Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign Relations
WEBLearn about the world's top hotspots with this interactive Global Conflict Tracker from the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations.
North Korea Crisis | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · In 2020, at the start of the pandemic, North Korea implemented one of the world’s strictest border closures, further depressing the country’s economy and exacerbating hunger. However, North ...
Conflict in Syria | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Estimates in May 2023 put the death toll at almost 60,000, with 50,700 casualties in Turkey and 8,400 in Syria. Syria’s twelve years of conflict have severely hindered its relief efforts—the ...
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North Korea’s Power Structure - Council on Foreign Relations
WEBJun 17, 2020 · The Kim family, specifically Supreme Leaders Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and Kim Jong-un, has ruled North Korea since 1948. Current leader Kim Jong-un has consolidated his power, purging many top ...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Global Conflict Tracker
WEB5 days ago · Background. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates back to the end of the nineteenth century. In 1947, the United Nations adopted Resolution 181, known as the Partition Plan, which sought to ...
Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels
WEBAug 5, 2024 · Summary. Mexican drug cartels are leading suppliers of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and other illicit narcotics to the United States. The cartels and the drug trade fuel rampant corruption ...
Global Growth Tracker: World Economies by GDP - Council on …
WEBJun 12, 2024 · The Global Growth Tracker allows you to gauge trends in economic growth through time across the globe. The map below compiles data on economic growth over one hundred countries around the world ...
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
WEBJun 20, 2024 · Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths. The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu ...
The U.S. War in Afghanistan - Council on Foreign Relations
WEBOct 15, 1999 · Hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the World Trade Center’s south tower on September 11, 2001, in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Al-Qaeda operatives hijack four ...