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Turbulent 2002 Shaped by War Fears and Global Shifts
The year 2002 saw global anxiety over terrorism and Iraq, with economies faltering and stock markets down. Europe faced political shifts and rising far right, while NATO and the EU expanded amid Cold War wounds. In the Middle East and Asia, conflicts, uprisings, and nuclear tensions affected millions as terrorism struck in Moscow and Bali.
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London
Iraq
Europe
Middle East
Asia
United States
Britain
Washington
Russia
Kenya
Indonesia
NATO
European Union
Jean-Marie le Pen
Jacques Chirac
Holland
Pym Fortuyn
Austria
Freedom Party
Joerg Haider
Fortuyn
Germany
Gerhard Schroeder
Berlin
Moscow
India
Pakistan
Kashmir
North Korea
Afghanistan
Bali
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
U.S
China
Hu Jintao
Jiang Zemin
Communist Party
Japan
Junichiro Koizumi
Israel
Ariel Sharon
Amram Mitzna
Abdel Maneim
Al-Ahram
Cairo
Egypt
Latin America
Brazil
Luiz Inacio Lula
Argentina
Peter Hakim
The
Inter-American Dialogue