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hdijkstra.bsky.social
Professor of International Security and Cooperation in Maastricht. Leading large ERC and Horizon research projects. Interested in international organizations, global governance, European Union, security, geopolitics, NATO
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Hardcopies of new book "The Survival of International Organizations: Institutional Responses to Existential Challenges" (Oxford University Press) have arrived The book is online available for free: academic.oup.com/book/59488

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Hardcopies of new book "The Survival of International Organizations: Institutional Responses to Existential Challenges" (Oxford University Press) have arrived The book is online available for free: academic.oup.com/book/59488

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Reminder that NATO deployed 50,000 troops in 1999 to keep Serbia out of Kosovo (roughly 60 times smaller than Ukraine)

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Russians import mostly Prosecco, as the label "Champagne" is reserved for domestic produce since 2021 #justsaying

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Really strong and elegant essay by Stewart Patrick on Trump’s challenge to all the international organisations. Read it for yourself and shiver. The worst is yet to come 🔽 carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...

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Brexit apparently means paying tariffs on the complimentary copies of your own book 😵‍💫 But hardcopies of "The Survival of International Organizations" should arrive before the weekend ▶️ Free online Open Access version (no custom duties applied) here: academic.oup.com/book/59488

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I finished something today 🥳 The 4th edition of the textbook "International Organization" is now with Bloomsbury for production and should appear this fall

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I know these are serious matters, but Europe still has the Élysée Palace

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COVID-19 showed that diseases know no borders. In ENSURED, we want to understand how the EU can make global health governance more fit-for-purpose. Over the next year, @mirkoheinzel.bsky.social & @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social will research: ✅ Vaccine equity ✅ The pandemic treaty ✅ WHO reform

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Goede morgen in België met collega @yfreykers.bsky.social ▶️ www.demorgen.be/nieuws/de-ui...

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Going to the ISA conference in two weeks is living the dream

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Kudos @spignal.bsky.social for ignoring editorial guidance and for pursuing intellectual credibility. I expect more forbidden words in this week's column @economist.com

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💥 New: Will the IMF survive Donald Trump’s presidency? ✍️ Robert H. Wade @lseid.bsky.social writes ahead of tonight's @lseevents.bsky.social event on the "new Washington consensus" blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

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"US Review of Participation in International Organisations Highlights Risk to [Multilateral Development Banks]" (Fitch Credit Ratings) 😨 www.fitchratings.com/research/sov...

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Woensdagavond 12/2 bij DeBuren in Brussel voor Nederlandstaligen: "Internationale organisaties onder vuur: Europa’s antwoord op Trump" Presentatie van mijn nieuwe boek met reacties van Els Hertogen en Henne Schuwer. Koen Vidal zit voor Info + aanmelden: deburen.eu/programma/tr...

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Trying to finalize the 4th edition of International Organization. Should go into production with Bloomsbury still this month

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Things are heating up in ENSURED 🔥🧯! Now that we’ve laid the conceptual groundwork, 2025 will be full of hard-hitting research. 🎥 In a new video series, we're asking our researchers about the state-of-play in their fields. 1st up: @franziskapetri.bsky.social on climate & sustainability governance.

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No country followed when the US withdrew from international institutions during Trump 1.0 (Israel from UNESCO being an exception; and others, such as Japan and Burundi withdrew from other institutions) With Trump 2.0, we may unfortunately see cascades 👇

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How will a second #Trump presidency impact global governance and #multilateralism? @ensured.bsky.social experts @hdijkstra.bsky.social & @claraweinhardt.bsky.social weighed in on this question👇 www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...

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Just a few days to go to Saturday's @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social Bachelor Open Day. Come and visit us to learn more about our fantastic programmes in: 📚 Arts & Culture 📚 🤖 Digital Society 🤖 🇪🇺 European Studies 🇪🇺 🌐 Global Studies 🌐 Here are some of the topics that we discuss in our programmes 1/6

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Today Donald Trump is expected to withdraw the United States again from the UN Human Rights Council (even if the US currently does not have a seat) 🤷‍♂️ www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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Interview @nporadio1.bsky.social after European Council yesterday, in which I mention a need of 10bln euros extra defence spending per year in The Netherlands (to get to 3%) From 1:14:03 👇 www.nporadio1.nl/uitzendingen...

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Outgoing PM De Croo gives Flemish nationalist De Wever a lonely planet www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250...

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"Internationale organisaties onder vuur: Europa’s antwoord op Trump" bij De Buren in Brussel op 12 februari Boekpresentatie en een discussie met @elshertogen.bsky.social en Henne Schuwer onder leiding van @koenvidal.bsky.social ▶️ deburen.eu/programma/tr...

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New leadership at EEAS has strong multilateralism credentials SG Belén MARTINEZ CARBONELL was Managing Director for the Global Agenda and Multilateral Relations Deputy-SG Olof SKOOG was EUSR for Human Rights and Head of EU at UN ▶️ www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eeas-hi...

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Good morning Belgium! There's a coalition agreement in principle, but what about the line up of ministers? www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250...

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Happy Brexit day to those who are celebrating 🇪🇺

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We are celebrating @maastrichtu.bsky.social our 49th birthday today (Dies Natalis). Our last 12 months as a "young" university are starting! Glad that I have been along for half of the ride ever since I arrived as an undergraduate in 2001 ▶️ www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/diesnatalis

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South Africa and Malaysia to launch campaign to protect justice @theguardian.com Leaders of the free world right here. Strikes me as a good moment for European countries to support this. After all, the EU is searching for new "partners" for a new world order ▶️ www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jan...

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Podcast with @derk.cda.nl, member of the Dutch Parliament, about our new book "The Survival of International Organizations" (OUP) ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/4a9p...

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