History of the Present
Timothy Garton Ash, Yascha Mounk, Persuasion, DER SPIEGELJoin a European 'historian of the present' to follow history as it happens
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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...
History, Germany, populism and global polycrisis
History of the Present (three days to 2 October 2026)
What's brewing in Germany…? (Author’s photo)
Tomorrow, 3 October 2026, is the 36th anniversary of the unification of Germany in 1990. It was a pleasure to talk again to the excellent H...
The capital of European integration and Belgian disintegration
History of the Present (9 days to 29 September 2026)
Passa Porta event at Flagey in Brussels with Caroline de Gruyter and Karel Verhoeven (Photo: Inge Janssens)
In Brussels last week for the publication of the Dutch edition of Europe in 7...
How should Germany defend its democracy?
History of the Present (week ending 20 September 2026)
Konrad Adenauer - turning in his grave? (Author’s photo, Berlin)
Far-right nationalist populist parties are making the running everywhere from Washington to Warsaw. So why be so alarm...
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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
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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