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This week's newsletter provides 🖥️ an update on the #Nexperia dispute between the Netherlands and #China 🌊 concluding perspectives on the #UN conference on #trade and #development 🏗️ an outlook on the #steel Summit in Berlin, where the path is set to protect EU-Industry. fsassmannshausen.substack.com

Simon Otjes and I dissect the recent Dutch elections for you on here! 🍿 Turned into a bit of a longread. But most improtant message: "No, the Far Right was not Beaten in the Dutch elections" Enjoy! whogoverns.eu/no-the-far-r...

State-licensed exploitation in the Netherlands: According to the Volkskrant, the government wants to allow companies to continue withholding migrant workers' wages in exchange for accommodation. This significantly increases dependency & the risk of over-exploitation bordering on human trafficking.

Dass immer mehr Menschen sich wie Hunde benehmen

Zur Einordnung von #JA21, die sich als Erbe Fortuijns gibt. Im deutschen Diskurs wird (soweit ich weiß) nicht klar zwischen radikaler und extremer Rechten differenziert - und ich bin mir unsicher wie viel sie austrägt. Aber die Unterscheidung zwischen populistischer und extremer Rechten ist wichtig.

My Campari-Spritz summer just took a dark turn.

Over het verschil tussen radicaal- en extreemrechts schreef ik ooit deze explainer!👇 www.montesquieu-instituut.nl/id/vmdhi8185...

#PVV spielt das Trump-Playbook ab, teilt wilde Thesen über Wahlmanipulation. Wie kann nach Jahren rassistischer Hetze, rechtskräftiger Verurteilung & antirechtsstaatlicher Politik immer noch von Rechtspopulismus die Rede Sein? Intellektueller Bankrott in der Berichterstattung. nos.nl/l/2588474#UP...

1. Man hätte "gewinnen knapp" schreiben können, näher an der Wahrheit. 2. PVV ist längst nicht mehr nur populistisch. Es handelt sich um eine extrem rechte Partei, oder radicaal rechts, wenn man ersteren Begriff nicht verwenden mag. www.tagesschau.de/ausland/euro...

🟢 Overuse, pollution, climate change & weak governance are driving a global #water crisis. 💧 @boell.de's English edition of the #WaterAtlas presents the complexity & urgency of global water issues in a clear, visual way. 🗓️ Join our launch on 5/11 in Brussels&online! calendar.boell.de/en/water-atl...

Not dead but not quite alive either. The undead notion of a political center is coming back to haunt us on #halloween

Uiterst rechts is een dominante factor die niet meer weg te denken is uit de Tweede Kamer. 'De normalisering in Nederland is snel gegaan.' @leoniedejonge.bsky.social www.trouw.nl/politiek/uit...

It's the "Tyler's Revenge" edition! On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, Ari Tabatabai and @tylermcbrien.com discussed the week’s news in national security, including President Trump's meeting with President Xi Jinping, the U.S. military build-up in the Caribbean, and more.

“Peter Thiel “drew on a wide swath of religious thinkers, including… the **Nazi jurist** Carl Schmitt, whose work he said helped create the core of his own beliefs” … 1/ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

🗞️ This week's On Point newsletter is out and about: ⚜️ The new Caesarism as contemporary form of authoritarianism 🚘 How a Cold War-era law in the Netherlands almost brought Volkswagen to a standstill 🚨 And the European Auditor's critical review of the EU's COVID-Fund Subscribe for regular updates

Iconic, dass ausgerechnet ein fehlt fehlt

Kurz zur Einordnung der Wahlen in den Niederlanden: Ja, die linksliberale Partei D66 hat überraschend gut abgeschnitten, CDA erwartbar gut. Hier wurden teilweise, wenn auch weniger als erwartet, die zunehmend anti-rechtsstaatlichen Positionen der VVD in Asyl- und Migrationsfragen abgestraft.

With the official prognosis giving one additional seat to PVV and one to FvD compared to the ext poll, the narrative should really not be that the Netherlands/Jetten has beaten the radical right. The far right bloc remains remarkably stable.

I find it funny that: 1. The #Dutch state took control of #Nexperia — an intervention that, a few years ago, would have been deemed and doomed socialist. 2. #China 's reaction is that the Dutch government should refrain from politicising economic policy. The irony of the times we are living in!

In my analysis of Caesarism, I argue that economic drivers like concentration are crucial to authoritarian dynamics. State interventions increasingly regulate individual cases using vague judicial terms such as national security. #Nexperia in the Netherlands shows that this is also an EU phenomenon.

In the 2nd year after October 7, 2023, the number of consultations concerning #antisemitic violence & discrimination remains at a high level in #Germany, according to the network @ofek-beratung.de. Between October 2024 & September 2025, a four-digit number of cases were reported. ofek-beratung.de

I am delighted that my essay on Franz Neumann's struggle with Marxism has been translated into Spanish and published. Many thanks to Leandro Sánchez Marín from the University of Antioquia!

In a damning recent report, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded France is responsible for grave violations of the rights of unaccompanied migrant children. French authorities need to urgently ensure vulnerable kids are protected.

Das UN-System befindet sich in einem bespiellos schlechten Zustand. Steht im Jubiläumsjahr 2025 ein Zusammenbruch des UN-Systems bevor? www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...

The Trump administration is launching a trade investigation that opens the door to new tariffs on Chinese goods, ratcheting up tensions ahead of a highly anticipated summit next week between the countries’ leaders.

Die Route durchs zentrale Mittelmeer gilt weltweit als eine der gefährlichsten Flüchtlingsrouten. Beim Kentern eines Bootes vor Tunesiens Küste sind 40 Migranten ertrunken. Die EU wird ihrer Verantwortung nicht gerecht. buff.ly/1LL04wq

Das ist heftig

Ich habe endlich Zeit gefunden, den Text "Donald J. Trump und der neue Cäsarismus" (www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...) in die @blaetter.bsky.social zu lesen und: es hat sich gelohnt. Der Text von @fargonaut.bsky.social ist ein Must-Read für alle #AntifaÖkonom:innen, denn er bietet... 🧵 /1

BREAKING: Trump is expanding his shutdown shenanigans—so we & our great partners are expanding the lawsuit to stop them! We already secured 2 TROs & we are not stopping Honored to fight for AFGE @afscme.bsky.social @nffe.bsky.social NAGE @seiu.org @nteunational.bsky.social AFTunion & more👇

📰 This week's newsletter is out. Does the world still catch a cold when the US sneezes, as the old saying goes? 🫧 Dive into the world of shaky markets, trade conflicts, and the UN's efforts to address the global debt crisis. 👇 Subscribe for regular updates. open.substack.com/pub/fsassman...

Sehr Hörenswerter Beitrag mit dem Historiker Thomas Zimmer über den Zustand der Demokratie in den USA. Der unbestimmt gebliebene politische Begriff zwischen demokratisch legimitierter Rule of Law & Diktatur lautet aus gesellschaftskritischer Perspektive: Cäsarismus. www.tagesschau.de/tagesthemen/...

This is huge. A week ago, EP sources told me that such an outcome was deemed extremely unlikely. Yet what will happen next is unclear. It will be about saving face, especially for S&D. A compromise will likely still see a substantial watering down of the supply chain directive, despite the vote.

And no end in sight

Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht Leipzig stuft das „Remigrationskonzept“ des Rechtsextremisten Martin Sellner eindeutig als „menschenwürdewidrig“und damit verfassungswidrig ein. Für Politiker*innen, die „Remigration“ fordern, könnte das Konsequenzen haben, so Correctiv: correctiv.org/aktuelles/ne...

China’s trade war tactics are a way to test what Washington values most in negotiations, and where Beijing can gain an upper hand (via Bloomberg Opinion)

A master theft and a lost crown remind France and the rest of the world that imperial rule is part of the Republic's counter-revolutionary history at a time when Caesarism is once again entering the world stage, with millions in the United States participating in 'No King' protests.

🗨️ This week's newsletter is about the stalled global fight against #malaria and troubling #EU policies on supply chains and #migration. 🗞️ For regular updates, subscribe to On Point: fsassmannshausen.substack.com

📣 Nieuwe column voor @groene.nl: "Een klimaatdebat tussen Volt en FvD zou het publiek vuurwerk bieden, geen helderheid" Dat het besluit van Volt polariserend zou werken, houdt geen stand. Het grotere probleem ligt bij de opzet van het debat zelf. www.groene.nl/artikel/poli...

🛳️ The global #economy & #trde are at a critical juncture. Against this backdrop, the 16th session of the #UN Conference on Trade and Development #UNCTAD will take place in #Geneva next week. 🗞️ Looking forward to the input! If there are any topics that you're particularly interested in, let me know.

Breaking News: The global economy is projected to slow this year and next as persistent uncertainty over tariffs continues, according to the International Monetary Fund.

My first piece for @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social: I attended a symposium organised by Medicine for Malaria Venture, where I had the opportunity to listen to & speak with experts in the field of antimalarial drug development. Find out more about the perspectives and challenges they told me about 👇

Besides the Due Diligence Directive: While the #EU is ramping up its fight against migrant smuggling, the EU Parliament has been unable to agree on protecting refugees & humanitarian aid organisations from persecution. A vote in the LIBE Committee on an S&D proposal has been postponed indefinitely.

Yesterday, the EU Parliament's Judicial Committee agreed on watering down key aspects of the Due Diligence Directive. The Socialists voted with the EPP after the latter threatened to cooperate with the far right. Want to know more about the social and economic costs of this step backward? 🎧Tune in.

The #EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive #CSDDD was designed to enforce responsible business practices globally, and now it is about to be watered down. What does this mean for human rights, environmental impacts, & economic welfare? New episode 👇 open.substack.com/pub/fsassman...

Bei einem Angriff an einer Synagoge in #Manchester werden vier Menschen verletzt. Der Angreifer fuhr erst in eine Menschenmenge, und verletzt drei Menschen, ein vierter trägt Stichwunden davon. Ausgerechnet an Jom Kippur, dem höchsten jüdischen Feiertag. Unsere Gedanken sind bei den Betroffenen.

Das Oktoberfest einer Polizeihochschule in Sachsen-Anhalt endet mit „Ausländer raus“-Gesängen. Jetzt wird wegen Volksverhetzung ermittelt. Rassistische Vorfälle wie diese müssen konsequent geahndet werden, insbesondere bei der Polizei. Rassismuskritische Demokratiebildung ist das Gebot der Stunde.

The European Union will restrict steel imports into the market as local producers struggle with the impact of overcapacity and trade barriers.