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
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Global Affairs Explained: Twenty-First Century Challenges
This course is part of Global Affairs Explained Specialization

Instructor: CFR Education
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What you'll learn
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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December 2025
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