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How Are International Agreements Helping Fight Global Warming?
Blog on Global Literacy
In our interconnected world, students need global literacy to navigate complex international issues.
Webinar on Global Issues in an Election Year
Watch a conversation with a global expert and an award-winning teacher to learn best practices for teaching the election through global issues.
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This 4-week series covers 4 historical U.S. elections, the foreign policy issues at the time, and how the echoes of history can be heard in 2024.

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Featured Learning Resources

Timeline
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Timeline
Explore the history and important events behind the long-standing Middle East conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians from 1947 to today. 

Featured Teaching Resources

Mini Simulation
Hurricane in the Caribbean
How should the United States assist small island nations facing disasters? Explore this simulation. 

Featured Events

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Global Affairs Expert Webinar: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 1:00 to 2:00 PM (EDT)

Steven A. Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies and director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars at CFR, will lead the conversation on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

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Global Affairs Expert Webinar: The War in Ukraine and U.S.-Russia Relations
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 1:00 to 2:00 PM (EDT)

Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan senior fellow for Russian and Eurasian studies at CFR and Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis professor of international diplomacy at Columbia University, will lead the conversation on the war in Ukraine and U.S.-Russia relations.

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CFR Education’s Introduction to Global Affairs for Iowa Classrooms
Wednesday, October 30, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Central Time

Join this webinar to learn how CFR Education’s free, non-partisan materials can help your students to engage with today’s most pressing global issues and provide Iowa classrooms with a world-class education in history, government, geography, and social studies.