page_title: The Brussels Journal
section_title: Political Affiliations
hierarchical_section_title: The Brussels Journal / Political Affiliations
caption_attribution_description: Paul Belien
context_page_description: The Brussels Journal is a conservative blog, founded by the Flemish journalist Paul Beliën. It is consistently named as one of the Counter-jihad movement's main channels. It was founded in 2005, and has both an English language section with various international contributions, and a Dutch section.
  The Brussels Journal bills itself as a member of the OpinionJournal Federation but does not appear among the list of members on OpinionJournal's own site. It is published by the Society for the Advancement of Freedom in Europe, a Swiss non-profit organisation.
context_section_description: Paul Beliën's wife, Alexandra Colen, was a parliamentary member of Vlaams Belang. However, Beliën himself has been at odds with the party at times, criticizing the party for its populism. However, Beliën has since been employed as an advisor by Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch, right-wing Party for Freedom. According to the Brussels Journal, it is a nonpartisan publication, and most of its writers, both Belgian and non-Belgian, have no affiliation to any political party or organization.
caption: Paul Beliën, editor and founder of The Brussels Journal
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