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 ...
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 ...
North Korea Crisis | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
5 days ago · In 2022, after a two-year lull in testing, North Korea launched a record number of missiles. Frequent tests have continued into 2023 and included its first solid-fuel ICMB, the Hwasong-18, which ...
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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 Taliban in Afghanistan - Council on Foreign Relations
Jan 19, 2023 · The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, twenty years after their ouster by U.S. troops. Under their harsh rule, they have cracked down on women’s rights and neglected basic services.
The U.S. Immigration Debate | Council on Foreign Relations
Aug 7, 2024 · Immigrants composed an estimated 13.9 percent of the U.S. population in 2022, amounting to roughly 46 million people out of a total of almost 335 million, according to U.S. Census Bureau data ...
Seven Documentaries Worth Watching About 9/11
Sep 9, 2021 · With the twentieth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks this Saturday, we recommend sources for better understanding 9/11 and its aftermath. Today: seven documentaries about 9/11. A few ...
How Has the Terrorism Threat Changed Twenty Years After 9/11?
Aug 12, 2021 · Sadly, the terrorist threat to the United States has shifted from a mostly external one—which it was for nearly two decades after 9/11—to an internal one, as the Capitol Hill riots of January ...