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Six Key Trends That Are Remaking the Global Map
Simple geography still matters — but tech, infrastructure and distrust of the US are creating new ways of looking at the world.
Your mental map of the world is probably outdated. How could it not be, given the intense turmoil remaking the international landscape?
President Donald Trump is testing alliances, upending trade ties and scrambling old strategic patterns. His dreams of territorial expansion threaten to redraw the map in the most literal way. But whether you admire or abhor him, Trump is merely a symptom of deeper, more enduring shifts.