Global Growth Tracker: World Economies by GDP - Council on …
WEBJun 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 ...
What Is NATO? | Council on Foreign Relations
WEBMar 18, 2024 · Established during the Cold War, NATO is a transatlantic security alliance composed of thirty-two member countries, including the United States. NATO has focused on deterring Russian aggression in ...
Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense
WEBFeb 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.
How Much U.S. Aid Is Going to Ukraine? - Council on Foreign …
WEBMay 9, 2024 · Aid to the government. of Ukraine. $107 billion. From the total $175 billion in U.S. spending, $107 billion worth of aid goes to the government of Ukraine. Humanitarian. support.
North Korea’s Power Structure - Council on Foreign Relations
WEBJun 17, 2020 · Summary. The Kim family, specifically Supreme Leaders Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and Kim Jong-un, has ruled North Korea since 1948. Current leader Kim Jong-un has consolidated his power, purging ...
How Does the U.S. Refugee System Work? - Council on Foreign …
WEBMar 26, 2024 · The State Department manages the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, or USRAP. Since it was created in 1980, more than three million refugees have been accepted into the country. President Donald ...
The China-India Border Dispute: What to Know
WEBJune 18, 2020 3:20 pm (EST) China and India’s border dispute turned deadly for the first time in more than four decades. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response will be critical to de ...
U.S.-Taliban Peace Deal: What to Know - Council on Foreign …
WEBMar 2, 2020 · The United States agreed to reduce its number of troops in the country from roughly 12,000 to 8,600 within 135 days. If the Taliban follows through on its commitments, all U.S. and other foreign ...
World Order | Council on Foreign Relations
WEBCNN Host Fareed Zakaria and Richard Haass examine the concept of “world order” and what to do to promote it in an age of revived great-power rivalry and global challenges. Podcast with Fareed ...
What Is ASEAN? | Council on Foreign Relations
WEBSep 18, 2023 · The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional grouping that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its ten members: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia ...