Timothy Garton Ash
@fromtga.bsky.social
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
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· Jun 28
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
www.ft.com
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)
@ftweekend (£, I'm afraid)
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Another fine piece on defending democracy from @fromtga.bsky.social (I would add to the mix freely accessible libraries and archives of course) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Another fine piece on defending democracy from @fromtga.bsky.social (I would add to the mix freely accessible libraries and archives of course) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy, before it's too late.... (latest History of the Present newsletter - sign up to receive all…)
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My guide to populist-proofing your democracy...
... before it's too late.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy, before it's too late.... (latest History of the Present newsletter - sign up to receive all…)
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Fiona Hill of Brookings on the possibility of the US fracturing as the Federal Government is gutted. See the whole fascinating @ukandeu.bsky.social discussion with her, Rana Mitter, Margaret Macmillan and @fromtga.bsky.social here: ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...
November 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Fiona Hill of Brookings on the possibility of the US fracturing as the Federal Government is gutted. See the whole fascinating @ukandeu.bsky.social discussion with her, Rana Mitter, Margaret Macmillan and @fromtga.bsky.social here: ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...
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@fromtga.bsky.social: "The shared public sphere we need for democracy is everywhere being eroded by the simultaneous fragmentation and polarisation that results from the US capitalist version of the digital revolution. There are few easy remedies." 1/
My latest commentary: how to populist-proof your democracy before it's too late…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
@fromtga.bsky.social: "The shared public sphere we need for democracy is everywhere being eroded by the simultaneous fragmentation and polarisation that results from the US capitalist version of the digital revolution. There are few easy remedies." 1/
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Useful guide to safeguarding democracy from extremism from @fromtga.bsky.social - including the counter intuitive but persuasive argument that constitutional monarchy can be helpful. Are we doing enough on this checklist?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Useful guide to safeguarding democracy from extremism from @fromtga.bsky.social - including the counter intuitive but persuasive argument that constitutional monarchy can be helpful. Are we doing enough on this checklist?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Boeiend! Met opmerkelijke shout out voor onze constitutionele monarchie...
My latest commentary: how to populist-proof your democracy before it's too late…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Boeiend! Met opmerkelijke shout out voor onze constitutionele monarchie...
My latest commentary: how to populist-proof your democracy before it's too late…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
My latest commentary: how to populist-proof your democracy before it's too late…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"Look at the mess Poland is in today, & the US will be tomorrow. For liberal democracy prevention is better than cure"
@fromtga.bsky.social sets out 7 principles of liberal democracy which MUST be protected
#democracy #Trump #NigelFarage #r4today #LVIPolitics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@fromtga.bsky.social sets out 7 principles of liberal democracy which MUST be protected
#democracy #Trump #NigelFarage #r4today #LVIPolitics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"Look at the mess Poland is in today, & the US will be tomorrow. For liberal democracy prevention is better than cure"
@fromtga.bsky.social sets out 7 principles of liberal democracy which MUST be protected
#democracy #Trump #NigelFarage #r4today #LVIPolitics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@fromtga.bsky.social sets out 7 principles of liberal democracy which MUST be protected
#democracy #Trump #NigelFarage #r4today #LVIPolitics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My conversation with @gideonrachman.bsky.social about the European crisis – And how to get out of it
open.spotify.com/episode/4Isz...
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Europe’s triple shock: Putin, Trump and Xi
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November 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
My conversation with @gideonrachman.bsky.social about the European crisis – And how to get out of it
open.spotify.com/episode/4Isz...
open.spotify.com/episode/4Isz...
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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This is an excellent discussion by @fromtga.bsky.social about the trilogy-storm that Europe now faces:
Russia’s aggression, right-wing populism in US (and Europe itself) and China’s dominance in new industries (ev, ai, clean energy, etc)
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/t...
Russia’s aggression, right-wing populism in US (and Europe itself) and China’s dominance in new industries (ev, ai, clean energy, etc)
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/t...
The Rachman Review
Politiikka Podcast · Viikoittain · Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs. Hosted on Acast. See aca...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This is an excellent discussion by @fromtga.bsky.social about the trilogy-storm that Europe now faces:
Russia’s aggression, right-wing populism in US (and Europe itself) and China’s dominance in new industries (ev, ai, clean energy, etc)
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/t...
Russia’s aggression, right-wing populism in US (and Europe itself) and China’s dominance in new industries (ev, ai, clean energy, etc)
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/t...
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"Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees and then got hammered.
So if it ends badly for Ukraine, this is going to be a massive catalyst for nuclear proliferation."
@fromtga.bsky.social on the Russo-Ukraine war and global disorder
🔗 www.youtube.com/live/OW_LTnR...
So if it ends badly for Ukraine, this is going to be a massive catalyst for nuclear proliferation."
@fromtga.bsky.social on the Russo-Ukraine war and global disorder
🔗 www.youtube.com/live/OW_LTnR...
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees and then got hammered.
So if it ends badly for Ukraine, this is going to be a massive catalyst for nuclear proliferation."
@fromtga.bsky.social on the Russo-Ukraine war and global disorder
🔗 www.youtube.com/live/OW_LTnR...
So if it ends badly for Ukraine, this is going to be a massive catalyst for nuclear proliferation."
@fromtga.bsky.social on the Russo-Ukraine war and global disorder
🔗 www.youtube.com/live/OW_LTnR...
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Still buzzing from the fantastic @europeanmovement.co.uk AGM
Great motivational speeches from @fromtga.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social and Dominic Grieve
Our strategy for this year: expose the far right who damaged the country with Brexit and who are now threatening to damage our democracy
Great motivational speeches from @fromtga.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social and Dominic Grieve
Our strategy for this year: expose the far right who damaged the country with Brexit and who are now threatening to damage our democracy
Timothy Garton Ash (@fromtga.bsky.social)
Historian, author, commentator. Author of Homelands: A Personal History of Europe, The File etc. See www.timothygartonash.com
fromtga.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Still buzzing from the fantastic @europeanmovement.co.uk AGM
Great motivational speeches from @fromtga.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social and Dominic Grieve
Our strategy for this year: expose the far right who damaged the country with Brexit and who are now threatening to damage our democracy
Great motivational speeches from @fromtga.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social and Dominic Grieve
Our strategy for this year: expose the far right who damaged the country with Brexit and who are now threatening to damage our democracy
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“The mark of a free society is that we restrain ourselves” John Stuart Mill -
fivebooks.com/best-books/f... @fromtga.bsky.social recommends five books on #freespeech @fivebooks.com
fivebooks.com/best-books/f... @fromtga.bsky.social recommends five books on #freespeech @fivebooks.com
Free Speech
The best books on free speech, as recommended by author and academic Timothy Garton Ash, Professor of European History at the University of Oxford
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November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“The mark of a free society is that we restrain ourselves” John Stuart Mill -
fivebooks.com/best-books/f... @fromtga.bsky.social recommends five books on #freespeech @fivebooks.com
fivebooks.com/best-books/f... @fromtga.bsky.social recommends five books on #freespeech @fivebooks.com
In London this Wednesday? Come and hear me speak at LSE on the spirit of 1989 in Europe today. 5 pm, Wednesday, November 12. Sign up ends on Tuesday:
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RSVP for The Spirit of 1989: European Integration Today
Join us for a thought-provoking lecture by Oxford Professor Timothy Garton Ash on The Spirit of 1989: European Integration Today, held in collaboration between the LSESU Eastern European Society and t...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
In London this Wednesday? Come and hear me speak at LSE on the spirit of 1989 in Europe today. 5 pm, Wednesday, November 12. Sign up ends on Tuesday:
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The likely new government in Prague will add one more state opposed to the EU’s green deal, and migration and asylum pact, writes @fromtga.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3JnVcEi
https://bit.ly/3JnVcEi
When Czech populists win, that’s nothing peculiarly “east European”. It’s the new normal of the Western world
The likely new government in Prague will add one more state opposed to the EU’s green deal, and migration and asylum pact…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The likely new government in Prague will add one more state opposed to the EU’s green deal, and migration and asylum pact, writes @fromtga.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3JnVcEi
https://bit.ly/3JnVcEi
Prague is now the capital of a normal country – alas!
My latest commentary…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My latest commentary…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When populists win in Prague, that’s nothing peculiarly ‘east European’. It’s the new normal of the western world | Timothy Garton Ash
The likely new Czech government will add one more state opposed to the EU’s green deal and migration and asylum pact, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Prague is now the capital of a normal country – alas!
My latest commentary…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My latest commentary…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Such an honour to take part as @charlesuni.cuni.cz awarded Professor Timothy Garton Ash the title Doctor of Historical Sciences (honoris causa) 🎓📜
I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Professor T.G. Ash in the EU, 🇪🇺 and our exchanges have always been insightful and enriching for me. 🙏🏼
I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Professor T.G. Ash in the EU, 🇪🇺 and our exchanges have always been insightful and enriching for me. 🙏🏼
October 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Such an honour to take part as @charlesuni.cuni.cz awarded Professor Timothy Garton Ash the title Doctor of Historical Sciences (honoris causa) 🎓📜
I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Professor T.G. Ash in the EU, 🇪🇺 and our exchanges have always been insightful and enriching for me. 🙏🏼
I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Professor T.G. Ash in the EU, 🇪🇺 and our exchanges have always been insightful and enriching for me. 🙏🏼
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First reported by @financialtimes.com: Trump will welcome his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington on Friday for talks about how they can force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, including the possibility of supplying long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv.
on.ft.com/42FIJCx
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Trump to meet Zelenskyy in Washington on Friday
[FREE TO READ] US president has floated selling long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in bid to end Russia’s invasion
on.ft.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
First reported by @financialtimes.com: Trump will welcome his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington on Friday for talks about how they can force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, including the possibility of supplying long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv.
on.ft.com/42FIJCx
on.ft.com/42FIJCx
Much enjoyed this conversation with @catherinedevries.bsky.social …
( I’m slightly reminded of Leszek Kołakowski’s gloriously self-ironical title ‚’My Correct Views on Everything’…)
( I’m slightly reminded of Leszek Kołakowski’s gloriously self-ironical title ‚’My Correct Views on Everything’…)
New Etched in Marble post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
Timothy Garton Ash has for decades chronicled Europe’s upheavals with a historian’s depth & a journalist’s eye.
In my conversation with Garton Ash, one theme stood out: writing as a defense of democracy.
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Timothy Garton Ash has for decades chronicled Europe’s upheavals with a historian’s depth & a journalist’s eye.
In my conversation with Garton Ash, one theme stood out: writing as a defense of democracy.
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Etched in Marble: Timothy Garton Ash on Writing, Freedom, and the Lost Art of Disagreement
Writers on the Forces That Shape Us and the Writing That Endures
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Much enjoyed this conversation with @catherinedevries.bsky.social …
( I’m slightly reminded of Leszek Kołakowski’s gloriously self-ironical title ‚’My Correct Views on Everything’…)
( I’m slightly reminded of Leszek Kołakowski’s gloriously self-ironical title ‚’My Correct Views on Everything’…)
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Important good news from #moldova ….in the long run, Putin is losing…
bbc.co.uk
Pro-EU party in Moldova takes lead in election mired in claims of interference
The vote is seen as critical for Moldova's future EU path, and President Maia Sandu has warned of Russian interference.
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Pro-EU party in Moldova takes lead in election mired in claims of interference
The vote is seen as critical for Moldova's future EU path, and President Maia Sandu has warned of Russian interference.
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September 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Only 31.5 % of Poles say they trust the Catholic Church, down from 58% nine years ago.
September 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Only 31.5 % of Poles say they trust the Catholic Church, down from 58% nine years ago.