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Global Inflation TrackerThe CFR Global Inflation Tracker allows you to gauge trends in prices across the world over time.
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Global Monetary Policy TrackerCFR’s Global Monetary Policy Tracker compiles data from 54 countries around the world to highlight significant global trends in monetary policy. Who is tightening policy? Who is loosening policy? And what is the policy stance of the world as a whole?
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What Is the UN General Assembly?Each year, the General Assembly hosts a much-watched debate of world leaders. The 2025 meeting focused on climate change, artificial intelligence governance, UN reform, and the ongoing wars in the Gaza Strip and Ukraine.
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How America Can Win in Space to Protect Taiwan and BeyondTo protect its strategic interests in Taiwan in the event of a conflict with China, the United States should consider investing more time, energy, and resources towards an often-overlooked arena of defense competition: space superiority.
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The UN80 Initiative: What to Know About the United Nations’ Reform PlanAs the UN General Assembly convenes for its eightieth session, one major topic of debate is the secretary-general’s internal reform plan, which proposes significant budget cuts and agency consolidations. What could these changes mean for the United Nations’ future?
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What Are the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?The United Nations’ ambitious development agenda aims to protect people and the planet via seventeen goals. But experts say governments aren’t doing enough to implement them.
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The UN Security CouncilThe UN Security Council is the premier global body for maintaining international peace and security, but it faces steady calls for reform to better meet twenty-first-century challenges.
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Women’s Power IndexFind out where women around the world wield political power—and why it matters.
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India’s Space Policy: Between Strategic Autonomy and Alignment With the United StatesIndia’s space policy, once driven primarily by domestic development goals, is increasingly aligning with that of the United States. How it approaches the norms of space governance, however, could provide a path for other Global South nations.
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As Hurricane Season Approaches, Trump’s NOAA Budget Cuts Threaten SafetyPresident Trump’s NOAA cuts will significantly hamper the public’s understanding of the environment and weather forecasting, negatively affecting people in the United States and abroad.
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What Would Greenland’s Independence Mean for U.S. Interests?The island’s residents have voted in favor of a party that seeks gradual independence from Denmark. But Greenland has attracted significant attention from President Trump, who sees the island’s considerable mineral wealth and location in the Arctic as necessary for U.S. national security.
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A New Roadmap for SpaceIn this episode of The Interconnect, Stanford University Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Simone D’Amico and CFR’s Space Task Force Project Director Esther Brimmer discuss how private companies are driving innovation in orbit, the new moon race that’s underway, and how increased commercial and military activity raises questions about the responsible use of space.
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The President’s Inbox Recap: U.S. Space PolicyThe proliferation of space debris and a lack of agreed-upon rules threatens the essential benefits of space for commerce and security.
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U.S. Space Policy, With Nina Armagno and Jane HarmanNina Armagno, retired United States Space Force lieutenant general, and Jane Harman, former congresswoman and president emerita of the Wilson Center, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the increasing importance of space as a commercial opportunity and strategic vulnerability for the United States.