Maps reveal hidden truths of the world’s cities
A new website that lets people delve into data on the world’s cities has been launched. Dr Robert Muggah from the think-tank Instituto Igarapé showed the BBC some of his […]
Mapmaking and warmongering in Africa
Jul 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – PROJECT SYNDICATE Why are some regions plagued by seemingly endless instability? In the Middle East, one widespread argument, which even Daesh expounds, puts much of the blame for chronic conflict on the Sykes-Picot Agreement, the secret deal agreed 100 years ago by France and […]