Beatrice de Graaf - Chaos in de Westerse wereld

Trump is radically transforming America with his MAGA movement and rewriting the democratic rules of the game. And backers like JD Vance are eager to check the same thing happen to us in Europe. Here, meanwhile, radical right-wing politicians-from Wilders to Orban-are dreaming aloud of unfettered power. As democracy crumbles worldwide and powerful leaders like Netanyahu and Putin bend the world to their will, ghosts of the past loom.

Using original connections and sharp analyses, Beatrice takes you along the tipping points of democracy. From the dark 1930s to the early 19th century, Beatrice teaches you to look differently at the present through the past. Chaos in the Western World is a history lesson for anyone who wants to know how to protect democracy in our own time.

Beatrice de Graaf is a historian and Faculty Professor of Humanities at Utrecht University.

Chaos in the Western World is a theatrical production by Haagsch College, made possible in part by Historisch Nieuwsblad.

• The original date of this performance was June 11, 2026. The performance has past event moved to June 15, 2026.