Europe and Central Asia span an enormous range of political systems, histories, and current challenges, from EU governance debates and democratic backsliding to the geopolitics of former Soviet Republics. This collection uses cases from across the region to examine sovereignty, nationalism, institutional resilience, and security, with lessons designed to align naturally with GCSE, A-level, IB, and comparable frameworks while building skills that travel beyond any single curriculum.
No nuclear weapon has been fired in the war in Ukraine, yet nuclear weapons have shaped it throughout. Students explore deterrence, Russian and US nuclear policy, the Budapest…
Swiss glaciers and climate change raise a question every country faces: prevention or adaptation? In this current events lesson, differentiated for Grades 6-12, students weigh Switzerland's cooperation with…
Ukraine's strikes on Russian data centres in October 2026 disrupted Yandex services and coincided with a sharp drop in bot traffic from Yandex's network. In this current events…
The French student protests began at one school near Paris that was missing three teachers and spread to almost 900 high schools. In this current events lesson for…
The UN General Assembly's high-level week produces declarations, speeches and private diplomacy, but what does it actually accomplish? In this current events lesson for Grades 6-12, students weigh…
Greenland has a population of only 57,000 but has been at the centre of a major security debate for the last few years. This lesson uses the US-Denmark-Greenland…
The EU has invited Canada to become its first "associate member", a status that doesn't exist yet. This lesson uses that offer to ask what a country actually…
Over five million refugees. Another three million displaced inside Ukraine. But the numbers hide something: displacement has not meant one thing. Kyiv's population came back. Kharkiv's has left…
On 4 September 2026 the UN General Assembly voted 164-1 to encourage equal-area world maps. This lesson turns that vote into a study of how a cartographic choice…
Experts expected Ukraine and its capital, Kyiv, to fall within days. It didn't. This lesson examines the different explanations for Ukraine's defense and asks how much of Ukraine's…
In February 2022, Russia said it had launched a limited operation while analysts saw a bid to seize Kyiv within days. Students weigh Russia's stated aims against its…
On August 2nd, 2026, the EU began enforcing the world's first binding AI transparency law. This free lesson turns that case into a full class on power and…
How did the largest war in Europe since 1945 begin? Students trace Ukraine's path from independence to invasion, touching on the Budapest Memorandum, NATO expansion, Euromaidan, Crimea, and…
In one week in July 2026, Ukraine replaced its defence minister, its commander-in-chief and its chief of the General Staff. Ukrainian protesters opposed one of those decisions and…
A tense NATO summit in Ankara puts one question in sharp focus: what holds a military alliance together when its most powerful member publicly doubts its value? Students…
When the US President phoned FIFA to reverse a player's red card at the 2026 World Cup, sport's promise of neutral, independent rules collided with political power. A…
In June 2026, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned less than two years after a landslide win and without losing an election. This ready-to-teach lesson uses his fall…
Europe's record-breaking 2026 heatwave put governments to the test. Students examine how different countries responded , from emergency health measures to school closures, and assess the debate between…
Four regions, one question: who gets to decide whether part of a country can leave? Students examine Scotland, Catalonia, Quebec, and Alberta to understand why independence movements arise,…
This classroom-ready current events lesson using the 2026 FIFA World Cup asks: to what extent are international sporting events political? Includes differentiated readings for Grades 6-12, discussion questions,…
Australia, the UK, and the US have agreed to jointly develop underwater drone technology through AUKUS. What drives countries to cooperate on security? …and what are the trade-offs?
How can a disease outbreak shows us the strengths and limitations of international cooperation and international organizations like the WHO? This differentiated lesson for Grades 6-12 explores globalization,…
The Philippines: +72.6%. Japan: +8.2%. Same crisis, same global oil market, but very different consequences. This no-prep lesson uses the 2026 Hormuz crisis to explore why global shocks…
The EU's top court ordered Hungary to scrap its anti-LGBTQ+ law. Can the EU actually enforce it? A lesson in three reading levels on rights, sovereignty, and supranational…
Is AI getting too dangerous? When Anthropic announced in April 2026 that its new AI model, Mythos, was too dangerous to release publicly, it sparked a global debate:…
Hungary's 2026 election ended 16 years of Orbán's rule in a historic landslide. Three differentiated readings explore legitimacy, power, sovereignty and what truly makes an election democratic.
When France's deficit hit nearly double the EU limit, Brussels stepped in. This three-level lesson unpacks government debt, austerity, and who bears the cost.
Can the world help restore a sea that humans destroyed? This differentiated lesson uses the Aral Sea's unequal recovery to teach globalization and equality across three grade bands.
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