It took me just 50 years to write this book, about the real Europe, where you can be 'at home abroad'. Published today. Hurry, while stocks last...

RT @CoE_History: We have the perfect content for you this #weekend! 7️⃣ #OHTE Talks by 7️⃣ #historians exploring and explaining themes lik…

Four dimensions of Trumpery + Summing up the post-Wall era. My latest History of the Present newsletter. (Subscribe – it's free!)

@DenisMacShane @amolrajan And AfD, calling for ‘Remigration’ and Germany to leave EU, at 20-21% in polls for election on 23 February. Complacency feels just a teeny bit misplaced.

Serbia’s students are showing the world how to restore democratic hope

The EU should be expressing stronger support for Serbs and Slovaks standing up for the values it claims to represent….

Discussing Trumpworld w @markhleonard of @ECFR and Ivan Krastev. + Poland as 'Traumaland'. My latest History of the Present newsletter. (Subscribe – it's free!)

Join us for ⁦@Michal_Bilewicz⁩ on Poland as ‘Traumaland’….Tuesday 4 February 1700 GMT, 1800 CET…. Please be sure to doWebinar Registration - Zoom

Do join us in person or online next Tuesday 4 February for what should be a fascinating talk by @Michal_Bilewicz on Traumaland: How Poland's Second World War past shapes its collective mentality and politics today - *ZOOM registration link is there*

RT @GermanyDiplo: @PM_ViktorOrban We are already in the greatest of all clubs. It’s called the EU. 🇪🇺

Private Eye nails it again…

RT @donaldtusk: If @PM_ViktorOrban really blocks European sanctions at a key moment for the war, it’ll be absolutely clear that in this big…

My interview in Der Spiegel @derspiegel on the first quarter of the 21st century, turning points, triumphs & failings of liberalism, Ukraine - & a little bit about the German election. (And practice your German...)

RT @ecfr: For a Europe that consists entirely of small and medium-sized powers, the only way to generate adequate strength is through coord…

Striking piece on what Chinese were reading in 2024. Would be interesting to compare with Americans, Europeans, Indians et cetera were reading.

RT @daniel_freund: Wow! Orbans Fidesz is trailing Tisza in Hungary by 9%! Change is coming.

RT @arusbridger: The editors of the Sun between 1996 and 2011, when "unlawful activities" happened, included Rebekah Brooks (2003-09) and D…

RT @arusbridger: For full details of the allegations which would have been aired in court if the Prince Harry case had gone ahead see the e…

RT @jimmy_wales: I think Elon is unhappy that Wikipedia is not for sale. I hope his campaign to defund us results in lots of donations fro…

RT @gideonrachman: First time I’ve ever seen adl give someone the benefit of the doubt

‘Everyone can find their America here!’ I just heard Polish PM Donald Tusk @donaldtusk say, encouraging Polish migrants who might have some -er - legal difficulties in Donald Trump’s America to return to Poland. A charming European response from Donald T. to Donald T.