Geographical Contributors


Kyiv at Christmas

The forgotten Christmases: communities in conflict during the festive season

Dec 22, 2025
Doug Specht considers how for some around the world, Christmas is less of a celebration and more of a test of endurance
ICE agents detain a man in the hallway of 26 Federal Plaza immediately after his hearing. Arrests like this occur even when respondents comply with court proceedings, a practice immigrant rights groups call ‘courthouse arrests’. While some families walk out together, others vanish into detention, often transferred to Hudson County Correctional Facility in New Jersey or Orange County Jail in New York.

Inside the US immigration system

Dec 17, 2025
Stairwells and elevator banks have become the front line of immigration enforcement, where compliance offers no guarantee of protection
Woman protesting

The courage to defend

Dec 9, 2025
On Human Rights Defenders Day, Doug Specht reflects on the vital work of individuals around the world standing up for justice
A globe full of grain

How control over crops may decide who holds power in a warming world

Nov 25, 2025
As governments from the Gulf to Beijing quietly buy up farmland around the world, a silent shift in global power is underway – one that few have noticed, but all will feel
Writer’s Reads: Suraj Milind Yengde

Writer’s Reads: Suraj Milind Yengde

Nov 23, 2025
In our latest instalment of Writer's Reads, Suraj Milind Yengde shares his top literary picks for you to peruse...
COP30-Belem, Brazil- Nov 12, 2025- indigenous , minister of environmental during meetings at COP30.

Is Indigenous leadership a priority at COP30?

Nov 20, 2025
Doug Specht and Sarah Capes examine how Indigenous voices have struggled to be heard at COPs – until now
Nyungwe National Park

Exploring Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest National Park

Nov 12, 2025

Daniel Allen ventures into Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest National Park — an ancient rainforest sanctuary where primates rule the treetops Clutching…

Was the recent EU-CELAC summit a success?

Was the recent EU-CELAC summit a success?

Nov 11, 2025

Doug Specht unravels the summit that saw 60 nations come together to collaborate for a greener future – but did they?…

Truck

How can we make expeditions more planet-friendly?

Nov 10, 2025
Using biofuels can make a significant difference in the emissions and environmental footprint of remote expeditions
Writer’s Reads: Peter Ross

Writer’s Reads: Peter Ross

Nov 10, 2025
Peter Ross is an award-winning author and journalist. His new book, Upon a White Horse, explores Britain’s and Ireland’s ancient sites, and is out now
In Seaman’s series, photographed on the Great Plains of Nebraska, she chases enormous supercell storms, capturing their scale, power and beauty

The fascinating images of storms across the world

Nov 5, 2025

Discover the wide array of photographs from this year’s Prix Pictet award on the theme ‘Storm’ Storm, the theme of…

Upon a White Horse

Review: Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross

Nov 5, 2025

Shafik Meghji reviews Upon A White Horse, a fascinating book uncovering ancient monuments and sites across the UK and Ireland…

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