Major Global Events Digest 2013

RIAC version of Major Global Events 2013.

• January 11 – France's Military Operation in Mali
• February 20 – Putin Signs the "Strategy for the Development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation and National Security up to 2020"
• March 5 – Hugo Chavez, leader of the Latin America’s Left Turns, Dies At 58
• March 15 – New Generation of Chinese Leaders: Xi Jinping elected President of the People's Republic of China
• March 21 – RIAC international conference "Russia and the European Union: partnership and its potential"
• March 22 – RIAC Builds Greater Europe
• March 2013 – Eurozone Crisis: the Cyprus Challenge
• March 2013 – Agreement on the Biggest Russian Arms Supply to China in 10 Years
• May 15 – New Directions for the Russian Education: State Program "Education Development, 2013-2020" Adopted
• May 28 – Protests Start on Taksim Square in Istanbul Demanding the Turkish Government to Resign
• June 17-18 – G8 Summit
• June 30 – Egyptian coup d'etat, Morsi's Downfall
• August 2013 – Obama Cancels Meeting with Putin: Reset under Question?
• September 5-6 – G20 Summit in the Framework of Russia's Presidency
• September 28 – Chemical Weapons Crisis in Syria and Its Settlement
• September 2013 – Russia Ranked Second in the World by the Number of Migrants
• September 2013 – Russian-Belarusian Joint Military Exercises "The West 2013"
• October 18 – UN Effectiveness Under question: Saudi Arabia Rejects Its Membership in the Security Council
• October 20 – Asia Comes to Russia
• October 27 – Presidential Elections in Georgia
• November 6 – Customs Union Enlargement – Integration of Armenia
• November 13 – "Asian Tigers" Are Getting Closer: Visa-Free Regime with South Korea
• November 24 – Iran's New Face: Hassan Rouhani
• November 28 – Vilnius Summit: Ukraine Rejects to Sign Association Agreement with the EU
• December 2-3 – International conference: "The Arctic – Region of Development and Cooperation"