Historian on Trump’s new world order, Ukraine war and a Europe in crisis

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by Finbarr BerminghamFebruary 5, 2026 at 05:20 AM

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Luuk van Middelaar, director of the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics, is a historian and political theorist known for his analysis of the EU's political evolution. He co-founded the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics in 2022. Previously, he served in the cabinet of the first European Council president, Herman Van Rompuy. Van Middelaar's books, which have received European literary prizes and been translated into multiple languages, are widely read and cited across Europe. He regularly contributes to leading publications, offering insights on topics such as Trump's new world order, the Ukraine war, and the current state of Europe.

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