Leaders, Laws, and Legacies
In 2025, this political and economic bloc began talks to expand into the Western Balkans and expand their community.
What is the European Union?
In 2025, this global marketplace has been targeted for unfair labor practices and exploitation of the gig economy.
What is Amazon?
In early 2025, the United States pledged to leave this global organization.
What is the World Health Organization?
In 2025, the US withdrew from this climate agreement for a second time under President Trump.
What is the Paris Agreement?
This UN organ is responsible for assisting refugees worldwide, despite recent difficulties regarding migration and war.
What is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees?
As of 2025, this European country has expelled multiple foreign diplomats due to accusations of espionage.
What is Russia?
This regional bloc signed a new trade agreement in 2025 aimed at reducing reliance on Western supply chains.
What is ASEAN?
As of summer 2025, this country became the most recent nation to eliminate malaria within its borders.
What is Suriname?
This subregion experienced record breaking wildfires in 2025 due to heatwaves and drought.
What is the Mediterranean?
In 2025, a ship fire off the coast of Libya killed dozens trying to reach this continent.
What is Europe?
In late 2024, this Middle Eastern country saw its 53-year government collapse to rebel forces.
What is Syria?
This non-Western alliance of nations expanded its influence in 2025 by admitting several new members, including Iran and Egypt.
What is BRICS?
In early 2025, this country joined the United States in withdrawing from the same international organizations.
What is Argentina?
This East African country led an initiative to eliminate all single-used plastic usage in its coastal cities.
What is Kenya?
This Middle Eastern country, as of 2025, is host to the largest number of refugees in the world.
What is Türkiye?
In 2025, renewed global attention was drawn to this region after activists called on China to allow greater religious and cultural freedom in the region.
What is Tibet?
In 2025, this Middle Eastern country continued to diversify its economy away from oil through its Vision 2030 plan.
What is Saudi Arabia?
In spring of this year, this international agreement was adopted to improve global pandemic preparedness and response following the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is the Pandemic Treaty?
This biological hazard has been linked to thawing permafrost in Siberia throughout 2024, causing international concern.
What are ancient viruses?
Many Venezuelans have been forced to migrate to neighboring countries like Brazil and Suriname due to this concern.
What is economic collapse?
Brazil cited underrepresentation of this global community at the UN in 2025 when calling for a permanent seat.
What is the Global South?
Following the collapse of USAID and US funding cuts worldwide, this country has attempted to step in as the new global superpower in economic development.
What is China?
This new drug has been revolutionary in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, costing $40/patient in 120 low and middle-income countries.
What is lenacapavir?
In 2025, this community threatened to take legal action against major polluters over rising sea levels.
What are Small Island Developing States?
This Southeast Asian country has notably refused efforts by Rohingya refugees, originating in Myanmar, to cross their land and sea borders throughout 2025.
What is Malaysia?