Geopolitics


Ukrainian and Russia flag on map

Dancing with the bear: Ukraine’s perilous negotiations

ByTim MarshallJan 20, 2025
Tim Marshall on possible peace talks over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 04: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on election night in the East Room of the White House in the early morning hours

What international bodies and deals could Trump dump at the start of his second term?

ByVictoria HeathJan 15, 2025
Under Trump, the US left the Paris Agreement and declared withdrawal from WHO – is this a reality the president-elect is keen to re-enact?
Man places vote in ballot box

What happened when half of the world cast their vote in 2024?

ByTim MarshallDec 19, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the results of last year’s elections around the world and how voting
An elderly woman in a derelict building in the Serbian enclave of Velika Hoča

The uncertain future of Kosovo Serbs

Wayan Barre explores the lives of Kosovo Serbs, whose everyday experiences are defined by uncertainty in a nation caught in limbo
North Korean Soldiers

North Korea marches us nearer to a bipolar conflict

ByTim MarshallNov 22, 2024
Sending troops to fight in Ukraine is yet another step in dividing the world into two bitterly opposed camps, warns Tim Marshall
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
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