One thing, however, I know with certainty: violence, or the direct threat of violence, of the kind we have seen in the past few days, is totally unjustified as a response to any published word or image. Timothy Garton Ash certaintydaydirect share on social
No country in Europe has a larger proportion of men and women of immigrant descent, mainly from the African continent and mainly Muslim: an estimated six to seven million of them, or more than 10% of the population. Timothy Garton Ash africancontinentcountry share on social
But transitions from the politics of violence to democratic compromise are always messy. Timothy Garton Ash compromisedemocraticmessy Change image and share on social
A central claim of the Bush administration's foreign policy is that the spread of democracy in the Middle East is the cure for terrorism. Timothy Garton Ash administrationbushcentral Change image and share on social