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Our fragile European order
Faced with Putin, Trump & a post-Western world, can Europe (including Starmer's Britain) stand up for itself?
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Timothy Garton Ash
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Britain's back - but France in turmoil
Emmanuel Macron’s gamble has weakened him and Europe
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Timothy Garton Ash
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June 2024

Who is Britain's next Prime Minister?
His name is Keir Starmer. But who is he really?
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Timothy Garton Ash
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Where is Central Europe now?
Russia's war on Ukraine revives a debate kick-started by Milan Kundera 40 years ago
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Timothy Garton Ash
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Wake up! Europe is in danger again
Hard right successes in European elections follow the 80th anniversary of D-Day
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Timothy Garton Ash
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May 2024

Major Andriy and the 409th battalion
A story from the Ukrainian front line
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Timothy Garton Ash
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Ukraine on the ropes
The horrors in Kharkiv show the need for more Western support right now
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Timothy Garton Ash
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Big Germany, what now?
The new German Question. On the 75th anniversary of the Federal Republic.
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Timothy Garton Ash
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New Cold War? World War III?
How history can help us make sense of our Age of Confusion
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Timothy Garton Ash
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April 2024

O Canada!
The perfect EU member, but in North America. Swap you Russia?
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Timothy Garton Ash
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Borgen shows us the way
If only the Danish PM were German Chancellor
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Timothy Garton Ash
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March 2024

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