Opinion


AI data centre

Who owns the AI alarm?

ByDoug SpechtSep 29, 2026
How warnings over AI became a market-moving battle between tech bosses, investors and politicians
Planet Earth in outer space. North America. Night on planet with cities lights. United States, Canada, Mexico at night viewed from space. Nightly Earth. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

The race to build orbital data centres, and why doubts are mounting

ByMarco MagriniSep 28, 2026
The race to build orbital data centres is gathering pace, even as doubts mount over their cost, feasibility and environmental impact
Migrants arrive at Dungeness after being picked up at sea by RNLI back in 2022.

Why falling Channel crossings are fuelling bigger protests

ByDoug SpechtSep 18, 2026
Small boat arrivals to the UK are down 43 per cent and at their lowest since 2020. Yet hundreds have blockaded two ports in protest against arrivals
Ukraine destroyed building

The unseen geography of Ukraine’s reconstruction

ByDoug SpechtSep 8, 2026
As Ukraine rebuilds amid continuing Russian attacks, communities such as Makariv are fighting to ensure their needs aren’t overlooked
Aid workers in Brazil

Why aid work is becoming more dangerous than ever

ByDoug SpechtSep 1, 2026
Aid workers face record violence as armed drones, shrinking humanitarian budgets and widespread impunity make delivering vital assistance increasingly dangerous worldwide
Dublin at dusk

Why Ireland’s economic success isn’t all it seems

ByAndrew BrooksAug 27, 2026
Multinational investment has transformed the Irish capital, but the wealth flowing through Dublin doesn't always reach the people who live there
Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela.

A tale of two quakes

ByDoug SpechtAug 20, 2026
Two earthquakes struck neighbouring countries, but geology alone doesn’t explain the vastly different death tolls
Ceuta on a map, black and white

A crisis in Ceuta

ByDoug SpechtAug 14, 2026
Doug Specht examines how border crisis in Ceuta quickly became a political spectacle before anyone checked the facts
AI Concept

The geography of AI

ByTim MarshallApr 30, 2026
The dream of a free and placeless digital world is over. Artificial intelligence is rooted in territory, resources and national power
Houses in a row in UK

Why millions of empty bedrooms lie at the heart of the UK housing crisis

ByAndrew BrooksApr 28, 2026
Britain's real housing crisis may be one of distribution rather than shortage, Andrew Brooks argues
Oasis sign

How Oasis’s music transcends time & place

ByAndrew BrooksOct 9, 2025

From Motown to Britpop, music has the power to turn a city into a global landmark. In Manchester, Oasis continue…

Cambodia Thailand flag

How a disputed map fuels longstanding feud between Cambodia & Thailand

ByTim MarshallAug 29, 2025
A centuries- old temple, a disputed map and a border still bristling with tension...
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