Beatrice de Graaf on the geopolitical crisis: Power, mission, and the new world order

In an era where the international legal order is under pressure and power politics is returning as a guiding principle, historian and terrorism expert Beatrice de Graaf serves as one of the sharpest interpreters of the geopolitical crisis. She analyzes how leaders like Putin and Netanyahu are driven by a ‘sacred mission,’ describes the rise of a new world order in which threats regarding Greenland and Venezuela are no longer abstract, and warns of a Europe that must defend itself in a two-front conflict against enemies who have abandoned the rules of diplomacy. In the compilation of this information dossier, it becomes clear how her vision — formed in various conversations with Eva Jinek, in the Ongelooflijke Podcast, and in written contributions for NRC, de Volkskrant, and the German press—uncovers a common thread: the return of brute force and the sacred missions of leaders like Putin and Netanyahu, who seem to consider themselves immune to diplomacy.

In the media

Articles

• NRC: Column | Iran, of hoe Europa bijna een halve eeuw wegkeek - NRC 
• Volkskrant: Opinie: Europa moet in tweefrontenconflict durven benoemen wie zijn vijanden zijn | de Volkskrant
• Tagesspiegel: Führt ein Tyrannenmord zum Erfolg?: „Ein reiner Enthauptungsschlag funktioniert in der Regel nicht“
• NRC: Column | Geo-ideologische ongeletterdheid - NRC

Interviews

• NOS ‘Verdachte aanslagen joodse doelen waarschijnlijk aangestuurd door Iran’
• Frankfurter Rundschau ‘Iran soll Fäden für antisemitische Anschläge in Europa gezogen haben'