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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.
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The European Union: The World’s Biggest Sovereignty Experiment
Countries fight to protect their sovereignty. So why would they willingly give it up?
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What Is Sovereignty?
Understand the principle that has underpinned world order for the past four hundred years.
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Reimagining Sovereignty in a Global Era
When fires in the Amazon affect countries around the world, is there a need to rethink a centuries-old understanding of sovereignty?
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What Is Government?
From direct and parliamentary democracy to authoritarianism, learn how rulers take power—and who decides.
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Understanding Revolutions
Explore the powerful political movements that can reshape forms of government.
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COVID-19’s Unequal Consequences
In its first few months, the pandemic disproportionately harmed people of color in the United States.
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Modern History: The Americas
Although referred to as the “New World” by Europeans, the Americas have thousands of years of history.
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People and Society: The Americas
The Americas are an incredibly diverse region with a population defined by an array of cultural heritages, including millions of indigenous peoples living across North and South America.
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Politics: The Americas
After years of dictatorships that ruled nearly every Latin American country during the 1970s, the region experienced a wave of democratization beginning in 1979.