GEOPOLITICS
Hotspot – Estonia
Jan 04, 2018
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds considers a national border which has become a central site for underhand activity: between Estonia and Russia
Mining on the moon
Jan 01, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Tech companies are racing to land private spacecraft on the Moon, with a view to mining its surface over the coming decades. But is it even legal and what could it mean for those left behind?
Fear factor: decreasing terrorism
Dec 21, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
Terrorism appears to be spreading globally, yet is simultaneously becoming less deadly
Hotspot – Kurdistan
Nov 27, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds turns his attention away from Europe, to a referendum shaking up borders in the Middle East
Hotspot – Norway
Oct 30, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds turns his gaze north, to examine the debates raging across Norway regarding oil and gas exploration
Hotspot – Hong Kong
Sep 30, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
As the BBC World Service falls silent on local Hong Kong radio, Klaus Dodds reviews what this symbolic step means for the territory's future
Naomi Klein – system shock
Sep 22, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
Instead of the shock which most of the world experienced last November, when it transpired that Donald Trump had upset the odds to become the 45th President of the United States of America, Naomi Klein saw only the logical culmination…
Gibraltar: borderline blues
Sep 05, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
As the 50th anniversary of Gibraltar’s historical 1967 sovereignty referendum approaches, could recognising an emerging Gibraltarian identity be a solution to the territory's dilemma?
Hotspot – Haiti
Sep 04, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
What happens when a UN stabilisation mission leaves a country in which it had been charged with aiding the restitution of a ‘secure and stable environment’?
Hotspot – Nigeria
Aug 07, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds examines the geopolitical fallout which can result from a simple message of peace
Islands of the rising sun
Jul 04, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
The race for marine territory across Asia continues, as Japan registers hundreds more islands
Hotspot – Québec
Jul 03, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds explores the outrage which can ensue when places are criticised
Geopolitical Hotspot Special – Trump and the Paris Agreement
Jun 02, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
With the Trump administration pulling out of the Paris Accord, Klaus Dodds looks at the politics at play
Hotspot – Uganda
May 29, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
As Klaus Dodds outlines from Uganda, female bodies remain an intensively geopolitical battleground
Hotspot – Eurovision
May 08, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
It’s Eurovision this weekend! Klaus Dodds analyses the geopolitical tensions which have erupted even before the singing starts...
Hotspot – South Africa
Mar 27, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds explores what language can tell us about geopolitical situations
Hotspot Special – Saudi Arabia
Mar 15, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds looks into the deeper political meanings behind the Saudi king’s recent tour of Asia
Hotspot – Embassies
Feb 27, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
There are more to embassies than meet the eye. Klaus Dodds explores the role of these geopolitical tools
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