Another Year of Living Dangerously

Why It Matters

Council on Foreign Relations

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4.2 • 876 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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In 2022, several major events reverberated around the world: a war in Europe, a global economic downturn, historic protests in Iran, the death of a queen. But these stories couldn’t cover everything that happened in our interconnected world. To find out what else happened this year, Gabrielle Sierra sat down with CFR President Richard Haass and three of CFR’s regional specialists to break down stories from Latin America, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa. Featured Guests Steven A. Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations Ebenezer Obadare, Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies Shannon K. O’'Neil, Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/another-year-living-dangerously

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0:00.0	The year is coming to a close and the Why It Matters team decided it was a good time to look back at an astounding 12 months.
0:12.0	2022 made it clearer than ever
0:14.8	that our local lives are shaped by global forces.
0:18.0	All year long, in fact, the news was global.
0:21.1	Russia invaded Ukraine, inflation soared. Tensions rose between the US and China.
0:26.7	Climate change continued its march and billions tuned in to watch soccer. But there was a lot going on outside the spotlight too. So we thought we'd end the year by
0:36.6	rounding up some of the news from the rest of the world. And lucky for us, we work at the Council on Foreign Relations, surrounded by experts who are studying every region on Earth.
0:47.0	We decided to call a few of them up to get a rundown.
0:50.0	I'm Gabriel Sierra, and this is why it matters.
0:54.0	Today we find out what 2022 meant for undercover regions
0:58.0	and take a look at what 2023 might have in store. Okay, first stop, Latin America,
1:03.0	hemispheric neighbor to the US, and a region that has an acute effect on American politics.
1:19.0	Tonight, along a roadway in southern Mexico, a seemingly endless stream of people making their way on foot towards the United States.
1:27.0	Brazil, Hire Bolsonaro is out as president, defeated by former president Lula de Silva. President,
1:33.0	Lula de Silva.
1:34.0	Lula de Silva.
1:36.0	Roo's President Pedro Castillo has been arrested on charges of rebellion
1:40.0	and conspiracy after being ousted by Congress.
1:43.0	Inter-regional migration has increased by 66% in the last decade,
1:48.0	impacting public services and resources in the recipient countries. And that means
1:55.0	means talking to Shannon O'Neill, senior fellow for Latin American
1:58.6	studies here at the council.
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