International Institutions & Global Governance

Timeline

What is NATO? Trace NATO’s history and learn how the organization’s mission has evolved over seventy-five years, from the end of World War II to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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What Is the UN Security Council?

In this free resource, learn more about the United Nations’ most powerful body working to maintain international peace and security. Explore the security council’s failures and successes, and why the UN Security Council’s veto power is so controversial.

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The Paris Agreement

What is the Paris Agreement? In this free resource, learn what actions countries are taking to address the global threat of climate change.

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What Is the World Health Organization?

What is the WHO? Learn how the UN agency in charge of international public health responds to crises that threaten global health coordination, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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What Is the World Trade Organization?

What is the WTO? Learn how the World Trade Organization manages the rules for international trade and why it's failing to address today’s most pressing issues.

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What Are the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund?

What's the difference between the World Bank and the IMF? Understand two institutions that undergird global development and the international monetary system.

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What Is International Law?

Explore the history of international law, important international agreements and the courts that aim to hold countries accountable, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.

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What Is the Liberal World Order?

Explore the organizations and agreements that have promoted global peace and prosperity since the end of World War II, as well as the challenges that the liberal world order now faces in this video.

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What Happened When China Joined the WTO?

The United States thought it was directing the show when China acceded to the World Trade Organization. Instead, China wrote its own script.

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Six Essential International Organizations You Need to Know

Learn about the most prominent international organizations tackling the world’s biggest issues in this free resource.

Learning Journeys

A learning journey is a curated collection of resources that explore a topic from a specific perspective.

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Global Governance: Introduction

Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the international institutions that are designed to promote peace and prosperity.