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Featured Learning Resources
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How to Protect Against Extreme Weather
Climate change is making extreme weather more frequent and intense. What can governments do to protect their populations?
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A Brief History of U.S. Foreign Aid
Where and why the United States gives foreign aid has changed over time. Learn the difference between military, economic, and humanitarian aid and the history behind U.S. aid.
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How Did Humans Come to Live Longer and Healthier Lives?
From the history of vaccines and medical quarantines to the origin of the World Health Organization, explore how innovations in global health increased human longevity and prepared the world for COVID-19.
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What Gets in the Way of Free Trade?
A world with free trade yields net benefits for all participants. But that world does not actually exist— countries impose free-trade roadblocks for a number of reasons.
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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.
Featured Teaching Resources
Mini Simulation
U.S. Foreign Policy: Multilateralism or Unilateralism?
Should the next U.S. president prioritize a multilateral or unilateral approach to foreign policy? Explore this simulation.
Lesson Plan
Climate Change: International Agreements
Length
one 45-minute period
Simulation
Russia and NATO in the Baltics in 2016 (NSC)
Set in July 2016. Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, a NATO summit approaches as the Baltics face threats from Russia.
Featured Events
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Global Affairs Expert Webinar: Migration and Labor Economics
Giovanni Peri and Edward Alden will lead the conversation on migration and labor economics.
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I Saw It on Instagram So It Must Be True!: Helping Students Navigate Global Information Online
Join this webinar in partnership with Digital Inquiry Group for the 2025 Share My Lesson Virtual Conference.
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Teaching Climate Change: From Earth Day to Every Day
Join the American Museum of Natural History, National Geographic Society, SubjectToClimate, and CFR Education for a virtual Earth Day event for educators.