View an interactive map of Japan's SDF deployments around the world.
Maps
Japan’s About-Face: Map: Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Deployments
Heart of Darfur: Map
See the villages and towns in Darfur where major conflicts take place.
An Honest Citizen: Map: Colombia, Cocaine and Cash: Colombia
Find out how drugs and money move through the Americas with this series of maps.
Gold Futures: Map
While production in these countries has been declining over the last three decades--due to ageing mines and rising production costs--an influx of foreign investment has fueled a twentieth century gold rush in the developing world.
The Sand Castle: Export Dubai
Unlike Abu Dhabi, Dubai boasts no vast oil reserves or territory. The emirate's plans to diversify its economy and fashion itself into a global center for trade and tourism led to an unprecedented construction boom in the area.
The Sand Castle: The United Arab Emirates Trends
Once a region predominantly inhabited by nomadic Bedouin tribes, the country has become a global hub for trade and tourism.
The Sand Castle: The United Arab Emirates Profile
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a loose federation of seven states formed in 1971, following independence from Britain, each with its own ruler. Local Sheikhs retain considerable power over their own regions, including control over oil and gas reserves.
Pilgrimage to Karbala: Sunni and Shia: The Worlds of Islam
Globally, the Shia account for an estimated 10 or 15 percent of the Muslim population, but in the Middle East their numbers are much higher: they dominate the population of Iran, compose a majority in Iraq, and are significant minorities in other nations.
Flying Down to Kabul: Map: Airspace Politics: Introduction
Explore the laws governing air space for international travel.





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