# Mapping the future of countries

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: Parag Khanna
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Society and politics, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/parag_khanna_mapping_the_future_of_countries)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Many people think the lines on the map no longer matter, but Parag Khanna says they do. Using maps of the past and present, he explains the root causes of border conflicts worldwide and proposes simple yet cunning solutions for each.

## Lectures

1. [Mapping the future of countries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/parag_khanna_mapping_the_future_of_countries/b87784f919d7), 19 min (TED's player)