Tim Marshall

Tim Marshall is a journalist and author. He was the longstanding foreign affairs editor and then diplomatic editor for Sky News, during which time he reported from thirty countries and covered the events of twelve wars. He has reported from Europe, the United States, (covering three US Presidential Elections), and Asia, as well as from the field in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia during the Balkan wars of the 1990s. He also reported from the front line during the invasion of Afghanistan and spent time in Iraq, reporting on the country's transition to democracy. Tim is the author of Prisoners of Geography and the Power of Geography. He writes Geographical's monthly geopolitical column.


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Dancing with the bear: Ukraine’s perilous negotiations

Jan 20, 2025
Tim Marshall on possible peace talks over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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What happened when half of the world cast their vote in 2024?

Dec 19, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the results of last year’s elections around the world and how voting
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Has the United Nations become a retired superhero?

Oct 31, 2024
Tim Marshall argues that despite its many flaws, the United Nations does far more good than harm across the world.
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

Oct 9, 2024
Tim Marshall on the importance of USA and China relations during a world crisis – and what communication links the countries have.
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Geopolitics: France ignores UN and EU in supporting Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara

Aug 23, 2024
Tim Marshall discusses France's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over disputed territory of Western Sahara.
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Will Putin fail and Ukraine prevail?

Aug 13, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the worrying fractures appearing in the European and American support of Ukraine
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Is the Baltic Sea a ‘NATO lake’? Only if Gotland is a NATO island

Jul 30, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the strategic importance of a holiday island off the Swedish coast
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Geopolitics: poverty on the rise in the global south

May 25, 2024
Tim Marshall considers what the first increases in global poverty in decades could mean for a fragile world order
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Geopolitics: Is the post-Cold War holiday over?

May 1, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the impact of the Polish prime minister’s warning that we are now in a pre-war era 
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Geopolitics: Modi heading for a third term

Mar 22, 2024
Tim Marshall looks to the Indian elections, in which more than 900 million people are eligible to vote
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Geopolitics: Russia’s elections, where there is no doubt who the winner will be

Mar 1, 2024

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

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Worldview/Geopolitics: A new world order

Jan 29, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the implications of the world’s shifting balance of power
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