Tennessee World Affairs Council What in the World? Weekly Quiz – June 27-July 3, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine was the major issue on the agenda of THIS multinational association of leading global economies that met in Germany.

 

G-20
G-7
P5+1
G-8

China hosted a meeting of leaders from the emerging economies known as the BRICS. The members of the association which rejects much of the U.S.-led West’s positions includes Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa and THIS nation.

Israel
India
Indonesia
Italy

The leaders at the G-7 Summit pledged to raise $600 billion for the “Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment” in a direct counter to China’s international infrastructure project dubbed THIS.

New Silk Road
Sino-Europa Trade Project
Belt and Road
Transcontinental Trade Route

This week’s NATO summit in Madrid will see the United States lead an effort to convince the recalcitrant leader of THIS member to drop his opposition to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.

Macedonia
Turkey
Norway
Latvia

Ukraine was formally accepted as a candidate by the 27 members of THIS association of states, along with Moldova, but the process to join may take up to ten years. In response Russia threatened of “consequences” for the aspiring applicants.

NATO
OSCE
EU
UNHCR

The Israeli government is being dissolved amid squabbles among the ruling multi-party coalition raising the potential for former PM Bibi Netanyahu to return to power. He was defeated by THIS current Prime Minister.

Naftali Bennett
Yair Lapid
Ehud Barak
Ehud Olmert

Colombia has a new president, THIS former guerilla leader, in an historic turn to the left.

Gustavo Petro
Ivan Duque Marquez
Juan Manuel Santos Calderon
Ernesto Samper Pizano

An earthquake that devastated villages in Paktika and Khost provinces along Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan has placed greater demands for THIS ruling regime to deal with the country’s swirling humanitarian crises.

Islamic State
Taliban
Al Qaeda
Rohingya
The UN investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh on May 11th concluded it was the result of shots fired by THIS group.
Palestinian Authority security forces
Hamas militia
Israeli security forces
UN Peacekeepers
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act went into force tacking aim at China’s crimes against humanity in THIS region through detention and genocide of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims. The Act puts the burden on businesses by presuming goods made in the region were produced by forced labor.
Shanghai
Tibet
Xinjiang
Guangdong
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