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.
Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels
Aug 5, 2024 · Summary. Mexican drug cartels are leading suppliers of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and other illicit narcotics to the United States. The cartels and the drug trade fuel rampant corruption ...
How Much U.S. Aid Is Going to Ukraine? - Council on Foreign …
Sep 27, 2024 · Aid to the government. of Ukraine. $106 billion. From the total $175 billion in U.S. spending, $106 billion worth of aid goes to the government of Ukraine. Humanitarian. support. Budget support ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Understanding Sharia: The Intersection of Islam and the Law
Dec 17, 2021 · Summary. Sharia is the ideal form of divine guidance that Muslims follow to live a righteous life. Human interpretations of sharia, or fiqh, are the basis of Islamic law today. About half the ...
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