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.
How Much U.S. Aid Is Going to Ukraine? - Council on Foreign …
Sep 27, 2024 · A large share of the money in the aid bills is spent in the United States, paying for American factories and workers to produce the various weapons that are either shipped to …
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Global Conflict Tracker
Oct 6, 2024 · The Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates back to the end of the nineteenth century, primarily as a conflict over territory. Learn about the origins of this conflict and track the latest …
Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels
Aug 5, 2024 · Sinaloa Cartel. Formerly led by Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Sinaloa is one of Mexico’s oldest and most powerful drug trafficking groups with considerable influence in the …
Understanding Sharia: The Intersection of Islam and the Law
Dec 17, 2021 · Introduction. Most of the world’s nearly fifty Muslim-majority countries have laws that reference sharia, the guidance Muslims believe God provided them on a range of spiritual …
North Korea Crisis | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
Oct 17, 2024 · 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 …
The 2020 Election by the Numbers - Council on Foreign Relations
This year there were no faithless electors. So the final tally in the Electoral College was 306 to 232.That, of course, is the reverse of the margin Donald Trump won by in 2016.
Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense
Feb 8, 2024 · Taiwan has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taipei in 2022 heightened tensions.
Ukraine: Conflict at the Crossroads of Europe and Russia
Feb 14, 2023 · In the weeks leading up to NATO’s 2008 summit, President Vladimir Putin warned U.S. diplomats that steps to bring Ukraine into the alliance “would be a hostile act toward …
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 …