The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

Picture this: you’re looking at a world map, and suddenly you spot something that makes you do a double-take. A perfectly straight line cutting across a mountain range. A tiny country completely ...

Most of us likely see maps as something uncontroversial and relatively permanent—a simple tool for getting from point A to point B. But in regions engaged in border disputes, maps can become a lot ...