Conflict in Syria | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Estimates in May 2023 put the death toll at almost 60,000, with 50,700 casualties in Turkey and 8,400 in Syria. Syria’s twelve years of conflict have severely hindered its relief efforts—the ...
North Korea Crisis | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · North Korea Crisis. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shake hands at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas on ...
Timeline: The Iraq War - Council on Foreign Relations
WEBIn March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq vowing to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and end the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein. When WMD intelligence proved illusory and a ...
Understanding Sharia: The Intersection of Islam and the Law
WEBDec 17, 2021 · Summary. Sharia is the ideal form of divine guidance that Muslims follow to live a righteous life. Human interpretations of sharia, or fiqh, are the basis of Islamic law today. About half the ...
North Korea’s Power Structure - Council on Foreign Relations
WEBJun 17, 2020 · The Kim family, specifically Supreme Leaders Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and Kim Jong-un, has ruled North Korea since 1948. Current leader Kim Jong-un has consolidated his power, purging many top ...
Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · Taiwan has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taipei in 2022 heightened tensions.
Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea
WEBJul 29, 2024 · China's aircraft carrier Liaoning takes part in a military drill in the western Pacific Ocean on April 18, 2018. (Stringer/Reuters) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, the ...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Global Conflict Tracker
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Background. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates back to the end of the nineteenth century. In 1947, the United Nations adopted Resolution 181, known as the Partition Plan, which sought to ...
Hong Kong’s Freedoms: What China Promised and How It’s …
WEBMar 19, 2024 · Before the British government handed over Hong Kong in 1997, China agreed to allow the region considerable political autonomy for fifty years under a framework known as “one country, two systems ...
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WEBHenri J. Barkey, adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Laura van Waas, cofounder and codirector of the Institute of Statelessness and Inclusion ...