2024 Saw President Trump Return, the Far Right Rise, and Syria’s Assad Fall

For their part, global heavyweights Russia and China recorded some successes but experienced setbacks in other areas… How has the world beyond the Middle East changed in 2024? Perhaps the most significant development was the re-election of Donald Trump in November’s US presidential elections. But the US is not the only state to change government, with a series of elections ejecting incumbent leaders, making many more right-wing and insular. Beyond the West, Russia has had mixed fortunes in 2024, making steady advances in Ukraine but losing a key ally in Syria, while China, despite benefitting from the continued global shift…