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René Cuperus

René Cuperus

The Hague

René Cuperus is a Senior Associate Research Fellow at ‘Clingendael’ International Institute.

Articles

Future of social democracy | 25.06.2025

A greener kind of red

GroenLinks and PvdA have merged to shift Dutch politics to the centre. But internal divisions could derail their ambitions

Democracy and society | 24.11.2023

An unexpected Trump-shock in Dutch politics

A political earthquake has occurred in the Netherlands: distrust and social unease have brought about the win of a notorious populist

Future of social democracy | 19.03.2021

Dutch elections: the triumph of two liberalisms

Among dismal results for the Left, Mark Rutte's VVD and Sigrid Kaag's D66 consolidated the dominance of economic and cultural liberalism

Europe | 15.03.2017

Wilders' middle-finger appeal

Dutch elections: René Cuperus is optimistic anti-establishment feelings won't mean a far-right win