Tim Judah

“You could say the astonishing survival of these [frost-resistant miniature banana trees] mirrors the unexpected staunchness with which Ukrainians are facing adversity.” — @AKurkov

Thank you, @timjudah.bsky.social and @nybooks.com

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A Bitter Winter in Ukraine | Tim Judah Four years after their full-scale invasion, the Russians are trying to freeze Ukraine into submission by relentlessly attacking the country’s energy grid.

On the 4th anniversary of Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine, I recommend this excellent article by @timjudah.bsky.social in the latest @nybooks.com
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Video | Can Serbia's youth topple its government? Engaging analysis on news, economics, politics, science and culture from our journalists. Watch our latest short videos, in-depth interviews and live events on demand.

Out and about #Serbia

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A Bitter Winter in Ukraine | Tim Judah Four years after their full-scale invasion, the Russians are trying to freeze Ukraine into submission by relentlessly attacking the country’s energy grid.

My latest in the @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

How democracies are using autocratic tools to muzzle journalism As scrutiny of government withers, corruption thrives

Top billing for Serbia here: www.economist.com/briefing/202...

Been talking to Edi Rama: www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Savage drone warfare engulfs Ukraine’s front line Casualties litter the Donbas amid a bloody Kremlin push

Out and about:
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A story of occupations, surveillance and exile in Albania To write her grandmother’s story, Lea Ypi visited the archives of the communist-era secret police

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How Ukraine’s naval drones hold Russia’s warships at bay The never-ending struggle to keep out the Black Sea fleet

Sea drones, or Unmanned Surface Vehicles, have transformed the war in the Black Sea and the rivers that flow into it. And the technology that controls the vessels is becoming more sophisticated

How Ukraine’s naval drones hold Russia’s warships at bay The never-ending struggle to keep out the Black Sea fleet

I have been messing around in boats: www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Albania’s new anti-corruption unit is taking down bigwigs Prime Minister Edi Rama is not always amused

I have been in Albania. SPAK, its anti-corruption unit is taking down politicians right, left and centre. It is also attacking organised crime. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Moldova’s election will test its resistance to Russia Pro-EU President Maia Sandu faces off against disinformation and oligarchs

I have been in Moldova talking to Maia Sandu: Moldova’s election will test its resistance to Russia
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Ever more Ukrainian women are joining the army A growing group that is changing society

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In Kostiantynivka....The sky is saturated with Russian drones, military cars have protective cages built around them and net tunnels have been erected at the entrances to town to protect drivers.

I am amazed by how many articles are still published about Albania as a "new" or "hidden" holiday hotspot. Were travel editors really asleep for the last decade? Too many publications rely on free PR trips to promote destinations which means that what is produced is what they want and not reality.

«Man kann keinen Menschen bestechen, damit er Kinder bekommt» – nur Einwanderung hilft Sind verlassene Dörfer und verödete Landschaften ein Osteuropa-Problem? Nein, sagt der Experte Tim Judah. Europa schrumpft insgesamt.

@andreasernst.bsky.social interviewed me about European demograhy. It is a topic that is becoming ever more important.
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I have been out and about with the embattled farmers of Kherson....

In this episode of Vienna Coffee House Conversations, host Ivan Vejvoda talks to British journalist and author @timjudah.bsky.social about his new book, 'Life and Fate', which examines demographic changes across Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe in detail:

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Discussing European demography with Ivan Vejvoda plus miltech on the battlefield in Ukraine. Also talking about the development of robotisation and automation, insoired by a vist to @iitalk.bsky.social in Genoa. @europesfutures.bsky.social @iwm.at @erstestiftung.org www.iwm.at/europes-futu...

Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic is rattled Huge demonstrations led by students calling for elections are proving resilient

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In 'Life and Fate', Tim Judah examines demographic transformations in countries across central, eastern and south-eastern Europe. Published by the IWM and @erstestiftung.org, the volume builds on his 2018/19 Europe’s Futures Fellowship.

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Arms Race in Ukraine | Tim Judah New drone technology is transforming the battlefield in Ukraine—and demonstrating the obsolescence of much Western weaponry.

“Trump says that the Ukrainians have no cards to play. He is wrong about that. They may not have as strong a hand as the Russians right now, but they still have plenty of cards, and they plan on having a lot more.” — @timjudah.bsky.social

Arms Race in Ukraine | Tim Judah New drone technology is transforming the battlefield in Ukraine—and demonstrating the obsolescence of much Western weaponry.

“All Ukrainians are wondering what the future holds for them. They have lost a fifth of their country to the Russians, and for now there is no prospect of getting any of it back.” — @timjudah.bsky.social

Drones, the miltech to come, POWs....my latest piece for the series I have been writing for the @nybooks.com on Ukraine since February 2022 - or 2014 going back earlier.

Ukraine’s fighters fear Russian attacks and Trump’s ceasefire On the front line they want peace but not at any price

The view from out east: www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Putin’s Easter ceasefire gimmick bodes ill for Trump’s peace deal The Kremlin’s grey-zone war in the Black Sea shows its real intent

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Bloody Sunday: Russia’s strikes on Sumy | The Intelligence from The Economist

Me talking abut Sumy where I was ten days ago in the very building that was targeted: shows.acast.com/theintellige...

Russia continues to rain down death on Ukrainian cities Soldiers can hold the line, but drones and missiles are killing civilians

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Ukraine thinks it can hold off Russia as long as it needs to Russia may have Chinese volunteers, but Ukraine has drones

Back in Ukraine: www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

The Alaskan island on the front lines of the Arctic scramble The Inuit on Little Diomede are watched over by Russian soldiers. But that’s not their biggest problem in these icy badlands

A fascinating piece from the very remotest corner of the United States, Little Diomede in the Bering Strait.

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