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Jigsaw map on north west Africa

Geopolitics: France ignores UN and EU in supporting Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara

ByTim MarshallAug 23, 2024
Tim Marshall discusses France's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over disputed territory of Western Sahara.
Concept art of the war in Ukraine

Will Putin fail and Ukraine prevail?

ByTim MarshallAug 13, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the worrying fractures appearing in the European and American support of Ukraine
Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden

Is the Baltic Sea a ‘NATO lake’? Only if Gotland is a NATO island

ByTim MarshallJul 30, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the strategic importance of a holiday island off the Swedish coast
Construction of mega dams in Tibet worries downriver nations

Construction of mega dams in Tibet worries downriver nations

ByStuart ButlerMar 10, 2024
Satellite imagery shows that China has been constructing a mega dam in Tibet and that worries the downriver nations of India and Nepal.
Two soldiers stand infront of russian and ukrainian flag concept art

Geopolitics: Russia’s elections, where there is no doubt who the winner will be

ByTim MarshallMar 1, 2024

Shutterstock Within Russia, ethnic minorities are disproportionately suffering the consequences of the war in Ukraine. But Tim Marshall reports this…

The number of refugees has more than doubled in the past decade; in 2022 it stood at 32 million

Geopolitics: Migration truths

ByTim MarshallSep 22, 2023
Tim Marshall recounts Saudi Arabia’s shocking ‘solution’ to a refugee influx and argues there is only one real answer to this global problem
Saudi Arabia’s football power grab

Saudi Arabia’s football power grab

ByTim MarshallAug 24, 2023
Tim Marshall provides commentary on Saudi Arabia’s soft-power strategy
Military officers on duty before the crackdown on protests in Taunggyi, Myanmar

China and the USA bid to win over the Myanmar junta

ByTim MarshallJul 20, 2023
Tim Marshall on why China is likely to come out on top in this geopolitical rivalry
President Erdogan

Geopolitics: A letter to President Erdoğan

ByTim MarshallJun 19, 2023
Tim Marshall addresses the Turkish leader Tayyip Erdoğan and his upcoming third term in office
A view of planet earth from space

The future of geography and rise of astropolitics

ByTim MarshallMay 30, 2023
Tim Marshall on his new book, The Future of Geography and why space and politics are connected
False headlines, lofty promises and still water at UN Water Conference 2023

False headlines, lofty promises and still water at UN Water Conference 2023

ByTim MarshallApr 20, 2023
Tim Marshall on the 2023 UN Water Conference that failed to make a splash
Geopolitical round-up for 2022 – a coming winter of discontent

Geopolitical round-up for 2022 – a coming winter of discontent

ByTim MarshallNov 9, 2022
Tim Marshall looks ahead to the final quarter of the year and takes an overview of the big issues around the world
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