Modern slavery traps 40.3 million people around the world
North Korea had the highest concentration of modern slavery, but Australia, Europe and the U.S. also had growing numbers.
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International cooperation is shaped by a history of waterways and wars
The first international organization dates to an 1804 Rhine River treaty. In the 20th century, organizations proliferated.