Timothy David Snyder

Timothy David Snyder is an American historian specializing in the history of Central and Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, and the Holocaust. He is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna.

September 13, 2026

Business

Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Threatens 4% of Global Oil Supply

Saudi Arabia could run out of oil stocks available for export if it does not restart its major east-west pipeline to the Red Sea within days, potentially removing up to 4% of

Business

Anthropic CEO Calls for AI Slowdown as Safety Fears Intensify

Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has called on artificial intelligence companies to slow the pace at which they develop increasingly capable models, arguing that the additional time is needed to address mounting risks of misuse and improve safeguards. In a

September 13, 2026

A New Front Opens in the Middle East’s Energy War

Defence/Geopolitics

Saudi Arabia has shut down a critical oil pipeline after a drone attack by allies of Iran, opening a new and potentially consequential front

The Diamond Dream Is Running Out of Sparkle

Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Reverend Sam may be a man of God, but he did not get ahead in Sierra Leone’s diamond business through divine intervention. Eight years

Why Attack Iran?

March 1, 2026

Defence/Geopolitics

How do understand the war with Iran? We must get away from the propaganda and ask why this might be happening, in light of the facts that we do know. These facts

Elon’s Trump Administration: Of course it’s a coup

February 6, 2025

Diplomacy/Geopolitics/United States

Imagine if it had gone like this. Ten Tesla cybertrucks, painted in camouflage colors with a giant X on each roof, drive noisily through Washington DC. Tires screech. Out jump a couple