Reading
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.
Foreign Policy
Reading
What Is Deterrence?
In this free resource, explore examples of deterrence from the Cold War to present day to learn how countries dissuade bad behavior with the threat of significant punishment.
Reading
What Is Intelligence?
From Cold War double agents to Chinese spy balloons, explore how lying and spying inform policymaking in this resource on intelligence.
Reading
What Is Economic Statecraft?
Learn why China lends billions of dollars abroad each year through its Belt and Road Initiative and the implications of that free resource for recipient countries.
Video
What Is Nation-Building?
In this free resource on nation-building, learn why developing political, economic, security, and social institutions across borders is a complex business.
Reading
What Is Soft Power?
From Cold War propaganda to current day pop culture, learn how countries use soft power to influence others without coercion in this free resource.
Learning Journeys
A learning journey is a student facing, curated collection of resources that explore a topic from a specific perspective.
Learning Journey
U.S. History Mini Simulations
In this series of historical mini simulations, students step into the shoes of policymakers to advise the U.S. president on how to respond to major foreign policy moments in U.S. history.
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.
Learning Journey
Trade: Trade Wars
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand trade relations between the United States and China.
Learning Journey
Trade: Policy
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the ways in which trade can be used as part of foreign policy.
Learning Journey
Trade: Introduction
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand international trade.
Learning Journey
U.S. Foreign Policy
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand U.S. foreign policy.
Learning Journey
Tools of Foreign Policy
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the tools of foreign policy.
Learning Journey
Approaches to Foreign Policy
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the critical debates behind foreign policy strategy.