Russia is expanding its influence in Africa as democracy wanes, with military strongmen carrying out coups and the United ...

In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the fighting between the rebel coalition led by the M23 and the Congolese army continues unabated. The militias are gaining more and more territory in ...

M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...

And maps produced in a conflict region, such as Israel and the Palestinian territories, tell a rich story about the relationship between mapmaking and politics. During the British Mandate of ...

A lot has changed since the publication of this 1750 map of Palestine. Ken Welsh/Design Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Image ...

Christine Leuenberger, Cornell University (THE CONVERSATION) Maps are ubiquitous – on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and name ...