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a collection of articles about Scotland
a collection of articles and resources about Tech and Innovation in Brazil
Germany and Immigration
a collection of articles and videos looking at the relationship between Poland and the EU
Florence, Italy - history, travel, tourism, culture
European Union - integration, investment, infrastructure
A collection of resources about China’s economic development, infrastructure, and urbanism, this compilation explores the transformative changes in China’s economy over the past few decades. It provides a comprehensive overview of key themes such as rapid urbanization, the role of infrastructure in economic growth, and the impact of government p...
A collection of resources about Turkey's rich history, with a particular focus on the Ottoman Empire. This compilation explores the evolution of Turkey from ancient civilizations through the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire, examining key historical events, cultural developments, and influential figures. Main themes include the empire's polit...
A collection of articles about Pakistan
A collection of resources about Laos, focusing on its rich culture, vibrant business landscape, and diverse travel opportunities. This compilation provides insights into traditional Lao customs, festivals, and arts, highlighting the importance of community and heritage in daily life. Additionally, it explores the emerging business environment in...
A collection of resources about Vietnam, encompassing its rich history, vibrant culture, dynamic business environment, and diverse travel opportunities. This compilation offers insights into Vietnam's historical milestones, from ancient civilizations to modern-day developments, highlighting key events that have shaped the nation. It explores cul...
a collection of articles about Malaysia
a collection of articles and resources about Alaska, USA
A collection of resources about Prague, Czech Republic, focusing on travel and tourism. This compilation offers in-depth insights into the city's rich history, architectural marvels, and vibrant culture. Key themes include practical travel tips, notable attractions such as Prague Castle and Charles Bridge, local cuisine, and cultural events. Add...
a collection of articles and videos to help travelers to better travel in Italy
Greece - travel, tourism
Chile - travel, tourism, adventure
A collection of resources about Spain's travel and tourism sector, this compilation offers insights into the country's rich cultural heritage, diverse landscapes, and vibrant cities. It covers essential themes such as historical landmarks, culinary experiences, natural attractions, and regional festivals. Additionally, the resources provide prac...
a collection of articles for travelers to Denmark
a collection of articles for travelers to Copenhagen, Denmark
a collection of articles and videos to help travelers to better understand Rome and The Vatican
a collection about Berlin, Germany
England, Britain and United Kingdom (UK) - history, geography, culture
A collection of articles about Miami - Sea Level Rise, and Global Warming
Latin America - policies, economic development, issues
A collection of resources about London's startup ecosystem, showcasing its role as a global hub for entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology, with insights into key industries, networks, and support systems.
OpenStreetMaps - API - alternative to google maps
a collection of articles and resources for a possible trip to the National Parks in the USA
A collection of articles and videos looking at USA travel - cultural and natural heritage sites
Coal towns and Economic Development

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Article

Why Kashmir is erupting again - The Economist explains

TODAY marks the 48th consecutive day of protests in Jammu & Kashmir, India’s only Muslim-majority state. Young Kashmiri men have been on the street... (2018)


Article

What is Africa’s “Great Green Wall”? - The Economist explains

BUILDING a wall of trees across the width of Africa is a tall order. Solving the twin problems of land degradation and desertification poses a grea... (2018)


Article

The status of Arabic-speakers in Israel - The Economist explains

THE Israeli parliament is a rowdy place at the best of times. Last month things got especially tense. Betzalel Smotrich, a right-wing lawmaker, ca... (2018)


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Why Japan and Russia never formally ended the second world war - The Economist explains

VLADIMIR PUTIN, Russia's president, will make his first official visit to Japan on December 15th, where he will join Shinzo Abe in the hot springs ... (2018)


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What a new agreement means for the South China Sea - The Economist explains

THE long-running dispute between China and its rivals in the South China Sea centres on an apparently insoluble conflict: China’s maritime claims o... (2018)


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Why is Okinawa blocking plans to build an American military base? - The Economist explains

ON FRIDAY the assembly of Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost territory, is set to approve a new lawsuit to block construction of an American military ba... (2018)


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Why Macedonia still has a second name - The Economist explains

FOR almost a quarter of a century Macedonia, the southernmost part of long-vanished Yugoslavia, has been called FYROM by the United Nations, the EU... (2018)


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Why relations between Slovenia and Croatia are all at sea - The Economist explains

COUNTRIES are supposed to sort out border disputes before they join the European Union (EU). Slovenia and Croatia did not and that failure has retu... (2018)


Article

Why Turkey’s troops are in Syria again - The Economist explains

ON January 20th Turkey launched a military operation (optimistically dubbed “Olive Branch”) in Syria's north-western enclave of Afrin. It started w... (2018)


Article

The Berlin Wall has now been down longer than it was up - The Economist

28 years, two months and 27 days TO MILLIONS the Berlin Wall—which as of today has been down for longer than it was up—was above all a symbol. I... (2018)


Article

Ten Days in Shenzhen

Shenzhen is increasingly known within tech circles as the must-go location for anyone working on hardware. The one hour Wired documentary about She... (2018)


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Why the dispute between Poland and the EU matters - The Economist explains

POLAND represents a dilemma for the European Union (EU). Since coming to power in October 2015, the right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS in Polish... (2018)


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Snow in the Sahara - The New York Times

Up to 15 inches fell in northwestern Algeria, creating an alien-looking landscape right here on Earth. Snow in the Sahara Creates White-Capped Dun... (2018)


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The EU’s Eastern Partnership - Disappointed suitors

THE question of where Europe’s eastern border lies has bedevilled statesmen for centuries. It has proved equally difficult for the European Union, ... (2017)


Article

Is India a country or a continent? - Banyan

It is more integrated than the European Union, but less unified than the United States "IN A speech to London’s Constitutional Club in 1931, Win... (2017)


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Buddy cops - NATO and the European Union

THEIR headquarters are separated only by a three-kilometre taxi ride across Brussels, and over the years they have declared their shared interests ... (2017)


Article

The importance of a European foreign and security policy - Home and abroad

THE EUROPEAN UNION is at heart an economic and trade project built on its foundation as a customs union. The 1980s saw the addition of the single m... (2017)


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The European Union’s delicate political economy - Free exchange

GREECE’S marathon crisis is at least instructive. Past flare-ups have illustrated a textbook’s worth of economic principles. The latest episode—a d... (2017)


Article

The future of the European Union - Creaking at 60

Special Report from The Economist: "THE EUROPEAN PROJECT has sometimes given the impression of being in perpetual crisis... (2017)


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The ups and downs of two Italian rivals | The Economist

ROME and Milan are like France and England, Oxford and Cambridge, the Knicks and the Bulls. Rivalries range from politics to television, from food ... (2017)


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Why are fewer irregular migrants arriving in Italy? - The Economist explains

RECENT weeks have seen an abrupt shift in the pattern of irregular migration in the Mediterranean. A deal last year between the European Union and ... (2017)


Article

Robert Goodwin on 16th-century Spain - Quick Study

ROBERT GOODWIN is research fellow at University College London and author of “Crossing the Continent 1527-1540” (2009) and “Spain: The Centre of th... (2017)


Article

Out of sync with the sun... - The time in Spain

IN THE summer, Spaniards enjoy their long evenings, having a drink at a pavement terraza before dining at 10pm or later. Yet the evenings are far l... (2017)


Article

The parable of Gibraltar and Britain - Bagehot

DAWN’S rays crest the palm and date fronds. Lights on the African coast pulsate gently through the February haze. In the shadows falling from the s... (2017)


Article

How multilingual is France? | The Economist

“HOW can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?”, Charles de Gaulle once famously complained of France. In the wake of t... (2017)


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French Guiana, in South America, seeks more autonomy from France - Failure to launch

OF ALL the voters fuming about neglect by out-of-touch politicians in distant Paris, the people of French Guiana have perhaps the strongest case. I... (2017)


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Why a rocky archipelago south of Newfoundland is officially part of France - The Economist explains

THE first voters in France to cast their ballots in the May 7th presidential elections were not in Europe but on a rocky archipelago in the Atlanti... (2017)


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How France’s regions reflect the country’s diversity - Double fracture

“IT’S SIMPLE UNTIL you make it complicated”, reads a poster pinned to the wall of the hangout room. Purple and green cushions on the sofa are print... (2017)


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Brazil’s three southern states escape the worst ravages of recession - The Economist

Not the country you know "MAKESHIFT stalls appear on every country road in Brazil, usually laden with bananas and coconuts. On the back roads of... (2017)


Article

American brothers - Comparing Brazil and the United States

OTHER Latin Americans think of Brazilians a bit like the rest of the world thinks of Americans: loud, flashy and rich. This is as it should be, bec... (2017)


Video

Poland's Geographic Challenge | Stratfor

STRATFORvideo Published on Jan 23, 2015 Stratfor examines Poland's difficult geographic position between Russia and the West. About Stratfor... (2018)


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Canada's New Shipping Shortcut

Wendover Productions Published on Apr 25, 2017 (2018)


Video

This City in Siberia Could Become the Next Silicon Valley | Bloomberg

Hello World’s host Ashlee Vance traveled to Akademgorodok to see what this science city looks like in 2016. Where the labs of yesteryear have star... (2018)


Video

Russia's Geography Problem

This video was based on a chapter of the book “Prisoners of Geography” by Tim Marshall. It’s the best book I’ve read so far in 2017 so I highly enc... (2017)


Video

Russia's Geographic Challenge

Stratfor explains the geographic impetus behind Russia's need for regional dominance and its implications for global politics. About Stratfor: Stra... (2017)


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TED ed: The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall - Konrad H. Jarausch

On August 13, 1961, construction workers began tearing up streets and erecting barriers in Berlin. This night marked the beginning of one of histor... (2017)


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The Animated History of Germany

YouTube: The Animated History of Germany (2017)


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Geography Now! Germany

YouTube: Geography Now! Germany (2017)


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Why all world maps are wrong

Vox: Published on Dec 2, 2016 Making accurate world maps is mathematically impossible. (2017)


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Why is Switzerland home to so many billionaires?

Switzerland is populated with billionaires — there's one for every 80,000 people. As of 2022, the country was home to an estimated 110 billionaires... (2024)


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The Guianas: South America's Weirdest Countries?

At the top of South America are three small territories. Until about ten years ago, not a single road connected them to the outside world. They are... (2024)


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I Live Better In Thailand Than I Did In The U.S. - Here's How Much It Costs | Relocated

Jesse Schoberg, 41, relocated to Bangkok, Thailand at the beginning of 2022. He has been living and working abroad since 2008. He currently makes a... (2024)


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Why Indonesia's Economy Matters and Its Unexpected Growth | Indonesian Economy

Why Indonesia's Economy Matters and Its Unexpected Growth | Indonesian Economy (2023)


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The Insane Scale of Europe’s New Mega-Tunnel

Denmark is building a record-breaking tunnel to Germany. (2023)


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The $11B Tunnel That Could Save One of Europe’s Busiest Mountain Corridors | WSJ Breaking Ground

Nestled under the Alps and the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Base Tunnel is poised to be the longest underground railway connection in the w... (2023)


Video

The Geography of Patagonia Explained

Learn everything there is to know about the #Geography of #Patagonia. From deep Fjords in the west to towering mountains and glaciers in the center... (2023)


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Mumbai, India's Transforming MEGACITY

Mumbai, India’s Transforming MEGACITYFive transportation megaprojects are under construction throughout Mumbai, a city of 25 million. This short do... (2023)


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Panama Canal: Inside the World’s Largest Cargo Shipping Bottleneck Today | WSJ

The Panama Canal is running out of water, threatening to slow down the global supply chains and economies that depend on it. 40% of all U.S. contai... (2023)


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Manaus: Why Brazil Built a City in the Middle of the Amazon

The Brazilian city of Manaus sits alone in the middle of the Amazon, and yet it still grew to become the seventh largest city in the country. So wh... (2023)


Video

The movement to shrink Oregon and expand Idaho

In a state dominated by progressive politics, some residents in rural Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains want to move the border so that their co... (2023)


Video

Why Living in Portugal Doesn't Work for MOST Americans

Why Living in Portugal Doesn't Work for MOST Americans (2023)


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Bosnia: The Worst War You Never Learned About

Bosnia: The Worst War You Never Learned About (2023)


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German Reunification Explained

German Reunification almost didn't happen. It was opposed by nearly all world leaders. (2023)


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How was Switzerland Formed? -The History of Switzerland

How was Switzerland Formed? -The History of Switzerland (2023)


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Yalta Conference: Winston Churchill's CRAZY Post-War Plan For Germany

Yalta Conference: Winston Churchill's CRAZY Post-War Plan For Germany (2023)


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French Alps and Lyon

Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | After exploring the proud cuisine capital of Lyon — which, at least in its own mind, rivals Paris — we head for ... (2023)


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France plans for hegemony. France and the EU, relations with Russia, China and the USA

Macron wants to give the #EU a military face and gather the con... (2023)


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France secretly owns 14 countries, neocolonial Africa

France secretly owns 14 countries, neocolonial Africa (2023)


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15 Cheap Big-Cities to Live in Europe (Less than $1,600/Month)

Most major big cities in Europe like London, Paris & berlin are experiencing a high rate of inflation, especially in the last couple of years. But ... (2023)


Video

Why did the US give up the Panama Canal? (Short Animated Documentary)

In 1977 Jimmy Carter agreed to the United States returning the Panama Canal back to Panama by 2000. He agreed to the transfer in return for nothing... (2023)


Podcast

The Re-Militarization of Germany - The Daily | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from The Daily on Spotify. In the decades after World War II and the atrocities of the Holocaust, Germany deliberately under... (2023)


Podcast

Understanding Exclaves and Enclaves

Understanding Exclaves and Enclaves Normally, if a foreign country has you totally surrounded, that isn’t a good thing. However, in some parts o... (2021)


Podcast

The Worst Way to Start a City - 99% Invisible

The area that is now Oklahoma was once a place called Indian Territory. Beginning in the 1800s, the U.S. government designated the land in the Grea... (2018)


Podcast

North Korea willing to talk about giving up atomic arsenal | The Daily by The New York Times

South Korea says that the North is willing to talk about giving up its atomic arsenal. What happened to the threat of nuclear war? Guest: Mark Land... (2018)


Book

The Daughters of Yalta

"The story of the fascinating and fateful "daughter diplomacy" of Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, and Kathleen Harriman, three glamorous young wom... (2023)


Book

Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World by Robert D. Kaplan

Earning the Rockies book. Read 238 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. An incisive portrait of the American landscape that show... (2020)


Book

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance

Hillbilly Elegy book. Read 25,407 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powe... (2020)


Book

The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia - by Michael Booth

Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years and has grown increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view ... (2019)


Book

Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, by Sam Anderson

Oklahoma City and Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis ... (2018)


Website

Cost of Living Index 2018 Mid-Year

Rankings: Cost of Living Index, Restaurant Prices Index, Transportation Price Index, Grocery Price Index, Local Purchasing Power Index, ... (2018)


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