To be in Florence is to reflect on Europe's intricate diversity - and its lost creativity.
Timothy Garton AshThe main problem with American power is not that it is American... No, the main problem with American power is the power itself. It would be dangerous even for an archangel to wield so much power.
Timothy Garton AshDevelopments in information technology and globalised media mean that the most powerful military in the history of the world can lose a war, not on the battlefield of dust and blood, but on the battlefield of world opinion.
Timothy Garton Ash