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

Prague is now the capital of a normal country – alas! My latest commentary… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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. 🙏🏼

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

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’…)

Entrevista de interés a @fromtga.bsky.social : www.lavanguardia.com/internaciona...

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.

Only 31.5 % of Poles say they trust the Catholic Church, down from 58% nine years ago.

The light is getting in…still time to join me to talk about Europe at 12 noon today @howthelightgetsin.bsky.social Kenwood House… The Ring

In London tomorrow? Interested in Europe? Join me Saturday high noon at Kenwood House, how the light gets in festival @howthelightgetsin.bsky.social @howthelightgetsin2.bsky.social Tickets here: howthelightgetsin.org/events/europ...

"I never imagined I would see fear spread so far and fast in the US." This from the writer who gave us definitive accounts of East Germany and other late state socialist societies in the 1980s.

400 days to save US democracy. My latest, based on a long summer in the US. How Trump is exploiting structural weaknesses of the American system & why all democrats must want Democrats to win November 2026 midterms. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

To join us next weekend if you can… @howthelightgetsin2.bsky.social

Hurry, while tickets last… @howthelightgetsin2.bsky.social

Interested in Europe? Enlightened and/or keen to be? 1. Do join me for my lecture Saturday 20 Sept 12 noon @HTLGIFestival tickets via: howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/lo... ...

'The rest is all Trumpian sound and fury, signifying nothing.' My latest History of the Present chronicle. timothygartonash.substack.com/p/ukraine-pu...

Ukraine: Putin's delight, Trump's disgrace, Europe's solidarity open.substack.com/pub/timothyg...

Before Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska, it is worth recalling the article by @fromtga.bsky.social: "For the foreseeable future Europe will face a revanchist Russia determined to regain effective control over as much of its former empire as it can" timothygartonash.substack.com/p/the-fight-...

The #BrokenPost is so ready to declare any unconstitutional and illegal act a new normal. No, exports taxes do not "override constitutional concerns." The concerns are still there. He didn't "challenge norms." He broke them. He did not set precedent. He broke the law.

"Pero Orwell también nos insta a decir siempre lo que vemos, incluso aunque —no, especialmente aunque— resulte incómodo para los nuestros. Esa es la doble prueba que deben superar los periodistas: verlo y decirlo." Por @fromtga.bsky.social elpais.com/opinion/2025...

This conversation shows how illuminating a robust, civil conversation between a liberal (@ezraklein ) and someone who thinks very differently (@yhazony ) can be. John Stuart Mill applauds from beyond the grave. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/o...

Great (easily forgotten)facts from @fromtga.bsky.social

Can the US Democrats (and Washington insider journalists) learn from their disastrous failures around a decrepit Biden in 2023/4....? My latest column… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

👇 an elegant review essay by a scholar deeply familiar with both the Chinese & Russian settings of the two books—cc @fromtga.bsky.social & @leaypi.bsky.social

If you want to understand how Ukraine is governed today, read this superbly informative article about @AndriyYermak - by @christopherjm.ft.com of @FT www.ft.com/content/4d61...

"Ir tirando es casi una especialidad británica. Hace algunos años leí un artículo sobre Reino Unido en una revista alemana que hablaba de die Philosophie des Durchmuddelns. (Solo Alemania es capaz de convertir el “ir tirando” en una filosofía)..." Por @fromtga.bsky.social elpais.com/opinion/2025...

Good that Zelensky u-turning on this but he/@AndriyYermak must see *Ukraine's strongest supporters won't stand for authoritarian protection of corruption*. Nor will Ukrainians. Protest photo thanks to @ol_ignatenko. @timothysnyder.bsky.social @mylovanov.bsky.social @mcfaulmike.bsky.social

So what's the Romanian for 'muddling through'…? romanialibera.ro/la-zi/marea-...

Britain is muddling through. Could do better if it knew where it wanted to go. My latest commentary: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Congratulations to Gary O'Donoghue @BBCBlindGazza on a fascinating interview. I'm a great admirer altogether of your work, as well as how you have overcome an obstacle that would defeat most of us. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'one word of truth…' www.thetimes.com/article/9fd2...

Well spotted…

In @financialtimes.com Weekend @fromtga.bsky.social writes a new chapter for #Homelands A personal history of #Europe 🇪🇺: The fight for #Europe’s future.

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)

9 years ago today, a narrow majority of Brits voted for #Brexit. Even bigger than economic cost is that to Britain's soft power, international clout & sense of strategic direction. How can you be a 'bridge' with no firm foundations on either the EU or (now) the US river bank?

The Special Relationship

Practice your Ukrainian …https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2025/06/10/7516386/

#Germany has a new government under Chancellor Friedrich #Merz. What are the challenges it faces, what its priorities? I will present first insights at the ESC seminar at St Antony’s College @ox.ac.uk today at 5pm, with @fromtga.bsky.social as discussant. All welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/5d3...

In Oxford this afternoon? Do join us at the European Studies Centre...

A personal reflection on Europe's historical responsibility for and current deeply inadequate response to the Israel-Gaza tragedy: open.substack.com/pub/timothyg...

Great to see @anandmenon.bsky.social and @fromtga.bsky.social on the @odi.global pod. This one will be essential listening!

4 June. A pivotal day in history. 4 June 1989: breakthrough semifree election in Poland & Tiananmen massacre in China . On 3 June 1989, western & eastern halves of communist world both saw chances for liberal or anti-liberal evolution. By 5 June 1989, they'd parted ways forever.

Best quote of what is to come: " Every single move in Polish politics, from both the government and the president, will now be about positioning for that election. The most bad-tempered French ‘cohabitation’ of president and prime minister will look like a miracle of harmony by comparison."

Poland will be politically hamstrung just when Europe most needs it to be strong. My first take on Poland's presidential election in my History of the Present Substack newsletter (subscribe – it's free!). timothygartonash.substack.com/p/polands-ne...

First Polish presidential election exit poll very tight (50.3 % to 49.7%) but so far looks as if @rafal-trzaskowski.bsky.social has just made it. If confirmed, this will be a very positive development for Poland and Europe.