On the Pindi Metro
An episode from my podcast about urban planning and transport.
Why is Pakistan flooding, and what is the solution?
Further flooding is predicted in cities including Karachi in the south of Pakistan.
Can Bitcoin save Bhutan’s struggling economy?
Amid a brain drain and economic woes, Bhutan has used cryptocurrency to double the salaries of its civil servants.
Demolished and Displaced
How Karachi’s anti-encroachment razing has created a climate refugee crisis
Could Canada really stop oil flow to the US in response to Trump tariffs?
Canada has little leverage because the US is the destination for most Canadian exports.
Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? Google Maps and contentious geography
Google Maps will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America when the US government officially makes the change.
Is climate change to blame for the California wildfires?
The pyrocene is upon us. Climate scientists say warming temperatures and are making wildfires more frequent and intense.
Behind Trump’s threat: Why is Greenland so strategically important?
The US president-elect does not rule out using military power to take over the Danish territory – home to a US military base.
Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?
Thousands are marching against a bill they believe undermines the Treaty of Waitangi and limits Maori rights.
Choosing to be child-free in an ‘apocalyptic’ South Asia
Why are some South Asians choosing not to have children amid a population crisis?