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What Is the World Health Organization?
What is the WHO? Learn how the UN agency in charge of international public health responds to crises that threaten global health coordination, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19’s Unequal Consequences
In its first few months, the pandemic disproportionately harmed people of color in the United States.
Economics: East Asia & The Pacific
You’d never guess from the modern skylines of Shanghai, Seoul, and Singapore, but in 1950, these cities were in some of the world’s least developed countries.
Geopolitics: East Asia & The Pacific
Territorial disputes, historical animosities, powerful militaries, and nuclear weapons make for high-stakes geopolitics in the region.
The Race to Develop COVID-19 Vaccines
How did scientists produce the COVID-19 vaccines in record time? Explore how health innovations, like the mRNA vaccine, are invented and how they impact global health today.
U.S. Foreign Policy: Sub-Saharan Africa
The United States’ relationship with sub-Saharan Africa dates back to the transatlantic slave trade era, even before the country’s independence.
Modern History: Sub-Saharan Africa
For centuries, sub-Saharan Africa was home to prosperous empires that made groundbreaking advances in architecture, mathematics, and metalworking.
Politics: Sub-Saharan Africa
By the late 1990s, most countries in the region had transitioned from being European colonies to becoming independent countries.
Geopolitics: South & Central Asia
The long tensions between India and Pakistan, involvement of foreign powers, and climate change shape geopolitics in the region.
Economics: South & Central Asia
Recent growth has spurred new development, but also revealed old and new economic challenges.