Could the threat of nuclear war be closer than ever? Amy Hall explores how we got here and the pathways out of the crisis.
If you want to get a nuclear-powered submarine refitted, repaired or refuelled in Britain, there is only one place to go – Devonport dockyard in Plymouth, the bigge...
What would happen if a nuclear bomb went off above the New Internationalist office?
To get an idea I used the online tool Nukemap. If just one W-87, 300kt yield warhead (one of the bombs currently part of the US’s nuclear arsenal), was detonated above our office in Oxford, England, Nukemap predicts that nearly 8...
A selection of feature articles from each of the latest New Internationalist magazines.
Could the threat of nuclear war be closer than ever? Amy Hall explores how we got here and the pathways out of the crisis.
In an age of crisis, despair is the currency of the global far right. How, asks Bethany Rielly, can we turn this reactionary tide?
They are touted as our way out of climate chaos and essential for making the things we use, from mobile phones to electric vehicles. Vanessa Baird sets out to investigate critical minerals – and the rush to get them.
People across the world are standing up to the power of the arms trade. Amy Hall explores its threat to life and democracy.
Bethany Rielly explores the chilling impact of the Spanish state’s intrusive surveillance tactics against Catalan civil society. Is there a chance of justice?
We need thriving rivers in order for life on Earth to flourish. But often how we treat them shows little understanding of this basic principle. Dinyar Godrej ventures into the maelstrom.
A selection of articles from the New Internationalist magazine archives.
Resistance is rising in the UK as the company behind the controversial energy-extraction process known as fracking gears up for a return to action.
Two artists have invented a saint to protect residents from gentrification. Yohann Koshy reports.
Doctors and patients are fighting back against new rules to restrict migrants’ access to the NHS, writes Simon Childs.
The Future of Travel; Joyful Revolution; Benbecula; The Taste of Lightning.
Amid arrests, harassment and violence, Sophie Neiman reflects on the plight of journalists in Uganda.
Blind outdoors enthusiast, Divyanshu Ganatra, on the importance of inclusion through adventure sports in India. Profile by Priti Salian.
The president of the Philippines he may be, but his reputation is as a Dirty Harry of vigilante politics.
Laws and Policies; Maternal Mortality; Policing Pregnancy; Everyday Abortions; The Opposition.
ILYA examines the legacy - and lies - of Christopher Columbus.