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For people studying political geography or the history of South Asia, this looks pretty cool.
public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
#PrincelyStates #geography #sovereignty #geopolitics #borders #SouthAsia #independence
The report that goes with that interactive map also has some nice static maps in it - especially one with a lot of detail on weapons supply corridors for #CentralAfricanRepublic's various armed groups:
centralafrica.globalinitiative.net/conflict-and...
#cartography #geography #arms #borderlands
Eye-catching report from @hrw.org shines new light on an interesting corner of current #geopolitics: #UAE-employed mercenaries from #Colombia fighting alongside #Sudan's rogue #RSF forces (and implicated in likely #warcrimes and #genocide): www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...
#geography #LatinAmerica
Excellent from Claire Wilmot on the 'Gold Rush' in Tigray, connections to the war economy and effects on civilians www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Complements well and expands our understanding from a couple of recent analyses:
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This follows, and dovetails with, some impressive investigative reporting from #Colombia's @lasillavacia.bsky.social newspaper last year:
www.lasillavacia.com/silla-nacion...
#Sudan #mercenaries #conflictzones #security #geopolitics #internationallaw #UAE #LatinAmerica #EastAfrica
#WorldCup2026: For those who have been waiting, we present: Our updated and heavily-revised explainer on which countries are and aren't in #FIFA!
www.polgeonow.com/2026/06/worl...
#geography #football #soccer #independence #geographyteacher #WorldCup #FIFAWorldCup #sports
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This October, #Alberta province plans to hold a vote on whether to have a vote for #independence from #Canada. Likely to result in "no". #Secession leaders no longer want to join the #USA.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/w...
#geography #separatism #geopolitics #Americas #nationalism
Interesting introduction to a growing grassroots geopolitical movement in some parts of the world. #geopolitics #indigeneity
Would love to pick back up our own mapping of #CentralAfricanRepublic one day! Our last update was in 2022: www.polgeonow.com/search/label...
#cartography #maps #geography #Africa #geopolitics
Pretty nifty interactive map of conflict, control, and mining in #CentralAfricanRepublic from Global Initiative and ISS Africa. Territorial control as of Sep 2025, sources unclear.
centralafrica.globalinitiative.net/conflict-and...
#conflictmapping #geography #geopolitics #borderlands
An in-depth study of the criminal markets most directly linked to armed violence and organized crime in the Central African Republic.
centralafrica.globalinitiative.net
Across Tigray, the remains of razed towns are marked with mounds of earth piled over the dead – impressions of war...
Colombian private military contractors apparently hired by a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company transited through UAE military bases before being deployed to Sudan to support the abusive Rapid S...
You've probably seen the word #Landback somewhere and instantly had some feelings. It sounds blunt, which is part of why a lot of people tend to have an instant reaction or jump to some very problematic misconceptions about what it means.
So, let's talk Landback, from my POV and work.
