As governments from the Gulf to Beijing quietly buy up farmland around the world, a silent shift in global power is underway – one that few have noticed, but all will feel
Designed to topple a regime, sanctions have helped build a fortress economy where loyalty is rewarded and dissent crushed – consolidating Putin’s power.Antonio Graceffo reports
Tim Marshall examines why water is fast becoming a trigger for conflict, from South Asia to the Middle East – and why climate change is raising the stakes