Joris Larik
@jorislarik.bsky.social
Associate Professor & Director of Education | EU external relations, global governance & the law | Leiden University
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Heute heißt es immer wieder, man habe das Volk beim EU-Beitritt 1994/95 in Sachen Neutralität "belogen" oder das Thema zumindest kleingeredet. Aber stimmt das?
Ein Thread mit Zitaten aus dem Kurier rund um den EU-Beitritt. Spoiler: Die Debatte hat sich seitdem nur wenig verändert.
Ein Thread mit Zitaten aus dem Kurier rund um den EU-Beitritt. Spoiler: Die Debatte hat sich seitdem nur wenig verändert.
October 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Heute heißt es immer wieder, man habe das Volk beim EU-Beitritt 1994/95 in Sachen Neutralität "belogen" oder das Thema zumindest kleingeredet. Aber stimmt das?
Ein Thread mit Zitaten aus dem Kurier rund um den EU-Beitritt. Spoiler: Die Debatte hat sich seitdem nur wenig verändert.
Ein Thread mit Zitaten aus dem Kurier rund um den EU-Beitritt. Spoiler: Die Debatte hat sich seitdem nur wenig verändert.
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This "offer non-aggression guarantee to NATO, EU" exists since 1945. It's called the UN Charter (Article 2/4).
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Lavrov: Russia ready to offer non-aggression guarantee to NATO, EU
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow is prepared to give NATO and EU countries a non-aggression guarantee, reiterating that Russia has no intention of attacking any of th...
www.yahoo.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This "offer non-aggression guarantee to NATO, EU" exists since 1945. It's called the UN Charter (Article 2/4).
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Some thoughts on Dutch higher education policy and politics:
'There’s definitely room to strike a better balance between international, national, and local perspectives – but ideally without taking a sledgehammer approach.
Full interview ⬇️ www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
'There’s definitely room to strike a better balance between international, national, and local perspectives – but ideally without taking a sledgehammer approach.
Full interview ⬇️ www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
Joris Larik, new Director of Education at LUC: ‘Keep growing, but in quality’
Joris Larik has been appointed Director of Education at Leiden University College The Hague (LUC). The timing is perfect: this year marks his tenth anniversary at LUC. After a decade full of experienc...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Some thoughts on Dutch higher education policy and politics:
'There’s definitely room to strike a better balance between international, national, and local perspectives – but ideally without taking a sledgehammer approach.
Full interview ⬇️ www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
'There’s definitely room to strike a better balance between international, national, and local perspectives – but ideally without taking a sledgehammer approach.
Full interview ⬇️ www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
New publication:
"'Geopoliticization through Law’: The European Union and Beyond"
The chapter is part of the volume "The European Union and Regionalism", expertly edited by Eva Kassoti, Teresa M. Cabrita and Narin Tezcan-Idriz.
Link to chapter: lnkd.in/ePm2V7Aq
"'Geopoliticization through Law’: The European Union and Beyond"
The chapter is part of the volume "The European Union and Regionalism", expertly edited by Eva Kassoti, Teresa M. Cabrita and Narin Tezcan-Idriz.
Link to chapter: lnkd.in/ePm2V7Aq
October 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
New publication:
"'Geopoliticization through Law’: The European Union and Beyond"
The chapter is part of the volume "The European Union and Regionalism", expertly edited by Eva Kassoti, Teresa M. Cabrita and Narin Tezcan-Idriz.
Link to chapter: lnkd.in/ePm2V7Aq
"'Geopoliticization through Law’: The European Union and Beyond"
The chapter is part of the volume "The European Union and Regionalism", expertly edited by Eva Kassoti, Teresa M. Cabrita and Narin Tezcan-Idriz.
Link to chapter: lnkd.in/ePm2V7Aq
New publication 🇨🇦🇪🇺: In this chapter, I address "The many meanings of the ‘Canada model’", where I present #CETA as a case of
1) ‘Gold standard’
2) Like-mindedness
3) Cautionary tale
4) Autonomy
Right on time 9 years after CETA was signed, and 8 since its provisional application began!
1) ‘Gold standard’
2) Like-mindedness
3) Cautionary tale
4) Autonomy
Right on time 9 years after CETA was signed, and 8 since its provisional application began!
September 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
New publication 🇨🇦🇪🇺: In this chapter, I address "The many meanings of the ‘Canada model’", where I present #CETA as a case of
1) ‘Gold standard’
2) Like-mindedness
3) Cautionary tale
4) Autonomy
Right on time 9 years after CETA was signed, and 8 since its provisional application began!
1) ‘Gold standard’
2) Like-mindedness
3) Cautionary tale
4) Autonomy
Right on time 9 years after CETA was signed, and 8 since its provisional application began!
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Budapest? Not everyone may remember this, but in 1994 Ukraine already got assurances of territorial integrity from the US, Russia and the UK. In Budapest. Maybe I’m superstitious, but this time I would try to find another place.
August 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Budapest? Not everyone may remember this, but in 1994 Ukraine already got assurances of territorial integrity from the US, Russia and the UK. In Budapest. Maybe I’m superstitious, but this time I would try to find another place.
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Right, I'm triggered by *that* Economist article disparaging the EUI, too, and just want to share a few points of my own here:
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
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www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
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Europe’s Hogwarts has a new Dumbledore
Patrizia Nanz is trying to make the European University Institute relevant
www.economist.com
August 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Right, I'm triggered by *that* Economist article disparaging the EUI, too, and just want to share a few points of my own here:
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
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www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
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To talk about trade in Britain without mentioning the EU is a bit like trying to explain the solar system without mentioning the sun.
(A chart from the forthcoming piece of work...)
(A chart from the forthcoming piece of work...)
July 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
To talk about trade in Britain without mentioning the EU is a bit like trying to explain the solar system without mentioning the sun.
(A chart from the forthcoming piece of work...)
(A chart from the forthcoming piece of work...)
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COMING SOON TO A BOOKSHOP NEAR YOU!
(* cover subject to change during the editorial process; thanks to @jorislarik.bsky.social)
(* cover subject to change during the editorial process; thanks to @jorislarik.bsky.social)
July 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
COMING SOON TO A BOOKSHOP NEAR YOU!
(* cover subject to change during the editorial process; thanks to @jorislarik.bsky.social)
(* cover subject to change during the editorial process; thanks to @jorislarik.bsky.social)
While I'm glad the NATO Summit was a success, using it as a platform for brushing aside the prohibition to use force – a core norm of international law – is problematic, as I stress in this brief interview. NATO's Article V is important for our security, but so is Article 2(4) of the UN Charter.
June 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
While I'm glad the NATO Summit was a success, using it as a platform for brushing aside the prohibition to use force – a core norm of international law – is problematic, as I stress in this brief interview. NATO's Article V is important for our security, but so is Article 2(4) of the UN Charter.
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A space revolution is coming
The 21st century will be the century of space. Europe needs to be at the forefront
The #SpaceAct and Vision for the European Space Economy, proposed today by the Commission, will help ensure that
#EUSpace 🇪🇺
Full remarks⬇️
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
The 21st century will be the century of space. Europe needs to be at the forefront
The #SpaceAct and Vision for the European Space Economy, proposed today by the Commission, will help ensure that
#EUSpace 🇪🇺
Full remarks⬇️
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
June 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A space revolution is coming
The 21st century will be the century of space. Europe needs to be at the forefront
The #SpaceAct and Vision for the European Space Economy, proposed today by the Commission, will help ensure that
#EUSpace 🇪🇺
Full remarks⬇️
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
The 21st century will be the century of space. Europe needs to be at the forefront
The #SpaceAct and Vision for the European Space Economy, proposed today by the Commission, will help ensure that
#EUSpace 🇪🇺
Full remarks⬇️
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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June 18, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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This is a terrific opportunity for junior scholars working on international economic law. Submit your abstracts by the end of June!
June 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
This is a terrific opportunity for junior scholars working on international economic law. Submit your abstracts by the end of June!
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yep, Europa kan zich momenteel niet verdedigen tegen drone en raket barrages zoals Oekraine die moet verduren. Luchtoverwicht en integrated air&missile defence is essentieel voor geloofwaardigheid van nato deterrence, net als is Koude Oorlog toen er een gordel van SAMs in Duitsland stond.
Bloomberg: NAVO wil forse versterking Europese luchtverdediging
Bloomberg: NAVO wil forse versterking Europese luchtverdediging
BRUSSEL (ANP/BLOOMBERG) - De NAVO vraagt Europese lidstaten om hun luchtverdediging aanzienlijk te versterken. Dat zeggen ingewijden tegen persbureau Bloomberg. De defensieministers van de NAVO-landen...
nieuws.nl
June 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
yep, Europa kan zich momenteel niet verdedigen tegen drone en raket barrages zoals Oekraine die moet verduren. Luchtoverwicht en integrated air&missile defence is essentieel voor geloofwaardigheid van nato deterrence, net als is Koude Oorlog toen er een gordel van SAMs in Duitsland stond.
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The PVV has left the Dutch coalition. What does this mean? Will there we be new elections? When? Who will win? Which government will form? 🧵
June 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The PVV has left the Dutch coalition. What does this mean? Will there we be new elections? When? Who will win? Which government will form? 🧵
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didn't realize this. EU without the UK still 2nd biggest spender on defense in the world. And yes, it's spent badly. But we are not some museum.
...perhaps being able to mount operations further afield soon. Strategic autonomy.
The scale of this is perhaps not appreciated, both militarily and politically. 🇪🇺 defence spending is bigger than China's. Only the US surpasses it.
It is about 4.5 times that of the UK.
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The scale of this is perhaps not appreciated, both militarily and politically. 🇪🇺 defence spending is bigger than China's. Only the US surpasses it.
It is about 4.5 times that of the UK.
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June 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
didn't realize this. EU without the UK still 2nd biggest spender on defense in the world. And yes, it's spent badly. But we are not some museum.
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The Global South and self-determination
On 4 June at 15.00 CEST, join a workshop with @amomalley.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social on the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation 👉 loom.ly/hcQ-Yj4
Organised by our Diplomatic/International History Working Group 👉 loom.ly/uz1gb_Q
📣 #GlobalSouth
On 4 June at 15.00 CEST, join a workshop with @amomalley.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social on the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation 👉 loom.ly/hcQ-Yj4
Organised by our Diplomatic/International History Working Group 👉 loom.ly/uz1gb_Q
📣 #GlobalSouth
May 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The Global South and self-determination
On 4 June at 15.00 CEST, join a workshop with @amomalley.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social on the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation 👉 loom.ly/hcQ-Yj4
Organised by our Diplomatic/International History Working Group 👉 loom.ly/uz1gb_Q
📣 #GlobalSouth
On 4 June at 15.00 CEST, join a workshop with @amomalley.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social on the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation 👉 loom.ly/hcQ-Yj4
Organised by our Diplomatic/International History Working Group 👉 loom.ly/uz1gb_Q
📣 #GlobalSouth
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“Diplomats think Guterres hopes that if he shows he will make these cuts, then the administration will ease off on their threats to zero out funding for the UN,” Gowan said.
“It’s also possible that the administration will pocket the cuts and not make any concessions.”
gvwire.com/2025/05/29/u...
“It’s also possible that the administration will pocket the cuts and not make any concessions.”
gvwire.com/2025/05/29/u...
UN May Cut Staff by 20%, Internal Memo Says
The UN prepares for a budget cut of 20%, affecting 6,900 jobs amid a financial crisis and U.S. funding issues.
gvwire.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“Diplomats think Guterres hopes that if he shows he will make these cuts, then the administration will ease off on their threats to zero out funding for the UN,” Gowan said.
“It’s also possible that the administration will pocket the cuts and not make any concessions.”
gvwire.com/2025/05/29/u...
“It’s also possible that the administration will pocket the cuts and not make any concessions.”
gvwire.com/2025/05/29/u...
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Von Der Leyen’s speech in Aachen is really stunning. “It is time for Europe to rise up once again. To rally around the next great European project. Thus, I believe that our next great era – the next great unifying project – is about building an independent Europe.” 👀
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Speech by President von der Leyen at the award ceremony of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen
“Check against delivery” \nYour Majesty,\nFederal Chancellor Merz,\nLord-Mayor Keupen,\nDr Linden,\nEsteemed laureates of the Charlemagne Prize,\nExcellencies,\nLadies and Gentlemen,\nEurope is my lif...
ec.europa.eu
May 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Von Der Leyen’s speech in Aachen is really stunning. “It is time for Europe to rise up once again. To rally around the next great European project. Thus, I believe that our next great era – the next great unifying project – is about building an independent Europe.” 👀
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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A brief history of US tariffs on the EU...
Recent decades: Mostly low and stable
April 2: 20%
April 9: 10% during a 90 day pause
May 23 (day 44 of the pause): 50% from June 1
May 25: Back to 10%, reinstating the original pause
July 9 (end of 90 day pause): ???
Inauguration Day, 2029: ???
Recent decades: Mostly low and stable
April 2: 20%
April 9: 10% during a 90 day pause
May 23 (day 44 of the pause): 50% from June 1
May 25: Back to 10%, reinstating the original pause
July 9 (end of 90 day pause): ???
Inauguration Day, 2029: ???
May 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A brief history of US tariffs on the EU...
Recent decades: Mostly low and stable
April 2: 20%
April 9: 10% during a 90 day pause
May 23 (day 44 of the pause): 50% from June 1
May 25: Back to 10%, reinstating the original pause
July 9 (end of 90 day pause): ???
Inauguration Day, 2029: ???
Recent decades: Mostly low and stable
April 2: 20%
April 9: 10% during a 90 day pause
May 23 (day 44 of the pause): 50% from June 1
May 25: Back to 10%, reinstating the original pause
July 9 (end of 90 day pause): ???
Inauguration Day, 2029: ???
🚨 New article with @richardponzio.bsky.social and Bill Durch out in the 50th anniversary issue of The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs on "Just Security and Global Governance: From UN75 to the Pact for the Future, and on to UN100".
Open acces via: www.fletcherforum.org/s/22-Durch-L...
Open acces via: www.fletcherforum.org/s/22-Durch-L...
May 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
🚨 New article with @richardponzio.bsky.social and Bill Durch out in the 50th anniversary issue of The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs on "Just Security and Global Governance: From UN75 to the Pact for the Future, and on to UN100".
Open acces via: www.fletcherforum.org/s/22-Durch-L...
Open acces via: www.fletcherforum.org/s/22-Durch-L...
Gisterenochtend mocht ik op VRT Radio 1 de stand van zaken van EU-VK betrekkingen toelichten na de recente top: Een nieuw hoofdstuk in vriendschappelijkere sfeer, maar tot nu toe nog meer ambities dan tastbare veranderingen.
www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist...
www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist...
VRT MAX
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May 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Gisterenochtend mocht ik op VRT Radio 1 de stand van zaken van EU-VK betrekkingen toelichten na de recente top: Een nieuw hoofdstuk in vriendschappelijkere sfeer, maar tot nu toe nog meer ambities dan tastbare veranderingen.
www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist...
www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist...
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Good news today - 🇪🇺 Member States have reached agreement on the #SAFE regulation at the Ambassadors' level.
It is a crucial programme of €150bn in loans for joint procurement to increase European defence readiness and enable to buy for Ukraine, with Ukraine and in Ukraine 🇺🇦
It is a crucial programme of €150bn in loans for joint procurement to increase European defence readiness and enable to buy for Ukraine, with Ukraine and in Ukraine 🇺🇦
May 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Good news today - 🇪🇺 Member States have reached agreement on the #SAFE regulation at the Ambassadors' level.
It is a crucial programme of €150bn in loans for joint procurement to increase European defence readiness and enable to buy for Ukraine, with Ukraine and in Ukraine 🇺🇦
It is a crucial programme of €150bn in loans for joint procurement to increase European defence readiness and enable to buy for Ukraine, with Ukraine and in Ukraine 🇺🇦