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What the G20 Is, and What It Does
The G20 is the premier forum where the world's largest economies coordinate on finance, trade and global crises, representing most of the…
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What Soft Power Is
Coined by Joseph Nye, soft power is a country's ability to get what it wants through attraction, its culture, values, and policies,…
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What a Failed State Is
"Failed state" is a contested analytical label for a government that can no longer perform core functions such as security, law, and…
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How the United Nations Works
The UN coordinates 193 member states through six principal organs, from the General Assembly to the Security Council, to address peace, development,…
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What a Nation-State Is, and How It Differs From a Country
A nation-state is a sovereign country whose borders align with a single national community, blending the legal idea of a state with…
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What a Ceasefire Is, and Why They Break Down
A ceasefire is a binding but limited halt to fighting that stops the shooting without ending the war or settling what caused…
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What BRICS Expansion Means for the Global Order
Once an investment-bank acronym, BRICS has grown into a bloc of major emerging economies courting new members. Here is what the grouping…
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The African Continental Free Trade Area Explained
AfCFTA aims to create the world's largest free-trade area by number of countries, knitting together 1.4 billion people across Africa. Here is…
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What the Gulf Cooperation Council Is and Does
Six Arab monarchies on the Arabian Peninsula coordinate economics, security, and diplomacy through the GCC. Here is how the bloc works —…
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How the EU Single Market Works
The European Union's single market lets goods, services, capital, and people move across 27 countries as if borders barely existed. Here is…
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How the USMCA North American Trade Agreement Works
The pact that replaced NAFTA binds the United States, Mexico, and Canada into one of the world's largest trade zones. Here is…
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What ASEAN Is and How It Works
Ten Southeast Asian nations form one of the developing world's most durable regional blocs. Here is how ASEAN operates — through consensus,…