# Shifting world order

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Since Donald Trump once again took office as president of the United States, tensions on the world stage have been on the rise. What does this mean for Europe, for democracy, for our security and for the economy? And what else might we in store in the near-future? The UvA experts on this page can provide clarification from various points of view.

The EU perspective

- [International relations, international political economy, EU enlargement, political protest | A.FreybergInan@uva.nl

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- [European Union, European policy, support for European cooperation, nationalism, euroscepticism, European identity, solidarity | t.kuhnlancee@uva.nl

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- [EU external relations, European security, conflicts, Middle East | D.Bouris@uva.nl

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- [European history, European identity, conservatism, anti-liberalism, the political centre/moderation, Eurocentrism | M.M.Lok@uva.nl

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- [Nationalism; Hungary; illiberalism; EU scepticism; populism; European culture, and identity.

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- [Digital sovereignty, legal aspects of emerging technologies, law and governance of quantum technologies, impact of mass surveillance and predictive policing tools on human rights | P.A.vogiatzoglou@uva.nl

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All eyes on America

- [US, international relations, trade, conservatism, US politics, US foreign policy, NATO | t.o.meinderts2@uva.nl

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- [History of international relations, nuclear weapons in international politics, transatlantic relations, Cold War, US foreign policy | ruud.vandijk@uva.nl

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- [American history, contemporary American politics and economics, civil rights, social movements, women's and gender history, masculinity | c.s.m.hull@uva.nl

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- [Modern US history, US foreign policy and grand strategy, democratic norms, right-wing politics, populism | j.m.thompson@uva.nl

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Peace and security

- [Relationship between democracy and violent/non-violent conflict, political violence | U.Daxecker@uva.nl

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- [United Nations, UN Security Council, international treaties, natural resources, states/state formation | c.m.brolmann@uva.nl

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- [Peace, peacebuilding, positive peace and international relations | g.m.vanitersonscholten@uva.nl

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Threats from Big Tech

- [Intertwining of Big Tech and the media, power of online platforms | t.j.seipp@uva.nl | +31 (0)6 16 08 85 87

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- [Media and democracy, disinformation, propaganda, journalism, democratic erosion and decline, press freedom, AI and politics and media | C.H.deVreese@uva.nl](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/v/r/c.h.devreese/c.h.devreese.html)
- [Influence of Big Tech on society and policymaking, accountability of Big Tech companies | a.schwinges@uva.nl

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Other threats

- [Political communication, political violence, affective polarisation, radical partisanship, personality of politicians, political psychology, 'dark politics' | A.Nai@uva.nl

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- [Democratic erosion, political trust, citizens' views on democracy | h.mazepus@uva.nl

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- [EU constitutional law; challenges for democracy and the rule of law; EU rule of law crisis; European democracy; democratic backsliding | n.j.deboer@uva.nl | 06 3472 4593

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- [Leadership, Machiavellianism, narcissism | F.D.Belschak@uva.nl

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- [Narcissistic leaders, functioning of narcissists in social contexts | B.Nevicka@uva.nl

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Economic outlook

- [International relations, comparative political economy, global economic integration, development of the welfare state and democratic political representation | B.M.Burgoon@uva.nl

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- [Budgetary policy, new budget rules, European public goods, Eurobonds | decaan-eb@uva.nl

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- [Fiscal policy, European monetary union, financing of EU growth model | p.j.vandennoord@uva.nl | 06 2433 8681

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- [Competitive position of European companies, business climate, business innovations, technology (automation, robotisation, AI), future of work | h.w.volberda@uva.nl | +31 (0)6 1297 2233

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- [International business, globalisation and strategy, innovation management | V.G.Scalera@uva.nl

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- [Financial markets, financial sector, implications of FinTech revolution | A.W.A.Boot@uva.nl

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