(also known as CoViD-19)
The first major pandemic of the Twenty-First Century
In an attempt to reconstruct the Russian Empire of the old Soviet Union, the Russian oligarchs and their president, Vladimir Putin, invade the European democracy of Ukraine. Historians see this event as the beginning of the rise of the European Union's power, significance, and, most importantly, self-reliance.
After the nuclear destruction of Jerusalem, all members nations--with the exception of seven--dissolve the United Nations. A new draft charter with the resolution to restructure global government is then introduced, implemented, and enacted.
What began as a review of the Antarctic Treaty System quickly ended with its abandonment.
China, now the undisputed apex superpower of the world, celebrates its global dominance and fulfilment of its goal of being a "strong, civilized, harmonious, and modern socialist country". Trivia
MyndMagick™ becomes a corporation offering exclusive financial and legal services such as insurance, money management, and various legal practices.
A religious council of many major world religions convenes and reunites periodically over the course of several years to determine a Human response to the Technological Singularity and other human subspecies.
Scandanavian and northern countries exit the European Union and form their own political/economic/defensive union.
A malicious code aimed at the primary nanobot matrix found in a majority of Augment biosystems is released, causing widespread illness and millions of fatalities. A sizable percent of survivors suffer catastrophic brain function loss, resulting in the creation of the subspecies humanoid known commonly as Zombies.