Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Ten years on, the consequences of Brexit continue to reshape borders, identities and communities On the night of 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom went to bed with its future relationship with Europe hanging in the balance. I vividly recall staying up too late watching a result I had been told would not happen. By morning Britain had voted, narrowly, to leave the … [Read more...] about Brexit at ten: the borders we built
The G7's critical minerals push promises a cleaner world, but the communities living above those minerals have heard this before On the shores of Lake Geneva last Wednesday, the leaders of the world's seven largest economies wrapped up a summit that had, by most accounts, delivered more than expected. The Évian G7, hosted by France from 15 to 17 June 2026, produced … [Read more...] about Who pays for the green future?
The new borders of Britain's digital landscape are being redrawn by online regulation Screens and consoles are not usual fixtures in Westminster’s committee rooms, but during the first week of June – before the UK's restrictions on social media use for under-16s came into effect – they shared space with briefing papers and bill amendments. Westminster Games Week brought … [Read more...] about How UK online safety laws could reshape the geography of digital spaces
From a training base in Tijuana, Iran's players prepare for a tournament hosted by a country now at war with their own On the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico, in a training complex perched along the Mexican coast with the Pacific glittering beyond the fence line, a group of footballers are doing what footballers do: running drills, working set pieces, eating together, … [Read more...] about The World Cup team waiting at the border
The decision that brought international climate law out of the courtroom and into global politics On 20 May 2026, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution explicitly endorsing the International Court of Justice's landmark advisory opinion on climate obligations. In doing so, the world's nations collectively acknowledged what the court had declared … [Read more...] about How the UN’s General Assembly climate resolution changes everything
Published in the UK since 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
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