We’ve gone from a planet ruled by natural geography to political geography to kinetically functional geography to a cyber geography that is ruled by ideological variation rather than politically constructed boarders.

James Scott
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Geography can now be used as a basis for understanding the world as we now live it. The words of this quote describe how we now live in a world that is ruled by ideology and not geography. People and ideas move freely and freely exchange with one another, but not through traditional borders and borders based on political geography. People and ideas move freely across the planet with no regard for traditional political borders. While there has been some migration since the rise of human civilization, we now live in a world where people and ideas flow freely.

Source: Senior Fellow, Institute For Critical Infrastructure Technology

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