Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Geopolitics
Naqoura: a town the world keeps erasing
As entire neighbourhoods are flattened in southern Lebanon, the border town of Naqoura becomes the latest place where history, geography and war collide
Eight million people marched. Did anyone notice?
Doug Specht considers how a millions-strong protest in the US can remain relatively unnoticed by mainstream media
Kharg Island: the small but vitally important piece of land powering Iran’s oil
A tiny five-mile-long strip of land has up to 90 per cent of Iran's oil pumping through it – here's why it's so important
What are the biggest risks the world faces in 2026?
From the spread of misinformation to geo-economic confrontations, discover the major risks the world faces in 2026
The world’s geopolitical fault lines, from Ukraine to the Arctic
Unpack the geography of global instability – from contested borders to forced displacement in nations around the world
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
Costa Rica’s democratic gamble
Doug Specht unpacks Costa Rica's latest election and how it could unravel Latin America's oldest democracy
How our new world works, according to Mark Carney
Unpacking Mark Carney's speech at Davos to understand how middle power countries like Canada can prosper
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
Why does Venezuela have mounting debt?
Estimates suggest Venezuela has anywhere between $150 to $170 billion in debt. So, what is the nation doing to tackle such vast arrears?
Tim Marshall on the Iranian crisis
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
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