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People and Society: Europe and Eurasia
Learn how culture, demographics, and social trends shape everyday life in the region.
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.
Regional Politics: Europe and Eurasia
From the war in Ukraine to competition with China, learn about ten key relationships defining the region.
How Did Mass Production and Mass Consumption Take Off After World War II?
Discover how consumer goods have become cheap and ubiquitous in the global era.
Regional Politics: Middle East and North Africa
From Saudi-Iran rivalries to Arab-Israeli normalizations, learn how ten key relationships define the region.
People and Society: Middle East and North Africa
Learn how culture, demographics, and social trends shape everyday life in the region.
How Self-Determination Shaped the Modern World
Learn how the world’s nearly two hundred countries came to be, and whether the map is set in stone.
People and Society: Sub-Saharan Africa
With over one billion people living in forty-nine countries, sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world’s most diverse regions.
Geopolitics: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan African countries hold roughly 25 percent of the seats in the UN General Assembly, making the region’s voice important on global issues such as climate change and drug trafficking.
People and Society: East Asia & The Pacific
East Asia and the Pacific is the world’s largest region, accounting for nearly one-third of the global population.