The Race To Tehran
By Tim Marshall Airbus, BP, and Citroen, along with companies representing pretty much the rest of the alphabet, are beating a path to Tehran in…
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The African Union Speech: Obama Reloaded
By Tim Marshall. While addressing the African Union in Addis Ababa the American President has given one of the finest speeches of life. It was…
Croatia – The Best Of Times. The Worst of Times.
That was then – We were in a hotel restaurant terrace overlooking the Croatian city of Split, and beyond it, the Adriatic. It was the…
Historic Deal Prevents North Korea From Building A Nuclear Bomb…..
By Tim Marshall On this historic day it is worth reflecting on the ‘momentous’ agreement crafted by Bill Clinton which he said guaranteed North…
The What and The Why of the Iran Deal
By Tim Marshall At time of writing it appears the deal on limiting Iran’s ability to quickly build nuclear weapons may be announced soon. Indications…
Prisoners of Geography 2
This is the full version of yesterday’s article. By Tim Marshall Making sense of the world’s myriad conflicts is difficult. Without a map, and an…
Prisoners Of Geography Published Today
Prisoners of Geography, the new book by W&Y editor Tim Marshall is published today by Elliot and Thompson. The What and The Why of ‘Prisoners…
Greece, Rhetoric, and Hot Air.
Rhetoric, from the Greek ‘Rhētorikē’, means – language designed to have an impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in meaningful content. In…
That Greek Question: Not In Full….
Herewith the full text of the question the Greeks were asked on Sunday and to which they replied with a resounding OXI! In…
The What and Why of Tunisia. And Why It Has A Chance…
By Tim Marshall. There are no silver linings in the clouds of death brought by Seifeddine Rezgui in Sousse last week. There are however, reasons…