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Global Affairs Explained: Twenty-First Century Challenges

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Global Affairs Explained: Twenty-First Century Challenges

Dieser Kurs ist Teil von Spezialisierung „Global Affairs Explained“

Dozent: CFR Education

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Describe key twenty-first century global challenges and explain their impacts on global affairs.
Assess the ways in which different twenty-first century challenges are interconnected.
Evaluate the strategies policymakers use to address twenty-first century challenges.

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Kategorie: Climate Change Programs
Kategorie: Infectious Diseases
Kategorie: Environmental Issue
Kategorie: Public Health and Disease Prevention
Kategorie: Social Sciences
Kategorie: Social Studies
Kategorie: Climate Change Adaptation
Kategorie: Information Technology
Kategorie: Economic Development
Kategorie: Environmental Policy
Kategorie: Health Disparities
Kategorie: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
Kategorie: Public Policies
Kategorie: Public Health
Kategorie: Policy Development
Kategorie: International Relations
Kategorie: Sustainable Development
Kategorie: Socioeconomics
Kategorie: Policy Analysis
Kategorie: Demography

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In diesem Kurs gibt es 7 Module

From migration, to climate change, to the rise of artificial intelligence, policymakers today face an increasingly complex set of challenges.

“Global Affairs explained: Twenty-First Century Challenges” is designed to provide learners with a deeper understanding of the main challenges facing the world today. Learners will also explore how the various issues facing the world relate to one another and consider the complexities that policymakers face in trying to address them. After completing the course, learners will be able to describe key twenty-first century global challenges and explain their impacts on global affairs; assess the ways in which different twenty-first century challenges are interconnected; and evaluate the strategies policymakers use to address twenty-first century challenges.

Moduldetails

In this opening module, we discuss course aims, organization, and measures for assessment. By familiarizing themselves with this introductory material, learners will prepare themselves for success in later, more content-driven modules.

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1 Video2 Lektüren1 Diskussionsthema

Keeping the world healthy is a tall task, especially as the global health landscape evolves. This module explores the global health challenges facing the world today and the efforts to respond to them.

Das ist alles enthalten

1 Video11 Lektüren1 Aufgabe2 Diskussionsthemen

1 VideoInsgesamt 1 Minute

Before You Begin1 Minute

11 LektürenInsgesamt 110 Minuten

Introduction to Module Two10 Minuten
What is Global Health?10 Minuten
What is the World Health Organization?10 Minuten
The WHO in Action10 Minuten
Major Pandemics of the Modern Era10 Minuten
Global Health Threats Today10 Minuten
Improving Access to Health Care10 Minuten
Safeguarding Against Infectious Diseases10 Minuten
How Governments Can Protect Against NCDs10 Minuten
What Lies Ahead10 Minuten
Related Readings10 Minuten

1 AufgabeInsgesamt 30 Minuten

Module Two Quiz30 Minuten

2 DiskussionsthemenInsgesamt 20 Minuten

Module Two Discussion Forum (Optional)10 Minuten
Module Two Discussion Board (Optional)10 Minuten

People have moved across borders throughout history, and today is no different. As migration continues to shape societies around the world, it also raises complex questions for policymakers. This module explores the global landscape of migration and how governments have responded to it.

Das ist alles enthalten

1 Video12 Lektüren1 Aufgabe2 Diskussionsthemen

1 VideoInsgesamt 2 Minuten

Before You Begin2 Minuten

12 LektürenInsgesamt 120 Minuten

Introduction to Module Three10 Minuten
Understanding Migration10 Minuten
Migration Today10 Minuten
For Migrants, Labels Matter10 Minuten
Who Is an Economic Migrant?10 Minuten
Who Is a Refugee? Who Is an Asylum Seeker? 10 Minuten
How Do Refugees Seek Asylum?10 Minuten
Internally Displaced Persons10 Minuten
Migration Challenges10 Minuten
The Lasting Effects of Emigration10 Minuten
Module Three Conclusion10 Minuten
Related Readings10 Minuten

1 AufgabeInsgesamt 30 Minuten

Module Three Quiz30 Minuten

2 DiskussionsthemenInsgesamt 20 Minuten

Module Three Discussion Forum (Optional)10 Minuten
Module Three Discussion Forum (Optional)10 Minuten

Climate change is one of the most urgent problems facing the world in the twenty-first century. And tackling it is far from an easy task. This module explores the fundamentals of climate change, and what humans can do to address it.

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1 Video16 Lektüren1 Aufgabe2 Diskussionsthemen

1 VideoInsgesamt 2 Minuten

Before You Begin2 Minuten

16 LektürenInsgesamt 160 Minuten

Introduction to Module Four10 Minuten
What is the Greenhouse Effect?10 Minuten
How Climate Change Can Get Even Worse10 Minuten
How Humans Cause Climate Change10 Minuten
Climate Impacts Vary Across the World10 Minuten
Extreme Weather10 Minuten
Economic and Infrastructure Damage10 Minuten
Disrupting Global Food and Water Supplies10 Minuten
Social Impacts of Climate Change10 Minuten
What is Mitigation?10 Minuten
What is Adaptation?10 Minuten
What is Geoengineering?10 Minuten
What Can Governments Do to Fight Against Climate Change?10 Minuten
How International Agreements Help Fight Climate Change10 Minuten
Module Four Conclusion10 Minuten
Related Readings10 Minuten

1 AufgabeInsgesamt 30 Minuten

Module Four Quiz30 Minuten

2 DiskussionsthemenInsgesamt 20 Minuten

Module Four Discussion Forum (Optional)10 Minuten
Module Four Discussion Board (Optional)10 Minuten

People around the world are living longer, healthier, and more prosperous lives than ever before. Despite that, significant challenges for global development remain. This module explores the evolution of efforts to improve the world—including global infrastructure, education, and health.

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1 Video14 Lektüren1 Aufgabe2 Diskussionsthemen

1 VideoInsgesamt 2 Minuten

Before You Begin2 Minuten

14 LektürenInsgesamt 140 Minuten

Introduction to Module Five10 Minuten
Global Development Explained10 Minuten
Development: Definitions and History10 Minuten
International Development Today10 Minuten
What Causes Development to Improve or Regress?10 Minuten
What is Economic Inequality?10 Minuten
Why Is Inequality Bad for Development?10 Minuten
How can governments reduce inequality?10 Minuten
What are the Sustainable Development Goals?10 Minuten
History of the Sustainable Development Goals10 Minuten
Qualities of the SDGs10 Minuten
Will the Sustainable Development Goals Succeed?10 Minuten
Module Five Conclusion10 Minuten
Related Readings10 Minuten

1 AufgabeInsgesamt 30 Minuten

Module Five Quiz30 Minuten

2 DiskussionsthemenInsgesamt 20 Minuten

Module Five Discussion Forum (Optional)10 Minuten
Module Five Discussion Board (Optional)10 Minuten

The internet is a defining technology of the twenty-first century. As it has grown it has surfaced new issues of cybersecurity, data privacy, and online rights. Meanwhile, the rapid rise of artificial intelligence poses new challenges and opportunities alike. This module explores how cyberspace has shaped societies and how policymakers have tried to manage it.