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Are countries less democratic than they used to be? Learn how democratic principles like checks and balances, free elections, and freedom of the press are under threat around the world.

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.

Global Terrorism Trends

Explore terrorism trends through five data charts that help show the threat of terrorism around the world and how it has changed over time.

Tanks, Sanctions, and Separatists: The Various Challenges to Sovereignty

A government’s authority within its borders gets challenged all the time. Here is how.

Preparing for and Managing the Next Pandemic

What should the United States do to secure global health preparedness before the next pandemic? Explore this simulation.

How Do Countries Create Nuclear Weapons?

What is nuclear power and how can the same process that generates nuclear energy create a nuclear bomb?

The Nuclear World

Where are the world’s nuclear weapons today and whom do they protect? Explore maps, charts, and graphs to learn about current and future nuclear weapons states.