Every place, mapped
Interactive maps of chokepoints, contested borders, and places in the news. Each with videos that explain them, mapped live as the speaker talks.
The big waters
Black SeaTrack naval strikes, contested grain corridors, and shipping chokepoints across the Black Sea as Ukraine pushes Russia's fleet out of Sevastopol.
South China SeaTrack contested reefs, military outposts, and maritime confrontations across the South China Sea in 2026.
Persian GulfTrack maritime blockades, tanker traffic, pipeline bypasses, and oil export disruptions across the Persian Gulf in 2026.
Strait of MalaccaOver 102,000 vessels and 23.2 million barrels of oil daily navigate the 2.7 km Phillips Channel bottleneck amid rising US-China maritime rivalry.
BosphorusTrack Black Sea warship transit limits under Montreux, 3 million barrels of daily crude flows, and Istanbul strait navigation.
CaucasusTrack Caucasus transit corridors, pipeline networks, border shifts, and shifting Russian, Turkish, and Western influence across Eurasia.
Red SeaHouthi missile strikes and drone attacks in the Bab el-Mandeb force global shipping around Africa, raising freight rates and threatening trade lanes.
Strait of HormuzIran and the US face off over the 21-mile chokepoint carrying 20 million barrels of oil and 1/3 of global fertilizer trade daily.
Chokepoints and enclaves
Suwalki GapPoland and Lithuania fortify the 65 km corridor between Kaliningrad and Belarus as NATO deploys forward brigades to prevent a land blockade.
Bab el MandebHouthi missile strikes and proxy blockades in the Bab el Mandeb strait threaten 12% of global seaborne trade and Red Sea energy corridors.
TransnistriaExplore troop locations, border checkpoints, and economic hubs in Transnistria as Moldova advances EU integration against Russian influence.
KaliningradTrack NATO defenses, Baltic Fleet operations, and the Suwalki corridor around Russia's isolated military exclave in Northern Europe.
SvalbardTrack NATO and Russian military friction, treaty disputes, and shipping route competition around Svalbard with tactical analysis.
Darien GapTrack the 100-kilometer break in the Pan-American Highway, Panama border enforcement, and overland transit routes between Colombia and Central America.
DonbasTrack military frontlines, contested fortress cities, and industrial hubs across Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine.
Panama CanalPanama expelled Chinese port operators from Balboa and Cristobal, handing interim operations to Maersk as global maritime supply routes face pressure.
In the news right now
FordowSatellite analysis and strike assessments reveal how bunker buster munitions targeted Iran's buried Fordow uranium enrichment facility near Qom.
Rafah CrossingTrack the current status of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, including pedestrian restrictions, aid controls, and EUBAM monitoring.
EssequiboThe ICJ is deciding the Guyana-Venezuela border dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo as daily offshore crude output tops 900,000 barrels.
Zangezur CorridorTrack the 43 km Zangezur Corridor route through Armenia, linking Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan and reshaping Middle Corridor Eurasian rail transit in 2026.
Durand LineMilitary airstrikes, TTP attacks, and trade shutdowns trigger open border conflict along the 2,640 km Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier.
GreenlandTrack US territorial pressure on Greenland, Pituffik Space Base access, Arctic shipping routes, and resource disputes across Denmark and the North Atlantic.
Line of Actual ControlTrack 3488 km of militarized frontier between India and China across Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh amid 2026 border naming rows and patrol pacts.
Kings Mountain Lithium MineAlbemarle cleared federal permitting in 2026 to restart the Kings Mountain hard-rock lithium mine and build an on-site 420,000-ton processing plant.