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Will Finland say ‘joo’ or ‘ei’ to NATO?
Dec 02, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
It’s easy to forget Finland won independence from Russia in 1917 – and defended that independence during World War II. But as the old imperial power grows more aggressive, Geographical finds little foundation to speculation that Finland will join NATO
Return of the Silk Road
Dec 01, 2014
Written by
Chris Fitch
It’s now officially called the Silk Road Economic Belt, but the scale of Chinese plans to connect cities from Asia to Europe rekindles memories of historic trade route
Symbols of protest
Nov 27, 2014
Written by
Klaus Dodds
One of the most visible symbols of the recent Hong Kong protests was the umbrella
Green Climate Fund just short of target
Nov 26, 2014
Written by
Katy Marriott
The Green Climate Fund totals $9.6billion, just shy of the UN’s initial $10billion target, after unprecedented pledging conference
The winter of Middle East discontent
Nov 20, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
After spring should come summer. But in the Middle East, the Arab Spring’s dizzy optimism has dissolved into a long winter. Geographical presents four different perspectives on what drives conflict in the troubled region
The ‘second scramble’ for Africa
Nov 20, 2014
Written by
Katy Marriott
As news emerges that a royal family in the United Arab Emirates is attempting to purchase Maasai Mara ancestral land emerges, how much of African soil is already owned by overseas investors?
Global cocaine smuggling routes traced by EU
Nov 14, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
The European Union is spending £40million on mapping cocaine smuggling across the globe
US and China in historic emissions pledge
Nov 12, 2014
Written by
Chris Fitch
US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announce joint pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
US trumping China in Pacific trade race
Nov 12, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
US free trade bloc, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, trumps a rival Chinese initiative – for now
EU leads the way at UN-hosted Climate Summit
Nov 01, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
Representatives from business, government and civil society have reaffirmed commitments to keep temperature change below 2°C in this century at the UN-sponsored 2014 Climate Summit in New York
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