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Universal jurisdiction is a revolutionary legal principle that allows any state to prosecute individuals for the most heinous international crimes, regardless of where the crime was committed or the nationality…
When Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980, it began a massive project of toponymic reform, literally redrawing its own map in an act of decolonization. This process of erasing colonial names…
Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) is a revolution in map-making, empowering ordinary citizens to map the world through platforms like OpenStreetMap. This rise of "citizen cartography" provides life-saving data for humanitarian…
The world map hanging in your classroom was a lie, but not a malicious one. This article explores the hidden politics of map projections, contrasting the familiar, colonial-era Mercator with…
** Look at a map of U.S. congressional districts and you might find some bizarre shapes resembling everything from earmuffs to praying mantises. This isn't accidental; it's the result of…
Beyond mere navigation, maps are powerful tools of protest. Discover how indigenous communities and activists are redrawing the world through counter-mapping, a form of resistance that uses cartography to challenge…