The year of confusion: reporter between refugees and terror

Over the past year, TV reporter Steven Decraene has reported from various hotbeds. Since the horror of Charlie Hebdo, terrorist attacks have taken him to Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, France and our own capital. For another theme, the asylum crisis, Decraene travelled to the Greek islands to cross Central Europe via the Balkan route. Each time, he met remarkable people and gained an exceptional insight into the moments that brought Europe to a turning point. In The Year of Confusion, Decraene talks about what drives people to flee to Europe, but the recent terrorist attacks are also discussed. Because is there a connection with the asylum crisis or not? What did he see, hear and feel at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, in the rough neighbourhoods of Saint-Denis, at Zaventem airport? In The Year of Confusion, Steven Decraene also describes why and in what circumstances journalistic decisions are made, and what the consequences of these can be. This book is the personal account of a journalist who experiences turbulent times and goes in search of answers himself.