Front Lines


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…

Palestinians with food aid bag

Food, fat and famine

ByAndrew BrooksOct 23, 2025

New appetite-suppressing drugs are booming in the West while famine claims lives in Gaza. In both cases, food is a…

Wind farms

How positive tipping points can save the planet

To avoid climate tipping points, we need to trigger positive tipping points towards zero-emission technologies and behaviours Lean back on…

Oasis sign

How Oasis’s music transcends time & place

ByAndrew BrooksOct 9, 2025

From Motown to Britpop, music has the power to turn a city into a global landmark. In Manchester, Oasis continue…

Cambodia Thailand flag

How a disputed map fuels longstanding feud between Cambodia & Thailand

ByTim MarshallAug 29, 2025
A centuries- old temple, a disputed map and a border still bristling with tension...
Earth from space

Why is our planet so important?

ByMarco MagriniAug 19, 2025
If the Earth is the sole outpost of awareness in the cosmos, our stewardship isn’t optional – it’s essential
Is COP29 at a dead end?

Is COP29 at a dead end?

ByMarco MagriniNov 11, 2024
Geographical's climate columnist Marco Magrini fears that COP29 has nowhere to go as the planet continues to warm
Aerial view of coal power plant high pipes with black smoke moving up polluting atmosphere at sunset

Will the COP28 pledge to ‘transition’ away from fossil fuels be enough?

ByMarco MagriniDec 14, 2023
Marco Magrini considers whether this really is the beginning of the end for carbon energy and we can keep to climate targets