History of the Present
Timothy Garton Ash, Taurus, Yascha Mounk, Persuasion, DER SPIEGELJoin a European 'historian of the present' to follow history as it happens
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German silences, Gaza and international law
History of the Present (week ending 1 November 2026)
The al-Qarinawi family’s home following an Israeli airstrike in Bureij refugee camp last Thursday, 29 October 2026. (© Ramzi Abu Amer/JNA via ZUMA Press/Reuters Connect)
One of the most...
Lionel Messi and the future of Europe
History of the Present (week ending 25 October 2026)
Lionel Messi and the author, Oviedo, 22 October 2026.
‘Messi! Messi!’ the crowd chanted, as I emerged from the Hotel de la Reconquista, to take my place in the motorcade that would prog...
A very personal tribute to a great Polish dissident
History of the Present (two days to 17 October 2026)
Adam Michnik, ca 1990 (Photo: IWM, Vienna)
Adam is 80. I don’t believe it. That means we’ve known each other for 45 years. We first met during a Solidarity strike in Rzeszów in 1981. Th...
Aux armes citoyens! (yet again...)
History of the Present (4 days to 15 October 2026)
Sign held by a high school student outside the Lycée Turgot in Paris, October 5 (Photo: Quentin de Groeve / Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect)
French students have good reasons for revolting...
The more Putin escalates his attacks on Europe, the more Europe should support Ukraine
History of the Present (week ending 11 October 2026)
The future of Europe is being decided here. (Kyiv. Author’s photo.)
Vladimir Putin is escalating both his full-scale war against Ukraine and his shadow war against the rest of Europe. H...
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Historian, political writer & commentator. Author of Europe in 7½ Chapters - https://www.timothygartonash.com/shortest/ - Homelands: A Personal History of Europe.,The Magic Lantern and The File
Acabo de cumplir 70 años, y tengo muchas cosas que contar.
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Persuasion Author, The Identity Trap
The magazine and community dedicated to defending liberal values and democracy wherever they are threatened. Editor in Chief: Yascha Mounk. Home of American Purpose and Francis Fukuyama's blog. Join us today! www.persuasion.community
The largest news magazine in the German-speaking world, DER SPIEGEL is majority employee-owned and has a global network of correspondents, a large team of fact-checkers, and numerous award-winning journalists.
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