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What Is Hezbollah?
![<p> Hezbollah militants parade through Beirut’s southern suburb.</p>]()
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The Taliban in Afghanistan
![Members of Taliban sit on a military vehicle during Taliban military parade in Kabul]()
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Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels
![MEXICO-DRUGS-ARMY-INCINERATION]()
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U.S.-Cuba Relations Explained
![<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cuban activists and supporters rally outside the Cuban Embassy during a freedom rally in Washington, DC, July 26, 2021.</span></p>]()
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The Economics of Hosting the Olympic Games
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
![<p>Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel in Tehran, Iran, in September 2024.</p>]()
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What Does the U.S. National Guard Do?
![<p>A member of the National Guard patrols the southern U.S. border in Eagle Pass, Texas.</p>]()
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Mercosur: South America’s Fractious Trade Bloc
![A poster about Mercosur is torn down in a street in Strasbourg, France.]()
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What Does the G20 Do?
![<p>World leaders meet at the 2023 G20 summit in New Delhi, India.</p>]()
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Haiti’s Troubled Path to Development
![A Haitian girl walks through a garbage-filled ravine in Port-au-Prince.]()
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How Does the U.S. Refugee System Work?
![<p>Meena Mosazai and her family live in Seattle after having moved from Afghanistan.</p>]()
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The U.S.-China Trade Relationship
![<p> A silk textile worker stands on the production line of a factory in Fuyang, China.</p>]()
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Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
![<p>Photos of fentanyl victims shown at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters. </p>]()
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What Is ASEAN?
![<p>ASEAN Leaders stand for photos at the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.</p>]()
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Argentina’s Struggle for Stability
![<p>A supporter holds up a $100 bill sign of then President-Elect Javier Milei in December 2023.</p>]()
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What Is Canada’s Immigration Policy?
![<p>New Canadians wave the national flag during a citizenship ceremony in Toronto.</p>]()
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U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons
![<p>Students embrace near a makeshift memorial after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia.</p>]()
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What Is Hamas?
![Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades parade in Gaza]()
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China’s Repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
![TOPSHOT-CHINA-XINJIANG-UYGHURS-TOURISM]()
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AGOA: The U.S.-Africa Trade Program
![<p>A worker sews at an export processing zone factory in Athi River, Kenya.</p>]()
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What Is the UN General Assembly?
![<p>Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the eightieth UN General Assembly, September 24, 2025.</p>]()
