What Timothy Snyder thinks about war
Historian of Central and Eastern Europe, Chair in Modern European History at the University of Toronto and formerly Levin Professor of History at Yale; author of Bloodlands, On Tyranny and On Freedom.
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3 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Timothy Snyder has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsHowever senseless it is, American rhetoric of the non-existence of Canada is concerning, because it resembles the way the Kremlin spoke about Ukraine, and rightly reminds Canada that their sovereignty is indeed the issue.
↗Our Trade War Against Ourselvessnyder.substack.com 4th of 4 in this piece
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Our readingThe war in Ukraine will prove as historically significant in its outcome as the First World War was.
Their wordsThe war in Ukraine has now lasted longer than the First World War, and there is every reason to think that its outcome will be of comparable historical significance.
↗Sky Defense: Bringing it Homesnyder.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsBy resisting Russia, Ukrainians are defending what is perhaps most basic about decent political life: the idea that people should be who they choose to be, not whom they are forced to become.
↗Sky Defense: Bringing it Homesnyder.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece