• The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional organization formed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union to promote cooperation in political, economic, and security matters. Established on December [...]

  • The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes economic, political, and security cooperation among its six member states. Established on May 25, 1981, in Riyadh, Saudi [...]

  • The Arab League (officially the League of Arab States) is a regional organization of Arab countries aimed at strengthening ties, coordinating policies, and promoting economic, cultural, and political cooperation. Established [...]

  • The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an intergovernmental organization established to promote economic, social, and cultural cooperation among South Asian countries. Founded on December 8, 1985, SAARC [...]

  • The African Union (AU) is a continental organization consisting of 55 African countries, established in 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to replace the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which had [...]

  • The Schengen Area is a zone of 27 European countries that have abolished passport and other types of border control at their mutual borders. It functions as a single jurisdiction for international [...]

  • The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes political and economic cooperation and regional stability among its member countries in Southeast Asia. Established on [...]

  • The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization founded in 1961 to promote policies that improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. [...]

  • The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a group of oil-producing nations that coordinate and unify petroleum policies to ensure the stabilization of oil markets and secure a [...]

  • The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military alliance of 31 member countries from North America and Europe. Founded in 1949, NATO’s primary purpose is to ensure the security [...]