Opinion

The geography of AI

ByTim MarshallApr 30, 2026

The dream of a free and placeless digital world is over. Artificial intelligence is rooted in territory, resources and national power

Why millions of empty bedrooms lie at the heart of the UK housing crisis

ByAndrew BrooksApr 28, 2026

Britain's real housing crisis may be one of distribution rather than shortage, Andrew Brooks argues

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…

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...

Closing doors – how rising costs and politics are curbing student travel

ByAndrew BrooksAug 22, 2025

Fewer undergraduates are taking gap years – but it doesn’t have to be that way. We need a reinvention, not a rejection, of student travel

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

Artwork of Russian flag and stocks and stacks of money

Russian sanctions backfire as Putin profits from war economy

ByGeographical ContributorAug 4, 2025

Designed to topple a regime, sanctions have helped build a fortress economy where loyalty is rewarded and dissent crushed – consolidating Putin’s power.Antonio Graceffo reports

The bias of balance: net zero, denial and political spin

ByAndrew BrooksJul 24, 2025

From climate change to Gaza, the pursuit of ‘balance’ often misleads rather than informs, warns Andrew Brooks

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

ByGeographical ContributorJul 10, 2025

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From Scottish tractors to Senegalese rice fields, Andrew Brooks traces how outdated labels still frame women’s work and men’s status across global landscapes