Borders globally serve as the demarcation lines that define the territories of countries, signifying sovereignty and control. In essence, an open border is one where people can come and go without ...

Did you know that the world looks different depending on where you are? Maps, as commonly seen in textbooks and online, are ...

Borders are essentially artificial in nature. They're really just lines on the map that the rest of the world accepts enough to integrate into the applicable global political and legal regimes.

What are the political and legal ramifications when a country disagrees with the map? That’s what a new paper called Google’s World, in the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, examines.

From Pakistan, Kashmir appears disputed. From India, it appears as a part of India. Google Maps changes disputed borders based on what country you search from. (Video: Greg Bensinger/The ...

But some countries are seemingly more relaxed than others about their border controls. Newsweek has analyzed the latest available data and the Open Borders Index to create a map showing countries ...