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- Students will be able to describe the history of Europe and Eurasia alongside the political, social, and economic systems that characterize the region.
- Students will understand that Russia has played a powerful and evolving role in the region.
Help students understand Europe and Eurasia through these essay and discussion questions.
Students will work independently and in small groups to identify key themes in the study of the Middle East and North Africa.
Help students understand the Middle East and North Africa through these essay and discussion questions.
Explore this collection of learning resources to better understand the history, people, and politics of the Americas.
- Students will consider some of the differences in how infectious diseases are handled compared to noncommunicable diseases.
- Students will analyze the key factors that contribute to challenges in addressing noncommunicable diseases.
- Students will learn about the basics of global health as well as the basics of how health care works around the world.
In Toxic Politics, CFR Senior Fellow Yanzhong Huang discusses how China’s environmental crisis is undermining public health and becoming an Achilles heel in its reemergence as a global power.
For the first time in recorded history, bacteria, viruses, and other plagues and pestilence do not cause the majority of deaths or disabilities in any region of the world. Curbing infectious diseases has extended lives and prevented child deaths in poor societies, but also brought new and unexpected challenges—like rising youth unemployment, overcrowded and underbuilt cities, and surging rates of premature chronic diseases—that many nations are unprepared to handle. In Plagues and the Paradox of Progress, Thomas J. Bollyky traces the rise and fall of infectious disease in human history and the challenges and opportunities that unprecedented health achievements pose for our future.
- Students will be able to describe the political, societal, economic, and geopolitical systems that characterize sub-Saharan Africa.
- Students will understand how global powers wield influence on countries in the region.