Front Lines


Dog with toothbrush in mouth

The pet dentist will see you first

ByAndrew BrooksJan 27, 2026
As one city street gains a dentist for dogs, thousands of residents can't find or afford one for themselves. A reflection on class and care in Britain today
Gaza children in rubble

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

ByDoug SpechtJan 21, 2026
Doug Specht examines Gaza's new 'Board of Peace' and its inherent contradictions
AI graphic

The geopolitical fragmentation of artificial intelligence

Doug Specht examines how artificial intelligence is shifting from a shared commons to a strategic, controlled territory
Protest outside Iranian embassy in London

Tim Marshall on the Iranian crisis

ByTim MarshallJan 14, 2026
As Iran’s supreme leader nears the end of his rule, the real battle for power begins – not between reformists and clerics, but between the mosques and the military
Trump

How Trump is moving us into a new era

ByTim MarshallJan 13, 2026
Tim Marshall on how Trump's renewed presidency accelerates the shift away from liberal internationalism
Why the US seizure of Maduro echoes a century of gunboat diplomacy

Why the US seizure of Maduro echoes a century of gunboat diplomacy

ByGraeme GourlayJan 4, 2026
US arrest of Nicolás Maduro is a Trump-led operation that revives a long history of gunboat diplomacy, oil politics and empire
Graduation cap on globe

Why save Geography?

ByAndrew BrooksDec 27, 2025
Universities face financial crises, but cutting Geography raises concerns about short-term thinking and the long-term consequences for research, teaching and public understanding
Why lab-grown protein might transform farming as we know it

Why lab-grown protein might transform farming as we know it

ByGraeme GourlayDec 5, 2025
Cultivated meat is emerging as a potential solution to climate pressures, factory farming and global hunger
Antarctica ice melting

What is possible for our climate future?

ByMarco MagriniDec 2, 2025

When Delhi’s smog lifted during lockdown, residents saw the Himalaya for the first time in decades. That fleeting clarity offered…

A globe full of grain

How control over crops may decide who holds power in a warming world

As governments from the Gulf to Beijing quietly buy up farmland around the world, a silent shift in global power is underway – one that few have noticed, but all will feel
US and Venezuela

Tim Marshall on the America’s power play in the Caribbean

ByTim MarshallNov 19, 2025
Tim Marshall on the US operations in Venezuela amid the ongoing war on drugs and its historical context.
Drone in warfare

Tim Marshall on how geography still matters in modern wars

ByTim MarshallOct 27, 2025

Drones may rewrite battle plans, but rivers, deserts and choke points still get a vote on who wins and who…

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