Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Front Lines
How digital platforms are influencing where and how oil is extracted
Doug Specht considers how Trump's use of Truth Social can have sizeable impacts on oil extraction around the world
The trench at the edge of the desert
A 520km barrier in the Atacama Desert tests the limits of migration control in South America, Doug Specht examines
A hidden 90s secret off Drury Lane
A hidden door off Drury Lane leads to a riot of 1990s pop culture — proof that in an age of streaming and scrolling, nothing beats the magic of being there
How a verdict against Greenpeace threatens climate activism
Doug Specht looks at a US$345 million ruling that could redefine the risks of environmental protest worldwide
Too much rain, not enough water
Doug Specht on how we are living in the era of global water bankruptcy, and what it means for water supplies in the UK and worldwide
Falling into the wrong Thucydides’s trap
Rather than China versus USA, the more consequential contest may be between a slowing China and an ascendant India
Can AI stop us learning to think?
Artificial intelligence promises to expand our intellectual reach, but we risk weakening the brain’s hard-won capacity to learn and think, Marco Magrini argues
Costa Rica’s democratic gamble
Doug Specht unpacks Costa Rica's latest election and how it could unravel Latin America's oldest democracy
When traditions harm our ocean, we must call it out
Sarah Champion MP discusses the harmful impacts that the grindadráp has upon pilot whales and dolphins across the Faroese islands
The pet dentist will see you first
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
The Gaza ‘Board of Peace’: Neocolonial governance in the twenty-first century
Doug Specht examines Gaza's new 'Board of Peace' and its inherent contradictions
The geopolitical fragmentation of artificial intelligence
Doug Specht examines how artificial intelligence is shifting from a shared commons to a strategic, controlled territory
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Published in the UK since 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
Informative, authoritative and educational, this site’s content covers a wide range of subject areas, including geography, culture, wildlife and exploration, illustrated with superb photography.
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