Nicholas Pritchard

Staff Writer / Analyst

Nicholas Pritchard is a Staff Writer for Al Bawaba News. He's interested in the environment, human rights, technology, and global history.

Nicholas Pritchard's articles

If current climate targets are met there will likely be a 50% increase in droughts in the Middle East by 2050 compared to a 2C rise in global temperature.

December 16th, 2021

Heading to 50% More Droughts in the Middle East

Britain Has Created Millions of Refugees and It Must Face Its Responsibilities

December 1st, 2021

Britain Has Created Millions of Refugees and It Must Face Its Responsibilities

failures during the COP26 negotiations uncover a central fault at the heart of rhetoric concerning time in centrist and right-wing political thought in the Anglophone world

November 17th, 2021

COP26: Is Boris Johnson's Time Out of Joint?

On Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman highlighted the Green Initiative as a sign the Kingdom was leading the Gulf and the wider region in moving towards net-zero.

November 4th, 2021

Saudi Arabia’s Elites Spin out the Climate Rhetoric for COP26

In 1956, during a debate about the best home for Guernica, Picasso said “It will do the most good in America.” History won’t remember well leaders who push for war, especially those whose main justifications for said war were lies.

October 20th, 2021

The Military Life of Colin Powell, Spokesperson for the Invasion of Iraq

The "Pandora Papers" investigation involving some 600 journalists from media including The Washington Post, the BBC and The Guardian is based on a leak of some 11.9 million documents from 14 financial services companies around the world.

October 7th, 2021

What the Pandora Papers Tell Us About the Middle East

The return of the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet marks a small step towards justice for Iraqi culture

September 23rd, 2021

What the Return of Gilgamesh Dream Tablet Tells Us About American Imperialism

The coverage of the “War on Terror” in the West over the past two decades has been impoverished. This tradition is continued in a new documentary produced by Netflix, Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror.

September 9th, 2021

Deadly Categories: "Turning Point" and Western Coverage of the War on Terror

US and European nations, particularly France and Britain, have given minuscule numbers for refugee intake following twenty years of bloodshed.

August 26th, 2021

US War Ends But the Economic War on Afghans Could Be About to Start

Talks between the US, China, Russia, and Pakistan are ongoing in Doha this week as the group, known as Troika plus, attempt to reach an agreement to cease the bloodshed in Afghanistan.

August 12th, 2021

Unlikely Partners Attempt to Forge Peace Talks in Afghanistan

Over the past eight years, the world’s climate has risen from 0.3°C to nearly 1.3°C above pre-industrial levels of warming. The summer months in China, Europe, and now in Turkey, have seen extreme weather events which have caused devastating damage to life and infrastructure.

August 5th, 2021

RCP8.5: The Scientific Debate Over the Future of the Planet

A fractured OPEC is going to find it difficult to face the challenges the next decade will bring, not least as the price of renewable energy comes down and availability goes up. A group that once held enormous political sway against the West seems to be faltering. Environmentally it’s promising, but for the balance of global power it's a cause for concern.

August 3rd, 2021

OPEC’s Troubles Are Not Over as COVID and U.S. Competition Persist