AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoUN Cartography Shift: The UN General Assembly backed an African-led push to promote the Equal Earth equal-area map projection over Mercator, aiming to show Africa’s true relative size; the resolution passed 164–1 with the U.S. voting no and Georgia abstaining, while France said it will drop Mercator for official maps. Energy & Industry: SOCAR met China Eximbank and China National Petroleum Corporation in Baku, signaling Azerbaijan’s move from exporting raw oil and gas toward downstream processing, petrochemicals, and higher-value production. Georgia–Abkhazia Dialogue: A Tbilisi opinion piece argues Georgian-Abkhaz peace policy has become “paradigm-less,” with mistrust and drift sidelining dialogue as regional dynamics shift after Ukraine’s war. Public Infrastructure: A Dispatch report highlights “blue tanks” and the politics around water supply in a Western Georgian town, pointing to adaptation measures that shape daily life. Defense & Regional Security: A Middle East analysis discusses a new Mecca Joint Defense Agreement and warns Europe’s Iran approach could backfire by encouraging instability beyond Tehran’s borders.
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