ICYMI. We published last week our article "The Geopoliticisation of International Organisations and Strategic Technologies" @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social

The article is Open Access and available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Geopoliticisation of International Organisations and Strategic Technologies: Exacerbating Global Rivalries? International organisations (IOs) are traditionally seen as facilitators of international cooperation between states. Regarding emerging strategic technologies, many observers view IOs as multilate...

New article: "The Geopoliticisation of International Organisations and Strategic Technologies: Exacerbating Global Rivalries?" @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed @hdijkstra.bsky.social as a new life-long scientific member.

Founded in 1752, the KHMW bridges science and society - an honour recognizing Hylke’s work on #geopolitics and #policy engagement.

SenGen Stoltenberg aligned with Trump on burden sharing and pushed hard for it (good for NATO); he quietly undermined Trump's pro-Russia agenda (bad for NATO)

Rutte essentially does the same. 5% as a success. Downplaying friction on Russia, Greenland, etc.

▶️ academic.oup.com/ia/article/9...

Robust, Effective, and Democratic Global Governance for a World in Transition: Evidence From the ENSURED Expert Survey - Research Report | ENSURED Based on the ENSURED Expert Survey, this report offers a global assessment of how 110 international organisations (IOs) are coping in today’s turbulent world.

🚨🗣️ ENSURED Expert Survey

New research by Soetkin Verhaegen, @hdijkstra.bsky.social & @tsommerer.bsky.social offers a global assessment (based on a survey of 763 experts) of how 110 international organisations are coping in today’s turbulent world.

@maastrichtu.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social
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Robust, Effective, and Democratic Global Governance for a World in Transition: Evidence From the ENSURED Expert Survey - Research Report | ENSURED Based on the ENSURED Expert Survey, this report offers a global assessment of how 110 international organisations (IOs) are coping in today’s turbulent world.

NEW PUBLICATION: In August-September 2025 we surveyed 763 experts in 48 countries on the challenges for Global Governance. This @ensured.bsky.social report has the results 🌐

1️⃣ Expert scores on 110 IOs
2️⃣ Forecasting of challenges
3️⃣ Conjoint on IO survival

www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...

In the (new) conclusion we try to summarise all the different sorts of challenges. That was quite the challenge!

🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!)

- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy

vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/search/?crea...

🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!)

- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy

vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/search/?crea...

I am unfortunately on the other side of the planet, but great to see you returning to Maastricht

I am very pleased to share I will be returning to Maastricht University, my alma mater, to give a public talk on my book 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 (Hurst/Oxford).

When: Monday 19 January, 20:00
Where: Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6

www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/nl/events/pr...

Assistant Professor in Political and Social Philosophy Welcome to Maastricht University! At Maastricht University, philosophy plays a vital role in understanding a world marked by political tensions, technological upheaval, and societal transformations. H...

🚨🚨 We're #hiring! 🚨🚨 Assistant Professor of Political and Social Philosophy @maastrichtu.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
@hdijkstra.bsky.social @ccmmody.bsky.social @masssimons.bsky.social
www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3566...

📣 Publication day: The 4th edition of "International Organization" (Bloomsbury) is now available in your favourite bookshop 📚

Details: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/internati...

New article: "Second Attempt at America First: Donald Trump and the Survival of International Organizations" published in Global Policy

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New article: "Second Attempt at America First: Donald Trump and the Survival of International Organizations" published in Global Policy

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Number of European students travelling to the USA for a university degree remains... steady (number of Indian nationals is down)

Perhaps it will decline in the future, but worth to be a bit more critical about all the anecdotal exodus stories

I can totally see the Nobel go to the International Criminal Court

French MEPs (of all parties) are losing it with their opposition to Mercosur and the veggie burger

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)

📝 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/...

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

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

If you don't pay your bills, you don't get to use the escalator

Vlaanderen stopt ook met onderzoek naar ontwikkelingsbeleid Ondanks een “positieve evaluatie” draait Vlaanderen de geldkraan richting het Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsbeleid dicht.

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...

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."

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...

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...

📝 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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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/...

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...

🚨 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:

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.

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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📢 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