What in the World? Weekly Quiz – April 5-11, 2021

Security forces in Jordan detained a number of individuals including THIS former Crown Prince in a crackdown said to be aimed at preserving the security and stability of the Kingdom, a key American Middle East ally.

WHAT world leader recently signed a law that would permit him to run for two more six-year terms extending his rule through 2036?

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue was revived in 2017 amidst new tensions and security challenges. WHICH of these four countries IS NOT part of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue?

A US federal court sentenced the brother of President Juan Orlando Hernández to life in prison on drug-trafficking charges in a trial that underscored allegations that the president has helped turn the Central American nation into a narco-state according to the “Daily Chatter” on April 1^st, no joke. Hernández is President of THIS “Northern Triangle” nation. [USIP Question of the Week]

THIS phenomenon results in the death of 1.2 million Indians and 128,000 Pakistanis annually according to USIP’s Jumaina Siddiqui. However, the Covid battle and a moment of détente may result in rare collaboration between them and the “only strategy that can work: a joint one.” [USIP Question of the Week]

The Suez Canal as closed for almost a week when the container ship Ever Given was stock in a one-way passage. The case pointed out the vulnerability of global trading routes. Which of these is NOT a critical global chokepoint?

A collision between a train emerging from a tunnel and a piece of construction equipment caused a derailment killing at least 51 people last week on THIS island.

Adherents of THIS extremist group recently claimed responsibility for the terror attacks in Mozambique that have forced thousands to flee. THIS group seeks to launch an Islamic Caliphate.

President Jair Bolsonaro is purging national security officials and others in THIS country’s government as pressure mounts, especially from the business community, over an out-of-control COVID-19 surge. Last week he sacked the Defense and Foreign Ministers and the chiefs of the armed forces.