GEOPOLITICAL HOTSPOT
Geopolitical hotspot: China and the Solomon Islands
May 03, 2022
Written by
Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall shares his thoughts on the Solomon Islands' shift towards a security deal with China
Geopolitical hotspot: Germany and the war in Ukraine
Apr 12, 2022
Written by
Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall analyses how Germany's economic growth has become increasingly reliant on Russian energy supplies
Geopolitical hotspot: Backyard Tensions
Mar 04, 2022
Written by
Tim Marshall
Amid rising global tensions, Tim Marshall analyses Russia's renewed interest in South America
Geopolitical hotspot: the key elections of 2022
Feb 03, 2022
Written by
Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall looks ahead to 2022’s key elections
Geopolitical hotspot: shifting power in a net-zero world
Jan 20, 2022
Written by
Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall asks how the transition to clean energy will affect the world's geopolitical power map
Geopolitical hotspot: Sudan and the endless cycle of military control
Nov 19, 2021
Written by
Tim Marshall
Once again, attempts to reinvigorate democracy in Sudan are failing
Good COP, bad COP: China, India and the prospect of success at COP26
Oct 22, 2021
Written by
Tim Marshall
The importance of COP26, taking place in Glasgow at the start of November, is hard to overstate. Tim Marshall explores the make or break geopolitical forces underlying the biggest climate conference since the Paris Agreement
Geopolitical hotspot: Escaping Afghanistan
Sep 30, 2021
Written by
Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall is a journalist, broadcaster and author of Prisoners of Geography and Divided: Why We’re Living in an Age of Walls. Here, he shares his take on the routes refugees may take to flee the Taliban in Afghanistan
Geopolitical hotspot: China's nuclear arsenal
Aug 27, 2021
Written by
Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall is a journalist, broadcaster and author of Prisoners of Geography and Divided: Why We’re Living in an Age of Walls
Geopolitical hotspot: as the Taliban make gains, can Afghans really decide their own future?
Jul 28, 2021
Written by
Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall asks who will stand against the Taliban in Afghanistan as the USA pull out
Geopolitical hotspot: the G7
Jun 11, 2021
Written by
Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall asks what the G7 stands for today and what it can achieve
Geopolitical hotspot: Tim Marshall's take on the geopolitics of the vaccine drive
Mar 25, 2021
Written by
Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall, British journalist, author and broadcaster, shares his thoughts on the geopolitics of the current global vaccination drive
Geopolitical hotspot: Western Sahara
Feb 23, 2021
Written by
Tim Marshall
The USA's recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara is a disaster for those seeking independence. Tim Marshall explains...
Geopolitical hotspot: Joe Biden’s foreign policy
Jan 21, 2021
Written by
Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall looks forward at what the world can expect from Joe Biden
Geopolitical hotspot: the Tigray crisis, Ethiopia
Dec 23, 2020
Written by
Tim Marshall
Conflict in Tigray threatens to undermine progress in Ethiopia. Tim Marshall investigates
Geopolitical hostspot: Belarus
Nov 20, 2020
Written by
Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall examines the backdrop to current geopolitical struggles in Belarus
Geopolitical hotspot: Nagorno-Karabakh
Oct 26, 2020
Written by
Tim Marshall
This week Tim Marshall turns his geopolitical lens to an unfurling conflict with long roots
Geopolitical hotspot: the race to dominate renewables
Oct 16, 2020
Written by
Tim Marshall
The switch to renewables is likely to be as geopolitically transformative as the switch from coal to oil and gas. Tim Marshall lays out the plausible geopolitical scenarios as countries rally for renewable dominance
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