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.


US and Venezuela

Tim Marshall on the America’s power play in the Caribbean

Nov 19, 2025
Tim Marshall on the US operations in Venezuela amid the ongoing war on drugs and its historical context.
Drone in warfare

Tim Marshall on how geography still matters in modern wars

Oct 27, 2025

Drones may rewrite battle plans, but rivers, deserts and choke points still get a vote on who wins and who…

Baky skyline view from Baku boulevard (the Caspian Sea embankment). Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan and of the Caucasus region.

Peace, pipelines and power plays in the Caucasus

Oct 1, 2025
New corridor linking Azerbaijan to its exclave is being hailed as a win for peace – but it could just as easily ignite geopolitical tensions
Cambodia Thailand flag

How a disputed map fuels longstanding feud between Cambodia & Thailand

Aug 29, 2025
A centuries- old temple, a disputed map and a border still bristling with tension...
Eighty per cent of Finns say that they are happy to help with national defence

Time for Britain to show some sisu

Jul 10, 2025

Tim Marshall argues it’s time for the UK to consider Finland’s model for national preparedness The UK needs to rediscover…

Pakistan is extremely water-stressed

When water becomes a weapon: The rise of global water tensions

May 27, 2025
Tim Marshall examines why water is fast becoming a trigger for conflict, from South Asia to the Middle East – and why climate change is raising the stakes
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 28, 2018: Russian President Vladimir Putin

Unpacking Putin’s gangster state with Tim Marshall

Apr 24, 2025
Tim Marshall analyses the limits of Vladimir Putin's global ambitions from an extract of Prisoners of Geography
Concept art of an eagle with the american flag in its talons

The end of Pax Americana? A new era of great power politics

Mar 19, 2025
Tim Marshall asks whether it’s the end of an era, or just America’s Orange Period
River in panamanian rainforest, Darién National Park

Darién Gap: the perilous migration route

Feb 24, 2025
Tim Marshall on the relentless flow of migrants struggling through the treacherous jungle of the Darién Gap, desperate to reach the USA
Ukrainian and Russia flag on map

Dancing with the bear: Ukraine’s perilous negotiations

Jan 20, 2025
Tim Marshall on possible peace talks over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Man places vote in ballot box

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
North Korean Soldiers

North Korea marches us nearer to a bipolar conflict

Nov 22, 2024
Sending troops to fight in Ukraine is yet another step in dividing the world into two bitterly opposed camps, warns Tim Marshall
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