Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign Relations
WEBLearn about the world's top hotspots with this interactive Global Conflict Tracker from the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations.
North Korea Crisis | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
WEBFeb 9, 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 ...
Conflict in Syria | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
WEBMar 9, 2021 · 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 ...
Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea
WEBJul 29, 2024 · China's aircraft carrier Liaoning takes part in a military drill in the western Pacific Ocean on April 18, 2018. (Stringer/Reuters) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, the ...
Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels
WEBAug 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
WEB4 days ago · 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 ...
The U.S. War in Afghanistan - Council on Foreign Relations
WEBOct 15, 1999 · A fourth plane crashes in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Close to three thousand people die in the attacks. Although Afghanistan is the base for al-Qaeda, none of the nineteen hijackers are ...
Water Stress: A Global Problem That’s Getting Worse
WEBApr 3, 2023 · Moreover, water stress can affect global flows of goods and people. For instance, wildfires and drought in 2010 wiped out Russian crops, which resulted in a spike in commodities prices and food ...
Understanding Sharia: The Intersection of Islam and the Law
WEBDec 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 ...
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.
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