Hylke Dijkstra
@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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📣 Publication day: The 4th edition of "International Organization" (Bloomsbury) is now available in your favourite bookshop 📚
Details: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/internati...
Details: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/internati...
📣 Publication day: The 4th edition of "International Organization" (Bloomsbury) is now available in your favourite bookshop 📚
Details: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/internati...
Details: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/internati...
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
📣 Publication day: The 4th edition of "International Organization" (Bloomsbury) is now available in your favourite bookshop 📚
Details: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/internati...
Details: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/internati...
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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/...
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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/...
🔗 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/...
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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/...
🔗 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
Perhaps it will decline in the future, but worth to be a bit more critical about all the anecdotal exodus stories
October 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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
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
October 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I can totally see the Nobel go to the International Criminal Court
📝 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/...
🌐 Accepted version already here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
October 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
📝 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/...
🌐 Accepted version already here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Someone could have told Macron that there's no French embassy in NYC. Just saying
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Someone could have told Macron that there's no French embassy in NYC. Just saying
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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
Read about the trade-offs IOs must navigate to deliver results while remaining resilient to existential challenges: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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
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
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
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
If you don't pay your bills, you don't get to use the escalator
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
September 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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...
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
September 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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...
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📝 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.
👇
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.
👇
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
September 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
📝 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.
👇
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/...
with @debremaria.bsky.social explores how regime transformations affect IO membership composition.
Are non-democracies taking over?
➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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/...
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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🚨 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:
✍️ 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
September 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
🚨 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:
✍️ 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:
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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 👇
(🧵)
In a new ENSURED report, @claraweinhardt.bsky.social, Michal Parizek & Jayati Srivastava explore these agendas.
Full report 👇
(🧵)
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
September 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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 👇
(🧵)
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
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
September 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📢 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
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
Reposted by Hylke Dijkstra
📸 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/...
Ft.: ENSURED's @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social, Jan Karlas & more!
🔗 www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
August 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📸 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/...
Ft.: ENSURED's @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social, Jan Karlas & more!
🔗 www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
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📣 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...
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...
August 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
📣 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...
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...
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...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
July 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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
If those are subject to tariffs (Trump said "no", VDL said "yes"), the American healthcare system will be paying the bill
July 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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
If those are subject to tariffs (Trump said "no", VDL said "yes"), the American healthcare system will be paying the bill
I value pluralism in IR scholarship, but we can certainly do with a few less "turns"
July 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I value pluralism in IR scholarship, but we can certainly do with a few less "turns"
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...
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...
July 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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...
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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👏 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
July 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
👏 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
Wrote a brief paper "Second Attempt at America First: Donald Trump and the Survival of International Organizations"
Some reflections on the first six months and what we generally know from the academic literature on the crisis of multilateralism
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some reflections on the first six months and what we generally know from the academic literature on the crisis of multilateralism
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...
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July 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Wrote a brief paper "Second Attempt at America First: Donald Trump and the Survival of International Organizations"
Some reflections on the first six months and what we generally know from the academic literature on the crisis of multilateralism
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some reflections on the first six months and what we generally know from the academic literature on the crisis of multilateralism
www.researchgate.net/publication/...