Yuri van Hoef
@vanhoef.bsky.social
IR and political history @erasmusuni | Expert on friendship in international politics, especially US politics and Franco-German relations | #History #International #Relations #Politics | PhD @UniversityLeeds
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Yuri van Hoef
@vanhoef.bsky.social
· Jan 22
Scholars of Friendship, Positive Peace, Emotions, come join our section @europeanisa.bsky.social this summer in Bologna (abstracts due 20 March 2025):
eisa-net.org/section-list/
@simonkoschut.bsky.social @kristinhaugevik.bsky.social @bctallis.bsky.social @naomich.bsky.social @ericvanr.bsky.social
eisa-net.org/section-list/
@simonkoschut.bsky.social @kristinhaugevik.bsky.social @bctallis.bsky.social @naomich.bsky.social @ericvanr.bsky.social
"do you think the French are better?"
Trump says that HBCUs would be "all be out of business" if fewer Chinese students were allowed to go to American universities
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"do you think the French are better?"
Reposted by Yuri van Hoef
Top Mamdani-leaning neighborhoods, top Cuomo-leaning neighborhoods, and results from the highest-turnout areas: www.nytimes.com/interactive/.... And the map: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Top Mamdani-leaning neighborhoods, top Cuomo-leaning neighborhoods, and results from the highest-turnout areas: www.nytimes.com/interactive/.... And the map: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Reposted by Yuri van Hoef
Horatius reads before Maecenas https://www.wikiart.org/en/fyodor-bronnikov/horatius-reads-before-maecenas-1863
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Horatius reads before Maecenas https://www.wikiart.org/en/fyodor-bronnikov/horatius-reads-before-maecenas-1863
"The Netherlands is one of the last cases of “pure” proportional representation (PR) anywhere in the world, and certainly the only one in an established democracy"
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"The Netherlands is one of the last cases of “pure” proportional representation (PR) anywhere in the world, and certainly the only one in an established democracy"
"Zelfs in Omtzigts thuisstad Enschede, waar twee jaar geleden nog meer dan een kwart van de mensen op hem stemde, stemde nog maar 1 procent van de kiezers op NSC."
www.nu.nl/tweede-kamer...
www.nu.nl/tweede-kamer...
Van twintig naar nul zetels: NSC verdwijnt na snelle opkomst uit Kamer
NSC bestormde twee jaar geleden met twintig zetels de Tweede Kamer, maar kwam deze verkiezingen keihard ten val. De partij kwam de deelname aan de rommelige coalitie met de PVV en het vertrek van Piet...
www.nu.nl
October 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"Zelfs in Omtzigts thuisstad Enschede, waar twee jaar geleden nog meer dan een kwart van de mensen op hem stemde, stemde nog maar 1 procent van de kiezers op NSC."
www.nu.nl/tweede-kamer...
www.nu.nl/tweede-kamer...
Hast thou not spoke like thunder on my side?
Been sworn my soldier, bidding me depend
Upon thy stars, thy fortune, and thy strength?
And dost thou now fall over to my foes?
Been sworn my soldier, bidding me depend
Upon thy stars, thy fortune, and thy strength?
And dost thou now fall over to my foes?
War, war, no peace! Peace is to me a war.
True Story: JRR Tolkien plotted a sequel to Lord Of The Rings where a couple generations later, disaffected teenage boys in Gondor start LARPing as orcs to be edgy.
He wrote a chapter or two but abandoned it as “too depressing”.
No, really. Absolutely true— tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_New...
He wrote a chapter or two but abandoned it as “too depressing”.
No, really. Absolutely true— tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_New...
October 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Hast thou not spoke like thunder on my side?
Been sworn my soldier, bidding me depend
Upon thy stars, thy fortune, and thy strength?
And dost thou now fall over to my foes?
Been sworn my soldier, bidding me depend
Upon thy stars, thy fortune, and thy strength?
And dost thou now fall over to my foes?
"celebrating the enduring friendship through taste"
New article title just dropped
New article title just dropped
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"celebrating the enduring friendship through taste"
New article title just dropped
New article title just dropped
Beyond the Ballot Quiz - The Survey Center on American Life
www.americansurveycenter.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Trump en Xi zijn twee wereldleiders die meer gemeen hebben dan ze toegeven. Beiden geloven dat macht belangrijker is dan het respect van vrienden"
‼️Vannacht staat de belangrijkste diplomatieke ontmoeting van het jaar gepland. Eentje waarvan we de gevolgen allemaal voelen. Ik schreef er alvast deze analyse over: “Waarom de ontmoeting tussen Donald Trump en Xi Jinping in Zuid-Korea de wereld in spanning houdt” @vrtnws.be
vrtnws.be/p.43vQLpbA6
vrtnws.be/p.43vQLpbA6
Waarom de ontmoeting tussen Donald Trump en Xi Jinping in Zuid-Korea de wereld in spanning houdt | VRT NWS: nieuws
Na zes jaar schudden Donald Trump en Xi Jinping elkaar morgen opnieuw de hand, in Busan in Zuid-Korea. Hun eerste ontmoeting sinds Trump opnieuw in het Witte Huis zit, komt op een cruciaal moment in d...
vrtnws.be
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"Trump en Xi zijn twee wereldleiders die meer gemeen hebben dan ze toegeven. Beiden geloven dat macht belangrijker is dan het respect van vrienden"
Reposted by Yuri van Hoef
Marking the tenth anniversary of the DVPW Working Group on Critical Security Studies, this roundtable brings together leading scholars from Germany and beyond to take stock of a decade of critical engagement with security politics.
October 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Marking the tenth anniversary of the DVPW Working Group on Critical Security Studies, this roundtable brings together leading scholars from Germany and beyond to take stock of a decade of critical engagement with security politics.
Reposted by Yuri van Hoef
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Reposted by Yuri van Hoef
Que peut la #fraternité ? À-peu-près tout et son contraire : exclure/inclure.. Alors faut-il s’en défaire ? Dans « Fraternité » @anamosa-ed.bsky.social, @arthurduhe.bsky.social invite à se saisir de la puissance de la métaphore fraternelle, pour « frapper juste ». Pas de combat sans #images !
October 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Que peut la #fraternité ? À-peu-près tout et son contraire : exclure/inclure.. Alors faut-il s’en défaire ? Dans « Fraternité » @anamosa-ed.bsky.social, @arthurduhe.bsky.social invite à se saisir de la puissance de la métaphore fraternelle, pour « frapper juste ». Pas de combat sans #images !
Currently finalizing our "friendship & positive peace" section proposal for @europeanisa.bsky.social. Do feel free to get in touch if you're working in this area as well; there's room for everyone.
October 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Currently finalizing our "friendship & positive peace" section proposal for @europeanisa.bsky.social. Do feel free to get in touch if you're working in this area as well; there's room for everyone.
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a live look this morning at the demolished East Wing of the White House
October 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom - BBC News share.google/sHVc69CwfsTF...
White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom
Crews tore down a massive covered entryway and windows in the East Wing to make way for Trump's new event space.
share.google
October 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom - BBC News share.google/sHVc69CwfsTF...
"The necessity of peace and restoration, the hard work they require, are left to the cutting floor, while hour-long scenes of heroic violence take more and more space in each subsequent film"
www.avclub.com/return-of-th...
www.avclub.com/return-of-th...
Why do Return Of The King adaptations flinch away from its most crucial chapter?
Why do Return Of The King adaptations flinch away from its most crucial chapter?
www.avclub.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"The necessity of peace and restoration, the hard work they require, are left to the cutting floor, while hour-long scenes of heroic violence take more and more space in each subsequent film"
www.avclub.com/return-of-th...
www.avclub.com/return-of-th...
"already more than 100 countries are running mercantilist policies marked out by reshoring and friend-shoring and by bans on cross-border trade, investment and technology transfer, sinking international cooperation to its lowest ebb since 1945."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks | Gordon Brown
From the US to Europe and Asia, grievances are being exploited to gain power. But moderate voices are still in tune with the majority, says former prime minister Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"already more than 100 countries are running mercantilist policies marked out by reshoring and friend-shoring and by bans on cross-border trade, investment and technology transfer, sinking international cooperation to its lowest ebb since 1945."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don't forget the stamp
I just sent off my voting ballot for the upcoming general elections in the Netherlands 🇳🇱.
Did you know that while there must be 100 thousands of Dutch citizens abroad, surprisingly few of those are voting. In the 2023 elections, about 70k of us voted from abroad. That’s one (1!) seat in parliament.
Did you know that while there must be 100 thousands of Dutch citizens abroad, surprisingly few of those are voting. In the 2023 elections, about 70k of us voted from abroad. That’s one (1!) seat in parliament.
October 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Don't forget the stamp
"accidental friends" TM 2025 @vanhoef.bsky.social
It’s unclear if Trump’s security guarantee for Qatar is even credible, writes Bilal Y. Saab.
America's Accidental New Military Ally
The Trump administration has made an unprecedentedly sloppy security guarantee to Qatar.
foreignpolicy.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"accidental friends" TM 2025 @vanhoef.bsky.social
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A riddle for @theguardian.com books page.
p.s. My new book 'Physics for Cats' is out this week in bookshops and online. Details at www.tomgauld.com
p.s. My new book 'Physics for Cats' is out this week in bookshops and online. Details at www.tomgauld.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
A riddle for @theguardian.com books page.
p.s. My new book 'Physics for Cats' is out this week in bookshops and online. Details at www.tomgauld.com
p.s. My new book 'Physics for Cats' is out this week in bookshops and online. Details at www.tomgauld.com
"you are one uptight philosopher"
youtu.be/l0Evue46LNk?...
youtu.be/l0Evue46LNk?...
Conan And Jordan Are Co-Hosting A Radio Show | Conan O'Brien Radio
YouTube video by Team Coco
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"you are one uptight philosopher"
youtu.be/l0Evue46LNk?...
youtu.be/l0Evue46LNk?...
"The young prince's presence, according to Andrus, was the only thing that stopped a riot. They trusted him because he'd been with them at Dachau"
The young prince's presence, according to Andrus, was the only thing that stopped a riot. They trusted him because he'd been with them at Dachau, and agreed to let him judge whether the Nazis were being held in luxury or not.
Charles, Andrus and a number of other officers then met inside. /11
Charles, Andrus and a number of other officers then met inside. /11
October 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"The young prince's presence, according to Andrus, was the only thing that stopped a riot. They trusted him because he'd been with them at Dachau"