Educational news app centered around geopolitics
Orbis: Learn Geopolitics is a free-to-try educational app for mobile devices from developer Ruminski Labs. It is an online news application that focuses on geopolitics and helps educate readers on how geography shapes and affects global politics. Subscription options are available to continue using it after its trial run.
Global political landscape
Orbis: Learn Geopolitics delivers daily breaking news and developments around the world through digestible five to fifteen-minute reads. What makes it stand out is that it goes behind the story to understand the reasons and motivations behind every political move and decision, covering more than 600 lessons across countries and eras throughout history. Pick a lesson and go through the full course.
There’s also an interactive global map, in which you can pick out the news from your country or those that you’re interested in. To aid in knowledge retention, there are nearly 5,000 spaced-repetition flashcards and quizzes to refresh your memory. It should go without saying, but this app tackles very complex topics that the average reader will have a bit of a hard time comprehending.
For economists and political pundits
To wrap up, whether you’re in economics or just want to understand how this particular field of politics works, Orbis: Learn Geopolitics is an intriguing app that lets you delve deep into the news to learn the whys and hows behind every major political decision, and how they translate into real-world effects. Go and check it out now.
