A ceasefire agreement regulates the cessation of fighting and military activities for a period of time in...
Regime change is the forcible removal of a country’s government by foreign actors. It may be prompted...
A border skirmish is a minor conflict that occurs along a region’s or country’s border. Such incidents...
A central bank uses monetary policy to influence borrowing, spending, economic growth, business activity, and hiring. It...
Nuclear threat The two nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, atmospheric nuclear testing, and...
A global market crash is a severe stock market downturn that can have long-term economic effects. It...
Military escalation is the process by which opponents increase the intensity and geographic scope of a conflict....
Political unrest refers to a state of social and political instability marked by protests, strikes, and other...
Authoritarian rule poses a growing threat to global freedom. Around the world, tyrants are becoming increasingly adept...
In war, as in any situation fraught with conflicting interests, it can be difficult to separate the...