Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.politico.eu/article/the-...politico.euBrits want to get closer to the EU — and even Farage’s voters agreeAs Labour grandees discuss reversing Brexit, Public First results show 70% of voters would welcome tighter ties with the European Union. 112
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026magazine.newstatesman.com/2026/09/09/t...magazine.newstatesman.comThe origins of American paranoiaIt isn’t economic hardship driving voters towards Trump, it’s an anxiety about status, fed by the rootlessness and heterogeneity of American life 020
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This level of stupidity... www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comHill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong KongThe incident raises the possibility that top secret weapons technology may have been exposed to a foreign adversary — including China. 030
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026De gevolgen van #Brexit duren voort. De EU's industriele initiatieven botsen met de realiteit van Brexit. En de EU-VK reset wordt de dupe... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.com‘Made in Europe’ laws could derail UK plans for reset with EUGovernment sources say legislation aimed at China poses a risk to British businesses and must be addressed 040
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Ok, the headline is probably a bit much. But the trend is clear. If #Burnham wants to pursue constitutional reform to empower The North (of England), then Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland might have some ideas of their own... www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...telegraph.co.ukIrish, Scottish and Welsh leaders meet to plan break-up of United KingdomPro-independence first ministers will sign ‘memorandum of understanding’ at Cardiff summit and demand referendums 22713
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The biggest question for humanity is whether our capacity to do good exceeds our capacity to do harm. 163
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Oops... Treasury yields jump as Bessent’s $6bn buyback plan disappoints investors - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FTgiftarticle.ft.comTreasury yields jump as Bessent’s $6bn buyback plan disappoints investors10-year borrowing costs hit highest level in nearly three years despite upsized repurchase programme 020
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Nieuwe partij/beweging Project2029 flirt met een EU referendum. Precies zoals ik voorspelde in mijn boek over de #Brexit en de impact op Europa (zie hieronder) /1 youtube.com/watch?v=lj6L...youtube.comMona Keijzer werkt aan 'sociaal-conservatieve beweging'YouTube video by WNL 151
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026"I will now focus on other things and that will be international affairs including defence, security, trade and technology in a fast-changing world." I doubt he will join TBI. But perhaps another think-tank 🧐? www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/excl...camdennewjournal.co.ukExclusive: Sir Keir Starmer to step down as MP for Holborn and St PancrasFormer PM thanks local Labour supporters and says he is proud of what he delivered in 11 years in the House of Commons 010
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026#Bessent's Operation Economic Outcast against Iran while simultaneously taking on the bond markets and beefing up the Yen by selling Euros. Where to start? 020
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Never knew Claude Monet also made caricatures This is "Englishman with moustache" Seen at the terrific 'Monet au Havre' exhibition in #Muma, Le Havre 130
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026US demands allied loyalty in Iran and Western hemisphere as part of US troop decisions. It is almost uncanny. This is precisely the "coercive extractivism" we anticipated when we published our @clingendael.bsky.social policy brief in April (See in comments below) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comUS Presses Allies on Ideological Loyalty Ahead of Troop CutsThe US wants to know how loyal each NATO ally is to Donald Trump’s policies before cutting military assets defending the alliance. 364
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026#Farage wint de by-election in Clacton, waar hij het opnam tegen n gemaskerde komiek De oer-Brexiteer is altijd nog de belangrijkste kracht in het turbulente Britse politieke systeem Lees over de achtergrond, en de toekomst, van #BrexitBritain en de impact op Europa in mijn boek TAKE BACK CONTROL? 000
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Here is a new White House trade policy paper. Curious which movie folks have been watching recently... 030
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026De nieuwe VK regering wil de relatie met de EU verbeteren. Nu door Britse kernwapens te koppelen aan toegang tot de EU markt? #Brexit bepaalt altijd nog de Britse relatie met Europa. Lees over de achtergrond, de mogelijkheden & dilemma's in TAKE BACK CONTROL? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukUK wants deeper post-Brexit relationship with EU under Burnham, says ministerHamish Falconer has pledged to create a ‘more ambitious relationship’ with the bloc 021
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026TAKE BACK CONTROL? Over de #Brexit en hoe het nog altijd de Britse politiek bepaalt Voor iedereen die meer wil weten over de dilemma's waar PM #Burnham mee te maken krijgt - geopolitiek, economie en identiteit - of een eigentijds portret zoekt van het VK www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/querido/boek...singeluitgeverijen.nlTake back control? - Singel UitgeverijenIn juni 2026 is het tien jaar geleden dat een meerderheid van de Britten voor uittreding uit de Europese Unie stemde. Hun was een soevereine toekomst voorgespiegeld die recht zou doen aan de grootshei... 000
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Make China Great Again! "More people have favourable views of China than the US in 25 out of the 36 countries and territories that were surveyed, including Canada and Mexico." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comChina and Xi Jinping seen more favourably than the US and Trump in poll of major countriesGlobal views appear to have flipped in Beijing’s favour, driven in part by tensions between the Trump administration and US allies, a new Pew survey shows 072
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026So... #Starmer has turned into #Burnham, or is it the other way around? #confused 010
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026My fee You fee We all fee US to resume Strait of Hormuz blockade and charge fees on ships, Trump says - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FTgiftarticle.ft.comUS to resume Strait of Hormuz blockade and charge fees on ships, Trump saysPresident claims Washington will be ‘guardian’ of waterway and seek 20 per cent reimbursement for goods shipped 000
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Some thoughts (actually, mainly questions) on the #Burnham transition and implications for #EU-UK relations, based on a quick trip to London this week ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/posts/rem-ko...linkedin.com#london #burnham #reset | Rem Korteweg, PhDIn #London yesterday to do the rounds and get a feel of the pending political changes and the impact on EU-UK affairs. EU-UK ties are entering a new moment of uncertainty. As the UK transitions to a ... 283
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Vandaag is mijn boek over de Britse worsteling met soevereiniteit en Europese samenwerking in het hart van post- #Brexit Britain 10 jaar en 1 week na het referendum (Maar het is gelukkig ook o.a. hier verkrijgbaar: www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/querido/boek...) 020
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026www.linkedin.com/posts/rem-ko...linkedin.comBrexit was de beste reclame voor de Europese Unie | Rem Korteweg, PhDZeer vereerd dat Catherine E. de Vries mijn boek 'Take Back Control?' benoemde in haar recente opiniestuk voor Het Financieele Dagblad Een greep uit haar stuk: "Controle hangt tegenwoordig niet af ... 073
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026In NL there is a discussion whether defence spending has an impact on the domestic economy Well, it seems at least Europeans are helping keep the US economy afloat... Europe’s rearmament drive is sustaining 195,000 US defence jobs, Nato chief says - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comEurope’s rearmament drive is sustaining 195,000 US defence jobs, Nato chief saysMark Rutte makes economic case for Donald Trump to remain committed to the alliance in FT interview 063
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 27/06/2026I so hope that president #Macron will make a speech about #digital #sovereignty and #Trump's #section301 100% #tariff threat against 🇨🇵's digital taxes at tonight's #Top14 final... 230
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026This comes 2 weeks after Germany and France abandon their #FCAS joint fighter jet project... Of course, reality is more nuanced but the imagery ain't great Germany scraps plans to build its biggest warship since second world war - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FTgiftarticle.ft.comGermany scraps plans to build its biggest warship since second world warShares in defence group Rheinmetall tumble as Berlin ditches F126 frigate programme after cost overruns and delays 112
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026www.linkedin.com/posts/rem-ko...linkedin.comSjoerdsma verdedigt ASML in Washington, 'hopen dat de Amerikanen luisteren' | Rem Korteweg, PhDIk sprak met de NOS over de Amerikaanse #MATCH act en de potentiele gevolgen voor bedrijven als #ASML Nederland zet er terecht op in om het extraterritoriale karakter van die wet-in-wording te vermin... 000
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Burnham could be 🇬🇧 PM by July 18 That's 4 weeks after returning as an MP, while his attention was focused on being a mayor before that It reminds me of the Cameron-May transition, which (obviously different) was also shorter than hoped for by the incoming team www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comBurnham and Starmer hold ‘frosty’ meeting to thrash out transition of powerWith Burnham and his team potentially having only weeks before he becomes PM, Starmer has agreed to give him access to civil service 100
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Sta je vandaag ook stil bij 10 jaar #Brexit en ben je op zoek naar een boek met wat extra verdieping over wat zich allemaal heeft afgespeeld? www.linkedin.com/posts/rem-ko...linkedin.com#brexit #vk #eu #soevereiniteit #take #back #control | Rem Korteweg, PhDVandaag is het alweer 10 jaar sinds het #Brexit referendum Ga je de komende dagen naar het strand, of even chillen op het terras, en ben je op zoek naar een “slim en onderhoudend” boek (dixit NRC) o... 021
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 23/06/2026De #Brexit was geen oplossing voor de problemen die de Britten ervoeren In plaats daarvan was het een enorme afleiding met forse economische schade en politieke gevolgen www.linkedin.com/posts/rem-ko...linkedin.com#brexit #referendum #economie #migratie | Rem Korteweg, PhDDe #Brexit was geen oplossing voor de problemen die de Britten ervoeren. Er is 1 grafiek die dat - wat mij betreft - haarscherp aantoont. Ik heb Britse publieke opinie data (van Ipsos in the UK) va... 130
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 23/06/2026"The rapid pace of frontier #AI development means #cyberrisk assumptions can become outdated in months, not years." Months, not years. Says a warning by the intelligence agencies of the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/vie...cyber.gov.au 040
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 22/06/2026www.linkedin.com/posts/rem-ko...linkedin.comKeir Starmer to step down as prime minister two years after historic election victory | Rem Korteweg, PhD#Starmer's vertrek - naast de affaire Mandelson en de rel rond het defensiebudget - kan niet los gezien worden van de nasleep van de #Brexit Sinds het referendum in 2016 worstelt het VK met zijn iden... 110
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Is it just me, or is Starmer's planned resignation announcement on the eve of the 10-year #Brexit anniversary a cruel twist of history, which also accurately summarises how his premiership was unable to step out of the long shadow of the referendum vote? www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comKeir Starmer expected to announce resignation timetable, paving way for Burnham premiership - UK politics liveIt’s still unclear whether there will be a leadership contest or an uncontested handover of power to Andy Burnham 011
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 22/06/2026"Slim en onderhoudend" Aldus @hanssteketee.bsky.social in @nrc.nl vandaag over mijn boek 'Take Back Control?' Veel dank, Hans! 🙏 020
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Coronation? observer.co.uk/news/politic...observer.co.ukStarmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly ...The prime minister now accepts that his time has run out as majority of Labour MPs back Andy Burnham 110
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Ben je volgende week donderdagavond in Den Haag? En wil je over het VK, Europa en de impact van Brexit praten? Kom langs! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.boekhandeldouwes.nl/article/take...boekhandeldouwes.nlTake Back Control - Lezing van Rem KortewegBoekhandel met een internationaal karakter. Gespecialiseerd in literatuur, recht, geschiedenis en politiek, spoorwegen, reizen, taal en woordenboeken. Aanbod van 5.000.000 boeken in de webwinkel. Juri... 5353
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 14/06/2026www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comHow Brexit has made Britain poorer – in chartsForecasters were wrong about an immediate recession but right that we would be worse off outside the EU 031
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Japanese emperor #Naruhito just landed in Amsterdam The state visit officially starts on Wednesday, but he arrived early to watch the football match Japan-Holland together with the Dutch Royals tomorrow night! Talk about close ties! 🇯🇵🇳🇱🇯🇵🇳🇱🇯🇵🇳🇱🇯🇵 1114
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Die bravoure van afgelopen februari en dan nu dit Tsja, geopolitiek blijft een dingetje... nos.nl/artikel/2617...nos.nlGasunie bezorgd: we moeten meer vaart maken met vullen gasopslagDe gasopslagen zijn op dit moment veel minder gevuld dan voorgaande jaren, mede door de hoge prijs ervan. 121
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 08/06/2026High oil prices are good news for some... In the Norwegian Petroleum Museum in #Stavanger there is a counter which keeps track (in real-time) of the size of the country's Sovereign Wealth Fund 120
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Keep the momentum going There is now a window of opportunity for the Reset, which given political dynamics in both the EU and UK, wont necessarily last www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comUK-EU ‘reset’ summit may still happen next month despite delay speculationEU’s Maroš Šefčovič says summit will ‘probably’ be next month but sources say it could be put back as talks deadlocked 042
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 02/06/2026www.linkedin.com/posts/rem-ko...linkedin.com#take #back #control #brexit #queridofacto | Rem Korteweg, PhDOK, dit was wel heel gaaf Gisteren mocht ik mijn boek "#Take #Back #Control?" presenteren in Amsterdam, en ging ik erover in gesprek met drie toppers die allemaal vanuit verschillende invalshoeken me... 020
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Imagine if Gerald Ford had tried to put his image on a $200 bill during the US Bicentennial (Amid all the noise, signals like these are still important) www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...washingtonpost.comTrump appointees push $250 banknote with his portraitThe director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing who resisted the effort was reassigned last month. “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye email. 041
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Enroute to an EU-UK SPS deal www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comNew food exports deal signals end to Brexit ‘sausage wars’First details of agreement published, heralding end to EU-UK checks on dairy products, eggs, fish and fresh red meat 000
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 19/05/2026My book on the #Brexit years was published today (in Dutch)! Which, of course, I celebrated with a glass of English champagne..., excuse me, sparkling wine. Those pesky EU geographic indicators... ...but the English got even... ...the label said this wine was perfect with "fish and chips" 😂 092
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Right... www.politico.eu/article/us-a...politico.euUS ambassador: EU must honor its trade deal with TrumpEU got tariff relief. US got delay. 061
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Zéér vereerd met deze mooie recensie in het FD van mijn boek 'Take Back Control?' door @dohmen.bsky.social 🙏 De #Brexit onteketende een periode van turbulentie en politieke onzekerheid in het VK, en die duurt nog altijd voort Bestel het boek o.a. hier: www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/querido/boek... 073
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 17/05/2026The next UK General Election will be interesting... www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202... 060
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Will be interesting to see how the Japanese position towards MATCH develops.... www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...reuters.comDutch government objects to proposed US law restricting ASML's China exportsThe Netherlands has objected to a proposed U.S. law that could further restrict exports to China by Dutch chipmaking equipment maker ASML , the Dutch government said in written answers to questions f... 052
Rem Korteweg @remkorteweg.bsky.social · 15/05/2026I guess Graham Allison feels pretty swag today Getting your term name-checked by Xi in a crucial China-US summit is peak-influence for thinktankers/academics, IMO 030