Midterm Mayhem: America Votes, the World Watches
- Date
- 2 November 2026
- Time
- 20:00
- Location
- SPUI25
Will voters punish Republicans for rising prices and a costly war with Iran, or will entrenched partisanship prevail? Will apathy prove the most decisive force among the electorate? And will a president who has questioned the legitimacy of past elections respect the results?
The panelists will also look beyond the ballot box. What is at stake for Americans—whether citizens, legal residents, or undocumented migrants? What will the results mean for Europe, the Middle East, and the Global South? What media stories matter most to international onlookers? And how will right-wing populists abroad interpret the outcome of the US elections, as they reflect on vulnerabilities and opportunities of their own?
SPUI25 is the academic-cultural podium of Amsterdam. Since 2007, we have been giving scientists, authors, artists and other thinkers the opportunity to shine a light on issues that occupy, inspire or concern them. In cooperation with a large number of academic and cultural partners, we organize between 250 and 300 freely accessible programs per year. These are enriching, often interdisciplinary programs that move between science and culture, fact and fiction.
SPUI25 is one of the UvA-podia in the University Quarter.
