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Learn about critical issues for the incoming Donald Trump administration.
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Understand why climate change poses many energy challenges.
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Explore the history, politics, economics, and society of this region.
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Featured Learning Resources
Reading
Why Electric Grids Need to Be More Resilient
Severe weather is causing costly disruptions. To protect the energy grid, countries need a smarter plan.
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What Are Different Types of Government?
Learn about different forms of government—including democracy, authoritarian rule, and monarchy—and how their distinctions aren't always so clear.
Video
The Globe-Trotting Journey of a Sneaker
Learn the pros and cons of the global supply chain process of making a popular Nike shoe in this video.
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What Are the Causes and Consequences of Industrialization?
Learn about the Industrial Revolution and how technological innovations from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries continue to shape society today.
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Six Essential International Organizations You Need to Know
Learn about the most prominent international organizations tackling the world’s biggest issues in this free resource.
Featured Teaching Resources
Mini Simulation
A Red Line in Syria in 2013
How should the United States respond to the use of chemical weapons in Syria? Explore this historical simulation set in 2013.
Simulation
Global Climate Change Policy (UNSC)
A major summit approaches where the UN Security Council will meet to discuss the effects of climate change on security.
Activity
Solar Geoengineering Mini Simulation Activity
Length
Two class periods
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Global Affairs Expert Webinar: How Tech Firms Shape Geopolitics
Adam Segal and Carla Anne Robbins will lead the conversation on how tech firms shape geopolitics.
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Understanding U.S.-China Relations Through History and Film: How the Global Affects the Local
Join this webinar in partnership with Retro Report to examine the key historical events in U.S.-China relations and understand the crucial foreign policy questions of today.
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Teaching Geography with CFR Education
Join this introductory webinar to learn tips and tricks for teaching geography with CFR Education's resources on regions of the world.