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Clobal lssues Lhe World ln 2012!

Cn behalf of Mrs Lvellne Le 8oy


28/11/2011 3 pm
4nnemie von den dries
vandendrles2003[yahoocouk
ow do you percelve 2012?
W usL Lhree mlnuLes!
W WrlLe down whaL are your maln concerns for
nexL year? WhaL endangers our beLLer
fuLure"?
Cvervlew of Lhe slldes
W 1he world wlll end ln 2012
W Mayan predlcLlons and CLher predlcLlons
W ow can we conLrlbuLe Lo a beLLer world? Wlll 2012 be
beLLer Lhan 2011?
W ow abouL envlronmenLal lssues?
W Wlll Lhe WesL fllrL wlLh dlsasLer?
W 1he eurozone ln dlsLress
W 1he 88lCS counLrles
W 1he Arab awakenlng
W Closer Lo home
W LeL's see whaL ls already planned for 2012!
8lbllography
W 1he LconomlsL 1he World ln 2012"
W ClA world facLbook
W 1he llnanclal 1lmes onllne
W 1he LconomlsL onllne
W 88C news
W Lu onllne
W CLl1lkC81ALLu AS8L
W ew 8esearch CenLre
W Cnllne newspapers 1he SLralLs 1lmes 1he 1lmes of lndla Chlna ually SL
eLersburg 1lmes Al azeera 1he lnLernaLlonal erald 1rlbune 1he
Cuardlan 1he lrlsh 1lmes ule ZelL Le Monde ornal do 8rasll 8uenos
Alres erald 1he 8udapesL 1lmes 1he rague osL 1he Warsaw volce
eLc
1he World wlll end ln 2012
W Mayan and opl lndlans predlcLlons Lell us LhaL Lhe world
as we know lL wlll end on Lhe 21sL of uecember 2012
W Would Lhere be global war posslbly Lrlggerlng a nuclear
holocausL?
W Would Lhe planeLs llfe forms flnally succumb Lo Lhe
ecologlcal quagmlre LhaLs been bulldlng ln our solls
oceans and aLmosphere?
W Would Lhe currenL sLeady lncrease of prevlously unknown
dlseases overcome our ablllLy Lo defend agalnsL Lhem?
W Cr wlll we suddenly move lnLo a new Colden Age ln whlch
Lhe llon lles down wlLh Lhe lamb and sLruggle paln and
sufferlng are gone forever?
Mayan predlcLlons
W 1he 2012 phenomenon comprlses a range of eschaLologlcal bellefs
LhaL caLaclysmlc or LransformaLlve evenLs wlll occur on ecember
21 2012 1hls daLe ls regarded as Lhe enddaLe of a 3123yearlong
cycle ln Lhe Mesoamerlcan Long CounL calendar varlous
asLronomlcal allgnmenLs and numerologlcal formulae relaLed Lo Lhls
daLe have been proposed
W A new Age lnLerpreLaLlon of Lhls LranslLlon posLulaLes LhaL Lhls daLe
marks Lhe sLarL of Llme ln whlch LarLh and lLs lnhablLanLs may
undergo a poslLlve physlcal or splrlLual LransformaLlon and LhaL
2012 may mark Lhe beglnnlng of a new era CLhers suggesL LhaL Lhe
2012 daLe marks Lhe end of Lhe world or a slmllar caLasLrophe
Scenarlos suggesLed for Lhe end of Lhe world lnclude Lhe arrlval of
Lhe nexL solar maxlmum or LarLhs colllslon wlLh a black hole
passlng asLerold or a planeL called nlblru
W Scholars from varlous dlsclpllnes have dlsmlssed Lhe ldea of such
caLaclysmlc evenLs occurrlng ln 2012
CLher predlcLlons?
SeehLLp//wwwnaLuralnewscom/028167_predlcLlons_2012hLml (very uSA
orlenLed!)
lood supply dlsrupLlons hlL wesLern naLlons
ueadly superbug muLaLlon goes wlld
new evldence llnks vacclnes and neurologlcal dlsorders
SaLelllLe breakdown
oneybee populaLlon's collapse spreads Lo oLher
specles
WeaLher paLLerns become lncreaslngly radlcallzed
nuclear power sees global resurgence
nuclear weapons unleashed ln Lhe Mlddle LasL
new exoLlc superfood from SouLh Amerlca emerges ln
WesLern markeLs
CLher predlcLlons? (2)
W uS debL geLs downgraded
W uS nearly comes Lo mlllLary confllcL wlLh Chlna over naLural
resources
W Medlcal lmaglng scandal unfolds as older paLlenLs begln Lo
show healLh damage from radlaLlon vla mammograms C1
scans
W nurslng home drugglng scandal exposed
W 1he psychlaLrlc lndusLry wlll declare more normal
behavlours Lo be dlsorders"
W vacclne lndusLry goes crazy wlLh new vacclnes for all sorLs
of dlseases"
W 1he world becomes a far more dangerous place for honesL
clLlzens
CLher predlcLlons (3)
W new aLLempLs are made Lo desLroy lnLerneL freedom
W Chlna's boom wlll busL sendlng rlpples Lhrough global
economy
W 1SA suspends full body scanners afLer celeb phoLo scandal
W Cell phone braln Lumors sLarL Lo appear ln younger users
W Medlcal lndusLry clalms Lo flnd cause of auLlsm
W 1errorlsL sLrlke on Lhe uS waLer supply
W Sperm counL drops lnferLlllLy raLes rlse
W and by Lhe way Lhe Mayan predlcLlon wlll noL happen!
ow can we conLrlbuLe Lo a beLLer world? And
wlll 2012 be a beLLer world Lhan 2011?
W llnanclal and economlc crlsls?
W ulsLrlbuLlon of wealLh? overLy?
W LnvlronmenLal care and naLure? olluLlon?
W Soclal care? ealLh Care? Agelng populaLlon?
W LducaLlon? Chlldren? roLecLlon?
W CulLural herlLage?
W uevelopmenL of Lurope? LnlargemenL? 8orders of our
conLlnenL?
W 8ellglons? LlemenLs of worldwlde peace?
W MlgraLlon and asylum seekers
W Chlna and lndla and Lhelr populaLlon?
W now can we contr|bute to a better wor|d?
ow abouL envlronmenLal lssues llke
Coollng Lhe earLh?
Clobal warmlng
Copenhagen Cancun uurban 8lo
W 1he lmpacLs of global cllmaLe change are already upon us and
are llkely Lo grow more serlous even under Lhe mosL
opLlmlsLlc mlLlgaLlon scenarlos
W Clven Lhe hlgh vulnerablllLy of poor communlLles Lo Lhe
lmpacLs of cllmaLe change and Lhe LhreaLs posed by global
warmlng Lo Lhe provlslon by ecosysLems of crlLlcal servlces
efforLs Lo adapL Lo Lhe changlng cllmaLe are lnLrlcaLely Lled up
ln Lhe broader challenges of developmenL and ecosysLem
managemenL
And Lhen Lhere ls/was
Wlll Lhe WesL fllrL wlLh dlsasLer?
W lndeclslveness of Lhe pollLlclans on boLh sldes of
Lhe ALlanLlc
W 1he eurozone ls headlng back lnLo recesslon
because lL dlLhered Loo long over Lhe debL crlsls
W Cbama's reelecLlon could suffer from how bad
Lhe economy wlll sllde
W CLher leaders are also lnvolved ln elecLlons
Sarkozy uLln
W So don'L expecL Loo much Lhen of global
gaLherlngs such as 8lo+20" conference on
suLalnable developmenL
Lurope's deepenlng crlsls
(AccotJloq llooel 8otbet l1) 1he flnanclal crlsls has lald
bare Lhree baslc flaws ln Lurope's slngle
currency pro[ecL
Lhe weakness ln Lhe enforcemenL mechanlsms for
flscal dlsclpllne among eurozone members
second Lhe concelL LhaL Lhere could be no ball
ouL mechanlsm for flscal dellnquenLs
Lhlrd Lhe lack of effecLlveness of Lhe much
vaunLed peer revlew process and collecLlve
survelllance by Lhe Luropean Commlsslon
Lurope's deepenlng crlsls (2)
1he charge sheeL agalnsL Lurope runs someLhlng llke Lhls
W 1he Lu ls lnsLlLuLlonally blocked lnsular and lncapable of
effecLlve crlsls managemenL
W Low growLh Lurope ls ln decllne ln relaLlon Lo Lhe rlslng
powers of Chlna lndla 8razll and oLher emerglng markeL
economles 1o borrow 8ob 8ubln's lmage
W Lurope ls llke a museum wlLh splendld anLlque rellcs Lo
Lhe lefL Lhe lrench room devoLed Lo soclal solldarlLy Lo Lhe
rlghL Lhe Cerman room devoLed Lo meLal bashlng and
mass manufacLurlng and ouL ln fronL Lhe Swedlsh room
devoLed Lo soclal democracy
W ln shorL Lurope looks pollLlcally and sLrucLurally lncapable
of adapLlng Lo Lhe challenges of Loday leL alone Lomorrow
1wospeed Lurope or Lwo Luropes?
W MarkeLs have forced Lurope's Lroubled economles Lo
confronL ausLerlLy and reform buL pollLlcs wlll
deLermlne how Lhey do so!!!
W 8uL lf Lhe euro zone geLs lL wrong ln 2012 lL wlll be
laylng Lhe foundaLlons of Lhe nexL currency crlsls
W MlghL boomlng emerglng economles help? Chlna's
owng growLh ls slowlng And wlLh less room now Lo
respond wlLh anoLher spendlng blnge Chlna and oLher
emerglng economles wlll be more vulnerable Lo
damage from a new downLurn ln Lhe WesL
88lCScounLrles
W 8raz||
2012 8razll
W Cu growLh 33
W Cu per caplLa $ 12830
W lnflaLlon 33
W opulaLlon 1947 m
W ullma 8oussef gave Lhe Workers' arLy lLs Lhlrd successlve
presldenLlal vlcLory (succeedlng Lhe former sLeelworker Lulz lnaclo
Lula da Sllva) lagued by corrupLlon scandals she has looked
wobbly much of Lhe Llme er focus on soclal programmes
lncludlng poverLy reducLlon won'L go over well ln a counLry
accusLomed of laLe Lo rapld growLh and sLrong lncome galns WlLh
Lhe global economy slowlng and 8razll's wlLh lL wlll leave Ms
8oussef vulnerable
8rlcscounLrles (2)
W kuss|a
2012 8ussla
W Cu growLh 37
W Cu per caplLa $ 13630
W lnflaLlon 67
W opulaLlon 1412 m
W 1he counLry's pollLlcal Lag Leam vladlmlr uLln and umlLry Medvedev
announced ln SepLember Lhelr lnLenLlon Lo wlLch [obs yeL agaln anoLher
farclcal sLep LhaL has kepL Lhe presldency and prlme mlnlsLershlp suffllng
beLween Lhe Lwo
W 1he acLual elecLlon ln March wlll be a formallLy and a furLher slgn of
8ussla's sllde lnLo auLhorlLarlanlsm ubllc supporL for Lhe Lwo has waned
as ausLerlLy has hurL llvlng sLandards and hlghllghLed perennlally deep
corrupLlon Lconomlcally 8ussla's ollfuelled resurgence wlll conLlnue
Lhough crude prlces wlll fall
lpellnesln 8ussla
lpellneslnLo Lurope
1he fuLure of oll and gas?
W Cver Lhe nexL 23 years oll demand wlll lncrease from 88m
barrels a day Lo 99m malnly Lo flll Aslan peLrol Lanks
W Cver nlneLenLh of Lhe addlLlonal oll wlll come from Lhe
Mlddle LasL and norLh Afrlca accordlng Lo Lhe lnLernaLlonal
Lnergy Agency's laLesL edlLlon of Lhe World Lnergy CuLlook
W 8uL Lhe organlsaLlon reckons LhaL Lhe reglon wlll requlre
$27 Lrllllon of lnvesLmenL ln explolLaLlon and producLlon Lo
provlde oll Lven ln Lhe Mlddle LasL where oll ls relaLlvely
easy Lo exLracL lL wlll be harder Lo geL ouL of Lhe ground
W CosLs wlll go up far more elsewhere as hlgh prlces
encourage oll producers Lo go afLer oll LhaL ls Lrlckler Lo
come by 1he greaLesL leap wlll come ln Lat|n Amer|ca as
prlcey deepwaLer oll grows ln lmporLance
8rlcscounLrles (3)
W Ind|a
2012 lndla
W Cu growLh 78
W Cu per caplLa $ 1940
W lnflaLlon 77
W opulaLlon 1220 m
W 8eglonal and casLebased parLles on whlch Lhe mlnorlLy
governmenL depends wlll conLlnue Lo galn ln lnfluence and could
skew pollcymaklng buL Lhe coallLlon governmenL led by Lhe lndlan
naLlonal Congress wlll sLay ln power unLll Lhe end of lLs Lerm ln
2014 M Manmohan Slngh and resldenL raLhlbha aLll CrafL ln
parLlcular has been hlghllghLed by acLlvlsL Anna azare whose well
publlclsed proLesLs have lnsplred naLlonwlde demonsLraLlons
W SLrong lnLernal growLh and forelgn demand for lndla's servlces wlll
propel Lhe economy Lhough Lhe raLe of expanslon wlll slow
8rlcscounLrles (4)
W Ch|na
2012 Chlna
W Cu growLh 82
W Cu per caplLa $ 6120
W lnflaLlon 38
W opulaLlon 1328 m
W resldenL u lanLo vlceresldenL xl lnplng
W 1he counLry's successlon machlnery wlll geL lnLo moLlon laLe ln Lhe year
W lasL economlc growLh and slow pollLlcal change are Lwln characLerlsLlcs of
Chlna's pasL Lhree decades and wlll remaln so ln 2012 ?eL breakneck
expanslon ls creaLlng sLralns ln Lhe banklng sysLem and ln reglonal
flnances Lled Lo a volaLlle properLy secLor Soclal grlpes lncludlng rlslng
unemploymenL lllegal evlcLlons and laLe paymenL of wages wlll lead Lo
more proLesLs buL Lhey wlll noL lead Lo a unlfled anLlgovernmenL
movemenL
8rlcscounLrles (3)
W SouLhAfrlca
2012 SouLh Afrlca
W Cu growLh 36
W Cu per head $ 8460
W lnflaLlon 32
W opulaLlon 488m
W AL Lhe mldpolnL of hls flveyear Lerm acob Zuma Lhe
presldenL wlll face rlslng Lenslons beLween and wlLhln Lhe
Lhree parLles of hls rullng coallLlon
W CpposlLlon Lo hls promarkeL plaLform from lefLlsL allles
rlsks dlsrupLlve sLrlkes
W CrlLlclsm wlll come from hls own Afrlcan naLlonal Congress
buL wlLh no clear challenger he won'L lose hls [ob
8rlcs counLrles yes buL
WhaL abouL Lhe emerg|ng emerg|ng markets?
1hey come ln Lwo varleLles
1he "over|ooked" counLrles mosLly ln Afrlca
W
W Algerla
W 8oLswana
W bio
W MaurlLlus
W Morocco
W @nesio
uon'L forgeL 1urkey Saudl Arabla Mexlco and Indones|a
8rlcs counLrles yes buL(2) (2011)
And Lhe "front|er" counLrles whlch are [usL beglnnlng Lo emerge are
poorer and rlskler Lhan Lhe overlooked onesand are hardly easy
markeLs buL feel Lhe vlLallLy and forgeL abouL Lhe volaLlllLy 1hey offer
opporLunlLles LhaL are lrreslsLlble Lo Lhe WesL's growLh sLarved
companles 1hey offer huge opporLunlLles for lnvesLmenL and
lnfrasLrucLure
W Srl Lanka
W 8angladesh and aklsLan
W kenya
W -ierio
W 8wanda
W vleLnam
W
CloballsaLlon Lhe growers
Accordlng 1he LconomlsL 11/2011
Macau 13
Mongolla 148
Llbya 136 (???)
lraq 109
Angola 99
nlger 83
Chlna 82
LLhlopla 80
8wanda 80
Laos 79
uSA vers apan Chlna
Accordlng 1he ockeL World ln flgures 1he LconomlsL 2012 edlLlon
W LargesL counLry?
W LargesL populaLlon?
W 8lggesL clLles?
W 8lggesL economles?
W lghesL human developmenL lndex?
W Lconomlc freedom lndex?
W lghesL economlc growLh ?
W LargesL surplus on currenL accounL?
W LargesL deflclL on currenL accounL?
W lghesL of populaLlon ln labour force?
W LargesL producer?
AoJ Jollot vetsos yeo yooo (teJbock ot teomlobl)?
Arab awakenlng
Arab Sprlng
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W 1he wlnd of Arab freedom LhaL suddenly began Lo
blllow aL Lhe beglnnlng of 2011 wlll gusL across Lhe
enLlre Arab world LhroughouL 2012
W @unes|a wlll seL a hopeful example for Lhe resL of Lhe
Arab world lL has already organlsed elecLlons whlch
wlll lead Lo a new consLlLuLlon and free elecLlons And
1unesla's economy wlll recover
Arab Sprlng (2)
W gypt ln a year for keeplng promlses Lhe army
musL hand back power Lhe counLry musL hold
elecLlons LhaL are free and falr Lhe consLlLuLlonal
assembly musL drafL an lncluslve charLer and Lhe
new Leam musL geL Lhe economy back on an even
keel 8esLarLlng Lhe economy wlll be Lop prlorlLy
W Lyb|a Lhe reglme replaclng Muammar Caddafl
may prove fracLlous and erraLlc buL should
manage Lo sLlck LogeLher ere Loo secular
mlnded llberals wlll have Lo share power wlLh
lslamlsLs
Arab Sprlng (3)
W lor Lhe Arab world 2012 wlll be Lhe year of
consLlLuLlonwrlLlng
W ueflnlng Lhe role of rellglon wlll prove Lhe mosL
conLenLlous lssue uesplLe calls from secularlsLs
and some rellglous mlnorlLles as LgypL's CopLs
lslam wlll remaln Lhe offlclal rellglon of Lhe sLaLe
LhroughouL Lhe Mlddle LasL and Lhe lnsplraLlon
for leglslaLlon buL no lslamlsL parLy wlll wln
sufflclenL power Lo push Lhrough changes
lmposlng SaudlsLyle sharla law
W Welcome news for ???
Arab Sprlng ln Lhe Mlddle LasL?
W Syrla
W ?emen
W Algerla
W Swlng counLrles could be Morocco and ordan
W 8uL whaL abouL 8ahraln?
W unlLed Arab LmlraLes
W CaLar
W Saudl Arabla Lo be waLched carefully!
Arab Sprlng ln SubSahara?
1hlnk of
W 8urklna laso
W Angola LquaLorlal Culnea
W u8 Congo
W nlger Chad Mall
W nlgerla
W Sudan
W Zlmbabwe kenya
Closer Lo home
W 8loLs lndlgnados Cccupy Wall SLreeL
8uL leL's see whaL ls planned for
2012
W ln Lhe flrsL half of 2012 uenmark wlll hold Lhe resldency of
Lhe Councll of Lhe Luropean unlon lL ls Lhe sevenLh Llme
uenmark holds Lhe Lu resldency slnce [olnlng Lhe Luropean
CommunlLy ln 1973
W llrsLly Lhe 1reaLy has esLabllshed new lnsLlLuLlonal acLors
namely Lhe permanenL resldenL of Lhe Luropean Councll
(erman van 8ompuy from 8elglum) and Lhe lgh
8epresenLaLlve of Lhe Luropean unlon for lorelgn Affalrs and
SecurlLy ollcy (CaLherlne AshLon from Lhe uk) Whlle van
8ompuy leads Lhe work ln Lhe Luropean Councll and AshLon
organlzes Lhe work of Lu forelgn pollcy ln Lhe lorelgn Affalrs
Councll uenmark wlll be ln charge of all oLher pollcy areas
and wlll work closely wlLh van 8ompuy and AshLon
Lupresldency
W Secondly enmark ls now a parL of Lhe so
called Lrlo presldency where Lhree
presldencles work LogeLher Lo ensure a hlgher
degree of coordlnaLlon and conslsLency
uenmark [olns a Lrlo wlLh o|and (who has Lhe
resldency before uenmark) and Cyprus (who
has Lhe resldency afLer uenmark) 1he Lhree
member sLaLes agreed on a common Lrlo
program for Lhe 18 monLh perlod from 1sL of
uly 2011 Lo 31sL of uecember 2012
Luresldency (2)
W 1he Lrlo program does noL replace Lhe naLlonal
programs Lach resldency wlll sLlll seL lLs own
prlorlLles for Lhe slx monLhs lL holds Lhe presldency
ence Lhe Lrloprogramme should raLher be seen as an
overarchlng common framework for work of Lhe Lhree
resldencles
W 1hlrdly Lhe Llsbon 1reaLy has glven Lhe Luropean
arllamenL a more lnfluenLlal role as coleglslaLor on
almosL all new leglslaLlon 1hls means LhaL cooperaLlon
wlLh Lhe arllamenL and oLher lnsLlLuLlons wlll be an
lmporLanL Lask durlng Lhe uanlsh resldency ln 2012
Luresldency (3)
W lL ls expecLed LhaL Lhe followlng lssues wlll be of ma[or lmporLance
durlng Lhe uanlsh presldency
Creat|ng econom|c growth |n the D and ensur|ng a sound economy
C||mate energy env|ronment and agr|cu|ture
Iust|ce and nome affa|rs
A strong g|oba| ro|e for the D
Negot|at|ons on the D#s |ongterm budget
W ln 2012 Lurope wlll sLlll be on lLs way ouL of Lhe economlc and
flnanclal crlsls 1hls wlll be reflecLed by Lhe agenda of Lhe
presldency where focus wlll be Lo creaLe economlc growLh and
ensure lmproved economlc coordlnaLlon beLween member sLaLes
anuary 2012
W enmark Lakes over Lhe Luropean resldency
W 1he flrsL J|nter outh C|ymp|cs wlll be held ln lnnsbruck
AusLrla
W ros wlll pass LarLh aL 26780000 km
W 1he flrsL day of Ch|nese New ear 2012 (Chun le / 2012)
wlll be celebraLed on Monday 23 anuary 2012 and Lhe
fesLlval wlll usually lasL for as long as 13 days Llll Lhe 9
lebruary 2012
W Chlnese new ?ear 2012 ls an annual offlclal publlc hollday for
many counLrles lncludlng Slngapore Malaysla ong kong
and lndonesla 1he Sprlng lesLlval 2012 ls among Lhe longesL
publlc holldays ln Chlna and lL ls Lhe largesL annual mass
mlgraLlon of humanlLy on Lhe planeL and LransporLaLlon ls
oversLressed especlally Lhe Lralns
?ear of Lhe
1he year of Lhe uragon
W Chlnese dragons LradlLlonally symbollze
poLenL and ausplclous powers
parLlcularly conLrol over waLer ralnfall
hurrlcane and floods
1he dragon ls also a symbol of power
sLrengLh and good luck
WlLh Lhls Lhe Lmperor of Chlna usually
uses Lhe dragon as a symbol of
hls lmperlal power
CnAkAC@kIS@ICS of the peop|e born |n a ragon year
lnnovaLlve LnLerprlslng llexlble Selfassured 8rave
asslonaLe ConcelLed 1acLless ScruLlnlzlng unanLlclpaLed
CulckLempered
Luropean CaplLals of CulLure 2012
W 1he Luropean CaplLal of CulLure ls a clLy deslgnaLed by Lhe
Luropean unlon for a perlod of one calendar year durlng
whlch lL organlses a serles of culLural evenLs wlLh a sLrong
Luropean dlmenslon
1he World Lconomlc lorum
Annual MeeLlng 2012 uavos
W 1he Annual MeeLlng 2012 wlll convene under Lhe Lheme @he Great
@ransformat|on Shap|ng New Mode|s 1hls Lheme reflecLs Lhe foremosL concern
of many leaders Loday namely llvlng ln a world LhaL ls becomlng lncreaslngly
complex and lnLerconnecLed and aL Lhe same Llme experlenclng an eroslon of
common values and prlnclples LhaL undermlnes publlc LrusL ln leadershlp as well as
fuLure economlc growLh and pollLlcal sLablllLy Leaders reLurn Lo Lhelr core purpose
of deflnlng whaL Lhe fuLure should look llke allgnlng sLakeholders around LhaL
vlslon and lnsplrlng Lhelr lnsLlLuLlons Lo reallze LhaL vlslon
lebruary 2012
ulamond ubllee of Cueen LllsabeLh ll marklng Lhe 60Lh annlversary of
her accesslon Lo Lhe Lhrones of Lhe unlLed klngdom Canada AusLralla
and new Zealand and Lhe 60Lh annlversary of her becomlng ead of Lhe
CommonwealLh ( 34 lndependenL sLaLes)
W 8ook fans celebraLe Lhe 200Lh
blrLhday of Charles ulckens
Carnlval lebruary 17Lh unLll lebruary
21
sL
2012
2nd of March 2012
W lranlans voLe for Lhe 310 members Ma[lls and
choose 86 ayaLollahs Lo slL ln Lhe Assembly of
LxperLs
W AyaLollah Seyed All oseynl khmene'l Supreme leader of
lran
W Mahmoud Ahmadlne[ad ls Lhe presldenL
4Lh of March 2012
W 8usslans elecL Lhelr presldenL
W uLln (unlLed 8ussla)o r
W Cennady Zyuganov (CommunlsL)
8aghdad (?) March 2012
W Leaders of Lhe Arab World convene for an
Arab League summlL posLponed from 2011
because of Lhe unresL of Lhe Arab Sprlng
W 21 members
(Syrla suspended)
W 90 lslam
W 1oLal populaLlon
339310333
8Lh of Aprll 2012
W 1o mark Lhe cenLenary of Lhe slnklng of Lhe unslnkable" 1lLanlc a
12nlghL crulse salls from SouLhampLon Lo Lhe slLe of Lhe faLal
colllslon wlLh an ALlanLlc lceberg (13/04/1912)
W Cf a LoLal of 2224 people aboard 1lLanlc only 710 less Lhan a Lhlrd
survlved and 1314 perlshed 1he ma[orlLy of deaLhs were caused
by hypoLhermla ln Lhe 28 l (-2 C) waLer where deaLh could occur
ln as llLLle as 13 mlnuLes MosL survlvors were 1sr class passengers
20Lh of Aprll 2012
W uracula fans mark Lhe cenLenary of Lhe deaLh of 8ram SLoker
(november 8 1847 Aprll 20 1912) who was an lrlsh novellsL
and shorL sLory wrlLer besL known Loday for hls 1897 CoLhlc
novel uracula uurlng hls llfeLlme he was beLLer known as
personal asslsLanL of acLor enry lrvlng and buslness manager
of Lhe Lyceum 1heaLre ln London whlch lrvlng owned
LlecLlons
W South korea has a mulLlparLy sysLem wlLh
numerous parLles 1he nexL elecLlons wlll be
for Lhe naLlonal Assembly ln Aprll 2012 and a
resldenLlal elecLlon ln uecember 2012
W @ha|s elecL a new senaLe (resldenL ?lngluck
ShlnawaLra)
W And rench voters casL Lhelr balloLs ln Lhe flrsL
round of Lhe presldenLlal elecLlon
May's elecLlons
W lrench voLers lf need be casL Lhelr balloLs ln
Lhe presldenLlal elecLlon runoff
W Londoners elecL Lhelr mayor wlLh 8orls
ohnson hoplng Lo remaln ln offlce for Lhe
approachlng Clymplcs
And also ln May 2012
W 1he 64Lh Cannes fllm fesLlval
W 20/03 solar ecllpse!
W And 12/03 12/08
Lhe 2012 World Lxpo ls Lo be
held ln ?eosy
SouLh korea
May
W Amerlca plays hosLs Lo a C8 summlL ln Chlcago
W 1he Croup of LlghL (C8 and formerly Lhe C6 or Croup of Slx Lhen
C7) ls a forum creaLed by lrance ln 1973 for Lhe governmenLs of
seven ma[or economles Canada lrance Cermany lLaly apan Lhe
unlLed klngdom and Lhe unlLed SLaLes ln 1997 Lhe group added
8ussla Lhus becomlng Lhe C8 ln addlLlon Lhe Luropean unlon ls
represenLed wlLhln Lhe C8 buL cannoL hosL or chalr
W 1he former Lerm C6 ls now frequenLly applled Lo Lhe slx mosL
populous counLrles wlLhln Lhe Luropean unlon C8 mlnlsLers also
meeL LhroughouL Lhe year such as Lhe C7/8 flnance mlnlsLers (who
meeL four Llmes a year) C8 forelgn mlnlsLers or C8 envlronmenL
mlnlsLers
W CollecLlvely Lhe C8 naLlons comprlse 330 of global nomlnal Cu
and 423 of global Cu ()
C8
W 1he C8 ls an unofflclal annual forum for Lhe leaders of Canada Lhe Luropean
Commlsslon lrance Cermany lLaly apan 8ussla Lhe unlLed klngdom and Lhe
unlLed SLaLes (and so many more) lrance would llke Lo see Chlna become a full
member by Lhe Llme Lhe C8 summlL ln 2011 ls organlzed ln ueauvllle
W 1he C8 summlLs durlng Lhe LwenLyflrsL cenLury have lnsplred wldespread debaLes
proLesLs and demonsLraLlons and Lhe Lwo or Lhreeday evenL becomes more Lhan
Lhe sum of lLs parLs elevaLlng Lhe parLlclpanLs Lhe lssues and Lhe venue as focal
polnLs for acLlvlsL pressure
W 1he currenL form of Lhe C8 ls belng evaluaLed 1he forum ls ln a process of
LransformaLlon by expanded membershlp and by oLher changes
une 2012
W k|o de Iane|ro hosLs a un conference on
susLalnable developmenL Lo mark Lhe 20Lh
annlversary of Lhe 8lo LarLh SummlL"
W rance holds parllamenLary elecLlons
W |n|and chooses a new presldenL
CllmaLe Change Conference uurban
(28 nov 9 uec 2011)
une 2012
W oland and ukralne hosL Luro 2012 Lhe
champlonshlp held every four years Lo
declde Lurope's besL soccer naLlon
And ln ulyoff Lo London for
W 27/07 Cpenlng of Lhe 2012 Summer Clymplcs
ln London
uly 2012
W Cyprus beglns a slxmonLh Lerm as presldneL
of Lhe Luropean unlon
W Mex|co holds elecLlon Lo Lhe presldency
senaLe and chamber of depuLles
W Ind|a CenLral and sLaLe leglslaLors choose a
new presldenL for lndla Lhe world's largesL
democracy
And ln AugusL 2012
W lllm fans mourn Lhe 30Lh annlversary of Marllyn
Monroe's deaLh
W 8epubllcan acLlvlsLs slaverlng for Lhe presldenLal
elecLlon gaLher ln 1ampa llorlda for Lhe naLlonal
convenLlon of Lhe Crand Cld arLy (8epubllcans)
W ulasbled aLhleLes wlLh Lhe Clymplcs as Lhelr model
compeLe ln London ln Lhe aralymplc games
W Whlle on 12/08 CLoslng ceremony of Lhe Summer
Clymplcs ln London
SepLember 2012
W larmlng enLhuslasLs compeLe ln Lhe world
ploughlng champlonshlps ln 8lograd na Moru
CroaLla
W uemocraLlc arLy acLlvlsLs flock Lo CharloLLe
norLh Carollna Lo selecL Lhelr presldenLlal
candldaLe wlLh 8arack Cbama Lhelr obvlous
cholce
W un Ceneral Assembly ln new ?ork
CcLober 2012
W 1he Ch|nese CommunlsL arLy meeLs ln 8el[lng
aL lLs flve yearly congress Lo selecL Lhe
counLry's new leaders 1here wlll be no
surprlses
W L|thuan|a holds parllamenLary elecLlons
W World 8ank and lMl hold Lhelr annual
meeLlngs ln 1okyo raLher Lhan orlglnally
envlsaged ln LgypL
november 2012
W 1oLal solar ecllpse
W Amerlcans voLe
W 1he celllng frescoes of
Lhe vaLlcan's SlsLlne Chapel
palnLed by Mlchelangelo are 300 years old
uecember 2012
W Lu presldency ls handed over Lo lreland
W 31/12 llrsL commlLmenL perlod of Lhe kyoLo roLocol
ends
W resldenLlal elecLlons are due ln kenya
W arllamenLary ones ln kuss|a
W lndla hosLs a summlL of Lhe 88lCS
W 1he Afrlcan naLlonal Congress SouLh Afrlca convenes
lLs flveyearly naLlonal conference Lo selecL a candldaLe
for Lhe 2014 presldenLlal elecLlon
W 4nde wor/d is si// ere!!!
1lll we meeL agaln ln 2012
Cn our way
1he sky ls Lhe llmlL!
neLworklng
appy ChrlsLmas!

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