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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 21, 2023
United States
These Eight Charts Show Why Fentanyl Is a Huge Foreign Policy Problem
Overdoses involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are the leading cause of death among young Americans and a threat to U.S. public health, the economy, and national security. Combating the epi…
November 4, 2022
Health
Perilous Pathogens: How Climate Change Is Increasing the Threat of Diseases
At the COP27 summit, leaders will discuss how to deal with the many consequences of climate change. These four cases show how the climate crisis is altering the threat of zoonotic diseases.
February 4, 2022
COVID-19
The World Still Hasn’t Agreed on a Pandemic Playbook
For two years, the world has been battling COVID-19 with masks, vaccines, and lockdowns. There have been impressive results and serious missteps, but countries have failed to channel their shared exp…
December 9, 2021
COVID-19
Seven Charts That Explain the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2021
COVID-19 continued its worldwide spread in 2021, spurred by more contagious variants. Vaccines are highly effective, though have been unevenly distributed. Follow the pandemic’s story over the last y…
December 16, 2019
Global
2019 Hot Spots: The Year in Eleven Maps
CFR showcases eleven maps that help explain the events that grabbed the world’s attention in the past year.