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by Hylke Dijkstra

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Thanks for this. As a political scientist, I find low citation counts in law (and history) curious given that there are many more of you. The disciplinary tradition of referring to primary sources, sure, but I think the publication outlets also lack behind (too few journals, too many obscure books)
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
📝 New article "Second Attempt at America First: Donald Trump and the Survival of International Organizations" in production with Global Policy

🌐 Accepted version already here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
Someone could have told Macron that there's no French embassy in NYC. Just saying

Reposted by: Hylke Dijkstra, Steven Blockmans

ensured.bsky.social
Can international organisations be both effective and robust — or must one always come at the expense of the other?

Read about the trade-offs IOs must navigate to deliver results while remaining resilient to existential challenges: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
If you don't pay your bills, you don't get to use the escalator
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14d
An escalator malfunction that required President Trump to walk up one flight of steps at the United Nations had false claims swirling on social media that it was a deliberate act of sabotage by UN staff. nyti.ms/3IDjidS
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
Worrying news from the Flemish government which cancels its annual funding for the Institute for European Studies (VUB Brussels) and the Institute of Development Policy (Antwerp), putting the future of both excellent research centres at serious risk www.standaard.be/binnenland/v...
Vlaanderen stopt ook met onderzoek naar ontwikkelingsbeleid
Ondanks een “positieve evaluatie” draait Vlaanderen de geldkraan richting het Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsbeleid dicht.
www.standaard.be
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Reposted by: Hylke Dijkstra

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An escalator malfunction that required President Trump to walk up one flight of steps at the United Nations had false claims swirling on social media that it was a deliberate act of sabotage by UN staff. nyti.ms/3IDjidS
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
Today is not a great day for multilateralism, and I fear it will get worse in the next few hours www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announce exit from International Criminal Court
The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, denouncing it as "a tool of neocolonial repression."
www.reuters.com
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Reposted by: Hylke Dijkstra, Óscar Fernández

ensured.bsky.social
📝 REPORT: Pandemic Agreement

COVID-19 exposed cracks in the global health system. Enter: The 2025 Pandemic Agreement.

A new ENSURED report by @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social & @mirkoheinzel.bsky.social finds the agreement to be a meaningful, if partial, landmark for future pandemics.

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The WHO Pandemic Agreement: Bolstering Global Health Security Against Political Headwinds - Research Report | ENSURED
The Pandemic Agreement marks a landmark step in strengthening global health cooperation. Born out of the failures revealed by COVID-19, it represents a victory for multilateralism – though questions r...
www.ensuredeurope.eu
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by Thomas Sommerer — Reposted by: Hylke Dijkstra, Steffen Ganghof, Claudia Landwehr

tsommerer.bsky.social
How do international organizations change as the consequence of autocratization? A new article in @coco-journal.bsky.social
with @debremaria.bsky.social explores how regime transformations affect IO membership composition.

Are non-democracies taking over?

➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Reposted by: Hylke Dijkstra

ensured.bsky.social
The WTO is under pressure to address trade-related agendas on development, the environment & inclusiveness. But with members divided, what's the best way forward?

In a new ENSURED report, @claraweinhardt.bsky.social, Michal Parizek & Jayati Srivastava explore these agendas.

Full report 👇

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Expanding the WTO’s Scope in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape: An Appraisal of Development, Environment, and Inclusiveness Agendas - Research Report | ENSURED
The WTO is under pressure to address agendas on development, the environment, and inclusiveness. But with members divided, progress may rely on informal cooperation rather than new rules.
www.ensuredeurope.eu
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Reposted by: Hylke Dijkstra, Steve Peers

felixpeerboom.bsky.social
🚨 Excited to share the publication of our @ensured.bsky.social report

✍️ In the report @liliantsourdi.bsky.social, @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, and I analyse the effectiveness, robustness, and democratic credentials of the UN Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees

For those interested, see:
Transforming Global Migration Governance Through and Beyond the Global Compacts - Research Report | ENSURED
The UN’s Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees create room for dialogue, but remain non-binding and underfunded. With limited political will for reform, their role will likely be confined to forum...
www.ensuredeurope.eu
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Reposted by: Hylke Dijkstra, Thomas Sommerer

ensured.bsky.social
📢 Out now: 5 new ENSURED reports on the state of multilateralism!

Topics include:

💼 Trade-related agendas & the WTO:
🌱 The Paris Agreement at 10:
🌐 The WTO Pandemic Agreement:
🧳 UN Compacts on Migration & Refugees:
🪙 Regulating Digital Currencies:

🔗: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
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Reposted by: Hylke Dijkstra

ensured.bsky.social
📸 Today at the #ecprgc25: ENSURED & sister project NAVIGATOR on the panel “EU Support for Global Governance in a Contested World,” chaired by @hdijkstra.bsky.social (@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social).

Ft.: ENSURED's @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social, Jan Karlas & more!

🔗 www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
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Reposted by: Hylke Dijkstra, David M. Farrell, Ruth Dassonneville , and 4 more

luanarusso.bsky.social
📣 We are hiring! 👇

This PhD position is part of a research project that examines how growing income inequality can reshape the way democracy functions by influencing both political discourse and public opinion.

More info here:
www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3542...
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
Not quite sure why this is surprising with an international law tradition in NL going back to Grotius. Also, public opinion massively supports more pressure on Israel
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
And my academic paper "Second Attempt at America First: Donald Trump and the Survival of International Organizations" trying to make sense of the first couple of months

www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Second Attempt at America First: Donald Trump and the Survival of International Organizations
PDF | The second Trump administration poses a serious existential challenge to many international organizations (IOs). Compared to the first term, the... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
www.researchgate.net
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
Trump White House is casual on timing. UN ambassador Mike Waltz has only just been confirmed. And UNESCO withdrawal only came last week (was promised after 90-days). But curious to see what the State Department is coming up with. Fear it won't end with UNESCO, UNFCCC and WHO
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
Reminder that the Executive Order mandated 180-day review of all international organizations, conventions and treaties (with a view of withdrawing from them) is *Sunday 3 August*

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
More than 20% of EU exports to the US in 2024 concerned medicinal and pharmaceutical products and medicaments 👇

If those are subject to tariffs (Trump said "no", VDL said "yes"), the American healthcare system will be paying the bill
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
I value pluralism in IR scholarship, but we can certainly do with a few less "turns"
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
Proofs for "International Organization" (4th ed.) fully approved now. Book off to the printer

If you are considering using this book for your courses (in Spring 2026), do get in touch!

Pre-order available in Bloomsbury catalogue: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/internati...
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Reposted by: Hylke Dijkstra

fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
👏 Congrats to Anna Herranz-Surrallés, @johanadriaensen.bsky.social & Odile Felkamp on their NWO M grant for the project “Towards EU economic statecraft?". Exploring how geoeconomic tools reshape party-political dynamics in the #EU
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
Country I know best has already booked, in its national medium-term budget, a *reduction* of its EU contribution in the order of 1.6bln/year from 2028 😳
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
Commission proposed MFF budget looks reasonable at first glance

More evolution than revolution with competitiveness and defence receiving (rightly) substantially more money

Devil is in the detail and MS won't be happy with increase to 1.26% GNI (despite many new challenges) and new own resources
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Jul 16
Today we present the EU budget for 2028-2034.

It's a budget for a new era, that matches Europe’s ambition.

That addresses Europe’s challenges.

That strengthens our independence.⁩
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Reposted by: Hylke Dijkstra, Daniel Fiott, Niels Keijzer

vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
Today we present the EU budget for 2028-2034.

It's a budget for a new era, that matches Europe’s ambition.

That addresses Europe’s challenges.

That strengthens our independence.⁩
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Reposted by: Hylke Dijkstra

ensured.bsky.social
How to align EU strategies with the realities of candidate countries?

ENSURED's @hdijkstra.bsky.social calls for creative solutions to strengthening ties with countries in its Eastern neighborhood & the Western Balkans.

🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0_2...

For @reunir.bsky.social
REUNIR Mid-term Conference in Tbilisi – Hylke Dijkstra, Maastricht University
YouTube video by Georgian Institute of Politics
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Reposted by: Hylke Dijkstra

ensured.bsky.social
🎓🌍 It's the last day of the ENSURED Summer School!

Over the last week, students & researchers have grappled with the challenges and future of effective, robust & democratic global governance.

A huge 🙏 to the participants for their ideas!

📝 Read the summary: www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
Oh, and I am old enough to remember a General Conference in Bordeaux, where there was no conference programme, no lunch, and presentations in temporary classrooms
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by Hylke Dijkstra

hdijkstra.bsky.social
ECPR apparently forgot that they have to pay VAT for their conference taking place in Thessaloniki.... next month

Unpopular opinion, but perhaps we should welcome more economists in our discipline 💶
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