Opinion


The Nepalese dispute China’s assertion that Pokhara Airport forms part of the BRI

Geopolitics, not economic development, drives China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Andrew Ross on why a decade on from its inception, the BRI is failing the countries that could have benefited from it most
Two soldiers stand infront of russian and ukrainian flag concept art

Geopolitics: Russia’s elections, where there is no doubt who the winner will be

ByTim MarshallMar 1, 2024

Within Russia, ethnic minorities are disproportionately suffering the consequences of the war in Ukraine. But Tim Marshall reports this is…

1.5 climate threshold graphic climate change

Climatewatch: 1.5°C? It’s now impossible

ByMarco MagriniFeb 9, 2024
Marco Magrini explains why he fears the 1.5°C warming target is going to be impossible to meet 
America and China flags

Worldview/Geopolitics: A new world order

ByTim MarshallJan 29, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the implications of the world’s shifting balance of power
magnifying glass over a map of the middle east

Is the term ‘the Middle East’ part of the problem?

Julian Sayarer argues that language can often perpetuate dangerous misunderstandings and even enable us to tolerate continued wars and violence…

Glacier melt in Greenland

Climatewatch: Probability problems

ByMarco MagriniDec 22, 2023
Rather than scaremongering, Marco Magrini argues, scientists have, in fact, erred on the side of caution when predicting climate outcomes
Graphic of seasons in a row with summer the biggest

Climatewatch: changing seasons

ByMarco MagriniDec 6, 2023
Marco Magrini on implications of the changing length of the seasons as a warming world brings longer summers and shorter, hotter winters
Lots of screens showing things in the world

Geopolitics: from Pakistan to Ukraine, from Myanmar to North Korea, the news being sidelined

ByTim MarshallNov 21, 2023
Tim Marshall looks at the events around the world overshadowed by the conflict in the Middle East
COP28’s president, Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, is also CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

Climatewatch: COP28 predictions and fears

ByMarco MagriniNov 8, 2023
Marco Magrini fears the only success of the forthcoming COP28 is going to be in obfuscation and diplomatic double talk
Playing in the rubble of the Gaza Strip

Tim Marshall: wrecking peace in the Middle East is easier than building it

ByTim MarshallOct 25, 2023
Tim Marshall on the global trade initiative that proffered peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel but may have ignited more conflict
Statue of Adam Smith in Edinburgh

Climatewatch: Can the market get us to net zero?

ByMarco MagriniOct 2, 2023
Marco Magrini considers whether markets alone can get us to net zero
The number of refugees has more than doubled in the past decade; in 2022 it stood at 32 million

Geopolitics: Migration truths

ByTim MarshallSep 22, 2023
Tim Marshall recounts Saudi Arabia’s shocking ‘solution’ to a refugee influx and argues there is only one real answer to this global problem
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