Updated July 24, 2024 The US Isn’t the Only Nation Going to the Polls NCSL examines the similarities and differences between elections in the U.S. and those being held in 76 other countries this year. Elections International State Legislatures News
Updated January 27, 2023 International Network: NATO Briefing NATO Assistant Secretary General David Cattler joins NCSL’s International Network to provide a briefing on the organization’s strategic priorities in 2023 and the war in Ukraine. International Video
Updated April 08, 2022 A Lesson From Ireland: Negotiating the Peace | LTIS Episode 8 Bertie Ahern, a former prime minister of Ireland, talks about the Good Friday Accords that he helped negotiate and that were signed 24 years ago. He talks about what today’s state legislators can learn from the challenges he and his negotiating partners faced. About State Legislatures International Podcast
Updated March 22, 2022 States Not Immune to Effects of War in Ukraine Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a “world changing” break with the international order, and states won’t be immune from the economic and humanitarian upheaval. That’s the word from three international policy experts who took part in an NCSL International Network webinar to provide an update on the war and how it could affect the states. International State Legislatures News
Updated February 28, 2022 The Impact of Russia Sanctions on U.S. States The sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and NATO allies—and the threat of more—will likely have ramifications for some U.S. states in particular and for the economy in general, some economists say. Fiscal International State Legislatures News
Updated January 31, 2022 2022 International Elections Preview Highlights of the 2022 international election calendar. Review which countries will be holding national and subnational elections this year and consider which will make the largest impact on the global political landscape. International
Updated January 11, 2021 COVID-19: Essential Workers in the States In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, states have temporarily suspended parts of their economies to slow the spread of the disease. While many workers have been teleworking and others have lost their jobs, some have been deemed “essential” by states, continuing to show up to work during the shutdowns. International Map