Another Year of Living Dangerously
In 2022, several colossal events dominated the headlines, most prominently the war in Ukraine and the worldwide inflation that it helped spark. But beyond Ukraine, events with global implications continued to unfold. In this episode, Why It Matters checks in with three CFR fellows and CFR President Richard Haass to understand the least-covered stories of 2022 and to take a peek at what could await the world in 2023.
Published
Host
- Gabrielle SierraDirector, Podcasting
Guests
- Steven A. CookEni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies
- Richard HaassPresident Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations
- Shannon K. O'NeilSenior Vice President of Studies and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
- Ebenezer ObadareDouglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies
Supervising Producer
- Asher RossLead Content Strategist
Audio Producer and Sound Designer
- Markus ZakariaAudio Producer & Sound Designer
Associate Podcast Producer
- Molly McAnanyProducer, Podcasts
Show Notes
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.
From CFR
Manjari Chatterjee Miller, J. Andrés Gannon, Inu Manak, Ebenezer Obadare, and Christopher M. Tuttle, “Visualizing 2023: Trends to Watch”
James M. Lindsay, “Ten Anniversaries to Note in 2023,” The Water’s Edge
From Our Guests
Steven A. Cook, “How Israel and Turkey Benefit From Restoring Relations,” CFR.org
Ebenezer Obadare, “Escalating Violence Is Putting Nigeria’s Future on the Line,” CFR.org
Shannon K. O’Neil, The Globalization Myth, Yale University Press
Read More
“2022 in Review Fast Facts,” CNN
Simon Robinson, “What Happened in 2022? The Year in Review - From Russia-Ukraine War to U.S. Midterms,” Reuters
Watch and Listen
“Why Global Supply Chains May Never Be the Same,” Wall Street Journal
Transcript
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. 2022 made it clearer than ever that our local lives are shaped by global forces.
All year long, in fact, the news was global. Russia invaded Ukraine, inflation soared, tensions rose between the U.S. and China, 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 rounding up some of the news from the rest of the world. Lucky for us, we work at the Council on Foreign Relations, surrounded by experts who are studying every region on Earth. We decided to call a few of them up to get a rundown.
I’m Gabrielle Sierra and this is Why It Matters. Today, we find out what 2022 meant for undercovered regions, and take a look at what 2023 might have in store.