Hylke Dijkstra

@hdijkstra.bsky.social

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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 .. more

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Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Nov 13

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

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

Reposted by Hylke Dijkstra, Thomas Sommerer

ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · 9d

🚨🗣️ 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.

www.ensuredeurope.eu

Reposted by Óscar Fernández

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · 9d

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...

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.

www.ensuredeurope.eu

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · 9d

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

Reposted by Ruth Dassonneville, Lesley A. Hall, Karen M. Anderson , and 1 more Ruth Dassonneville, Lesley A. Hall, Karen M. Anderson, Tom Louwerse

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · 17d

🚨 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...

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Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · 17d

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

Reposted by Hylke Dijkstra, Massimiliano Simons

Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social · 20d

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...

Protecting Democracy in Europe - Agenda - Maastricht University

www.maastrichtuniversity.nl

Reposted by Hylke Dijkstra, Will Lowe, Andreas De Block , and 2 more Hylke Dijkstra, Will Lowe, Andreas De Block, Massimiliano Simons, Elisa Freschi

Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · 24d

🚨🚨 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...

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...

www.academictransfer.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Oct 24

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/...

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Oct 13

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

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Oct 10

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

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Oct 10

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

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Oct 6

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)

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Oct 1

📝 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/...

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Sep 24

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

Reposted by Steven Blockmans, Hylke Dijkstra

ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · Sep 24

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

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Sep 24

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

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 24

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

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Sep 24

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

Reposted by Hylke Dijkstra

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 24

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Sep 23

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

Reposted by Hylke Dijkstra, Óscar Fernández

ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · Sep 8

📝 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

Reposted by Hylke Dijkstra, Steffen Ganghof, Claudia Landwehr

Thomas Sommerer @tsommerer.bsky.social · Sep 4

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/...

Reposted by Hylke Dijkstra

ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · Sep 4

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

Reposted by Steve Peers, Hylke Dijkstra

Felix Peerboom @felixpeerboom.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 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

Reposted by Hylke Dijkstra, Thomas Sommerer

ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 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

Reposted by Hylke Dijkstra

ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · Aug 28

📸 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/...

Reposted by David M. Farrell, Ruth Dassonneville, Alexander Wuttke , and 4 more David M. Farrell, Ruth Dassonneville, Alexander Wuttke, Damien Bol, Hylke Dijkstra, Dominique Meurs, Alessandro Nai

Luana Russo @luanarusso.bsky.social · Aug 27

📣 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...

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Jul 29

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

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Jul 29

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

Hylke Dijkstra @hdijkstra.bsky.social · Jul 29

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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