2010s Political Timeline

Islamic State (ISIL) lost its land; Russia/Turkey take land left by the US Public protests in Algeria, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Haiti, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kashmir (Internet Blackout by India Lebanon. London, Montenegro, Russia, Sudan, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe President Trump Impeached North Korea continues to test missiles in volition of UN Security Council Brexit continues in limbo Finland elects the youngest PM in the world. US pulls out of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) North and South Korea teams together in Winter Olympics; allowed family visits China’s constitution changed to allow President Xi Jinping to rule for life Syria, Venezuela, Yemen continue to get worse Democrats regain US House of Representatives Political leadership uncertain in US, UK, France, and Germany while political leadership seems more certain in Russia and China Several Russian strategic nuclear bombers land in Venezuela Saudi Arabia executes a journalist in their embassy US President Trump pulls out of Iran agreement Russian Information Warfare attacks found far more invasive on US election than previously knows via Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and others Putin denies thousands of Russian-sourced bots targeted at specific US voter-groups and regions via Twitter and Facebook accounts with thousands of hate-Hillary and pro-Trump messages reaching over 100 million US voters Donald Trump became US President with 3 million fewer votes than Hilary President Trump announced withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and UNESCO, while recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel Mugabe ousted in Zimbabwe, Zuma ousted in South Africa, Yahya Jammeh ousted in Gambia Venezuela accelerates its downward spiral Cultural genocide, mass killings, rapes of Rohingya by Myanmar Army Xi Jinping sets 5-year agenda at China’s 19th Party Congress China including the Belt and Road massive infrastructure program and AI leadership by 2030 North Korea has 2,000 full-time hackers into financial systems (BBC) North Korea tests hydrogen bomb and ICBM capable of reaching the USA Defeat of ISIS/ISIL/IS control of Mosul most of the lands it had controlled Emmanuel Macron provides a new face for European leadership Syrian conflict continues to get worse ISIL loses most of its territory Colombian Government and FARC end longest war in Latin America IAEA verifies Iran met Nuclear Framework Agreement goals Brexit Failed Military Coup in Turkey North Korea conducts 5th Nuclear Test, claims a hydrogen bomb test Putin orders cyber-attacks, fake news, infowar against Hillary Clinton’s election Hillary Clinton wins USA vote; Donald Trump wins electoral college . ICC sentences Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić to 40 years Russia takes Crimea Rise of ISIS, ISIL, IS, Daesh and Boko Haram US-Cuba opens diplomatic relations Global Je suis Charlie demonstrations against ISIL attacks in Paris Russian plane shot down over Egypt Nuclear Framework Agreement with Iran China expands Island construction in South China Sea 70th Anniversary of the United Nations Syrian civil war continues over 2 million refugees Syrian chemical weapons surrendered ISIS, then ISIL, then IS beheadings; new US and others‘ airstrikes in Iraq/Syria Russia takes Crimea and invades Ukraine (said with military volunteers) US-Cuba diplomatic relations New Government in Iraq US combat troops leave Afghanistan The largest petition to recall a government in history: 22 million sign petition in Egyptian for Morsi’s resignation Egyptian military crackdown on the Moslem Brotherhood Syrian Civil War worsens while it agreed to disarm chemical weapons Hassan Rouhani opens Iran to the West and signs nuclear processing agreement No. Korean conducts 3rd underground nuclear bomb test and executes Pres’s uncle China tensions with Japan & neighbors increase; US & China warships monitor UN adopts the Arms Trade Treaty of conventional weapons Edward Snowden release of US intelligence wiretapping heads of state US Government shutdow for 16 days; Tea Party begins to lose power in the US Moslem Brotherhood takes over the leadership of Egypt Egypt’s Morsi goes from world hero (cease fire agreement) to world pariah dictator within 24 hours China and its ocean neighbors contest boundaries increasing tensions wit`h and among Japan, Philippians, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei North Korea successfully launches intercontinental missile for orbital satellite Severe political stalemate in Washington, D.C., US continues More than 100 journalists have been killed so far this year, making 2012 the deadliest year for media since UNESCO began keeping records on the issue Syria’s civil war accelerates Arab Spring/Awakening protests took to the streets in Greece, Russia, China, Spain Tenth Anniversary of 911 Terrorist Attacks Bin Laden Killed US pulled out of Iraq Severe political stalemate in Washington, D.C., US Wikileaks North Korea’s sinking a South Korean ship and shelling one of its islands US health care law Tea Pot boils in the USA US combat troops out of Iraq