Geopolitics


US flag with Los Angeles on the background, California

COP29: Can the US escape its inconsistent climate stance?

ByVictoria HeathNov 11, 2024
Ahead of COP29, discover how the US has switched up its climate stance over the last several decades. Could it happen again?
Bust of Musk

Osman Yousefzada on the lingering arc of global power

ByVictoria HeathNov 7, 2024
Osman Yousefzada's latest exhibition 'When will we be good enough?' shows the legacy of power and its ability to reinvent itself
A British view of Russia on a map in the 1880s

The myth of Russian expansionism

Paul Richardson on why the warm-water myth and expansionist urges are no guide to Russia today
Why it is so important that the USA and China can talk to each other

Why it is so important that the USA and China can talk to each other

ByTim MarshallOct 9, 2024
Tim Marshall on the importance of USA and China relations during a world crisis – and what communication links the countries have.
Lenin’s bust peers down on the Russian mining town of Barentsburg in Svalbard

Arctic geopolitics: the Red Flag flying in Svalbard

ByVictoria HeathSep 27, 2024

Tensions are mounting in Svalbard, where a Russian mining town is goading the Norwegian authorities We are heading to the…

Concept art of the war in Ukraine

Will Putin fail and Ukraine prevail?

ByTim MarshallAug 13, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the worrying fractures appearing in the European and American support of Ukraine
Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden

Is the Baltic Sea a ‘NATO lake’? Only if Gotland is a NATO island

ByTim MarshallJul 30, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the strategic importance of a holiday island off the Swedish coast
Scottish Highlands

Explore the UK’s Geoparks this summer

ByStuart ButlerJun 13, 2024
Go on a summer holiday through geological and human history in one of the UK’s outstanding Unesco Geoparks.
The World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting logo

Geopolitics: poverty on the rise in the global south

ByTim MarshallMay 25, 2024
Tim Marshall considers what the first increases in global poverty in decades could mean for a fragile world order
Malaysia offers orangutans to major palm oil consumers

Malaysia offers orangutans to major palm oil consumers

ByStuart ButlerMay 11, 2024
To the shock of conservationists, Malaysia has offered to gift critically endagered orangutans to major palm oil consuming nations.
Concept art of toy soilders standing around Ukraine and surrounding area on world map

Geopolitics: Is the post-Cold War holiday over?

ByTim MarshallMay 1, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the impact of the Polish prime minister’s warning that we are now in a pre-war era 
UN-led panel to address abuses linked to mining of critical minerals

UN-led panel to address abuses linked to mining of critical minerals

ByStuart ButlerApr 29, 2024
The UN has convened a panel to address equity, sustainability and human rights abuses linked to the mining of critical minerals.
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