GEOPOLITICS
Fabric of a nation: How flags can be used and co-opted
Sep 30, 2021
Written by
Matthew Benwell
Matthew Benwell, senior lecturer in human geography at Newcastle University, considers the ways in which flags can be used and co-opted
El Salvador has made bitcoin legal tender – why?
Jul 27, 2021
Written by
Doug Specht
El Salvador's Bukele eyes Bitcoin to renew the country’s economic independence, but the economic and environmental impacts might not add up
Geopolitical hotspot: Foreign aid cuts diminish the ‘Global’ in ‘Global Britain’
Apr 30, 2021
Written by
Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall is a British journalist, author, broadcaster and geopolitics columnist at Geographical
Decarbonisation will upend the geopolitics of old, says Marco Magrini
Mar 03, 2021
Written by
Marco Magrini
As the world moves away from fossil fuels, we can expect a wide variety of geopolitical bumps in the road, says Marco Magrini
Legacies of conflict: despite huge progress, the landmine crisis continues
Feb 10, 2021
Written by
Jacob Dykes
The international effort to stem the landmine crisis has been a humanitarian success story. The 2019 casualty numbers, however, reveal there is work yet to be done
From conflict to conservation: Colombia's ex-combatants are being enrolled as forest guardians
Oct 15, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
A programme to employ ex-guerrilla fighters as conservationists is starting to take off in Colombia
Study identifies Donald Trump as largest driver of Covid-19 misinformation
Oct 05, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
A new study has analysed the extent of Covid-19 misinformation in traditional media sources. Results reveal the power that US President Donald Trump has to influence the circulation of misinformation
Politically Infectious: Does coronavirus pose a threat to Xi Jinping and the ruling party?
Feb 17, 2020
Written by
Angus Parker
Angus Parker examines the impact of the coronavirus on the stability of the Chinese Communist Party
Mapping the 2019 UK General Election
Dec 16, 2019
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
If the 2016 vote for Brexit was described as a political earthquake in the United Kingdom, then the 2019 general election is the equivalent to the tsunami that followed
Connivance diplomacy: Ivanka Trump at the G20 Summit
Aug 20, 2019
Written by
Klaus Dodds
Klaus Dodds asks what Ivanka Trump’s awkward mingling at the G20 summit says about her father’s style of diplomacy
Uncovering China’s mass-surveillance app
Jun 25, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
From using too much electricity to stepping out the back door, a new report by Human Rights Watch reveals the extent to which every day behaviour in China’s Xinjiang region is monitored by the authorities, contributing to a regime of constant surveillance and mass…
De-escalating tensions: Eritrea and Ethiopia
Aug 25, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
A new prime minister in Ethiopia has enabled the end of war with neighbouring Eritrea, as peace descends upon the Horn of Africa
Divided island: an Arctic dispute
Jul 27, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Steps are being taken to resolve the heated question of who owns a remote Arctic island claimed by both Canada and Denmark
Claiming the Caspian
Jun 30, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
The so-called ‘Caspian Five’ are close to finalising the legal status of who owns what in the much-disputed Caspian Sea
Swaziland renamed ‘the Kingdom of eSwatini’
Apr 19, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
The King of Swaziland unexpectedly renames the country ‘the Kingdom of eSwatini’ during Golden Jubilee celebrations. Chris Fitch reports from the ceremony
Commonwealth: on common ground?
Apr 03, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
As the Commonwealth prepares to take centre stage, Geographical investigates exactly how relevant the organisation is in the 21st century, and what role it may perform in an increasingly uncertain future
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
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