Luuk van Middelaar

Luuk van Middelaar is the Director of the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics, which he co-founded. A historian and political theorist, his books include The Passage to Europe (2013), Alarums & Excursions (2019) and Pandemonium: Saving Europe (2021) – all available in multiple languages. Luuk was the chief speechwriter to European Council president Van Rompuy (2010–14).