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The Rise and Fall of the Responsibility to Protect
Sovereignty is sacred. But when lives are in danger, does that principle still apply?
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.
Understanding the Constructive and Destructive Natures of Nationalism
Nationalism can unify diverse societies. But when taken to extremes, it can also fuel violence, division, and global disorder.
Tanks, Sanctions, and Separatists: The Various Challenges to Sovereignty
A government’s authority within its borders gets challenged all the time. Here is how.
Why Do We Live in Countries?
How did sovereignty become part of world history? In this educational video, learn why kingdoms turn into countries after the Thirty Years’ War.
How Does History Inform the Chinese Communist Party’s Domestic and Foreign Policy Goals?
Learn how China’s transformation from a state of economic and political collapse to its rise as a global power shapes the motivations of its leaders today.
What Are Economic Sanctions?
In this free resource on sanctions, learn how countries use punitive economic measures to advance their foreign policy priorities.
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.
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.
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.