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June 28, 2023

Diplomacy and International Institutions
What Does the G7 Do?

The Group of Seven (G7) serves as a forum to coordinate global policy, but experts are increasingly questioning the group’s relevance.

Leaders of G7 countries walk alongside one another.
Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors

April 15, 2020

COVID-19
Comparing Six Health-Care Systems in a Pandemic

Here’s how different health-care systems, including single-payer and government-run, have contended with the coronavirus.

A physician wearing a mask and face protection uses a stethoscope to listen to a patient's breathing while the patient sits on a hospital bed.
Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland and Claire Klobucista

March 3, 2014

Global Governance
The Group of Eight (G8) Industrialized Nations

After more than three decades of existence, the Group of Eight (G8) is struggling to defend its relevance amid criticism of its limited membership and lack of a compliance mechanism.

Backgrounder by Zachary Laub

July 7, 2005

Bosnia and Herzegovina
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: A Decade After Srebrenica

This publication is now archived. What’s the status of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)?The ICTY was established in 1993 by the U.N. Security Council to bring to j…

Backgrounder by Lionel Beehner

October 28, 2005

Development
Is Russia’s Economy Running out of Energy?

This publication is now archived. IntroductionRussia’s oil exports are up, its currency is strong, and its gross domestic product (GDP) growth has hummed along at a 7 percent clip for the seventh yea…

Backgrounder by Lionel Beehner