By the 17th century, maps that represented spatial relations within a given territory became important to the making of nation-states. Such official maps helped annex territories and determine ...

A violent sorting out: Middle East expert Joshua Landis "What's going on is a nation-building process. It's similar to what happened at the end of World War I, when major empires were destroyed." ...

Opinion The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill Time to rethink the borders of the Middle East map by Eric R. Mandel, opinion contributor - 12/27/24 1:30 PM ET ...