Opinion


Ukrainian and Russia flag on map

Dancing with the bear: Ukraine’s perilous negotiations

ByTim MarshallJan 20, 2025
Tim Marshall on possible peace talks over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Landscaping of the yard with artificial turf.

The divisive art of lawns: lawn people versus fake lawn people

ByAndrew BrooksDec 27, 2024
Andrew Brooks ponders on what exactly makes lawns so divisive
LISBON, PORTUGAL - AUGUST 09, 2017: Everyday Life In Busy Downtown Lisbon City Of Portugal.

Packing in the tourists in the ‘Sardine City’ of Lisbon

ByAndrew BrooksDec 3, 2024
As tourism to Lisbon booms, Andrew Brooks looks at how the city must balance globalisation alongside its local communities
How a global universal income could help poverty & the planet

How a global universal income could help poverty & the planet

Campaigns and Operations Director at Equal Right Patrick Brown on how a global universal income could be help extreme poverty
North Korean Soldiers

North Korea marches us nearer to a bipolar conflict

ByTim MarshallNov 22, 2024
Sending troops to fight in Ukraine is yet another step in dividing the world into two bitterly opposed camps, warns Tim Marshall
The need for scientific thinking

The need for scientific thinking

Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees argues for the need for rigorous, scientific minds & science in our complex, rapidly changing world
How quickly can ecosystems evolve to meet new challenges?

How quickly can ecosystems evolve to meet new challenges?

The world's ecosystems are in danger - leading evolutionary biologist Christopher Wills suggests their complexity could help save them
Is COP29 at a dead end?

Is COP29 at a dead end?

ByMarco MagriniNov 11, 2024
Geographical's climate columnist Marco Magrini fears that COP29 has nowhere to go as the planet continues to warm
UN peace keeping troops in Indonesia

Has the United Nations become a retired superhero?

ByTim MarshallOct 31, 2024
Tim Marshall argues that despite its many flaws, the United Nations does far more good than harm across the world.
London, UK. 22nd June 2024. Environmental protesters with banner at the Restore Nature Now protest demonstration in London, calling for urgent political action on the nature and climate emergencies.

Can we learn from environmental protests – then and now?

ByAndrew BrooksOct 28, 2024
Andrew Brooks asks whether the lessons learned from a mass 1930s trespass should be applied to today’s environmental protests.
Why it is so important that the USA and China can talk to each other

Why it is so important that the USA and China can talk to each other

ByTim MarshallOct 9, 2024
Tim Marshall on the importance of USA and China relations during a world crisis – and what communication links the countries have.
Truck working in landfill with birds looking for food

Can microbes save us from plastic pollution?

ByVictoria HeathOct 4, 2024
Robin Hanbury-Tenison on solving the plastics problem across the globe before we all end up as waste product
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