Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Global Conflict Tracker
Oct 6, 2024 · Background. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates back to the end of the nineteenth century. In 1947, the United Nations adopted Resolution 181, known as the Partition Plan, which sought to ...
Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign Relations
Learn about the world's top hotspots with this interactive Global Conflict Tracker from the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations.
What Are the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
Sep 18, 2024 · Summary. In 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an ambitious roadmap to eradicate poverty, reduce inequality, and protect the planet against ...
Global Growth Tracker: World Economies by GDP - Council on …
Jun 12, 2024 · The Global Growth Tracker allows you to gauge trends in economic growth through time across the globe. The map below compiles data on economic growth over one hundred countries around the world ...
North Korea Crisis | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
Oct 17, 2024 · In 2020, at the start of the pandemic, North Korea implemented one of the world’s strictest border closures, further depressing the country’s economy and exacerbating hunger. However, North ...
U.S. Foreign Policy Powers: Congress and the President
Mar 2, 2017 · The U.S. Constitution parcels out foreign relations powers to both the executive and legislative branches. It grants some powers, like command of the military, exclusively to the president and ...
The Iraq War - Council on Foreign Relations
In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq vowing to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and end the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein. When WMD intelligence proved illusory and a ...
Conflict in Syria | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
Feb 13, 2024 · On February 6, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and 7.5 magnitude aftershock struck southeast Turkey and northwest Syria, representing one of the worst natural disasters of this century. Estimates ...
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How Does the European Union Work? - Council on Foreign Relations
Mar 11, 2022 · The European Council, a grouping of the EU’s top political leaders, consists of the president or prime minister of every member state. Its summits set the union’s broad direction and settle ...