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1, the political situation in West Asia and North Africa is turbulent, and powerful people have fallen one after another. 65438+ 10/4, Tunisian President Ben? Ali announced the dissolution of the government, held an early general election and implemented the emergency law, which plunged the country into chaos. Ali left Tunisia for Saudi Arabia with his family that night. Subsequently, there was a period of political turmoil in West Asia and North Africa, which was rare for more than 30 years. The situation in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen and other countries was turbulent. The governments of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya collapsed one after another. Mubarak, who was in power, was arrested and tried, and Gaddafi was shot after being captured. In addition, Bahrain, Jordan, Algeria, Saudi Arabia and other countries have experienced social shocks to varying degrees. Public opinion believes that the main reasons for the political turmoil in the whole region are: abnormal economic structure; Corruption is prevalent; The gap between the rich and the poor is wide; The unemployment rate has risen sharply. 2. Ben. Bin Laden was killed. The war on terror is not over yet. Late at night on May 1 Sunday, US President Barack Obama officially announced this. Bin Laden was killed by American troops. A small group of American troops attacked a building near Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, and successfully put "9? Ben, the mastermind behind the "1 1" attack and the leader of al-Qaeda? Bin Laden was killed. International public opinion believes that Ben? The death of bin Laden is the end of an era, which marks a new stage in the American war on terrorism. Ben. The death of Osama bin Laden has caused a historic setback to international terrorism and dealt a heavy blow to Al Qaeda, but it does not mean the end of the war on terrorism or the Al Qaeda war. The terrorist attacks in Norway shocked the world. Europe's multiculturalism is facing a test. On July 22nd, a terrorist attack occurred in Norway that shocked the world. Breivik, a 32-year-old far-right activist, made a car bomb explosion outside the Oslo government building, killing eight people, and then rushed to Ute Island, about 40 kilometers west of Oslo, disguised as a policeman and shot 68 people in broad daylight. Breivik admitted the fact of the attack in court, but refused to plead guilty, claiming that he was "saving Europe" to prevent Europe from being "colonized" by Muslim immigrants. The tragedy in Norway is a wake-up call for Europe: the extreme right forces against immigration, Islam and multiculturalism are on the rise in Europe. The riots in London have deep-seated reasons. The government and the police suppressed it strongly. Since August 6th, a series of social riots began to appear in London, the capital of England. A large-scale demonstration triggered by the police shooting a 29-year-old black man suddenly turned violent. Mobs burned cars and buildings along the street, cut off traffic and robbed shops. In the following days, the riots spread to Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Bristol and other big cities in England. Under the direct command of Prime Minister David Cameron, the British government has taken severe, positive measures and strong actions to suppress violent riots. 5. The European debt crisis is getting worse. European integration has suffered setbacks. On July 27th, Standard & Poor's downgraded Greece to "CC", with a negative outlook. Standard & Poor's believes that the EU's Greek debt restructuring plan is a "cheap exchange", which is equivalent to a "selective default". The European debt crisis began in Greece in 2008, but it has spread to all EU countries this year. Public opinion believes that Italy and Spain may fall into the double dilemma of economic recession and rising public debt, while the risk of debt crisis faced by France, the second largest economy in the euro zone, is also increasing. Behind the European debt crisis is the contest between the US dollar and the euro in the field of currency dominance and debt resources, which reflects the continuous decline of the competitiveness of the euro zone. The fundamental reason for the European debt crisis is the institutional defects in the euro zone-countries cannot effectively make up for the government budget deficit; It is difficult to unify the high welfare policy and financial system, which leads to high coordination cost. 6. The downgrade of US sovereign credit rating "Occupy Wall Street" swept across the United States. On August 5th, Standard & Poor's, one of the three major rating agencies, downgraded the US sovereign credit rating from AAA to AA+, which was the first time that the US sovereign credit rating was downgraded after 19 17 was awarded AAA by Moody's. The downgrade of the US sovereign credit rating caused a strong shock in the US and even the world market, which led to the overall decline of the world stock market index. International public opinion believes that the downgrade of the credit rating of the United States is a major international economic event, which not only reflects the current economic difficulties faced by the United States and Europe, but also exposes the serious problems of western economic development. Affected by this, the American people launched a peaceful demonstration of "Occupy Wall Street" on September 17, protesting that the American financial system favors a handful of powerful people and the rich who only account for 1% of the population, and denouncing the ugly phenomena of American politics such as power and money trading, opposition between the two parties and social injustice. The wave of protests won the hearts of the people and immediately began to spread across the United States. 7. The strong tsunami triggered by the earthquake in Japan made neighboring countries uneasy. On March 1 1, an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred in the northeastern waters of Japan, causing heavy casualties and property losses. The earthquake caused a nuclear accident in four units of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, and the Japan Atomic Energy Safety and Security Agency ranked the Fukushima nuclear accident as the highest level 7 according to the international nuclear event scale. The Fukushima nuclear accident has caused quite serious damage to Japan's ecological environment, which has aroused strong concern in neighboring countries. The Great East Japan Earthquake is the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Japan. The nuclear accident caused by the tsunami in Japan has made countries around the world pay more attention to the safety management of nuclear power facilities. 8. The news of the world eavesdropping door highlights media self-discipline. On July 6, with the in-depth investigation of the telephone eavesdropping scandal of the British best-selling tabloid News of the World, the police found that many people were eavesdropped, involving murder victims, terrorist attack victims, film and television stars, sports celebrities, politicians and people with close ties to the royal family. As the News of the World is a newspaper owned by News Corporation, public opinion believes that its boss Murdoch may use media power to seek personal gain and influence the British election. The British eavesdropping incident once again shows that some western media's self-proclaimed concept of freedom of the press is actually hypocritical. 9. Atlantis retired from the United States and bid farewell to the space shuttle era. On July 2 1, the American space shuttle Atlantis landed safely at Kennedy Space Center. It not only completed its last flight, but also officially ended the 30-year space shuttle program in the United States. Atlantis became the last American space shuttle to retire. In the past 30 years, five American space shuttles have flown 135 times, winning their historical position and "changing the way people look at the universe". 10, Durban Climate Conference held 65438+February 1 1, and the 7th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ended in Durban, South Africa. After difficult negotiations, countries have reached an agreement on a complex and far-reaching agreement, which aims to formulate a new policy for dealing with global climate change in the coming decades. Relevant UN agencies consider Durban Conference a milestone. As the longest climate conference in history, it painted a detailed picture for all mankind to cope with climate change.