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Using satellite imagery and archive footage, we mapped out America's global military footprint.

We explore why new bases are being built while others are being left to rot, taking a firsthand look at the US's largest overseas base, which is in Southern Germany.

The explosion of AI across every industry has seen hundreds of water- and power-hungry server farms sprout up across the US.

Already, one-third of the world's internet traffic flows through data centers in just one US state: Virginia.

Satellite images and onboard footage show how the race to build and fortify artificial islands in the South China Sea is nudging America and China closer to conflict.