GEOPOLITICS
Hotspot: Bolivia
Apr 30, 2018
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds explores the importance of reclaiming access to the sea to Bolivian culture
Swaziland renamed ‘the Kingdom of eSwatini’
Apr 19, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
The King of Swaziland unexpectedly renames the country ‘the Kingdom of eSwatini’ during Golden Jubilee celebrations. Chris Fitch reports from the ceremony
Commonwealth: On common ground?
Apr 03, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
As the Commonwealth prepares to take centre stage, Geographical investigates exactly how relevant the organisation is in the 21st century, and what role it may perform in an increasingly uncertain future
Hotspot – Greece and Macedonia
Mar 26, 2018
Written by
Klaus Dodds
What's in a name? Klaus Dodds looks at the dispute over the name ‘Macedonia’
Hotspot – United States
Feb 26, 2018
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds casts an eye across the pond to review how a year of President Trump has changed the United States of America
Hotspot – New Zealand
Jan 29, 2018
Written by
Klaus Dodds
A language debate is forcing New Zealanders to consider how the modern country needs to engage with the past. Klaus Dodds explores
Hotspot – Estonia
Jan 04, 2018
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds considers a national border which has become a central site for underhand activity: between Estonia and Russia
Moon shot: lunar mining
Jan 01, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Tech companies are racing to land private spacecraft on the Moon, with a view to mining its surface over the coming decades. But is it even legal and what could it mean for those left behind?
Fear factor: decreasing terrorism
Dec 21, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
Terrorism appears to be spreading globally, yet is simultaneously becoming less deadly
Hotspot – Kurdistan
Nov 27, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds turns his attention away from Europe, to a referendum shaking up borders in the Middle East
Hotspot – Norway
Oct 30, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds turns his gaze north, to examine the debates raging across Norway regarding oil and gas exploration
Hotspot – Hong Kong
Sep 30, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
As the BBC World Service falls silent on local Hong Kong radio, Klaus Dodds reviews what this symbolic step means for the territory's future
Naomi Klein – System Shock
Sep 22, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
Instead of the shock which most of the world experienced last November, when it transpired that Donald Trump had upset the odds to become the 45th President of the United States of America, Naomi Klein saw only the logical culmination…
Gibraltar: Borderline Blues
Sep 05, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
As the 50th anniversary of Gibraltar’s historical 1967 sovereignty referendum approaches, could recognising an emerging Gibraltarian identity be a solution to the territory's dilemma?
Hotspot – Haiti
Sep 04, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
What happens when a UN stabilisation mission leaves a country in which it had been charged with aiding the restitution of a ‘secure and stable environment’?
Hotspot – Nigeria
Aug 07, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds examines the geopolitical fallout which can result from a simple message of peace
Islands of the Rising Sun
Jul 04, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
The race for marine territory across Asia continues, as Japan registers hundreds more islands
Hotspot – Québec
Jul 03, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds explores the outrage which can ensue when places are criticised
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