For better or worse, phrases such “the Cold War” and “the clash
of civilizations” matter. In a similar way, so do maps. The right map
can stimulate foresight by providing a spatial view of critical trends
in world politics. Understanding the map of Europe was essential to
understanding the twentieth century. Although recent technological
advances and economic integration have encouraged global thinking,
some places continue to count more than others. And in some of those,
such as Iraq and Pakistan, two countries with inherently artificial
contours, politics is still at the mercy of geography.
So in what quarter of the earth today can one best glimpse the future?
Read on...
From: Foreign Affairs, March/April 2009, Vol.88, No. 2, pp. 16-33:
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of civilizations” matter. In a similar way, so do maps. The right map
can stimulate foresight by providing a spatial view of critical trends
in world politics. Understanding the map of Europe was essential to
understanding the twentieth century. Although recent technological
advances and economic integration have encouraged global thinking,
some places continue to count more than others. And in some of those,
such as Iraq and Pakistan, two countries with inherently artificial
contours, politics is still at the mercy of geography.
So in what quarter of the earth today can one best glimpse the future?
Read on...
From: Foreign Affairs, March/April 2009, Vol.88, No. 2, pp. 16-33:
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