The Peace of Westphalia ends the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War and marks the ends of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire as major European p...

Tags: Peace Treaty, Thirty Years' War, Eighty Years' War, Sovereignty, Balance of Power, Diplomacy, Religious Tolerance, Holy Roman Empire

The Great Shivaji-Agra Visit.

Tags: Maratha Empire, Mughal Empire, Shivaji Maharaj, Aurangzeb, Political Intrigue, Diplomacy, Military Strategy, Resistance, Indian History

Peace Treaty of Lisbon between Spain and Portugal recognizes Portugal as independent country.

Tags: Treaty, Independence, Diplomacy, European History, Colonialism

The Treaty of Nijmegen ends various interconnected wars among France, the Dutch Republic, Spain, Brandenburg, Sweden, Denmark, the Prince-Bishopric of...

Tags: Treaty, Warfare, Diplomacy, Balance of Power, Dutch Republic, Holy Roman Empire, Louis XIV, Conflicts

Siamese revolution of 1688 ousted French influence and virtually severed all ties with the West until the 19th century.

Tags: Revolution, Foreign Relations, Colonialism, Diplomacy

The Treaty of Nerchinsk established a border between Russia and China.

Tags: Treaty, Diplomacy, Border Dispute, Qing Dynasty, Geopolitics

1699: Grand Embassy of Peter the Great to Western Europe.

Tags: Peter the Great, Diplomacy, Westernization, Modernization, Foreign Policy, Travel, European History

The Treaty of Karlowitz ends the Great Turkish War.

Tags: Treaty, Warfare, Ottoman Empire, Holy Roman Empire, Diplomacy, Geopolitics, Territorial Changes

The Treaty of Utrecht until War of the Spanish Succession ended after treaties of Rastatt and Baden were established in 1913 after a new British Gover...

Tags: Treaty, Warfare, Succession, Diplomacy, European History, Balance of Power, Spanish Empire

The Netherlands, Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance.

Tags: Alliance, Diplomacy, International Relations, European History, Political Alliances, War of the Quadruple Alliance

The Treaty of Constantinople is signed, partitioning Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia.

Tags: Treaty, Imperialism, Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire, Geopolitics, Partition, Territorial Disputes

Austro-Spanish alliance revived. Russia joins in 1726.

Tags: Alliance, Diplomacy, Great Powers, European Politics, Balance of Power, Treaty, Habsburgs

1795: The Partitions of Poland end the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and erase Poland from the map for 123 years.

Tags: Partition, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Territorial Division, Geopolitics

Franco-American alliance signed.

Tags: American Revolution, Diplomacy, International Relations, Warfare, Treaty

The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American Revolutionary War.

Tags: American Revolution, Treaties, Diplomacy, Independence, Warfare, Nationalism

Russian Empire annexes the Crimean Khanate.

Tags: Imperialism, Expansionism, Geopolitics, Russian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Annexation, Catherine the Great

Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.

Tags: Imperialism, Colonialism, Territorial Disputes, Diplomacy, Pacific Northwest, Trade, British Empire, Spanish Empire, Exploration

Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact.

Tags: Alliance, Diplomacy, European Politics, Military Alliance

Jay's Treaty is concluded between Great Britain and the United States, by which the Western outposts in the Great Lakes are returned to the U.S. and c...

Tags: Treaty, Diplomacy, International Relations, Commerce, Territorial Disputes, Early Republic, George Washington

Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and Spain grants the Mississippi Territory to the U.S.

Tags: Treaty, Diplomacy, Territorial Expansion, Foreign Policy

Trinidad put under British rule.

Tags: Colonialism, British Empire, Imperialism, Territorial Expansion, Napoleonic Wars, Geopolitics

The United States almost doubles in size when it buys out France's territorial claims in North America in the Louisiana Purchase. This begins the Amer...

Tags: Westward Expansion, Territorial Acquisition, Manifest Destiny, American History, Diplomacy, Geopolitics, Thomas Jefferson

First treaty of Tilsit: Russia allies with France against Britain in the War of the Fourth Coalition

Tags: Napoleonic Wars, Treaty, Alliance, Diplomacy, Napoleon Bonaparte

Second treaty of Tilsit: Napoleon reorganizes Eastern Europe; rump Prussia becomes ally.

Tags: Napoleonic Wars, Treaty, Diplomacy, Napoleon Bonaparte, Geopolitics, Alliances

The Congress of Vienna redraws the European map. Reaction and conservatism dominate all of Europe. The Concert of Europe attempts to preserve this set...

Tags: Restoration, Conservatism, Nationalism, Liberalism, Geopolitics, European History

The modern city of Singapore is established by the British East India Company.

Tags: British Empire, Colonialism, East India Company, Trade, Geopolitics

Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe in cooperation with Britain.

Tags: US Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Imperialism, American Expansionism

Anglo-Russian rivalry over Afghanistan, the Great Game, commences and concludes in 1895.

Tags: Great Game, Imperialism, Geopolitics, Colonialism, British Empire, Russian Empire, Diplomacy

Ioannis Kapodistrias, the First Governor of Greece is murdered at Nauplion.

Tags: Assassination, Civil War, Monarchy, Diplomacy

Treaty of Wanghia was signed by the United States and China.

Tags: Diplomacy, Treaty, Trade, Foreign Relations, Imperialism, Qing Dynasty

The Oregon Treaty is signed between the United Kingdom and the United States, ceding the modern states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, as well as pa...

Tags: Treaty, Border Dispute, Territorial Expansion, Manifest Destiny, Diplomacy, Pacific Northwest

King Victor Emmanuel the Second names Count Camillo di Cavour prime minister of Piedmont, thus kickstarting the push for Italian unification.

Tags: Italian Unification, Nationalism, Monarchy, Diplomacy

The Convention of Kanagawa formally ends Japan's policy of isolation. This would open up two ports in Japan to American ships and offered protection t...

Tags: Imperialism, Isolationism, Trade, Diplomacy, Treaty, Meiji Restoration, Globalization

The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.

Tags: Expansionism, Territorial Acquisition, Diplomacy, United States History, Russian Empire, Manifest Destiny, Geopolitics, Alaska

The Principality of Serbia passes a Constitution which defines its independence from the Ottoman Empire. International recognition followed in 1878.

Tags: Nationalism, Independence, Ottoman Empire, Constitution, Diplomacy, Self-determination

The Luxembourg Crisis: diplomatic confrontation between France and Prussia on the status of Luxembourg and the towns fortifications are torn down.

Tags: Diplomacy, Nationalism, Geopolitics, Fortifications, Otto von Bismarck

1877–1878: Following the Russo-Turkish War, the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal independence of the Principality of Serbia, Montenegro and Romania....

Tags: Treaty, Independence, Autonomy, Nationalism, Russo-Turkish War, Geopolitics, Diplomacy, Eastern Question

1884–1885: The Berlin Conference signals the start of the European "scramble for Africa".

Tags: Imperialism, Colonialism, Scramble for Africa, European Expansion, Diplomacy, International Relations, Otto von Bismarck

Britain establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland (modern Botswana).

Tags: Colonialism, British Empire, Protectorate, Imperialism, Diplomacy, Territorial Expansion

The British Empire takes over Balochistan.

Tags: British Empire, Imperialism, Colonialism, Geopolitics, Annexation, Great Game

Kaiser Wilhelm II dismisses Germany's longtime chancellor Otto von Bismarck, thereafter embarking on the foreign policy of Weltpolitik, as opposed to ...

Tags: Imperialism, German Empire, Weltpolitik, Realpolitik, Otto von Bismarck, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, European History

1899–1900: Open Door Policy proclaimed to protect China.

Tags: Imperialism, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Trade, International Relations

May 20: Cuba given independence by the United States.

Tags: Independence, Cuban History, United States History, Imperialism, Colonialism, Diplomacy, Treaty of Paris, Spanish-American War, Sovereignty

November 18: Independence of Panama, the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama.

Tags: Imperialism, Treaty, Independence, Panama Canal, Geopolitics

April 8: Entente Cordiale signed between Britain and France.

Tags: Diplomacy, Alliance, Imperialism, Great Powers, International Relations

March 31: The First Moroccan Crisis begins, going until April 1906.

Tags: Imperialism, Colonialism, Diplomacy, International Relations, Pre-World War I, Entente Cordiale, Scramble for Africa

June 7: The Norwegian Parliament declares the union with Sweden dissolved, and Norway achieves full independence.

Tags: Independence, Nationalism, Political Union, Monarchy, Diplomacy, Sovereignty, Parliament

August 31: The Anglo-Russian Convention bring an end to the Great Game in Central Asia.

Tags: Imperialism, Great Game, Geopolitics, British Empire, Russian Empire, Diplomacy, Colonialism

early October: Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina, triggering the Bosnian Crisis.

Tags: Imperialism, Annexation, Nationalism, Austria-Hungary, Diplomacy, Great Powers, Pre-World War I, Geopolitics

Japan and China sign the Jiandao/Gando Treaty.

Tags: Treaty, Diplomacy, Border Dispute, Qing Dynasty, Territorial Claims

April – November: Agadir Crisis.

Tags: Imperialism, Colonialism, Diplomacy, Weltpolitik, Entente Cordiale, Arms Race, Pre-World War I

March 30: Morocco becomes a protectorate of France.

Tags: Colonialism, Imperialism, Protectorate, French Empire, Diplomacy, Geopolitics

May 30: Treaty of London.

Tags: Balkan Wars, Treaties, Diplomacy, Ottoman Empire, Nationalism, Territorial Disputes

January 10: League of Nations founded.

Tags: International Relations, Peacekeeping, World War I, Diplomacy, Treaty of Versailles, Woodrow Wilson, Multilateralism, Post-War

February 6: Pius XI becomes Pope. The Washington Naval Treaty is signed.

Tags: Treaty, Catholicism, World War I Aftermath, Diplomacy, International Relations

October 5 – 16: Locarno Treaties signed.

Tags: International Relations, Treaty, Weimar Republic, Interwar Period, Diplomacy, Rhineland, League of Nations

July 24: The Kellogg–Briand Pact is signed in Paris.

Tags: Diplomacy, International Relations, Peace Treaty, Interwar Period, World War I, United States of America, Multilateralism

February 11: Pope Pius XI signs the Lateran Treaty with Italian leader Benito Mussolini, after which the Vatican City is recognised as a sovereign sta...

Tags: Treaty, Catholicism, Fascism, Sovereignty, Vatican City, Benito Mussolini, Interwar Period, Diplomacy

December 11: Statute of Westminster creates the British Commonwealth of Nations. Independence of South Africa.

Tags: Decolonization, Commonwealth, British Empire, Independence, Self-governance, International Relations, Diplomacy, Imperialism

March 27: Japan announces it will leave the League of Nations.

Tags: League of Nations, Japanese Empire, International Relations, Diplomacy, Interwar Period, Nationalism, Expansionism, World War II

October 14: Germany announces its withdrawal from the League of Nations and the World Disarmament Conference, after the U.S., the U.K. and France deny...

Tags: World War II, League of Nations, Weimar Republic, International Relations, Diplomacy, Political Tensions

July 6–15: Évian Conference ends with all attendee nations save the Dominican Republic refusing to accept more Jewish refugees from the Third Reich.

Tags: World War II, Holocaust, Refugees, Anti-Semitism, International Relations, Diplomacy, Third Reich, Human Rights

September 30: Munich Agreement hands Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany.

Tags: Appeasement, Nazi Germany, World War II, Czechoslovakia, Adolf Hitler, Treaty, Diplomacy

August 23: The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union.

Tags: World War II, Appeasement, Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, Diplomacy, Totalitarianism, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin

February 4 – 11: Yalta Conference.

Tags: World War II, Diplomacy, Allied Powers, Soviet Union, Cold War, Divided Germany, International Relations

June 26: United Nations founded (UN Charter).

Tags: United Nations, Post-World War II, Diplomacy, Global Governance, Multilateralism, Peacekeeping, World War II, Allied Powers, San Francisco

July – August: The Potsdam Conference divides Europe into Western and Soviet blocs.

Tags: Cold War, Post-World War II, Geopolitics, Soviet Union, Iron Curtain, International Relations, Winston Churchill

March 12: Harry Truman establishes the Truman Doctrine of containment of Communism.

Tags: Cold War, Communism, Containment, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Ideology

July 26: Creation of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

Tags: Cold War, Intelligence, Espionage, National Security, Post-World War II, Covert Operations, Geopolitics, Foreign Policy, CIA

May 14: United Nations establishes Israeli Independence and the formation of the official State of Israel.

Tags: Zionism, United Nations, Independence, Statehood, Partition, Post-World War II, Arab-Israeli Conflict, International Relations

August – September: Division of North and South Korea.

Tags: Cold War, Communism, Democracy, United Nations, Korean War, Geopolitics, Post-World War II

December 10: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.

Tags: Human Rights, United Nations, International Law, Post-War, Declaration, Civil Rights, Global Governance, International Relations, Equality

May 23: Creation of NATO-backed Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany).

Tags: Cold War, NATO, Post-World War II, Federalism, Western Bloc, Geopolitics, Reconstruction

Partition of Kashmir.

Tags: Post-Colonialism, Partition, Kashmir, Border Disputes, Cold War, Regional Conflict, Geopolitics, United Nations, Self-determination

December 30: Peoples' World Convention (PWC) at Palais Electoral, Geneva, Switzerland

Tags: Cold War, International Relations, Ideology

May: Bonn–Paris conventions end allied occupation of West Germany.

Tags: Post-War, Cold War, Occupation, West Germany, International Relations, Sovereignty, Allied Powers

August 19: Mohammed Mossadeq deposed in Iran.

Tags: Cold War, Coup d'état, CIA, Nationalization, Democracy, Oil, Geopolitics

April 18 – 24: Bandung Conference.

Tags: Decolonization, Cold War, International Relations, Diplomacy, Post-Colonialism

March 7: The United States recognises Morocco's independence from France

Tags: Decolonization, Independence, Foreign Relations, Cold War, Post-Colonialism, Diplomacy

October 29 – November 7: Nasser's nationalisation of the Suez Canal triggers the Suez crisis.

Tags: Cold War, Nationalization, Decolonization, Middle East Conflict, Suez Canal, International Relations, Imperialism, United Nations

March 25: Treaty of Rome, which would eventually lead to the European Union.

Tags: European Union, European Integration, Post-War, International Relations, Treaty, Economic Cooperation

May 1: 1960 U-2 incident sparks deterioration in relations between superpowers.

Tags: Cold War, Espionage, Soviet Union, Diplomacy, Intelligence, Arms Race, International Relations, Khrushchev

Khrushchev withdraws Soviet cooperation with China, initiating the Sino-Soviet split.

Tags: Cold War, Communism, Soviet Union, Ideology, Geopolitics, Khrushchev, Mao Zedong, International Relations, Political Division

August 8: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) founded.

Tags: Regionalism, International Relations, Cold War, Political Cooperation, Economic Development, Diplomacy, Post-Colonialism

March 5: Ratification of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Arms Control, Cold War, Treaty, International Relations, Nuclear Proliferation, Global Security

February 21 – 28: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon makes an unprecedented 8-day visit to the People's Republic of China and meets with Mao Zedong.

Tags: Cold War, Diplomacy, Mao Zedong, Detente, Foreign Policy

May 26: Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT I treaty in Moscow, as well as the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and other agreements.

Tags: Cold War, Nuclear Arms Race, Arms Control, Richard Nixon, Treaty, International Relations, Diplomacy

January 1: Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joins the European Communities.

Tags: European Integration, Post-War, Cold War, International Relations, Trade, Expansion

August 1: The Helsinki Accords, which officially recognize Europe's national borders and respect for human rights, are signed in Finland.

Tags: Cold War, Human Rights, Detente, International Relations, Soviet Union, Diplomacy

June 30: Second World Constituent Assembly established a Provisional World Government

Tags: Global Governance, Political Organization, International Relations, Constitutionalism

November 19: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to visit Israel in the hopes of establishing peace between the two countries...

Tags: Peace Process, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Diplomacy, Anwar Sadat, International Relations

September 17: The Camp David Accords are signed between Israel and Egypt.

Tags: Peace Treaty, Diplomacy, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Anwar Sadat, Cold War, International Relations

November 4: The Iran hostage crisis begins.

Tags: Cold War, Revolution, Diplomacy, Hostage Crisis, International Relations, Political Conflict

January 1: Greece joins the European Communities.

Tags: European Union, European Integration, Political Alliances, International Relations, Economic Development, Cold War, Post-War

January 20: Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as President of the United States. Iran releases the 52 U.S. hostages held in Tehran after 444 days.

Tags: Presidency, Hostage Crisis, Cold War, Diplomacy, Ronald Reagan

May 13: Pope John Paul II assassination attempt.

Tags: Assassination, Pope John Paul II, Cold War, Terrorism, Religion, International Relations, Catholicism

September 4: Provisional World Parliament of the Provisional World Government first session convened.

Tags: Global Governance, International Relations, Parliament, Political Ideology

December 19: Sino-British Joint Declaration agrees to hand Hong Kong back to China by 1997.

Tags: Hong Kong, Sovereignty, Political Transition, Diplomacy, Post-Colonialism, International Relations

August 20: Beginning of the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administra...

Tags: Scandal, Cold War, Reagan Administration, Covert Operations, International Relations, Political Corruption

January 1: Portugal and Spain joins the European Communities.

Tags: European Union, European Integration, Trade, International Relations, Cold War

February 28: Assassination of Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden.

Tags: Assassination, Political Violence, Cold War, Prime Minister, International Relations

November 9: Fall of the Berlin Wall; the Revolutions of 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Bloc begin in Europe, which leads to the end of the Cold W...

Tags: Cold War, Eastern Bloc, Soviet Union, Democracy, Geopolitics, Iron Curtain

March 27: The United States begins broadcasting Radio y Televisión Martí to Cuba.

Tags: Cold War, Propaganda, Television, Cuban Revolution, International Relations

May 16: Elizabeth II becomes the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress during a 13-day royal visit in Washington, D.C.

Tags: Diplomacy, Monarchy, Cold War, Heads of State, International Relations, Ceremony

September 17: North and South Korea are admitted to the United Nations.

Tags: Cold War, United Nations, Diplomacy, International Relations, Political Development

October 30 – November 1: Madrid Conference of 1991.

Tags: Peace Process, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Diplomacy, International Relations, Israeli-Palestinian conflict

December 26: Dissolution of the Soviet Union and independence of 15 former Soviet republics. Beginning of the Algerian Civil War.

Tags: Cold War, Soviet Union, Independence, Geopolitics, Civil War, Decolonization, Vladimir Putin

1991 Sino-Soviet Border Agreement.

Tags: Border Disputes, Diplomacy, Cold War, Soviet Union, International Relations

February 7: The Maastricht Treaty is signed, creating the European Union.

Tags: European Integration, European Union, Treaty, International Relations, Political Union, Globalization, Multilateralism, Sovereignty, Economic Cooperation

September 13: Oslo accords end First Intifada between Israel and Palestine.

Tags: Middle East Conflict, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Peace Process, Diplomacy, Self-determination, Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin

November 1: The Maastricht Treaty comes in to effect.

Tags: European Union, Treaty, European Integration, Political Union, International Relations

July 1: Handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China.

Tags: Decolonization, Sovereignty, Political Transition, British Empire, International Relations

Vladimir Putin becomes the President of Russia.

Tags: Presidency, Authoritarianism, Geopolitics, International Relations, Elections, Leadership

March 26: Vladimir Putin is elected President of Russia.

Tags: Elections, Presidency, Leadership, Governance, International Relations

June 13–15: First inter-Korean summit.

Tags: Summit, Kim Jong-il, Inter-Korean Relations, Cold War, Peace Process, Diplomacy

July 11–25: The 2000 Camp David Summit, aimed at reaching a "final status" agreement between the Palestinians and the Israelis, was held between Unite...

Tags: Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Peace Process, Diplomacy, Summit, Yasser Arafat, Bill Clinton

July 1: The International Criminal Court is established.

Tags: International Law, Human Rights, Justice, War Crimes, Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, International Relations, Multilateralism

July 9: The African Union is founded.

Tags: African Union, Pan-Africanism, Political Organization, Regional Cooperation, International Relations

Switzerland joins the United Nations as the 190th member.

Tags: United Nations, Switzerland, International Relations, Diplomacy, Sovereignty, Multilateralism

August 27 – 29: The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia.

Tags: Nuclear Proliferation, Diplomacy, International Relations, Denuclearization, Security

December 8: Union of South American Nations formed.

Tags: Political Cooperation, International Relations, Trade Agreements

NATO and the European Union incorporates most of the former Eastern Bloc.

Tags: NATO, European Union, Cold War, Geopolitics, Integration, International Relations

Orange Revolution in Ukraine.

Tags: Democracy, Elections, Protests, Political Corruption, Geopolitics

February 16: The Kyoto Protocol comes into effect.

Tags: Environmentalism, Climate Change, International Relations, Treaty, Sustainability, Global Warming, United Nations

August 3: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad becomes President of Iran.

Tags: Presidency, Elections, Islamic Republic, Political Leadership, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy

November 1: Former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko dies from poisoning in the UK.

Tags: Assassination, Espionage, Cold War, Political Intrigue, Human Rights, Intelligence Agencies, Poisoning, International Relations

January 1: Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union.

Tags: European Union, EU Enlargement, Political Integration, International Relations, Political Geography

December 13: 27 EU member states sign the Treaty of Lisbon, with the treaty coming into effect on December 1, 2009.

Tags: European Union, Treaty, Political Integration, International Relations, Law, EU Enlargement, Governance

Kosovo declares independence, though it is not recognised by the United Nations.

Tags: Independence, Self-determination, Ethnic Conflict, Sovereignty, Nation-building, International Relations

July 22 – August 10: 2010 Colombia–Venezuela diplomatic crisis.

Tags: Diplomacy, International Relations, Border Disputes, Political Crisis, Hugo Chávez

Arab Spring starts.

Tags: Political Protest, Revolution, Democracy, Authoritarianism, Human Rights, Social Media, Civil Unrest, Geopolitics, Political Islam

July 9: Independence of South Sudan.

Tags: Independence, Self-determination, Post-Colonialism, Civil War, African Politics, Nation-building, Diplomacy

Arab Spring: revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya follow, as well as uprisings in Yemen and Bahrain, and protests in several other Arab countries.

Tags: Political Revolution, Democracy, Authoritarianism, Protests, Civil Unrest, Geopolitics, Arab World, Dictatorship, Social Media, Human Rights

July 1: Croatia becomes a member of the European Union.

Tags: European Integration, European Union, International Relations

November 21: The Euromaidan uprising begins in Ukraine.

Tags: Revolution, Political Protest, Geopolitics, Democracy, Government Overthrow

February: Euromaidan protest in Ukraine sparks a revolution and the overthrow of Viktor Yanukovych, leading to Russia's annexation of Crimea and the w...

Tags: Revolution, Geopolitics, Annexation, Warfare, Cold War Legacy, Nationalism, Vladimir Putin

July 14: Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement reached, setting limits to Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

Tags: Nuclear Proliferation, Diplomacy, Sanctions, International Relations

November 30 – December 12: 195 nations agree to lower carbon emissions by negotiating the Paris agreement.

Tags: Climate Change, Environmentalism, International Relations, United Nations, Global Warming, Sustainability, Diplomacy, Environmental Policy

The heads of China and Taiwan meet for the first time, while the United States and Cuba reestablish full diplomatic relations.

Tags: Diplomacy, International Relations, Cold War Legacy, Cross-Strait Relations, US Foreign Policy

March 20: Barack Obama becomes the first U.S. president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge in 1928.

Tags: Diplomacy, Foreign Relations, Cold War Legacy

November 4: The Paris Agreement, signed by 195 nations to fight global warming, formally goes into effect.

Tags: Climate Change, International Relations, Environmentalism, Global Governance, United Nations, Treaty, Sustainability, Environmental Policy, Diplomacy

The United Nations lifts sanctions from Iran in recognition of the dismantling of its nuclear program.

Tags: Nuclear Proliferation, Sanctions, United Nations, International Relations, Diplomacy, Middle East Politics

Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, is assassinated at an art exhibition in Ankara.

Tags: Assassination, Diplomacy, International Relations, Political Violence, Terrorism

2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran.

Tags: Diplomacy, International Relations, Political Violence, Protests, Regional Conflict, Shia Islam, Sunni Islam

Paris Agreement on Climate Change

Tags: Climate Change, Environmentalism, International Relations, United Nations, Sustainability, Global Governance

February 13: Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of Kim Jong-Un, is assassinated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tags: Assassination, Diplomacy, Cold War Legacy, Intelligence Agencies

June 12: The first summit between the US and North Korea and the first ever crossing of the Korean Demilitarized Zone by a North Korean leader occur.

Tags: Diplomacy, Nuclear Proliferation, Cold War, Summit, Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump, Denuclearization

October 2: Exiled Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, triggering a diplomatic crisis fo...

Tags: Assassination, Human Rights, Journalism, International Relations, Freedom of Speech, Political Repression

Macedonia and Greece reach a historic agreement in the Macedonia naming dispute, in which the former is renamed in 2019 to the 'Republic of North Mace...

Tags: Diplomacy, Nationalism, Identity, European Union, International Relations, Political Agreement

The Trump administration reimposes sanctions against Iran.

Tags: Sanctions, Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, Middle East Politics, International Relations

Four people are poisoned with a nerve agent, one fatally, in Salisbury and Amesbury, England in a suspected Russian assassination attempt.

Tags: Assassination, Espionage, Cold War, International Relations

A trilateral gathering is held at the Panmunjom Truce Village between South Korean President Moon Jae-in, North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and US Presi...

Tags: Denuclearization, Diplomacy, Summit, Inter-Korean Relations, United States Foreign Policy, Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump, Cold War Legacy

January 31: The United Kingdom formally withdraws from the European Union.

Tags: Brexit, European Union, Sovereignty, International Relations, Nationalism, Populism, Referendum

June 16: North Korea demolishes the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong, established in 2018 to improve relations.

Tags: Inter-Korean Relations, Diplomacy

October 22: The Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family is signed by government representatives from 34 ...

Tags: International Relations, Women's Rights, Declaration, Human Rights, Global Health, United Nations

February 22: Luca Attanasio, the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is murdered near Goma.

Tags: Diplomacy, Assassination, Political Violence, International Relations

May 23: Ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich.

Tags: Journalism, Human Rights, Political Repression, Aviation, International Relations, Authoritarianism

July 18: An international investigation reveals that spyware sold by Israel's NSO Group to different governments is being used to target heads of stat...

Tags: Surveillance, Cybersecurity, Human Rights, Espionage, Privacy, Digital Rights, Political Activism, International Relations

August 31: UN Human Rights Office report on Xinjiang is released.

Tags: Human Rights, United Nations, Xinjiang, International Relations, Humanitarian Crisis

August 31: Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, dies at age 91.

Tags: Soviet Union, Cold War, Glasnost, Perestroika, Democratization, Political Leadership, Geopolitics

December 9: Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament.

Tags: Corruption, European Union, Political Scandal, Bribery, Diplomacy, Transparency, Political Ethics

March 10: Iran and Saudi Arabia restore diplomatic relations.

Tags: Diplomacy, International Relations, Geopolitics, Regional Power

October 23: 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis.

Tags: Border Dispute, Venezuela, Geopolitics, International Relations, Diplomacy

November 24: Somalia admitted to East African Community.

Tags: Somalia, International Relations, Political Cooperation, Economic Development, African Union, Diplomacy

April 5: Raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador

Tags: Diplomacy, International Relations, Sovereignty, Political Tensions, Law Enforcement

July 19: ICJ finds Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories a violation of international law

Tags: International Law, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Occupation, Human Rights, Territorial Disputes, Diplomacy, Self-determination, International Relations

December 6: Results of Romanian presidential election annulled by Constitutional Court amid allegations of Russian interference

Tags: Elections, Romania, Political Crisis, International Relations