Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Opinion
Why aid work is becoming more dangerous than ever
Aid workers face record violence as armed drones, shrinking humanitarian budgets and widespread impunity make delivering vital assistance increasingly dangerous worldwide
Why Ireland’s economic success isn’t all it seems
Multinational investment has transformed the Irish capital, but the wealth flowing through Dublin doesn't always reach the people who live there
A tale of two quakes
Two earthquakes struck neighbouring countries, but geology alone doesn’t explain the vastly different death tolls
A crisis in Ceuta
Doug Specht examines how border crisis in Ceuta quickly became a political spectacle before anyone checked the facts
The geography of AI
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
Britain's real housing crisis may be one of distribution rather than shortage, Andrew Brooks argues
How Oasis’s music transcends time & place
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
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
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?
If the Earth is the sole outpost of awareness in the cosmos, our stewardship isn’t optional – it’s essential
Russian sanctions backfire as Putin profits from war economy
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
From climate change to Gaza, the pursuit of ‘balance’ often misleads rather than informs, warns Andrew Brooks
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