Bryan Walsh

Bryan Walsh is the author of End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World. Previously, he was TIME’s International Editor, its energy and environmental correspondent and was the Tokyo bureau chief in 2006 and 2007. He lives in New York.

Recent Articles

President Obama Takes the Lead on Climate Change

But he needs the world to follow

By Bryan Walsh

The Long Journey From North Korea to Freedom

New memoirs describe life during one of the greatest disasters—and most secret—the world has ever known

By Bryan Walsh

Don't Let the IOC Ruin Ultimate Frisbee

The International Olympic Committee's decision to recognize the sport could kill what makes it so special

By Bryan Walsh

Documenting the Hard Life in Russia's Frozen Arctic

“The Arctic is like a blank sheet on which you could see all the tensions of Russia played out."

By Bryan Walsh

How Air Travel Could Get Greener

Aviation accounts for only about 2% of global greenhouse-gas emissions, but it's one of the fastest-growing contributors to climate change. That's one reason the Environmental Protection Agency announced on June 10 that it will develop regulations for carbon emissions from airplanes, which could prompt major industry changes.

By Bryan Walsh

Inside the Battle for Apache Land

The land swap was hidden in the defense spending bill's "rider"

By Salima Koroma , Bryan Walsh and Adam Perez

What's Wrong With U.S. Foreign Policy?

Identifying the major challenges as America navigates a new world

By Bryan Walsh

Bailing Out the Bees

Insects generally aren’t a constituency that gets much attention from the White House. But when you add $15 billion in value to agricultural crops through pollination–as the honeybee does–you might even get your own task...

By Bryan Walsh

#TheBrief: Who Is Responsible for Migrants Who Seek Asylum?

Who is responsible for migrants seeking asylum? Italy? Or the European Union?

By Salima Koroma and Bryan Walsh

Here Are the 5 Things TIME 100 Says About the World

The most influential people in the world, from around the world

By Bryan Walsh

Burmese Pythons Are Taking Over the Everglades

Burmese pythons aren't your normal predators

By Bryan Walsh

The American Century Isn't Over

China won't end U.S. dominance—but political gridlock and isolationism could

By Bryan Walsh

Global Forecast

With OPEC's sway diminished, lower prices may have staying power. That means opportunities along with a sobering price tag

By Bryan Walsh

Water World

A massive Middle Eastern desalination plant could show how to quench a crowded planet's growing thirst

By Bryan Walsh

Climate Strange

Forget global warming--and get ready for global weirding

By Bryan Walsh

Cuba Libre

After more than 50 years, the U.S. looks to a future 90 miles away

By Bryan Walsh

How Bremmer Sees the World

Can Vladimir Putin handle Russia’s economic mess?He absolutely can, in the time frame most people are concerned about. There’s no question that the Russian economy is imploding, but it’s not imploding near fast enough to...

By Bryan Walsh

The Most Powerful Protest Photos of 2014

There wasn't a corner of the planet untouched by protest this year, from the tear-gassed streets of Ferguson to the student camps of Hong Kong

By Bryan Walsh

See the Worst Natural Disasters of 2014

When it comes to acts of God, 2014 wasn’t a particularly active year. No powerful hurricane struck the U.S. like Sandy in 2012 or Katrina in 2005. There was no singlecatastrophic event like the Asian...

By TIME Photo and Bryan Walsh

10 Questions With Yao Ming

The retired NBA star wants everyone to stop buying ivory—and wishes he’d shot more 3s

By Bryan Walsh
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