Tennessee World Affairs Council What in the World? Weekly Quiz – March 13-19, 2023

President Biden was to meet Rishi Sunak and Anthony Albanese of the UK and Australia in San Diego to discuss their agreement to boost regional security in the Indo-Pacific including provisions for Australia to acquire nuclear powered submarines under THIS arrangement.

NATO
TPP
QUAD
AUKUS

President Xi Jinping in unusually frank remarks accused the U.S. of leading a containment policy against China and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said the U.S. must “hit the brakes” or face “conflict and confrontation.” The remarks came as THIS body gave Xi Jinping a remarkable third term as President of China.

 
National People’s Congress
Politburo of the Communist Party of China
20th Party Congress of the CCP
Assembly of the People of China
 

Half a million Israelis protested THIS move by the government. It was the 10th week of demonstrations against the Netanyahu regime’s move.

Introduction of conscription
Confiscation of Israeli Arabs’ property
Overhaul and erode judicial authority
Expand Abraham accord relationships
Petr Pavel, a former general in the NATO command structure, was inaugurated President of THIS country. Pavel will visit Slovakia, customarily the first visit since the two countries separated in 1992, and then NATO capitals showing his commitment to alignment with the West.
Poland
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Following years of disruptions in diplomatic connections THESE two nations agreed to restore relations.
 
 
 
Iran and Iraq
Iran and Saudi Arabia
Syria and Lebanon
Lebanon and Israel
Suella Braverman defended THIS government's new Illegal Migration Bill, which effectively prevents asylum seekers from trying to cross the English Channel amid criticism from human rights campaigners and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.  
Ireland
Britain
France
Belgium

North Korea reportedly fired two cruise missiles from a submarine simulating an attack on South Korean and American forces as the two allies conducted the largest military exercises in five years. Meanwhile THIS North Korean leader directed his military to prepare to respond to the "frantic war preparation moves" of their enemies.

Yoon Suk Yeol
Kim Jong Un
Kim Il-Sung
Xi Jinping
THIS European president announced the preparation of a bill to enshrine the right to abortion in their country's constitution, honoring the life and legacy of Gisèle Halimi, who worked to legalize abortion.
Emmanuel Macron
Pedro Sánchez
Andrés Manuel López
Alexander Lukashenko
The British arm of failed Silicon Valley Bank was rescued by THIS UK financial giant, avoiding insolvency and protecting thousands of tech startups and investors.
BNP Paribas
HSBC
Citibank
Chase
The Lahore High Court conditionally allowed the holding of the Aurat (“women” in Urdu) March in connection to International Women's Day to bring attention to women's rights in the northeastern part of THIS country in South Asia. 
 
Tajikistan
India
Afghanistan
Pakistan
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