Media publications

@online{nokey,

title = {The execution that failed, and what it tells us about the right to life},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/opinion/the-execution-that-failed-and-what-it-tells-us-about-the-right-to-life},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-10-13},

publisher = {Geographical },

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@online{nokey,

title = {How Britain’s student visa crackdown could limit opportunities at home},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/opinion/how-britains-student-visa-crackdown-could-limit-opportunities-at-home},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-10-06},

publisher = {Geographical },

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@online{nokey,

title = {The world between borders},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/the-world-between-borders},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-09-30},

publisher = {Geographical },

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

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@online{Specht2026,

title = {Who owns the AI alarm?},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/opinion/who-owns-the-ai-alarm},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-09-29},

urldate = {2026-09-29},

publisher = {Geographical },

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

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@online{nokey,

title = {As Ukraine rebuilds amid constant Russian attacks, small towns and villages are being sidelined},

author = {Doug Specht, Elena Orap, and Rob Sharp



},

url = {https://theconversation.com/as-ukraine-rebuilds-amid-constant-russian-attacks-small-towns-and-villages-are-being-sidelined-290483},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-09-22},

publisher = {The Conversation},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

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@online{nokey,

title = {Why falling Channel crossings are fuelling bigger protests},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/opinion/why-falling-channel-crossings-are-fuelling-bigger-protests},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-09-18},

publisher = {Geographical },

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

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@online{nokey,

title = {The unseen geography of Ukraine’s reconstruction},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/opinion/the-unseen-geography-of-ukraines-reconstruction},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-09-08},

publisher = {Geographical },

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Why aid work is becoming more dangerous than ever},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/why-aid-work-is-becoming-more-dangerous-than-ever},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-09-01},

publisher = {Geographical },

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {A tale of two quakes},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/a-tale-of-two-quakes},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-08-17},

urldate = {2026-08-17},

publisher = {Geographical },

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {A crisis in Ceuta},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/a-crisis-in-ceuta},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-08-14},

publisher = {Geographical },

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {The high cost of disappearing mangroves},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/science-environment/the-high-cost-of-disappearing-mangroves},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-08-13},

publisher = {Geographical },

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {There’s nothing ‘wild’ about most wildfires – humans start them and have made them more dangerous},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://theconversation.com/theres-nothing-wild-about-most-wildfires-humans-start-them-and-have-made-them-more-dangerous-289729},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-08-13},

publisher = {The Conversation},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {The words that went missing in Nicaragua},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/the-words-that-went-missing-in-nicaragua},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-08-10},

publisher = {Geographical },

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Why Burnham’s ‘No. 10 North’ is about more than politics},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/why-burnhams-no-10-north-is-about-more-than-politics},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-07-29},

publisher = {Geographical },

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {The new geopolitics of undersea data cables},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/geopolitics/the-new-geopolitics-of-undersea-data-cables},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-07-28},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Wildfires: why media coverage doesn’t always make the climate connection},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://theconversation.com/wildfires-why-media-coverage-doesnt-always-make-the-climate-connection-288409#comment_3080599},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-07-28},

publisher = {The Conversation},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {How universities can learn to live with AI},

author = {Doug Specht and Gunter Saunders},

url = {https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-universities-can-learn-live-ai},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-07-28},

publisher = {Times Higher Education Campus},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Brexit at ten: the borders we built},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/brexit-at-ten-the-borders-we-built},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-07-07},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Who pays for the green future?},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/who-pays-for-the-green-future},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-06-22},

urldate = {2026-06-22},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {How UK online safety laws could reshape the geography of digital spaces},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/how-uk-online-safety-laws-could-reshape-the-geography-of-digital-spaces},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-06-15},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Universities need to find a way past the current atmosphere of permanent crisis},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://wonkhe.com/blogs/universities-need-to-find-a-way-past-the-current-atmosphere-of-permanent-crisis/},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-06-10},

publisher = {WonkHE},

abstract = {A decade of shocks has left higher education working conditions feeling like one firefight after another. For Doug Specht, leadership decision-making must recover some degree of strategic calm},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {The World Cup team waiting at the border},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/the-world-cup-team-waiting-at-the-border},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-06-08},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {How the UN’s General Assembly climate resolution changes everything},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/how-the-uns-general-assembly-climate-resolution-changes-everything},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-06-01},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {How AI is reshaping land, power and democracy},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/how-ai-is-reshaping-land-power-and-democracy},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-05-25},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {The new fault line in British politics},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/the-new-fault-line-in-british-politics},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-05-18},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Why a free press makes the world safer},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/why-a-free-press-makes-the-world-safer},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-05-11},

urldate = {2026-05-11},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {How climate extremes rewrite geopolitical power},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/geopolitics/how-climate-extremes-rewrite-geopolitical-power},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-05-04},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {The war the world forgot},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/the-war-the-world-forgot},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-04-27},

urldate = {2026-04-27},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Hungary after Orbán: can democracy really be rebuilt?},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/hungary-after-orban-can-democracy-really-be-rebuilt},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-04-24},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Naqoura: a town the world keeps erasing},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/naqoura-a-town-the-world-keeps-erasing},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-04-17},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Eight million people marched. Did anyone notice?},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/eight-million-people-marched-did-anyone-notice},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-04-07},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {How digital platforms are influencing where and how oil is extracted},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/how-digital-platforms-are-influencing-where-and-how-oil-is-extracted},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-04-02},

urldate = {2026-04-02},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {he trench at the edge of the desert},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/the-trench-at-the-edge-of-the-desert},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-03-19},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {How a verdict against Greenpeace threatens climate activism},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/how-a-verdict-against-greenpeace-threatens-climate-activism},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-03-02},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Too much rain, not enough water},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/too-much-rain-not-enough-water},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-02-17},

urldate = {2026-02-17},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Costa Rica’s democratic gamble},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/geopolitics/costa-ricas-democratic-gamble},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-02-03},

urldate = {2026-02-03},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {The Gaza ‘Board of Peace’: Neocolonial governance in the twenty-first century},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/the-gaza-board-of-peace-neocolonial-governance-in-the-twenty-first-century},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-01-21},

publisher = {Geographical},

abstract = {Doug Specht unpacks Gaza’s new ‘Board of Peace’ and its inherent contradictions},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {The geopolitical fragmentation of artificial intelligence},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/geopolitics/the-geopolitical-fragmentation-of-artificial-intelligence},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-01-19},

publisher = {Geographical},

abstract = {Doug Specht examines how artificial intelligence is shifting from a shared commons to a strategic, controlled territory

},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Why the US seizure of Maduro echoes a century of gunboat diplomacy},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/why-the-us-seizure-of-maduro-echoes-a-century-of-gunboat-diplomacy



https://harici.com.tr/abdnin-venezuelada-olagan-isleri/},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-01-04},

urldate = {2026-01-04},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {The forgotten Christmases: communities in conflict during the festive season},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/the-forgotten-christmases-communities-in-conflict-during-the-festive-season},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-12-22},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Honduras’ electoral crisis and the geography of sovereignty},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/geopolitics/honduras-electoral-crisis-and-the-geography-of-sovereignty},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-12-15},

urldate = {2025-12-15},

publisher = {Geographical},

abstract = {Doug Specht considers Honduras’ recent election and the erosion of sovereignty within the nation’s borders},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

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@online{nokey,

title = {The courage to defend},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/the-courage-to-defend},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-12-09},

publisher = {Geographical},

abstract = {On Human Rights Defenders Day, Doug Specht reflects on the vital work of individuals around the world standing up for justice},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

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@online{nokey,

title = {The biggest climate stories often aren’t labelled ‘climate’ – so newsrooms miss them},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://theconversation.com/the-biggest-climate-stories-often-arent-labelled-climate-so-newsrooms-miss-them-270833},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-11-27},

publisher = {The Conversation},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Is Indigenous leadership a priority at COP30?},

author = {Doug Specht and Sarah Capes},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/is-indigenous-leadership-a-priority-at-cop30},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-11-20},

urldate = {2025-11-20},

journal = {Geographical},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Was the recent EU-CELAC summit a success?},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/was-the-recent-eu-celac-summit-a-success},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-11-10},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Secret Maps at the British Library reconsiders the lines that shape our world},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://theconversation.com/secret-maps-at-the-british-library-reconsiders-the-lines-that-shape-our-world-268464},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-11-03},

publisher = {The Conversation},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

}

@online{nokey,

title = {Industrial strategy zones: what are they and should we be worried?},

author = {Doug Specht},

url = {https://geographical.co.uk/news/industrial-strategy-zones-what-are-they-and-should-we-be-worried},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-10-27},

publisher = {Geographical},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {online}

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