Opinion


Man on bombed balcony in Kyiv

Divided approaches in NATO to the war in Ukraine

ByTim MarshallJul 8, 2022

Tim Marshall looks at the tensions in NATO over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine The house of my neighbour is on…

Fossil-fuel companies knew about climate change as consumption soared

Fossil-fuel companies knew about climate change as consumption soared

ByMarco MagriniJun 24, 2022

Big oil companies have long known about climate change, but they still take no notice, says Marco Magrini Barely noticeable…

UN move to end plastic pollution is welcome – now what about biodiversity and climate change?

UN move to end plastic pollution is welcome – now what about biodiversity and climate change?

ByMarco MagriniJun 13, 2022

The UN plastics resolution is a big step forward, but on biodiversity and climate, we’re falling far behind, argues Marco…

How to see the world: centring the Indo-Pacific

How to see the world: centring the Indo-Pacific

ByTim MarshallMay 25, 2022

Tim Marshall argues that world maps should centre the Indo-Pacific – the world’s new economic and political hub Look at…

Solar power breakthrough using perovskite

Solar power breakthrough using perovskite

ByMarco MagriniMay 13, 2022

Marco Magrini looks at some pioneering solar power research using the mineral perovskite What if solar panels were thin, light,…

Prisoners of Geography: An interview with Tim Marshall

Prisoners of Geography: An interview with Tim Marshall

Best-selling author Tim Marshall is making complex geopolitics accessible to a younger generation with an illustrated version of Prisoners of…

China’s controversial security deal with the Solomon Islands

China’s controversial security deal with the Solomon Islands

ByTim MarshallMay 4, 2022

Tim Marshall examines why Australia and the US are so concerned about China’s new security deal with the Solomon Islands…

Germany’s shifts in foreign policy following the war in Ukraine

Germany’s shifts in foreign policy following the war in Ukraine

ByTim MarshallApr 12, 2022

Tim Marshall analyses how Germany’s economic growth has become increasingly reliant on Russian energy supplies The law of unintended consequences…

Our fossil fuel dependence is fuelling Russia’s war

Our fossil fuel dependence is fuelling Russia’s war

ByMarco MagriniMar 15, 2022

Dependence on fossil fuels is damaging to the world in so many ways, including by empowering acts of war, says Marco Magrini…

Plants photosynthesize more as climate warms

Plants photosynthesize more as climate warms

ByMarco MagriniFeb 15, 2022

If governments are to reach the promised 45 per cent cut in global emissions by 2030, they must take plants…

Elections in 2022 that will shape the future

Elections in 2022 that will shape the future

ByTim MarshallFeb 3, 2022

Tim Marshall looks ahead to some of the key elections around the world taking place in 2022 Politicians come and…

Shifting geopolitical power in a net-zero world

Shifting geopolitical power in a net-zero world

ByTim MarshallJan 22, 2022

Tim Marshall asks how the transition to ‘net zero’ clean energy will affect the world’s geopolitical power map The geopolitical…

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