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Niall Ferguson

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British historian

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Sir Niall Campbell Ferguson is a British and American historian who is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University.

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Niall Ferguson
said · Jan 23, 2026
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The reality is that [Donald] Trump won Davos, hands down. And not only did he win it; he owned it.

"How Trump Won Davos", The Free Press (January 23, 2026).

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Niall Ferguson
said · Jan 23, 2026
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In the run-up to Davos 2026, Trump did his utmost to wind up Europe's elite, not to mention Canada's.

"How Trump Won Davos", The Free Press (January 23, 2026).

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Niall Ferguson
said · Jan 23, 2026
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It is a deliberate tactic designed to leave counterparties uncertain.

"How Trump Won Davos", The Free Press (January 23, 2026).

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2024Knight Bachelor
2013Ludwig Erhard Prize for Publications in Economics

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Sir Niall Campbell Ferguson is a British and American historian who is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University. Previously, he was a professor at Harvard University, the London School of Economics, New York University, a visiting professor at the New College of the Humanities, and a senior research fellow at Jesus College, Oxford. He was a visiting lecturer at the London School of Economics for the 2023/2024 academic year and at Tsinghua University in China from 2019 to 2020.

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Born 1964 · age 62
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