The conquest of the Earth: the exploration during the Iron Age
The human being is, above all, a curious species. He keeps wondering why, where, when and how. From the moment it became aware of its...
Category: Asia
The World Islands and the ambition of Dubai
I invite you to insert the coordinates 25º 13′ 00″ N, 55º 09′ 00″ E in Google Earth. What you can find on your screen...
The Sykes-Picot agreement: One line to rule the Middle East
Since the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1922 after the First World War, the Middle East has not stopped bleeding. When the Empire was...
The saddest story of all seas: Aral
Perhaps you thought that you would not attend the disappearance of a sea during the period of our brief existence as humans, especially if we...