Learning Track
Global Institutions
Study the international institutions that shape our interconnected modern world.
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League of Nations
1920 CEFirst worldwide intergovernmental organization dedicated to maintaining world peace
United Nations
1945 CEGlobal organization for international peace, security, and cooperation with near-universal membership
World Bank
1944 CEInternational development institution providing loans and grants to reduce poverty in developing countries
International Monetary Fund
1944 CEGlobal institution promoting international monetary cooperation and financial stability
NATO
1949 CETransatlantic military alliance providing collective defense for North American and European member states
World Health Organization
1948 CEUnited Nations specialized agency directing international health policy and coordinating pandemic response
European Union
1993 CESupranational union of European states achieving unprecedented economic and political integration
World Trade Organization
1995 CEInternational body governing global trade rules and resolving disputes between trading nations