5 Political Events that Shaped 2022
6 min readJun 20, 2022
The pandemic is quieting down but future waves are still not out of the picture. Inflation is high. Interest rates are up. A recession is looming. The war in Ukraine displaced millions of people and changed Europe. A global wheat shortage, as a result, is threatening to starve millions, perhaps resulting in more refugees.
But how did we get here?
What were the events that shaped 2022?
Here’s my list of 5 big events that shaped 2022 and why you should care about them in order to understand the problems of today.