GEOPOLITICS
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
Hotspot – Russia
Jan 30, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Animals can play a central role in diplomacy. Klaus Dodds reports on how it sometimes requires their involvement to achieve results
Hotspot – Visions
Dec 23, 2016
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds reflects on how major political events in 2016 have been influenced by competing visions of the world
Hotspot – South Africa
Dec 05, 2016
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds considers the future of the International Criminal Court
Hotspot – Underground
Nov 21, 2016
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds heads deeper underground to explore the world of subterranean geopolitics
US election: the ‘paranoid knowing’ behind Trump’s victory
Nov 09, 2016
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Geographical’s political expert, Klaus Dodds, gives his take on the meanings behind Trump’s victory of Clinton
US election: it was geography that saw Reagan home
Nov 02, 2016
Written by
Geographical Archive
President Reagan’s first election victory in 1980 was seen as a landslide. Geographer Ron Johnston shows how this was by the virtue of US geography, not the polling booths
US election: perspectives from abroad
Oct 31, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
Three experts speculate on the impact a Trump or a Clinton presidency will have on the regions of Europe, Latin America and Asia
Hotspot – Japan
Oct 03, 2016
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Is modern Japan comfortable enough with itself to accept an Emperor who is in fact... human? Klaus Dodds investigates
The final frontier
Sep 24, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
The US government has given permission for the first private company to land unmanned vehicles on the moon, with the intention of mining its resources. But could the move have geopolitical consequences?
Hotspot – Extinction
Sep 19, 2016
Written by
Klaus Dodds
As this week sees CITES COP17 get underway, Klaus Dodds explores the complicated geopolitical world associated with wildlife extinction
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