Europe must act fast in Trump’s more brutal new world order: Luuk van Middelaar

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by Finbarr BerminghamFebruary 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM

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Luuk van Middelaar, director of the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics, is urging Europe to act quickly in response to a potentially more challenging global landscape under a future Trump administration. Van Middelaar, a political theorist and historian, founded the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics in 2022. He previously served in the cabinet of the first European Council president, Herman Van Rompuy. His analysis of the EU's political evolution is widely recognized across Europe, and his books have received major European literary prizes. He frequently contributes to leading publications with his insights on European affairs.

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Herman Van Rompuy 50% European Council 60% Brussels Institute for Geopolitics 70% European Union 70% Europe ×280% Donald Trump 80% Luuk van Middelaar ×390%

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