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Joris Larik
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Associate Professor & Director of Education | EU external relations, global governance & the law | Leiden University

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Ralph Janik @ralphjanik.com · 10d
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.

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Ralph Janik @ralphjanik.com · 13d
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...
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...
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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · 19d
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...
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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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · 25d
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

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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · Sep 26
The chapter is part of the volume "The Canada Model and Post-Brexit EU Trade Relations Insights from the 'Other' Transatlantic Partner", edited by Nanette Neuwahl and Amy Verdun.

Here is the link to the volume on the publisher's website: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
The Canada Model and Post-Brexit EU Trade Relations | Insights from th
This book provides an overview of the relationship between Canada and the European Union (EU), offering a comprehensive treatment of the ‘Canada model,’
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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · Sep 26
CETA has always been much more than "just" a trade agreement. Its history reveals as much about the inner workings of the EU as an international actor and multilevel legal order, as it does about attempts to forge closer relations between "like minded" partners in geopolitically challenging times.

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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · Sep 26
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!

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · Aug 20
🇵🇱💯

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Donald Tusk @donald-tusk.bsky.social · Aug 20
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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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · Aug 10
In conclusion, while I'm still quite confident about the future of Europe (and the EUI), I'm not so sure about the Economist.

After reflecting on this article, rather than wondering about "What is Europe?", I find myself asking "Was that journalism?"

I wish you all a good Sunday!

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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · Aug 10
4️⃣ What's up with that "Los Alamos" comparison? Nothing ever coming out of the EUI, not even the articles with the most staggering citations numbers, ever killed tens of thousands of people (to my knowledge at least). Moreover, it's in the desert and its wines are no match for even mediocre Chianti.

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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · Aug 10
3️⃣ I question this alleged need for a "channel" from the EUI to the EU institutions for ushering in new officials. We have already the College of Europe as the more practice-oriented graduate institute. Moreover, there is intrinsic value in experts with a healthy level of distance from practice.

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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · Aug 10
2️⃣ On real world relevance and "animating vision", I cannot think of a place more influential than the EUI to have framed the debate on EU law, and how it relates to national law and international law ("Integration through law", "constitutionalization thesis", "multilevel governance" etc).

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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · Aug 10
1️⃣ A British establishment publication making fun of the EUI for being an "ivory tower" detached from the "real world" blows my mind. If you point one finger (or "magic wand", because Harry Potter metaphors...), you point the other four at drinking Pimms wearing a cloak at a high table.

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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · Aug 10
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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Europe’s Hogwarts has a new Dumbledore
Patrizia Nanz is trying to make the European University Institute relevant
www.economist.com

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Anton Spisak @antonspisak.bsky.social · Jul 24
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...)

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Ramses A. Wessel 🇪🇺 @ramseswessel.bsky.social · Jul 24
COMING SOON TO A BOOKSHOP NEAR YOU!
(* cover subject to change during the editorial process; thanks to @jorislarik.bsky.social)

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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · Jun 25
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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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · Jun 25
Dan geef mij maar liever “I fok horses”.

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Andrius Kubilius @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu · Jun 25
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...

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Jun 18
Europe and Australia commit to Security and Defence Partnership

→ europa.eu/!CGJkh7

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Andrius Kubilius @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu · Jun 13
#EUSpace Programme in action! 🇪🇺

Each🇪🇺space component serves different uses. They all benefit citizens & governments daily. They strengthen our competitiveness, resilience & security.

Delighted to get hands-on experience on upcoming innovations. #EUSPA

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Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · Jun 7
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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nieuws.nl @nieuwsnl.bsky.social · Jun 3
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...
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Simon Otjes @simonotjes.bsky.social · Jun 3
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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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · Jun 2
...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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Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · May 29
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.” 👀
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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...
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Richard Gowan @richardgowan1.bsky.social · May 29
“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...
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.
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EUI Department of History @eui-history.bsky.social · May 28
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

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Joris Larik @jorislarik.bsky.social · May 26
🚨 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...