Freddie Clayton is a journalist who splits his time between Valencia, Spain, and London, England. He has written for the Economist, Americas Quarterly, and the Daily Telegraph. He is a member of the Solutions Journalism Network and a contributor to the Observatory. Find him on Twitter @FrederickJC1.
The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
The United States has spent years confronting Russian influence operations, disinformation and covert activity directed primarily at Europe. Now, according to newly unsealed charges by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), an alleged Russian intelligence network attempted to recruit people
Iran and the United States are both under significant economic pressure and have expressed a willingness to de-escalate. Yet neither side has shown signs
Last year, in 2025, 354 civilians were killed in terrorist attacks across Pakistan, while overall terrorist violence rose by about a third. In Balochistan
No country is immune from water scarcity issues—not even wealthy countries like the United States. Population growth and climate change are stretching America’s water supplies to the limit, and tapping new sources
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