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A color-coded map of Asia shows four migration phases from China, with arrows pointing toward Papua New Guinea and the Andaman Islands, both circled in yellow.
Strange Maps
“The Chinese Job”: Spain’s wild 1580s plan to conquer the world — via Beijing
The plan — conquer China and push west to attack the Ottomans — was peak imperial hubris, as the Spanish themselves eventually realized.
Frank Jacobs
A man in a dark coat holds up a signed document in front of a crowd; the document is circled in red.
The Present
The West struggles to evaluate threats. Here’s how it can get better.
From Hitler to Hamas, Western powers have repeatedly dismissed open threats as bluffs — with catastrophic results.
Gal Winter
A world map comparing landmass outlines of the Equal Earth projection in pink and Mercator projection in green, with grid lines overlaid.
Strange Maps
Africa wants its true size on the world map
The African Union argues that the Mercator projection distorts the continent, both in size and global attention.
Frank Jacobs
Granite memorial stone for John F. Kennedy, surrounded by trees and located on a paved area with steps. Inscription dedicates the site from the people of Britain to the United States.
Strange Maps
Is this acre in England really American territory?
The JFK Memorial at Runnymede provides a link between America's and Britain's founding documents.
Frank Jacobs
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