Klep . Dutch . De Groene Amsterdammer . 20 February 2009 . 7 May 2015.
  8. Web site: Biografie van Christ Klep . Dutch . hetsprekersburo.nl . 7 May 2015.
  9. Web site: Biografie en synopsis Christ Klep . Dutch . Historisch Nieuwsblad . 7 May 2015.
  10. Web site: dr. Christ Klep . Utrecht University . 7 May 2015.
  11. News: Bruno Waterfield . Commander of UN forces 'aware Srebrenica massacre was about to happen' . . 8 November 2011 . 12 July 2015.

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