Opinion


Eighty per cent of Finns say that they are happy to help with national defence

Time for Britain to show some sisu

ByTim MarshallJul 10, 2025

Tim Marshall argues it’s time for the UK to consider Finland’s model for national preparedness The UK needs to rediscover…

We need a Global Climate Club – and we need it now

We need a Global Climate Club – and we need it now

Patrick Brown lays out a vision for a Global Climate Club – and why the world can no longer afford to wait for the USA to catch up
An elderly woman rides a tractor in the countryside

Beyond the farmer’s wife: unpacking gendered spaces

ByAndrew BrooksJun 29, 2025
From Scottish tractors to Senegalese rice fields, Andrew Brooks traces how outdated labels still frame women’s work and men’s status across global landscapes
digital art of the world on a cliff edge

Not just climate: the threats combining to destroy our planet

ByLogan GourlayJun 19, 2025
Marco Magrini argues we’re not facing multiple crises – just a single, dangerously interlinked emergency
Desperate children plead for food in Gaza

UK Report Warns Humanitarian Law Is Being ‘Hollowed Out’ Amid Rising Global Crises

Cuts to aid and politicisation of relief undermine safety, access, and accountability in conflict zones The International Development Committee’s latest…

nespresso machine

Business models that aren’t fit for every purpose

ByAndrew BrooksJun 5, 2025
A forgotten kitchen gadget prompts Andrew Brooks to reflect on how an often lauded business model, while good for profit, might not benefit us all
The rush for rare earth elements

The rush for rare earth elements

ByMarco MagriniJun 3, 2025
Rare earths are the world’s most in-demand elements. Marco Magrini reports on the battle for their future — and ours
Pakistan is extremely water-stressed

When water becomes a weapon: The rise of global water tensions

ByTim MarshallMay 27, 2025
Tim Marshall examines why water is fast becoming a trigger for conflict, from South Asia to the Middle East – and why climate change is raising the stakes
Map of Gulf of Mexico

Digital cartography on trial: Mexico sues Google for ‘Gulf of America’ label

ByGraeme GourlayMay 21, 2025
Mexico sues Google over renaming the Gulf of Mexico ‘Gulf of America’, raising concerns about digital sovereignty and cartographic power
A rotting apple on a white background

Nimble fingers to shrinking apples: Unlearning the junk science of school geography

ByAndrew BrooksMay 11, 2025
Andrew Brooks on how geographers must keep challenging false ideas and develop new, truthful theories
Glowing clouds below sun during sunrise

A fading shine: why earth’s dimming glow spells climate trouble

ByVictoria HeathMay 5, 2025
Marco Magrini considers the climate consequences of a dimming planet
Don’t care about the Arctic because it’s empty and distant – care because it’s busy and close

Don’t care about the Arctic because it’s empty and distant – care because it’s busy and close

ByGraeme GourlayApr 16, 2025
An Arctic resident's view of the row about Camilla Hempleman-Adams' trek across Baffin Island
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