CFR Education

Subscribers 36.1K

Videos 192

Views 7.6M

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CFR Education provides accessible, authoritative resources on global affairs for high school and higher education students, covering foreign policy, international relations, civics, media literacy, and policy topics. Content appears as tutorials and explainers (e.g., What is the European Union?, What is Space Law?, What is U.S. Nuclear Policy?), with webinars and educational explainers, plus occasional short-form items like Put Your Students in the Shoes of Policymakers. Uploads average about 0.6 per week, with videos averaging roughly 66.9K views each (average duration around 12 minutes). Current channel metrics show 36.1K subscribers and 7.6M total views since joining May 29, 2019.

Results last updated 3 months ago.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength include United Nations (85% match) and CrashCourse (81% match). Both share overlapping queries with CFR Education such as united nations explained, peacekeeping missions explained, UN role explained (United Nations) and foreign policy basics, nuclear policy basics, cold war impacts (CrashCourse). United Nations has 3.3M subscribers, CrashCourse 16.9M subscribers, indicating a size gap relative to CFR Education. International Policy Zone (78% match) also overlaps on foreign policy basics and global governance fundamentals, but with a much smaller audience (2.8K subscribers). All three channels compete on global affairs education and related topics.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to CFR Education?

United Nations — 85% match, 3.3M subscribers; CrashCourse — 81% match, 16.9M subscribers; International Policy Zone — 78% match, 2.8K subscribers. They share a focus on international relations, policy, civics, and educational content for a broad audience interested in social studies and global issues.

What type of content does CFR Education make?

CFR Education produces educational videos on topics like the European Union, space law, post-Cold War impacts, AI and nuclear weapons, and U.S. nuclear policy, indicating a focus on international relations, public policy, and civics. They upload about 0.6 times per week, with recent videos ranging from roughly 425 to 2,000 views and an average of about 66.9K views per video.

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