Trump 2.0: Dissecting the First 365 Days and Predicting the Path Ahead

This event will take stock of the past 365 days while confronting the possibilities—and uncertainties—of the next three years. Journalists and pundits often use the word unprecedented to characterize this administration, but are there surprising continuities with previous presidencies? How has Europe navigated the turbulence of the past year, and what prospects now face EU policymakers and citizens? How have Americans who voted for Trump experienced his promise to Make America Great Again this time around? And what are the implications for future elections? Join us for a critical conversation that examines where we are now—and where the world may be headed next.

About the speakers

Ruud Janssens is the Chair of the American Studies Department at the University of Amsterdam. He specializes in the history of United States foreign and defense policy. Professor Janssens trained as a historian and America expert at the University of Amsterdam and Smith College (Northampton, MA). He has worked at the Royal Netherlands Naval College (1997-2002). From 2008 to 2010, Janssens led a research group on the relations between major powers in 2020 as part of the government project Toekomstverkenningen (Future Studies) concerning the Department of Defense. His recent research focuses on planning for the future (and its historical roots) and U.S. foreign policy in the Arctic.

Andrew Gawthorpe is a historian of the United States at Leiden University and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Centre in London. He comments frequently in international media about contemporary U.S. politics and foreign policy.

Katy Hull is Assistant Professor of Modern Gender History in American Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Her first book was The Machine Has a Soul: American Sympathy with Italian Fascism (Princeton University Press, 2021). Her current research project investigates gender, emotions, and storytelling among New Left activists.

Manon Parry is Professor of Medical and Nursing History at VU Amsterdam and Associate Professor of American Studies and Public History at the University of Amsterdam. She works in the interdisciplinary realm of the Health Humanities and specializes in the uses of history and heritage for health and well-being.