Global Insight

The Council will honor The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, former prime minister of Canada; Tanya and Michael Polsky; and Regina Cross, a Council Emerging Leaders alumna, at its annual Global Leadership Awards Dinner on October 29.

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast shares his top 10 book recommendations of 2024.

While many PFAS chemicals are unregulated worldwide, more countries are acting to limit them, since they have been found in soil, water, and even people’s bloodstreams.

As organizations fight for funding and countries vie for international clout, the “soft power” move behind branded aid is beginning to show.

The number of people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity more than doubled last year compared to 2019.

As of 2021, China owned less than 1% of all foreign-held land in the U.S. Canada, by contrast, held more than the entire area of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.

In Israel and the Palestinian territories – and other parts of the world suffering from conflict – the holy month has often correlated with heightened tensions and violence.

Jordan is seen as a stable country in the Middle East. There are concerns the Israel-Hamas war could change that.

The Palestinian Authority has limited governance over the occupied territory of the West Bank. The PA is part of discussions about a two-state solution with Israel.

The United Nations has been grappling with two global conflicts that it has so far been unable to deescalate – the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war.