Zurab Koniashvili | Geopolitical Content Strategist & Tech Trends Analyst

Row of North Korean (DPRK) flags flying on tall poles against a cloudy sky.

Countries Culture & Traditions Explainers & Big Questions

Socialist Countries (2025): Definitive List & Explained

Asking “Which countries are socialist?” sounds simple—but it isn’t. Some states constitutionally declare themselves socialist; others only mention “socialism” in

Sunrise on the Dhauladhar Range reflected in a hilltop pond at Triund, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Interesting Resources and Economy Travel Guides

Top Countries for Photography (2025): 12 Best

Which countries consistently deliver jaw-dropping frames—whether you’re chasing city skylines, ancient sites, or big wilderness? As a travel-geography writer and

Small globe lit by sunlight on a dark textured surface, showing Europe, North Africa, Greenland/Canada—concept image of global scope.

Countries Explainers & Big Questions Human Geography

Countries That Still Have Slavery

When people ask which countries still have slavery, they usually mean where modern slavery—forced labour, forced marriage, and human trafficking—remains

Gori Fortress and the Cathedral of the Nativity at golden hour, Shida Kartli, Georgia

Cities Places

Gori, Georgia: Historic Crossroads of Shida Kartli

Nestled at the foot of steep hills in central Georgia’s Shida Kartli, Gori watches the confluence of the Mtkvari (Kura)

Crowds beneath the Eiffel Tower’s arches at the 1889 Exposition Universelle, Paris

Explainers & Big Questions Global Architecture Interesting

Original Purpose of the Eiffel Tower (1889 Exposition)

If you walked onto Paris’s Champ-de-Mars in the spring of 1889, you’d pass under a brand-new iron giant nearly 984

Eiffel Tower centered from the Trocadéro at sunset, blue-to-gold sky over Paris with base arches, carousel, and winter trees in view.

Explainers & Big Questions Global Architecture Interesting

Who Designed the Eiffel Tower? Koechlin, Nouguier, Sauvestre

The Eiffel Tower didn’t spring fully formed from one mind. It began as a bold engineering sketch in 1884, sharpened

TransMiCable cabins over Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá, linking hillside barrios to the city at dusk

Capital Cities Explainers & Big Questions Human Geography Resources and Economy

Cable Cars in Capital Cities for Public Transit

Imagine gliding above rush-hour traffic in a cable car, watching the city unfold beneath your feet. This isn’t a theme-park

Boat crossing the deep-blue waters of Lake Titicaca with Andean hills on the horizon under a clear sky.

Explainers & Big Questions Landforms & Water

Lake Titicaca: World’s Highest Navigable Lake

Lake Titicaca glitters on the Andean Altiplano between Peru and Bolivia, high enough that many first-time visitors feel the altitude

Person overlooking a foggy Greenland fjord with a tidewater glacier and scattered ice Title: Greenland’s Hidden Geography — Glacier and Fjord Vista

Explainers & Big Questions Landforms & Water

Greenland’s Hidden Geography: Bedrock Secrets & Island Mystery

Greenland is the world’s largest island — a vast white expanse in the far north. At first glance, it appears

Pacific Ocean at Makapuʻu, Oʻahu—turquoise water, black lava cliffs, and Mānana (Rabbit Island) beneath a gray sky.

Explainers & Big Questions Landforms & Water

Pacific Ocean: Size, Depth, Climate & Ring of Fire

The Pacific Ocean is Earth’s largest and deepest ocean. It stretches from the icy Southern Ocean to the Arctic, touching