Complex sentence: He then served as "The Economist's" Asia editor before taking on the post of Britain editor from 1997 to 2000, following which he was stationed in Brussels where he penned the "Charlemagne" European-affairs column.
Split into simpler sentences: He then served as "The Economist's" Asia editor before taking on the post of Britain editor from 1997 to 2000. Following which he was stationed in Brussels where he penned the "Charlemagne" European-affairs column.