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.


Geopolitical round-up for 2022 – a coming winter of discontent

Geopolitical round-up for 2022 – a coming winter of discontent

Nov 9, 2022
Tim Marshall looks ahead to the final quarter of the year and takes an overview of the big issues around the world
India’s ocean rivalry with China

India’s ocean rivalry with China

Sep 22, 2022
Tim Marshall looks at the tensions between the two emerging superpowers as India launches a costly aircraft carrier
Japanese troops marching

Japan’s defensive rethink as fears over China and Russia grow

Sep 1, 2022
Tim Marshall looks at Japan's increased spending on its self-defence force as fears grow over China and Russia
Close-up of a Finnish soldier carrying a rifle

Sweden and Finland to join NATO

Jul 19, 2022
Tim Marshall looks at Sweden and Finland joining NATO and what it means for Europe's strategic geopolitics
Man on bombed balcony in Kyiv

Divided approaches in NATO to the war in Ukraine

Jul 8, 2022
Tim Marshall looks at the tension building in NATO over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how to deal with Putin in the future
How to see the world: centring the Indo-Pacific

How to see the world: centring the Indo-Pacific

May 25, 2022
Tim Marshall argues that world maps should centre the Indo-Pacific – the world's new economic and political hub
China’s controversial security deal with the Solomon Islands

China’s controversial security deal with the Solomon Islands

May 4, 2022
Journalist and broadcaster, Tim Marshall, shares his thoughts on the Solomon Islands' shift towards a security deal with China
Germany’s shifts in foreign policy following the war in Ukraine

Germany’s shifts in foreign policy following the war in Ukraine

Apr 12, 2022
Tim Marshall analyses how Germany's economic growth became increasingly reliant on Russian energy supplies
Elections in 2022 that will shape the future

Elections in 2022 that will shape the future

Feb 3, 2022
Tim Marshall looks ahead to some of the key elections around the world taking place in 2022 where millions will cast their votes
Shifting geopolitical power in a net-zero world

Shifting geopolitical power in a net-zero world

Jan 22, 2022
Tim Marshall asks how the transition to 'net zero' clean energy will affect the world's geopolitical power map
Tensions mount over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Tensions mount over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

May 13, 2020
Tim Marshall investigates how the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is creating tension between Ethiopia and Egypt.
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