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2002–2004 SARS outbreak
Epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome originating in China
2003 invasion of Iraq
United States-led military invasion
2008 financial crisis
Worldwide economic crisis
2009 swine flu pandemic
2009–2010 pandemic of swine influenza caused by H1N1 influenza virus
2010s global surveillance disclosures
Disclosures of NSA and related global espionage
2015 European migrant crisis
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
2015–16 Zika virus epidemic
Widespread epidemic of Zika fever
2021 Taliban offensive
Military offensive by the Taliban causing the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
2021–2023 global supply chain crisis
Disruption to global trade in 2021/22
Afghan peace process
Process of ending the War in Afghanistan
China–United States trade war
Economic conflict since 2018
Climate change adaptation
Process of adjusting to effects of climate change
Climate change mitigation
Actions to limit the magnitude of climate change and its impact on human activities
COVID-19 pandemic
Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 recession
Economic downturn, primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Energy transition
Long-term structural change towards sustainable energy systems
Extinction Rebellion
Environmental pressure group
Fall of Kabul (2021)
Taliban capture of the capital of Afghanistan
Great Recession
Early 21st-century global economic decline
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
Sunni Islamic insurgency in the Maghreb
Iraq War
War in Iraq from 2003 to 2011
Killing of Osama bin Laden
U.S. military operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan
MeToo movement
Movement against sexual abuse and harassment
Occupy movement
Protests against social and economic inequality
Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines
2002 military operation
Paris Agreement
2015 international agreement about climate change
Prism
Transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light
Protests against responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
Protest against restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Protests against the Iraq War
Demonstrations by opponents of the Iraq War
Shale oil extraction
Process for extracting oil from oil shale
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
War on terror
International military campaign that started after the 11 September 2001 attacks