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May 9
1h 14m

Timothy Garton Ash on Europe’s Political...

YASCHA MOUNK
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Yascha Mounk and Timothy Garton Ash discuss how Britain’s shift toward populism reflects broader European trends. Timothy Garton Ash is the author of Homelands: A Personal History of Europe and writes the newsletter History of the Present. His upcoming book, Europe in 7½ Chapters, will be published in October 2026. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk ... Show More
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