Geopolitics

Geopolitics

Bar Chart Race for GDP
Any dataset that can be quantified over time can be turned into a contest that is both exciting and (a little bit) enlightening.
Recent geopolitical turning points, like Brexit and the 2016 U.S. presidential election, were chapters in a story that extends decades back in world history.
Some economists predict China's economy will overtake the U.S. economy by 2028.
russia cyberattack
Russia's cyberattacks against Ukraine have been prolific and ongoing for several years. The future of war may begin in cyberspace.
chernobyl radiation
The rhetorical fallout is greater than the radioactive fallout.
Putin
In theory, history is the sum of everything that ever happened; in practice, it’s a story we tell ourselves to make sense of and justify our actions in the present. 
ukraine
Russia has long sought to erase the mere idea of Ukraine. But people like my grandmother, born in Druzhkivka, will not let Russia win.
Growth of Ukraine
The Bolsheviks may have created Ukraine’s current borders, but that doesn’t mean dismantling them is good for today’s Russia.
vietnam war
America’s war in Southeast Asia is fading fast from memory. These maps offer a horrific reminder.
ukraine
One hundred years ago, a Ukrainian flag flew over Vladivostok and other parts of the “Russian” Far East.
Kiev Motherland Monument
Since Ukraine originally meant “borderland,” the territory was already a target for several kingdoms.
Israel’s buoyant currency, coupled with increased costs for transport and groceries, saw Tel Aviv jump five places from last year.
Space junk illustrating the effects of the Russian anti-satellite weapons test.
On Nov. 15, 2021, U.S. officials announced that they had detected a dangerous new debris field in orbit near Earth. Later in the day, it was confirmed that Russia had […]
Mexican Revolution
The decades-long conflict is best understood not through secondhand accounts of historians, but the primary accounts of people who actually experienced it.