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A Brief History of U.S. Foreign Aid
Where and why the United States gives foreign aid has changed over time.
How the United States Provides Foreign Aid
Explore how the United States uses foreign aid to advance its interests and promote stability and development around the world.
What is U.S. Foreign Aid?
Learn how and why the United States provides aid to other countries.
What Gets in the Way of Free Trade?
Tariffs, quotas, and other barriers all get in the way of free trade. Learn why some countries impose them anyway.
It Takes a Village to Make Your Medicine
Follow the global supply chain across borders and into your pill bottle.
Two Hundred Years of Global Communications
From the printing press to Instagram, technological advances shape how people communicate.
How Health Care Works Around the World
Experts agree that access to quality health care is the best way to improve global health. But health-care options vary greatly depending on where you are in the world.
What Is Trade?
The modern era of global trade began just after World War II.
The Globe-Trotting Journey of a Sneaker
Learn the pros and cons of the global supply chain process of making a popular Nike shoe in this video.
Trade as Foreign Policy
When local concerns drive national trade policies, there are global consequences.