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[td][/td] [td]The '''21st century''' is the current [[century]] in the ''[[Anno Domini]]'' or [[Common Era]], in accordance with the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It began on [[1 January]] [[2001]], and will end on [[31 December]] [[2100]]. It is the first century of the [[3rd millennium]].[/td]
[td]The '''21st century''' is the current [[century]] in the ''[[Anno Domini]]'' or [[Common Era]], in accordance with the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It began on [[1 January]] [[2001]](MMI), and will end on [[31 December]] [[2100]](MMC). It is the first century of the [[3rd millennium]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The rise of a [[World economy|global economy]] and [[Third World]] [[consumerism]] marked the beginning of the century, along with increased [[private enterprise]] and deepening concern over [[terrorism]] after the [[September 11 attacks]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Majority of Americans distrust the government |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-americans-government-poll-idUSTRE63I0FB20100419 |newspaper=Reuters |date=19 April 2010 |access-date=1 June 2015 |archive-date=24 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2015122...ericans-government-poll-idUSTRE63I0FB20100419 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Rational Extremism: Understanding Terrorism in the Twenty-first Century according to Kathii Erick Gitonga |first=David A. |last=Lake |url=https://quote.ucsd.edu/lake/files/2014/06/Rational-Extremism.pdf |website=quote.ucsd.edu |access-date=1 June 2015 |archive-date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2017080...edu/lake/files/2014/06/Rational-Extremism.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Working with Private Industry {{!}} Research Pages {{!}} The Stimson Center {{!}} Pragmatic Steps for Global Security |url=http://www.stimson.org/research-pages/working-with-private-industry/ |website=www.stimson.org |access-date=1 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2016020...research-pages/working-with-private-industry/ |archive-date=3 February 2016}}</ref> The [[NATO]] [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|intervention in Afghanistan]] and the [[United States]]-led coalition intervention in [[Iraq War|Iraq]] in the early 2000s, as well as the overthrow of several regimes during the [[Arab Spring]] in the early 2010s, led to mixed outcomes in the [[Arab world]], resulting in several [[civil wars]] and political instability.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Arab Spring yields different outcomes in Bahrain, Egypt and Libya |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...pt-and-libya/2011/12/15/gIQAY6h57O_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=20 December 2011 |access-date=19 March 2020 |issn=0190-8286 |first=Marc |last=Fisher |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020102...pt-and-libya/2011/12/15/gIQAY6h57O_story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The early 2020s saw an increase in wars across the world, as seen with conflicts such as the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] and the [[Gaza war]].<ref name="Twenties War A">{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Adam |date=29 June 2023 |title=A historic rise in global conflict deaths suggests a violent new era |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/29/conflict-war-deaths-global-peace-rise-casualty/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024091...nflict-war-deaths-global-peace-rise-casualty/ |archive-date=13 September 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref name="Twenties War B">{{Cite web |last=Keating |first=Joshua |date=25 January 2024 |title=It's not your imagination. There has been more war lately. Why the "long peace" may be ending. |url=https://www.vox.com/world-politics/2024/1/25/24049551/war-increasing-ukraine-gaza-sudan-ethiopia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024091...51/war-increasing-ukraine-gaza-sudan-ethiopia |archive-date=13 September 2024 |website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]}}</ref> Meanwhile, the [[war on drugs]] continues, with the focus primarily on [[Mexican drug war|Mexico]] and the rest of [[Latin America]].<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=Lost cause |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...years-latin-america-violence-mexico-colombia/ |date=14 June 2021 |website=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hernández |first=Isabela De los Rios |title=Knowledge, Soil, Politics, and Poverty: How Drug Trafficking Has Kept Its Hold on Latin America |url=https://hir.harvard.edu/knowledge-s...afficking-has-kept-its-hold-on-latin-america/ |date=26 June 2024 |website=[[Harvard International Review]]}}</ref> The [[United States]] has remained the [[American imperialism|sole]] [[Superpower|global superpower]], while [[China]] is now considered to be an [[Potential superpower|emerging superpower]].[/td]
[td]The rise of a [[World economy|global economy]] and [[Third World]] [[consumerism]] marked the beginning of the century, along with increased [[private enterprise]] and deepening concern over [[terrorism]] after the [[September 11 attacks]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Majority of Americans distrust the government |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-americans-government-poll-idUSTRE63I0FB20100419 |newspaper=Reuters |date=19 April 2010 |access-date=1 June 2015 |archive-date=24 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2015122...ericans-government-poll-idUSTRE63I0FB20100419 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Rational Extremism: Understanding Terrorism in the Twenty-first Century according to Kathii Erick Gitonga |first=David A. |last=Lake |url=https://quote.ucsd.edu/lake/files/2014/06/Rational-Extremism.pdf |website=quote.ucsd.edu |access-date=1 June 2015 |archive-date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2017080...edu/lake/files/2014/06/Rational-Extremism.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Working with Private Industry {{!}} Research Pages {{!}} The Stimson Center {{!}} Pragmatic Steps for Global Security |url=http://www.stimson.org/research-pages/working-with-private-industry/ |website=www.stimson.org |access-date=1 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2016020...research-pages/working-with-private-industry/ |archive-date=3 February 2016}}</ref> The [[NATO]] [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|intervention in Afghanistan]] and the [[United States]]-led coalition intervention in [[Iraq War|Iraq]] in the early 2000s, as well as the overthrow of several regimes during the [[Arab Spring]] in the early 2010s, led to mixed outcomes in the [[Arab world]], resulting in several [[civil wars]] and political instability.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Arab Spring yields different outcomes in Bahrain, Egypt and Libya |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...pt-and-libya/2011/12/15/gIQAY6h57O_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=20 December 2011 |access-date=19 March 2020 |issn=0190-8286 |first=Marc |last=Fisher |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020102...pt-and-libya/2011/12/15/gIQAY6h57O_story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The early 2020s saw an increase in wars across the world, as seen with conflicts such as the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] and the [[Gaza war]].<ref name="Twenties War A">{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Adam |date=29 June 2023 |title=A historic rise in global conflict deaths suggests a violent new era |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/29/conflict-war-deaths-global-peace-rise-casualty/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024091...nflict-war-deaths-global-peace-rise-casualty/ |archive-date=13 September 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref name="Twenties War B">{{Cite web |last=Keating |first=Joshua |date=25 January 2024 |title=It's not your imagination. There has been more war lately. Why the "long peace" may be ending. |url=https://www.vox.com/world-politics/2024/1/25/24049551/war-increasing-ukraine-gaza-sudan-ethiopia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024091...51/war-increasing-ukraine-gaza-sudan-ethiopia |archive-date=13 September 2024 |website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]}}</ref> Meanwhile, the [[war on drugs]] continues, with the focus primarily on [[Mexican drug war|Mexico]] and the rest of [[Latin America]].<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=Lost cause |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...years-latin-america-violence-mexico-colombia/ |date=14 June 2021 |website=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hernández |first=Isabela De los Rios |title=Knowledge, Soil, Politics, and Poverty: How Drug Trafficking Has Kept Its Hold on Latin America |url=https://hir.harvard.edu/knowledge-s...afficking-has-kept-its-hold-on-latin-america/ |date=26 June 2024 |website=[[Harvard International Review]]}}</ref> The [[United States]] has remained the [[American imperialism|sole]] [[Superpower|global superpower]], while [[China]] is now considered to be an [[Potential superpower|emerging superpower]].[/td]

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