The administration’s “anti-DEI” campaign targets vital expertise and experience in government agencies and is doing incalculable harm to government and public service, writes @RobinsonL100.

Water stress or scarcity occurs when demand for safe, usable water in a given area exceeds the supply. Billions of people around the world lack adequate access to this essential element of life. Learn more about water stress and how it can be addressed:

President Trump has made reducing U.S. trade deficits a priority, but economists disagree over how much they matter and what to do about them. Get the full story:.

The G20 is an informal gathering of many of the world’s largest economies and the premier global forum for discussing economic issues. Our explainer looks at the divisions the group faces over trade, climate change, and the war in Ukraine:

25 UN member states currently have a female head of state or government, a decrease from March 2024, when there were 26. See where countries stand in their progress toward gender parity in political participation in the Women's Power Index:

25 UN member states currently have a female head of state or government, a decrease from March 2024, when there were 26. See where countries stand in their progress toward gender parity in political participation in the Women's Power Index:

How did trade evolve from a symbol of unity to a flash point for global conflict?. On this episode of the Why It Matters podcast, CFR trade experts @shannonkoneil and @edwardalden discuss how trade policy is sizing up to be anything but consensus.

Since India’s independence, ties with the United States have weathered Cold War–era distrust and estrangement over India’s nuclear program. Relations have warmed in recently cooperation has strengthened. Explore our timeline of U.S.-India relations:.

President Trump’s NOAA cuts will significantly hamper the public’s understanding of the environment and weather forecasting, negatively affecting people in the United States and abroad, writes @Alice_C_Hill.

Opioid addiction has become one of the United States’ biggest killers, endangering public health, the economy, and national security. But closing the floodgates on fentanyl poses a significant foreign policy challenge. Get the background:.

A mounting number of conflicts, coups, and authoritarian advances has worn down media freedoms worldwide. Watchdog groups say threats even in countries that have long defended media rights pose worrying new challenges:

We need to treat disinformation as we deal with insurgencies, argues @Jacob_A_Ware.

The International Criminal Court was created to bring justice to the world’s worst war criminals, but debate over the court still rages. What is the role of the ICC? . Read below for more information ⬇️.

Trace the evolution of U.S. immigration policy after World War II in this timeline:

Presidents Trump and Biden have turned to the Defense Production Act to address the country’s needs, from stimulating critical supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic to countering growing competition with China. How does the law work?. Find out below⬇️

Today, the world still gets 77% of its primary energy from oil, natural gas, and coal. @ProfDavidHart outlines 4 major forces that help sustain the fossil fuel-based energy system—and some silver linings:

"America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines," write Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt.

For years, the U.S. and Canada have had a strong partnership. But while the two countries have traditionally had one of the closest bilateral ties in the world, relations have come under strain in recent years. Learn more about U.S.-Canada relations:

For more than two decades, China has developed close economic and security ties with many Latin American countries, including Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela. Here's what to know:

The United States and its allies have imposed broad economic penalties on Russia over its war in Ukraine. As the conflict continues, experts debate whether the sanctions are working. Read more: .