World conflicts
This big country has been fighting in Ukraine.
Who is Russia?
This country just had an election that was too close to call. Recount petitions are circulating, and the Supreme Court will have to look at the irregularities to determine the next step. Karol Nawrocki from the Law and Justice Party won by less than 2 percent of the vote.
Poland
This group of mostly democratic countries promise to protect each other from harm.
What is NATO?
This major economic indicator measures the difference between the value of a country's imports and exports.
What is the trade deficit?
China started this big project to build roads and railways in many countries.
What is the Belt and Road Initiative?
This long-serving leader of Russia has been accused of authoritarianism and human rights abuses, while also seeking to reassert Russia's global power.
Who is Vladimir Putin?
This country in NATO causes a lot of talk about how Europe should work together.
What is Turkey?
This is the world's most widely traded currency
What is the U.S. dollar?
This fight involving Israel and Hamas is a big problem in this region of the world.
What is the Middle East?
This Chinese leader's authoritarian rule and crackdown on dissent has made him one of the most powerful and controversial figures on the world stage.
Who is Xi Jinping?
This meeting helps countries work together to stop pollution.
What is the COP climate summit?
The U.S. government imposed heavy tariffs on imports from this country, leading to a trade war and disrupting global supply chains.
What is China?
Elected in 2018, this youthful President of France has sought to position his country as a leading voice in European and global affairs. Last week, Greenpeace activists stole a wax figure of him from a museum and used it to protest in front of the Russian Embassy--and then held up signs that said 'Ukraine Burns, Business Continues'
Who is Emmanuel Macron?
As the long-serving Prime Minister of India, this leader has consolidated his Hindu nationalist agenda and enhanced India's global influence.
Who is Narendra Modi?
In Africa, many countries are joining together to make trading easier.
What is AfCFTA?
The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions to global trade and highlighted the need for more resilient supply chains in this sector of the U.S. economy.
What is manufacturing?
People worry about losing this way to keep countries safe, using big weapons that could be very dangerous.
What is nuclear deterrence?
Who is the President of India?
Droupadi Murmu
This group of 10 countries in Southeast Asia works together on problems.
What is ASEAN?
The U.S. has long maintained a comparative advantage in exports of this high-value agricultural product, though recent trade disputes have impacted its sales.
What is soybeans?