***What in the World? Weekly Quiz - Oct 14-20, 2019***

On Friday, the Trump administration threatened new sanctions against Turkey if Turkey does THIS. The move follows widespread bipartisan condemnation of the administration’s decision to remove US troops from northern Syria, which some lawmakers have argued gave Turkey a green light to move into the region.

The Trump administration has announced the deployment of additional troops to Saudi Arabia to “assure and enhance the defense of Saudi Arabia,” as relations continue to deteriorate between the Kingdom and Iran. This announcement follows allegations by Iran that THIS occurred, leading to another spike in oil prices. 

Major donors of international assistance to Uganda, including the United States and the European Union, have announced they are closely monitoring the East African country’s decision to do THIS before the end of the year.

Following two days of talks between the United States and China, President Trump used THIS phrase to describe the status of negotiations between the two countries working to solve the 18-month trade war.

THIS three-time ambassador — who described the State Department as “attacked and hollowed out from within,” in prepared remarks at a closed-door Congressional hearing — has come into the spotlight in the midst of the ongoing whistleblower investigation involving Ukraine.

Weeks of protests in Haiti over its economic crisis were further inflamed this past week by THIS. The protests have been fueled by worsening inflation and have brought thousands of Haitians out to the streets calling for the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse.