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In July of 2000, the
PRI was finally defeated
for the first time in 71 years by the opposing PAN in the Mexican
Presidential Elections.
Major controversy over the
U.S. presidential election,
2000 between George W.Bush and Al Gore regarding the extremely tight results in
Florida which would
influence the overall outcome. Eventually, the issue was raised by
the Supreme Court which
called Florida for Bush, who thus won the election with enough
electoral votes yet received less of the popular vote than Gore.
September 11, 2001 terrorist
attack on New York's World Trade Center and Virginia's Pentagon
killing 2,993 people. A resultant change in stance towards
international terrorism (See New Era and War on Terror) has ripple effects on the USA's
foreign policy and military strategy.
United
States expands international influence, in particular in the
Middle East. The
US also holds a number of war games pertaining to the Strait of Taiwan in
preparation for a possible war with the People's Republic of China over a
Taiwanese secession. China and Russia display a strategic
relationship during a simulated "humanitarian" crisis in the same
region during Peace Mission 2005.
In Italy (2006: Prodi) and in Spain (2004: Zapatero) center-left and left parties won the
elections.
In America, as the Baby Boomers get set for retirement,
Generation X
begins to step up into political power, signified by the election
of Illinois senator
Barack Obama.
Generation X grew in pop culture with the 1980s and 1990s.
The world's view of the United States changes in
the 2000s, particularly due to the interventionist policies of the
Bush administration. Other issues such as Hurricane
Katrina, NSA warrantless
surveillance controversy, and the Iraq War cause deep polarization in Americans' views of George
Bush's presidency. In late 2005 and early 2006, some Democratic
politicians begin to consider calling for an impeachment inquiry into
Bush's actions.
Illegal immigration in
the United States talk and debate becomes widespread after
press coverage in 2006 and thousands of Latinos in America
participate in mass protests. The government has thus far failed to
pass any new legislation regarding illegal immigration.
On
July 12, 2006, Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers from
Lebanon. In response,
Israel launched a response
by bombing Hezbollah strongholds throughout the country and moving
troops into southern Lebanon to create a buffer zone and force out
Hezbollah in the region. Israel's response has been
widely-condemned by the international community, and negotiations
are ongoing to solve the immediate crisis.
Major controversy
over the Mexican presidential
election, 2006 between Felipe Calderón and Andrés Manuel López
Obrador regarding the extremely tight results, which result in
nearly half-a-year long protests in Mexico City. Eventually, the issue was
raised by the TEPJF which called Calderón the
winner, who thus won the election, and assumed power on 1 December
of that same year.
North Korea and Iran have continued their development of nuclear
programs despite warnings from the United Nations Security
Council. Iran has continually denied developing nuclear weapons
and claims that their nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
However, the Western world has denied this, and even Russia and China have shown some concern over the program.
North Korea,
however, declared having nuclear weapons in 2005 and has been in a
political stalemate since, refusing to negotiate with anybody but
the United States over the issue. On July 5, 2006,
North Korea tested a long-range Taepodong-2 with the potential to reach the
United States, but it failed shortly after launch .As well as this,
on October 9,2006, North Korea tested a small nuclear device near
Kilchu, in the north. This has caused the UN and to further isolate
the country, already the most isolated in the world.
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