The year 2021 was, despite the dampened activity due to the Covid-19 pandemic, chock-full of landmark events across the world in general and the Middle East in particular.
Globally, the world is still talking about the January 6 incident where supporters of then US President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol even as the process was underway to certify the election from November 2020 that would make Joe Biden his successor.
Then, as Biden ordered US troops out of Afghanistan, the Taliban took control of the country within a matter of days.
Once again at the global level, the annual climate conference COP26 was held in Glasgow, with observers still divided on whether it was a success or a failure, and to what degree.
At the regional level, the cargo ship Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal for six days towards the end of March, holding up traffic along arguably the busiest waterway in the world.
Here’s a quick look at the global and regional events that affected the geopolitical landscape forever:
