Conflict


An armed man looks across a dry landscape in Yemen

Profile: Yemen

ByStuart ButlerOct 21, 2026

Once known as ‘Happy Arabia’, Yemen is a land of ancient cities and dramatic landscapes, battered by war, hunger and…

Ukraine from satellite perspective

How satellites can reveal the hidden impacts of war

ByVictoria HeathSep 11, 2026

Combining satellite data with traditional media reporting can help shed light on underreported aspects of conflicts An international research team…

Bab al-Mandab

Houthis seize key Red Sea port city of Mocha and control of a key global shipping choke point

ByVictoria HeathSep 11, 2026

Iran-backed group reiterated they would target vessels from Saudi Arabia after seizing the Red Sea port city As clashes intensify,…

Crops

Tim Marshall on why blocking the Strait of Hormuz makes food more expensive

ByTim MarshallJun 10, 2026

When the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted, the shock travels from Gulf shipping lanes to European farms – and then to…

Sudan aerial shot

The war the world forgot

ByDoug SpechtMay 8, 2026

Three years in, Sudan’s civil war has killed hundreds of thousands, displaced 14 million and collapsed a nation. So why…

Kharg Island

Kharg Island: the small but vitally important piece of land powering Iran’s oil

ByVictoria HeathMar 31, 2026

A tiny five-mile-long strip of land has up to 90 per cent of Iran’s oil pumping through it Nestled within…

Dubai desalination plant

Why the Arabian Gulf depends on purified water – and how it could be threatened

ByVictoria HeathMar 9, 2026

Learn more about the fragile network that keeps taps running in the Gulf, and the threats it faces Across the…

Gaza death toll far higher than reported, study finds

Gaza death toll far higher than reported, study finds

ByVictoria HeathFeb 19, 2026

More than 75,000 people were killed in the first 16 months of the Gaza war – at least 25,000 more than the…

Ukraine Russia war concept

The world’s geopolitical fault lines, from Ukraine to the Arctic

ByVictoria HeathFeb 16, 2026

Unpack the geography of global instability – from contested borders to forced displacement in nations around the world For much…

Gaza children in rubble

The Gaza ‘Board of Peace’: Neocolonial governance in the twenty-first century

ByDoug SpechtJan 21, 2026

Doug Specht unpacks Gaza’s new ‘Board of Peace’ and its inherent contradictions In September, I wrote on the risks of…

Rohingya woman

UN court begins hearings in Rohingya genocide case

ByVictoria HeathJan 13, 2026

The Gambia told judges at UN top court that Myanmar’s leadership has carried out ‘brutal and vicious violations’ against the Muslim minority…

Battle-field. disabled tank during the military training exercise

The hidden, and often ignored, cost of war on the planet

ByAmber BryanJan 9, 2026

From Ukraine to Gaza, conflicts are fuelling a surge in greenhouse gas emissions – yet military pollution remains largely unreported…

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