Timothy Garton Ash

Author and Freelance Writer at Freelance

Historian, essayist, commentator. New book Homelands: A Personal History of Europe https://t.co/gwNSszjHSJ. New Substack https://t.co/RnT8L820nf

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History of the Present

4 days ago | timothygartonash.substack.com | Timothy Garton Ash

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Easter hope! US courts and universities fight back

4 days ago | timothygartonash.substack.com | Timothy Garton Ash

History of the Present (fortnight ending 20 April 2025)Even ifyou're not a Christian believer, Easter Sunday is a day for hope. And at long last there are first signs of a real fightback to defend the world's most powerful liberal democracy. This after three months in which Donald Trump has moved with a speed and brutality that make his Hungarian role model Viktor Orbán seem almost like a cautious constitutional lawyer.
Opinion: Easter Truce – Just Putin Game Playing. Again…

5 days ago | kyivpost.com | Timothy Garton Ash

Yet more game playing by Russia’s President Putin with the announcement of an Easter truce – followed by yet another drone attack on Kyiv. No doubt he is trying to outmaneuver Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in front of Trump – make him appear unreasonable and give Trump the pretext he needs to then to pull all US support for Ukraine.
A Fool’s Guide to Putin and Ukraine

6 days ago | kyivpost.com | Timothy Garton Ash

We have been blessed, or perhaps best put “tarnished” this week by simply idiotic comments from Donald Trump and his Middle East cum Russia – Ukraine peace talks envoy, Steve Witkoff. In response to the heinous Russian attack on Sumy, which killed 34 civilians, injuring many more, Trump failed to criticize Russia, calling it simply a mistake and then went on to seemingly blame Zelensky for starting a war with a stronger opponent. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
Trade Wars Through a Geopolitical Prism

1 week ago | kyivpost.com | Timothy Garton Ash

Markets are still trying to come to terms over what has been an extraordinary week, following Trump’s Liberation Day announcements of huge tariff increases as he attempts to put right what he views as years of exploitation of US generosity by the rest of the world. The rest of the world (ROW) might, and does, see things, a little differently.
Reflections From Istanbul

2 weeks ago | kyivpost.com | Timothy Garton Ash

I spent the last few days in Istanbul and Ankara meeting with journalists, analysts, diplomats, business leaders, policymakers, friends, and contacts. Center stage in discussions was obviously events around the arrest on allegations of corruption of Istanbul mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, and the protests that sprung up in Istanbul and across Turkey in responseFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
History of the Present

2 weeks ago | timothygartonash.substack.com | Timothy Garton Ash

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Should democracies ban populist frontrunners?

2 weeks ago | timothygartonash.substack.com | Timothy Garton Ash

History of the Present (fortnight ending 6 April 2025)Should democracies ban populist front runners? Last week a French court banned hard right leader Marine le Pen, currently topping opinion polls for the 2027 presidential election, from standing for public office - with immediate effect. Before that, Romania’s top court annulled a whole election in which the hard right nationalist Călin Georgescu appeared to be in the lead.
Ukraine’s sovereignty at stake in the US minerals deal

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Timothy Garton Ash

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Ukraine’s sovereignty at stake in the US minerals deal

3 weeks ago | kyivindependent.com | Timothy Garton Ash

If you thought the United States’ first minerals deal with Ukraine was bad, the new version reads even worse. This one makes the previous deal look like charity by comparison. Check out the Financial Times piece and the link to the leaked document. Some might call it extortion; others might view it as a form of colonial exploitation. But the U.S. essentially wants to be repaid for its contributions to Ukraine's defense, seemingly before Ukraine receives any benefits.