Dec 18, 2024 · Election 2024 is almost over. Electoral College electors convened yesterday in state capitals across the country to cast their votes. The result was what everyone expected, the election of Donald ...

May 16, 2024 · What unsettled Putin was the ever-closer military and security cooperation between Ukraine and individual NATO members, especially the United States, which included more frequent and complex joint ...

The Global Conflict Tracker is an interactive guide to ongoing conflicts around the world of concern to the United States with background information and resources.

Dec 12, 2024 · The countries that comprise BRICS—which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, and now five new members—are an informal grouping of emerging economies hoping to increase ...

10. The Space Race Is Alive and Well. If you want to see the human potential for creation, as well as for destruction, look to the heavens. Some of the highlights in space exploration in 2024 ...

Jul 31, 2024 · Introduction. Venezuela, home to the world’s largest oil reserves, is a case study in the perils of becoming a petrostate. Since it was discovered in the country in the 1920s, oil has taken ...

Sep 10, 2010 · The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan member organization, think tank, and publisher.

Nov 13, 2024 · The United States provided Israel considerable economic assistance from 1971 to 2007, but nearly all U.S. aid today goes to support Israel’s military, the most advanced in the region.

May 19, 2021 · In response, Beijing has implemented policies to curb emissions and stem further degradation, such as by signing the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate and pledging to be carbon neutral by 2060 ...

Mar 18, 2024 · Introduction. Founded in 1949 as a bulwark against Soviet aggression, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) remains, seventy-five years later, the pillar of U.S.-Europe military cooperation.