AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoUN Cartography Shake-Up: The UN General Assembly backed Togo-led “Correct the Map” resolution to promote equal-area projections like Equal Earth, with 164 votes for, 1 against (the U.S.), and 6 abstentions, aiming to show Africa’s true relative size more accurately than the Mercator map; the vote is non-binding and doesn’t ban Mercator, but it could push changes in schools, media, and tech. Local Impact in Africa: Togo says it will update school geography materials by year-end, after the UN vote. U.S. Pushback: Washington called the move a “radical ideological project” tied to “cognitive justice,” while Ukraine abstained over how occupied Crimea is depicted. NATO & the Arctic: Separate coverage highlights NATO allies stepping up submarine-hunting drills near Iceland without direct U.S. participation, underscoring the GIUK Gap (between Greenland, Iceland, and the UK) as a key North Atlantic security focus. EU-Greenland Angle: A European Parliament-commissioned report proposes a standing “Northern Partnership” linking the EU with Iceland, Norway, and Greenland on maritime security, energy, preparedness, transport, and critical raw materials.
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