This truth emerges as political situations change fast: Maps show us our world, but not neutrally
Maps can anchor us in a place or help us get somewhere else. But while the physical geography of our world can be set in stone, maps aren't. There are choices involved in everything from which countries are centered, their size relative to each other and what the objects on the map are called. And where there are choices, there can be disputes. That was recently demonstrated at the United Nations when a General Assembly vote endorsed a map with a different way of looking at the world than has commonly been used.
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