Geographical Contributors


A plane landing on a runway

How far can the UK keep flying?

Apr 17, 2026
With carbon budgets tightening and clean fuels still scarce, the push for airport expansion is becoming a high stakes gamble in the UK
Robots play football at Smart China Expo in Chongqing, September 2025.

How China’s economic reset could reshape the UK’s future

Apr 7, 2026
China’s new five-year plan will create short-term opportunities but long-term uncertainty for UK businesses in an increasingly competitive and interconnected world
Runners

How trail running has boomed in China

Mar 18, 2026
Trail running was once baffling, even laughable, in rural China. Today, it's a booming sport drawing thousands into the mountains
Fred Pearce

Writer’s Reads: Fred Pearce

Mar 16, 2026
Discover Fred Pearce’s top literary picks from his library, in our latest instalment of Writers’ Reads…
Despite It All

Review: Despite It All by Fred Pearce

Mar 16, 2026
Learn more about Despite It All, Pearce's new book about how we can be more optimistic about the state of the planet
Erin, Hibernia Brittanicae Insulae nova descriptio, Abraham Ortelius (1592 Latin edition) First published in 1573, this finely coloured map is among the earliest obtainable separate maps of Ireland, based on Gerard Mercator’s 1564 map of the British Isles. Oriented with west at the top, it features decorative sailing ships and a coat of arms, and appeared in Ortelius’s Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world.

Ireland: Mapping the Island

Mar 12, 2026
Charting centuries of Ireland’s pasty Ireland: Mapping the Island reveals the island’s evolving identity through extraordinary maps
A woman accused of witchcraft in Ghana

The women banished as witches in West Africa

Feb 13, 2026
In a remote part of West Africa, centuries-old superstitions continue to condemn women accused of witchcraft to exile. A landmark bill offers hope — but can justice overcome belief?
China and India

Falling into the wrong Thucydides’s trap

Feb 11, 2026
Rather than China versus USA, the more consequential contest may be between a slowing China and an ascendant India
Untamed Tanzania: Vihann’s adventure

Untamed Tanzania: Vihann’s adventure

Feb 6, 2026
From the giant tuskers of Tarangire to the thunder of the Great Migration, safari expert Vihann Van Wyk explores Tanzania
Mark Carney

How our new world works, according to Mark Carney

Jan 22, 2026
Unpacking Mark Carney's speech at Davos to understand how middle power countries like Canada can prosper
A zebra stands calmly in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, while tourists observe from a safari vehicle in the background.

A guide to the real Zimbabwe

Jan 19, 2026
Devryn Panaino talks to Thaakiera Ackerdien about Hwange National Park, exploring how a blend of community culture and conservation creates a safari like no other
ADO Air Carbon: A new benchmark for lightweight folding e-bikes

ADO Air Carbon: A new benchmark for lightweight folding e-bikes

Jan 15, 2026
The ADO Air Carbon is the new folding e-bike designed for UK commuters, making light weight and easy portability the standard
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