Longtime readers know I believe a knowledge of geography is important in understanding our world. A quick search of this blog's entries finds I've mentioned it many times.
Here is a longish column in the bulletin of the American Enterprise Institute think-tank which, among other things, shows how geography explains the salience of both Ukraine and Taiwan in influencing the policies of their neighbors.
It is unfortunate that geography is little taught in recent years. I believe that lack to be a policy failure.
