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 · The Ukrainian government receives most, but not all, of the funding in the five U.S. supplemental appropriations bills passed since the invasion. Spending in aid bills. $175 billion. April 2024 ...
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 ...
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 Hwasong-18, which ...
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 ...
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 ...
Conflict in Yemen and the Red Sea | Global Conflict Tracker
Oct 8, 2024 · The UN estimates that 60 percent of the estimated 377,000 deaths in Yemen between 2015 and the beginning of 2022 were the result of indirect causes like food insecurity and lack of accessible ...
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 ...
Cryptocurrencies, Digital Dollars, and the Future of Money
Jan 17, 2024 · The dizzying rise of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has created new challenges for governments and central banks. Some are responding by introducing their own digital currencies.
Conflict in Syria | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
Feb 13, 2024 · Estimates in May 2023 put the death toll at almost 60,000, with 50,700 casualties in Turkey and 8,400 in Syria. Syria’s twelve years of conflict have severely hindered its relief efforts—the ...