Tennessee World Affairs Council What in the World? Weekly Quiz – November 1-7, 2021

President Biden met with THIS world leader on the sidelines of the G20 summit for the first time since a “clumsy” rollout of anew defense pact among the UK, Australia and the US, called “AUKUS.” The arrangement included Australian acquisition of nuclear submarines, scotching a proposed sale of diesel-electric submarines from THEIR country. [#WACquiz]

As world heads of state – minus some leading polluters like China and Russia – gather in Glasgow for the COP26 UN climate summit, a United Nations report warned that current measures would result in THIS critical result. [#WACquiz]

According to legislation governing U.S. foreign assistance appropriations, the United States has withdrawn a $700 million aid package from THIS country after General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan dissolved the government and declared a state of emergency last week, prompting protests in the country’s capital of Khartoum. (WACA Weekly World News Update)

The Biden administration amended their Mutual Defense Cooperation agreement with Greece, renewing a strong alliance. It appears aimed at deterring THIS other NATO member, whose President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently threatened to expel ten Western ambassadors. (WACA Weekly News Update)

Russia recently brokered a peace deal between Armenia and THIS country after a six-week long war was fought over the disputed Nargorno-Karabakh region, which ended with 6,000 people dead. [#WACquiz]

Paris and London are bickering over THIS post-Brexit aspect of their relationship. [#WACquiz]

The President of Nicaragua and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, are said to be moving closer and closer to the creation of a police state having detained at least seven presidential candidates and banned some opposition political parties. THIS President of Nicaragua came on the scene from 1979-1990 as leader of the Sandinista government, target of American-backed “Contra” fighters? (WACA Weekly News Update)

China and Australia reached agreement with THIS multilateral regional association to upgrade their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership. [#WACquiz]