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15 = Map = United Nation Security Council
The UNSC controls the real physical map of nations of the world.
10 = Non Permanent Members(b)
5 = Permanent Members.(a)
1 = The Vatican Permanent Observer.(c)
The United Nations Symbol is an azimuthal projection that extends to 60 degrees South(60ds). It includes everything but Antartica.
1971 is when the UNSC changed. China was given Taiwan's position. The only major international power that formally recognizes Taiwan is the Holy See(Vatican). If the Vatican drops recognition like the news has been suggesting they might in retaliation for the US recognizing Jerusalem(Vatican REALLY does not want this, they are one of the few countries that recognize palistine as a nation, but NOT israel) Taiwan would have no more rights than native americans in the US. No ability to enter a treaty or have a voice at all at the UN.
Antarctica…where up is down where left is right. The overlapping claims for this territory are an absolute clusterfuck. Its important though. The slice the UK claims is tied to their possession of the Falkland Islands. They went to war for this in the 80s. We're familiar with all kinds of unusual activity there. Remember, from space, up/down/left right are arbitrary. We see it as the bottom of the world, but its just as much the top/crown.
But back to the keystone. / Key. The holysee symbol is a pair of keys. The three big powers, US(UK+France via Nato), Russia, and China all have their territorial geopolitical ambitions held in check by proxy. The US in Israel. Russians in Crimea(Russians check Israel with Syria and Iran), China Checks NATO/US with NK and the US Checks China in Taiwan, even though we don't formally recognize them. When the US makes a move in Israel, the russian Iran/Syria check gets weaker. I think this is why Putin is flexing his nukes, its his big chip at the big table. He has been stressing Nato by drawing turkey into the syria conflict and turkey is geographically critical for european missile defense. If he's losing his leverage via syria/iran he needs to play the missile card harder. Putin's primary ambition is UN recognition of his claim to the Crimea. He needs that warm water port.
Antarctica/Vatican play some role as key/keystone from 40k feet. The United Nations Security Council absolutely controls the map of the world. Its the most powerful international body ever formed and has been a success insofar as we have not had a hot war between nuclear powers ever since its formation.
There have been a lot of moves to change the council make up recently. India, brazil, germany(who was excluded at formation due to obvious ww2 factors), japan and australia and saudi arabia all want a piece of the action.
China through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has ambitions as a NATO counter.
This is the 40k foot view.
CFR, FISA, Politics–they tell a story that shapes the US's role in this and are more relevant, but if you want to change the map, literally speaking, all roads go through the UN and the Vatican has been key to holding critical pieces together. The US and Vatican are absolutely at odds over Jerusalem and they would retaliate by changing relations with Taiwan.