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Timothy Garton Ash

@fromtga.bsky.social
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Historian, author, commentator. Author of Homelands: A Personal History of Europe, The File etc. See www.timothygartonash.com

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · 29/09/2026
Last Wednesday historian @fromtga.bsky.social smashed the glass of the European alarm. He argued that Europe and its values are under attack on multiple fronts: politically (from the US), geographically (from Russia) and economically (from China).
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In London on October 12? Interested in Europe? (and want a signed copy of my new book?) Do register for this www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/can-europe...
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Can Europe Survive? And if so, How?
Inaugural Keynote Speech of King's European Week 2026 — Futuring Europe in Turbulent Times: Strategic Thinking for Acting Today
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Arjan de Jong @arrjan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Timothy Garton Ash: 'Jongeren moeten strijden voor Europa' www.nporadio1.nl/podcasts/eur... @fromtga.bsky.social
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Europa Draait Door - Beluister #27 - Timothy Garton Ash: 'Jongeren moeten strijden voor Europa' (S08) | Podcasts
Beluister Europa Draait Door: #27 - Timothy Garton Ash: 'Jongeren moeten strijden voor Europa' (S08)
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Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence | KCL @jmce-kcl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Monday, 12 October: Can Europe Survive? And if so, How? Our Inaugural Keynote Speech with @fromtga.bsky.social joined by @katrinschreiter.bsky.social Dr Michael Rowe and Dr Dina Gusejnova as panellists. buff.ly/V8nmKKg
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Can Europe Survive? And if so, How?
Inaugural Keynote Speech of King's European Week 2026 — Futuring Europe in Turbulent Times: Strategic Thinking for Acting Today
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In Rotterdam tomorrow? Join me: dedependance.eu/events/timot... In Brussels Thursday, w @CarolineGruyter: www.passaporta.be/en/calendar/... Or Friday: www.kuleuven.be/campussen/ca...
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De Dependance - Timothy Garton Ash
Date: Wednesday 23 SeptemberTime: 20:00 (drinks from 19:00)Location: Theater Zuidplein, Gooilandsingel 95, RotterdamAdmission: €12,50 (regular), €7,- (reduced)Language: Eng…
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
AfD-Schock? Meine Analyse: Wie Deutschland seine Demokratie verteidigen kann... (€ but free trial).... www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...
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Historiker Timothy Garton Ash zur AfD und den Landtagswahlen: Wie Deutschland seine Demokratie verteidigen kann
Die AfD muss bekämpft werden. Doch weder ein Verbot noch eine Umarmung der Rechten sind hierbei hilfreich. Sie muss rechtlich eingeschränkt und politisch bekämpft werden. Und es braucht emotionale Int...
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Jochen Greiving @jochengreiving.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Democrats everywhere need to compete with today’s Pied Pipers on the emotional plane, too." Garton Ash mentions Hungary's Péter Magyar and UK’s Andy Burnham as examples and says: "So much will now depend on German democrats, and especially Christian Democrats, proving they can do the same." Read 👇
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How should Germany defend its democracy? My latest column… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Here’s how Germany can defend its democracy – banning the AfD isn’t the answer | Timothy Garton Ash
Instead, constrain it legally and fight it politically. The world is watching, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In Oxford Monday evening? Interested in what's happening to the US? Join us for this… www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/the...
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In Oxford Monday evening? Interested in what's happening to the US? Join us for this…https://www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/the-state-of-the-union-american-culture-in-the-trump-era-5r5n
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Discussing the new world disorder, with Fiona Hill, Margaret MacMillan, Anand Menon, Rana Mitter and yours truly... www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuKD...
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UKICE Lunch Hour: Global changes and challenges
YouTube video by UK in a Changing Europe
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Philip Clark @musicclerk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
On September 21 I’m in discussion with historian Timothy Garton Ash (@fromtga.bsky.social) and BBC Today programme presenter Justin Webb about whither culture in America in the age of Trump and MAGA. www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/the...
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The State of the Union - American Culture in the Trump Era — Justin Webb, Philip Clark, Timothy Garton Ash
With US midterm elections looming, this extraordinary panel discussion asks: how is culture faring in the age of Donald Trump and MAGA? From universities and public broadcasting to iconic cultural ins...
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Join me to discuss the future of democracy iai.tv/live/septemb...
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Democracy and its Perils - Opening Interview » IAI TV
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Are we heading for an AI Hiroshima?, by @fromTGA timothygartonash.substack.com/p/are-we-hea...
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Are we heading for an AI Hiroshima?
Here in Silicon Valley they think superintelligence is close – and we should fear it
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Possibly the most pessimistic column I've ever written... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash
It’s clear here in Silicon Valley that AI is advancing faster than humans’ ability to control it. That means even sober prophecies seem optimistic, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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Mary Nasca @mnasca.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Reminder: The landslide in Hungary was achieved in part by highlighting Orbán's corruption.
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Why the US needs a Hungarian-style landslide this November.... open.substack.com/pub/timothyg...
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Why the US needs a Hungarian-style landslide this November
Trump has eroded liberal democracy at unprecedented speed.
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emiliojosgarcia.bsky.social @emiliojosgarcia.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🇪🇺 Europa tiene dos pilares. Un pilar económico-político, la UE, y otro político-militar, la OTAN. Los dos han pasado décadas casi sin hablarse entre sí. Sin embargo, la fortaleza de Europa deriva precisamente de tener ese doble pilar @fromtga.bsky.social @elpais.com elpais.com/opinion/2026...
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La Europa de dos pilares debe estar preparada para defenderse
La UE tiene un papel fundamental que desempeñar a la hora de aumentar y coordinar la financiación del rearme europeo
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Why 'dual-core Europe' (EU and Nato) needs to reconstruct – that is, Europeanise - its second core. My commentary in advance of NATO summit in Ankara this week.... www.ft.com/content/14e1...
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The Europeanisation of Nato is ever more important
Transatlantic military alliance will be key to the continent’s future security
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ECFR Rome @ecfrrome.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
La #Brexit ha cambiato il #RegnoUnito. 🇪🇺 Ma anche l'UE è cambiata profondamente diventando una comunità di sicurezza più che un mercato unico. @fromtga.bsky.social membro dell'@ecfr.eu Council ecfr.eu/article/if-t...
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If the UK wants to rejoin the European Union, it first needs to understand it – European Council on Foreign Relations
A full return will require a marathon of democratic persuasion, on the continent as much as in Britain. For one side holds most of the cards
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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
If you like Borderlines you’ll probably like these too by @hannahluci.bsky.social @jonnelledge.bsky.social and @fromtga.bsky.social
The top of a tall stack of books. The books are (red spine) Homelands by Timothy Garton Ash, (red spine) Hinterlands by Hannah Lucinda Smith, (orange spine) Borderlines by Lewis Baston and (blue spine) A History of the World in 47 Borders by Jonn Elledge.
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🚨 NEW EVENT🚨 🌍 We're reconvening our expert foreign policy panel Hear from Fiona Hill, Rana Mitter, @fromtga.bsky.social, Margaret MacMillan & @anandmenon.bsky.social on the challenges we face 📆 Tues 14 July, 1pm BST Join us online 👉 ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...
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UKICE Lunch Hour: Confronting foreign policy challenges - UK in a changing Europe
UK in a Changing Europe has assembled a panel of some of the world’s top experts to discuss foreign policy challenges. Join us online.
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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Exceptional as always from @fromtga.bsky.social youtu.be/euq_3uspPGY?...
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Punctul pe știri, cu Magda Grădinaru, invitat Timothy Garton Ash
YouTube video by Rock FM România
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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El regreso de Londres a la UE exige un maratón de persuasión
Si el Reino Unido quiere volver a integrarse en Europa, antes debe comprenderla
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
To rejoin the EU, the UK must first understand it, by @fromTGA open.substack.com/pub/timothyg...
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To rejoin the EU, the UK must first understand it
A full return will require a marathon of democratic persuasion
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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
To sum up this excellent article @fromtga.bsky.social, for the UK to be at the heart of Europe we need to rejoin the EU. To achieve that we must ask not just what the EU can do for the UK, but also what the EU needs from the UK in these challenging times. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If the UK wants to rejoin the European Union, it first needs to understand it | Timothy Garton Ash
A full return will require a marathon of democratic persuasion, on the continent as much as in Britain. For one side holds most of the cards, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🚨🚨" Every step will depend on the EU side, which holds most of the cards. So the British have also to understand where other Europeans are coming from, how their complicated union really works and what is, to put it bluntly, in it for them." Great piece by @fromtga.bsky.social on UK #rejoin:
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Au Suivant. @steveosullivan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“And Britain’s elected representatives must learn to speak European, that unique multilingual language in which the advancement of national interest is subtly blended with the historically informed embrace of a shared European future. Is the current British political class capable of this?“
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Britain's strategic goal should be to rejoin the EU. But to have a chance, the British have first to understand it. And start a marathon of democratic persuasion… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If the UK wants to rejoin the European Union, it first needs to understand it | Timothy Garton Ash
A full return will require a marathon of democratic persuasion, on the continent as much as in Britain. For one side holds most of the cards, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
How to defeat Vladimir Putin… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is how to defeat Vladimir Putin | Timothy Garton Ash
The Russian dictator’s dreams of greatness threaten Nato and the EU, not just Ukraine. Here are eight ways in which he can be thwarted, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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ECFR Rome @ecfrrome.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
L'#Ungheria è stato il primo paese europeo a cadere nel populismo, può essere anche il primo a uscirne? Una #Budapest in festa e la sfida di una transizione senza precedenti, nel racconto di @fromtga.bsky.social, membro dell' @ecfr.eu Council 👇 ecfr.eu/article/in-a...
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In a joyful Budapest, with the populists routed, I saw the chance of an unprecedented transition – European Council on Foreign Relations
With the ejection of Trumpian hero Viktor Orban, Hungarians demanded a restored democracy. Now, Europe must support them
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
To state the bleeding obvious, you can only be 'at the heart of Europe' if you're a member of the European Union. @Keir_Starmer www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Read Starmer’s speech in full as he tries to convince MPs and country to back him
From Brexit to The Green Party
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Europe's political fragmentation, my conversation with @Yascha_Mounk open.substack.com/pub/timothygar
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Ukraine / Україна on X: "🤭 https://t.co/nZuLiWIUlx" / X
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
My message to Friedrich Merz @bundeskanzleramt.bsky.social on this 8./9. Mai www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/deuts...
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Aufrüstung in Deutschland: Stresstest für die Zeitenwende
81 Jahre nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg will Deutschland wieder zur militärischen Macht in Europa werden. Kann das gut gehen?
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
If, like me, you have read with fascination Walter Scheidel's The Great Leveller & Escape from Rome, you can listen to him combining the two in Oxford today at 5 pm @ESCStAntonys zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Escaping from inequality: Is Europe trapped by history? Walter Scheidel (Stanford University). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abo...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Escaping from inequality: Is Europe trapped by history? Walter Scheidel (Stanford University). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abo...
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
As we think about 8 May 1945, 2026… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Germany’s military power is on the rise. This time it must be firmly embedded in Europe | Timothy Garton Ash
As Russian aggression continues and Trump’s US threatens Nato, it is even more vital for a unified defence of the continent, says historian and Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Dear American friends – hand on heart, wouldn't you rather have a constitutional monarch like this rather than an elected would-be-George III like Donald Trump? Just asking… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Five takeaways from the King's historic address to US Congress
There were some lines in the speech that may have buoyed Democrats – and raised eyebrows in the White House.
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
How to survive another 1000 days of Trump.... open.substack.com/pub/timothygar
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Why europe matters… www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8t4...
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Why Europe Matters - Trailer
YouTube video by IAIChannel
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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
'...big German companies, such as Bosch and Siemens, also availed themselves of the Hungarian government’s largess. In a sense, Orbán took Germany hostage, which guaranteed then-Chancellor Angela Merkel’s inaction. Orbán was just too important to the German economy to be allowed to fail.'
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Hungary’s Counter-Counterrevolution
István Rév explains why Viktor Orbán fell after 16 years of entrenched illiberal rule – and how Péter Magyar toppled him.
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emiliojosgarcia.bsky.social @emiliojosgarcia.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
🇭🇺 🇪🇺 Si Hungría puede ser el primero en salir del peor populismo, ese será un precedente fundamental. Es posible que, entonces, incluso Estados Unidos pueda querer aprovechar algunas lecciones húngaras @fromtga.bsky.social @elpais.com elpais.com/opinion/2026...
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Hungría tiene la oportunidad de una transición única
Europa debe apoyar un cambio que desmonte el sistema populista tras la caída de Orbán, el héroe de Trump
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Agreed…
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Hungry now has a chance for an unprecedented post-populist transition, with lessons for everywhere from Poland to the US. My commentary from Budapest… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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In a joyful Budapest, I see the chance of an unprecedented transition | Timothy Garton Ash
With the ejection of Trumpian hero Viktor Orbán, Hungarians demanded a restored democracy. Now, Europe must support them, says historian, political writer and Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Can Hungary show the way out of deep populism? I write from Budapest… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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In a joyful Budapest, I see the chance of an unprecedented transition | Timothy Garton Ash
With the ejection of Trumpian hero Viktor Orbán, Hungarians demanded a restored democracy. Now, Europe must support them, says historian, political writer and Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Four years ago, Orbán gloated that his election victory was so big that it could be seen even from Brussels. Today's defeat is such that it can be seen even from Washington and Moscow.
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Viktor Orbán concedes defeat as opposition wins Hungarian election
Win for Tisza party ends rightwing populist’s 16-year grip on power and will likely reshape country’s relationship with EU
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
‘Hungary, Europe!’ Spontaneous chant I just heard on streets of Budapest … Supermajority means Tisza really can dismantle the Orban system… and Orban has conceded… It will be a tough road ahead but truly hard to imagine a better result… I’ll be writing about it soon…
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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Please send JD Vance to support Nigel Farage, the Rassemblent National and thee AfD!
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Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
It looks almost certain that Tisza has a supermajority with which they can dismantle the Orban system… if so, best possible outcome… sounds of celebration on streets of Budapest…
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