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Resource Conflicts, Explained
How do water, oil, and gold cause wars? Learn how competition over natural resources fuels and finances fighting and how climate change intensifies those conflicts.
Conflict & Warfare
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Seven “Hot Wars” During the Cold War
The United States and the Soviet Union never directly clashed, but the Cold War was far from bloodless.
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How Does AI Influence Conflict?
How is the military using AI? Killer robots have long been a fear and fascination of humankind. Explore how weapons that can locate, target, and kill without human involvement shape today’s conflicts and hold the potential to re-shape future conflicts.
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What Is Armed Force?
In this free resource on military action, learn how countries use violence, or armed force, to influence foreign policy.
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What Is Peacekeeping?
In this free resource on the successes and failures of peacekeeping, learn about the UN missions tasked with transitioning countries out of war.
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What Is Arms Control?
In this free resource on arms control agreements, learn how countries try to regulate the world’s most powerful weapons through foreign policy.
Learning Journeys
A learning journey is a student facing, curated collection of resources that explore a topic from a specific perspective.
Learning Journey
Conflict: Introduction
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the various types, causes, and consequences of conflict.
Learning Journey
Will China Invade Taiwan?
Explore Taiwan’s relationships with the United States and China. Then take part in a national security simulation to help avoid future conflict.