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.


Lots of screens showing things in the world

Geopolitics: from Pakistan to Ukraine, from Myanmar to North Korea, the news being sidelined

Nov 21, 2023
Tim Marshall looks at the events around the world overshadowed by the conflict in the Middle East
Playing in the rubble of the Gaza Strip

Tim Marshall: wrecking peace in the Middle East is easier than building it

Oct 25, 2023
Tim Marshall on the global trade initiative that proffered peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel but may have ignited more conflict
The number of refugees has more than doubled in the past decade; in 2022 it stood at 32 million

Geopolitics: Migration truths

Sep 22, 2023
Tim Marshall recounts Saudi Arabia’s shocking ‘solution’ to a refugee influx and argues there is only one real answer to this global problem
Saudi Arabia’s football power grab

Saudi Arabia’s football power grab

Aug 24, 2023
Tim Marshall provides commentary on Saudi Arabia’s soft-power strategy
Military officers on duty before the crackdown on protests in Taunggyi, Myanmar

China and the USA bid to win over the Myanmar junta

Jul 20, 2023
Tim Marshall on why China is likely to come out on top in this geopolitical rivalry
President Erdogan

Geopolitics: A letter to President Erdoğan

Jun 19, 2023
Tim Marshall addresses the Turkish leader Tayyip Erdoğan and his upcoming third term in office
A view of planet earth from space

The future of geography and rise of astropolitics

May 30, 2023
Tim Marshall on his new book, The Future of Geography and why space and politics are connected
False headlines, lofty promises and still water at UN Water Conference 2023

False headlines, lofty promises and still water at UN Water Conference 2023

Apr 20, 2023
Tim Marshall on the 2023 UN Water Conference that failed to make a splash
The modern-day El Dorado of South America’s Lithium Triangle

The modern-day El Dorado of South America’s Lithium Triangle

Mar 23, 2023
Unlike the original – and probably mythical – El Dorado, we know that the new one is real, and we know where it is 
Why is Japan doubling its defence spending?

Why is Japan doubling its defence spending?

Feb 3, 2023
Tim Marshall considers the new role the Japanese will be taking in regional geopolitics
How goes the war in Ukraine?

How goes the war in Ukraine?

Dec 21, 2022
Tim Marshall looks at the likely developments for the war in Ukraine
China’s new emperor

China’s new emperor

Nov 23, 2022
Tim Marshall takes a look at China and President Xi Jinping's consolidating power with a third term in office
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