Geopolitics


Drought, conflict and politics leads to fear of famine in Ethiopia

Drought, conflict and politics leads to fear of famine in Ethiopia

ByStuart ButlerJan 26, 2024
Drought, conflict and government in-action setting in place the foundations of a serious famine in parts of Ethiopia
AI to impact 40 per cent of jobs worldwide and deepen inequality

AI to impact 40 per cent of jobs worldwide and deepen inequality

ByStuart ButlerJan 23, 2024
IMF predicts that worldwide AI will impact 40 per cent of jobs as well as increase inequality between workers and countries.
Germany’s greenhouse emissions fall to lowest in 70 years

Germany’s greenhouse emissions fall to lowest in 70 years

ByStuart ButlerJan 10, 2024
Germany's greenhouse gas emissions fall to a 70 year low, but is it a reduction that is likely to prove sustainable?
Opium poppies just after harvesting - Shan State, Mynmar

Myanmar becomes the world’s biggest producer of opium

ByStuart ButlerDec 13, 2023
Conflict and a lack of economic opportunities leads to Myanmar becoming the worlds largest producer of opium.
Lots of screens showing things in the world

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

ByTim MarshallNov 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

ByTim MarshallOct 25, 2023
Tim Marshall on the global trade initiative that proffered peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel but may have ignited more conflict
A view of Gaza Strip in Palestine

Geo Explainer: The Gaza Strip

ByGeographical StaffOct 13, 2023
A detailed map of the most densely inhabited and controversial strip of land in the world
The number of refugees has more than doubled in the past decade; in 2022 it stood at 32 million

Geopolitics: Migration truths

ByTim MarshallSep 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

ByTim MarshallAug 24, 2023
Tim Marshall provides commentary on Saudi Arabia’s soft-power strategy
Leaders at BRICS 2020 summit

Bid to create a new world order as BRICS invites six more countries to join

ByStuart ButlerAug 24, 2023
Leaders from China, India, Brazil and South Africa meet for BRICS 2023 to discuss economic and trade cooperation
Military officers on duty before the crackdown on protests in Taunggyi, Myanmar

China and the USA bid to win over the Myanmar junta

ByTim MarshallJul 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

ByTim MarshallJun 19, 2023
Tim Marshall addresses the Turkish leader Tayyip Erdoğan and his upcoming third term in office
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