Armida van Rij
Armida van Rij
Senior research fellow
Areas of expertise
European security, defence and foreign policy
Bluesky
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The unshared futures of the United States and Europe
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
16 December 2025
America and Europe have been bound together for more than 250 years. Whose ideology will define their future?
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: The far right and democratic backsliding in Europe
03 December 2025
Armida van Rij, Zselyke Csaky and Catherine E. De Vries discuss the far right and the state of democracy in Europe.
PBS: The rise of Germany's new right
04 November 2025
CER senior fellow Armida van Rij features in this PBS Frontline documentary about Germany's far right. She discusses how far right parties have become part of the political process in much of Europe, how Russia is using tactics to weaken social cohesion and achieve its aims to divide and destabilise Europe through far right politicians, and the ideological convergence between MAGA and the European far right.
NPO Radio 1: Coalition of the Willing komt bijeen in Londen: wat ligt er op tafel?
24 October 2025
Armida van Rij, senior onderzoeker bij het Centre for European Reform, vertelt wat er vandaag op tafel ligt.
Taking the Pulse: Does France's political crisis weaken Europe's geopolitical hand?
Carnegie Endowment
09 October 2025
France's political permacrisis is bad news for European rearmament efforts. As long as there is political instability, discussions on the country's budget, including defense allocations, will continue to be held hostage.