Publication

This is a transcript of an interview with Jordan Branch, an assistant professor of political science at Brown University, on the role maps have played in the formation of the state and the international system throughout history and how contemporary mapping techniques affect the international system today. Among other issues, he addresses what role territory has played in international relations; how mapping contributed to the formation of the modern state system; how practices in mapmaking have changed over time; and the implications of the development of such mapping technology as GPS and Google Earth as well as its impact on the notion of state territory.