Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Geopolitics

A ship sailing through the Arctic

South Korea completes first commercial Arctic trip to Europe

ByVictoria HeathOct 12, 2026
The shipping route cuts shipping times between Asia and Europe by a third, with officials wanting to launch regular commercial services by 2030
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine speaks at UN General Assembly plenary meeting at UN Headquarters in New York on September 21, 2023

Palestinian president postpones elections

ByVictoria HeathOct 12, 2026
New decree pushes back legislative elections to September 11 2027, previously scheduled for 28 November this year
Maps that changed the world

Maps that shaped the world, from Mercator to wartime propaganda

ByGrace GourlayOct 9, 2026
In Power Lines, journalist Peter Keating brings together nearly 100 political maps, tracing how cartography has shaped borders, asserted power and influenced how we see the world
World map

Why country names matter, from Türkiye to Sri Lanka

ByTim MarshallOct 6, 2026
Shakespeare may have thought names changed little, but for nations, they can embody history, identity, sovereignty – and sometimes a considerable amount of politics
Hand in ballot box

Brazil’s presidential election heads to runoff in late October

ByVictoria HeathOct 5, 2026

Second-round vote set for 25 October after Bolsonaro secures 56.1 million votes to Lula’s 53.8 million Brazil’s presidential election has…

UN building New York

The world between borders

ByDoug SpechtSep 30, 2026

At the UN General Assembly, governments speak for individual nations. Who takes responsibility for the relationships that connect them? At…

Benedict Cumberbatch filming in the Natural History Museum, London

‘How to Live on Earth’ documentary presented by Benedict Cumberbatch to premiere on YouTube

ByVictoria HeathSep 2, 2026
New documentary features human stories and powerful cinematography showing how humanity can build a safe and thriving future for all by working with nature
Ceuta on a map, black and white

A crisis in Ceuta

ByDoug SpechtAug 14, 2026
Doug Specht examines how border crisis in Ceuta quickly became a political spectacle before anyone checked the facts
Havana feels the heat

Havana feels the heat

ByTim MarshallJun 26, 2026
Cuba's leaders may fear American power, but blackouts, shortages and economic collapse pose a more immediate threat
Rare earth metal

Who pays for the green future?

ByDoug SpechtJun 23, 2026
The G7's critical minerals push promises a cleaner world, but the communities living above those minerals have heard this before
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 supermarket shelves
Border patrol ICE agents

How war language dehumanises people and justifies violence

ByAndrew BrooksMay 28, 2026
From the trenches of the First World War to the skies over Tehran, racialised slurs have helped cast enemies as less than human
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