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.

November 15, 2026

Human Rights/Sri Lanka

A Life of Conviction, A Legacy of Solidarity

For more than two decades, Suri was a constant presence in our lives: a comrade, a political ally and a dear friend to our family. Today we mourn him, and we honour

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The Taliban’s War on Women: Even Colour Is Forbidden

In Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan, wearing a colourful headscarf has become an act of defiance. Under Taliban rule, women are not merely being denied education, employment and freedom of movement; even their clothing, personal appearance and cultural identity are

November 14, 2026

Germany’s Army Goes Shopping: The Militarisation of Everyday Life

Defence/Geopolitics

An armed rubber duck has become the unlikely centre of Germany’s latest debate over military expansion, recruitment and the normalisation of military culture. The

Foucault Is Back: Why the Future Has Become Humanity’s Greatest Fear

Education/Interviews

Michel Foucault died in 1984, but his intellectual influence continues to shape debates about power, surveillance, identity and political resistance. Four decades after his

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