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Timothy Garton Ash
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Historian, author, commentator. Author of Homelands: A Personal History of Europe, The File etc. See www.timothygartonash.com

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Timothy Garton Ash is a British historian, author and commentator. He is Professor of European Studies emeritus at the University of Oxford. Most of his work has been concerned with the contemporary history of Europe, with a special focus on Central and Eastern Europe. In 1989, George Kennan described him as a 'historian of the present'. .. more

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · Jun 28
Where is Europe in this Year 4 of a new historical era? Will liberal or anti-liberal Europe prevail? What will become of the Zeitenwende? We have until 2029 to shape the answers. My weekend essay for the @FT
@ftweekend (£, I'm afraid)
The fight for Europe’s future
Timothy Garton Ash on the shocks that fuelled a populist challenge — and how the liberal centre could yet hold
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 4h
Is he crazy?

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Is he crazy?
The PTIB Test… 4 dimensions of Trumpery
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 3d
Two conclusions from the amazing Trump turnaround on Greenland:
1. If you're firm, and have sufficient power, he will back down.
2. The most powerful man in the world is visibly losing his marbles. And we have up to 3 more years of this to survive…

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 4d
I'm moved to see Mark Carney take his inspiration from Václav Havel in his superb speech at Davos. Well worth reading the entire speech:
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Read Mark Carney's full speech on middle powers navigating a rapidly changing world | CBC News
Read the full text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech about a shakeup of the global order and role of middle powers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
www.cbc.ca

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Reposted by Timothy G. Ash

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Marc Bassets @marcbassets.bsky.social · 6d
"Lo que necesitamos es un nuevo internacionalismo: más rápido, más flexible y más enérgico. Rechazar el uso de la fuerza, pero acostumbrarnos a usar el poder." Por @fromtga.bsky.social
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
Este nuevo mundo es más agresivo y exige un nuevo internacionalismo
Europa necesita rechazar el uso de la fuerza, pero acostumbrarse a usar el poder
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 8d
The West is history....
My latest....
(h/t to @theresthistory.bsky.social one of my favourite podcasts)

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Whether or not Trump invades Greenland, this much is clear: the western order we once knew is history | Timothy Garton Ash
The EU must be more robust in order to stem the tide of international disorder, or it risks falling to authoritarian imperialism, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com

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ECFR Rome @ecfrrome.bsky.social · 8d
L'approccio "America First" di Trump sta spingendo sempre di più i paesi verso la Cina. L'ultimo sondaggio ECFR rivela un cambiamento di atteggiamento nei confronti delle alleanze e del ruolo dell'UE
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How Trump is making China great again—and what it means for Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
A post-Western world is learning to love China, while Europeans are starting to fear America.
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Reposted by Timothy G. Ash

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Georg Löwisch @georgloewisch.bsky.social · 10d
„Was wir brauchen, ist ein neuer Internationalismus: schneller, flexibler, kantiger. Europa sollte die Ausübung von Gewalt ablehnen, sich aber zur Ausübung von Macht bekennen.“

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#Nato #Groenland
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Grönland: Eine neue Ära hat begonnen
Der Westen ist Geschichte, zeigt eine neue Studie. Europa braucht nun einen neuen Internationalismus: schneller, flexibler, kantiger. Fangen wir in Grönland damit an.
www.zeit.de

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Reposted by Timothy G. Ash

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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 10d
Authored by @markhleonard.bsky.social, Ivan Krastev and @fromtga.bsky.social, ECFR’s new poll reveals a world in which the actions of America—once Europeans’ staunchest ally—are helping “make China great again”, ushering in a truly multipolar world.

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 10d
Greenland and the new international illiberal disorder:
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Whether or not Trump invades Greenland, this much is clear: the western order we once knew is history | Timothy Garton Ash
The EU must be more robust in order to stem the tide of international disorder, or it risks falling to authoritarian imperialism, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 13d
...there too on lessons from the history of protest for the heroic, tragic resistance of the people of Iran to their terrible dictatorship…

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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 13d
Today is day 1418 of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. So today Russia has been attacking Ukraine’s for precisely as long as the Soviet Union was defending itself against Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. My comment:
timothygartonash.substack.com/p/ukraine-14...
Ukraine: 1418 days and counting
+ as we hope against hope for Iran, lessons from the history of protest
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 14d
Ukraine ... and lessons from the history of protest for Iran… My latest substack History of the Present
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Ukraine: 1418 days and counting
+ as we hope against hope for Iran, lessons from the history of protest
timothygartonash.substack.com