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Recap of all the major geopolitical developments from February 2024. Ukraine’s top general is replaced, Alexei Navalny dies in prison, Avdiivka falls to the Russians, and Israeli forces continue advances into Gaza.

The recap of major geopolitical developments for March, 2024. Ukrainian missile strikes hit Russian oil refineries. Russia launches its largest bombing campaign of Ukraine of the year. A mass civilian shooting near Moscow perpetrated by ISIS kills more than 140. Ceasefire proposals continue to fail in Gaza. Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping escalate in lethality and destruction. The government of Haiti collapses, leaving the country's future deeply uncertain.

Across the month of April, 2024, Israel and Iran exchanged missile and drone fire against one another directly, with Iran firing missiles at Israel directly for the first time in history. Iran's consulate in Damascus was destroyed, 7 aid workers in the Gaza Strip were killed by Israeli drone fire, America passed a $92 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Israel, & Taiwan, small Russian advances in Ukraine continued, while Ecuadorian security forces raided the Mexican embassy in Quito, sending relations between the two Latin American countries into a tailspin.

May of 2024 was unfortunately an eventful month for global conflicts. Israel's long-anticipated offensive on the Gazan city of Rafah began, where more than a million displaced Palestinians have been sheltering. Russian forces opened up a new military offensive of their own in Ukraine by initiating a renewed assault on the Kharkiv province with tens of thousands of troops. Deadly riots erupted in France's overseas Pacific territory of New Caledonia. A coup d'etat attempt was made in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Iran's President and foreign minister were both killed in a helicopter crash. A major assassination attempt was made on the Prime Minister of Slovakia. And the UN issued a warning that genocide is likely taking place in Sudan's Darfur region again.

The month of June in 2024 saw several major geopolitical developments around the world. For the first time since the War in Ukraine began, American-made weapons were used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to attack targets within Russia-proper - marking the first time in history that US-weapons were used to attack a nuclear-armed power. Russia and North Korea signed a landmark mutual-defense-pact, cementing their alliance further with North Korea vowing to support Russia militarily in Ukraine. Putin offered his peace terms in Ukraine for the first time since the war began. The IDF launched a major raid in central Gaza that successfully rescued 4 hostages and reportedly killed hundreds of Palestinians. The Houthis sank a second cargo ship in the Red Sea with an anti-ship missile, and tensions rose sharply between Israel and Hezbollah.

Israel assassinates high-profile targets across Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. Houthi drone strikes Tel Aviv, Israel retaliates by bombing Yemen for the first time. Russia launches one of the largest missile attacks on Ukraine since the war began, resulting in the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians in months. Russian troops gain modest ground and push Ukrainians from the east bank of the Dnipro in Kherson. Bangladesh explodes in a revolution. Mali, Burkina Faso, & Niger form a new military alliance and confederation. Donald Trump is nearly assassinated by a gunman in Pennsylvania.