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In a joyful Budapest, with the populists routed, I saw the chance of an unprecedented transition

In a joyful Budapest, with the populists routed, I saw the chance of an unprecedented transition

To be in Budapest last Sunday evening was to see history again being made on the Danube. As rapturous crowds gathered on the riverbank opposite the...

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Love Actually? Washington’s current relationship with Britain is more like Contempt Actually

“A friend who bullies us is no longer a friend. And since bullies only respond to strength, from now onward, I will be prepared to be much stronger....

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Timothy Garton Ash

Whether or not Trump invades Greenland, this much is clear: the western order we once knew is history

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Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it?

06.12.2025 10

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My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late

25.11.2025 10

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When populists win in Prague, that’s nothing peculiarly ‘east European’. It’s the new normal of the western world

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Timothy Garton Ash

Americans have 400 days to save their democracy

16.09.2025 10

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With Trump wreaking havoc, a question for the US Democrats: when will you ever learn?

04.08.2025 20

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Timothy Garton Ash

Britain is great at muddling through. But imagine if its leaders knew where they were heading

19.07.2025 10

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Timothy Garton Ash

In Ukraine, I saw Trump’s ‘peace deal’ wouldn’t just trade away land – but lives, memories and homes

23.05.2025 9

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Timothy Garton Ash

Brace for disorder as the great power shifts begin

With three or even four significant wars raging, who can doubt the dangers of this period?

09.05.2025 10

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Donald Trump, beware – this is what a global liberal fightback looks like

28.04.2025 10

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Timothy Garton Ash

As Trump and Putin menace Europe, I say this: vive le Churchillo-Gaullisme!

15.03.2025 20

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Timothy Garton Ash

Coalition spokesninnies have lashed out at the nice man at the Climate Change Authority

26.02.2025 20

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Timothy Garton Ash

Germany can turbocharge Europe’s renewal – if it will only seize this moment

26.02.2025 10

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Timothy Garton Ash

Trump’s senseless capitulation to Putin is a betrayal of Ukraine – and terrible dealmaking

13.02.2025 10

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Timothy Garton Ash