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2022 World Events
2022 is represented by eight curated specific-event records from the submitted dataset. 8 carry priority 4 or 5; the most common focus areas are Military (2), Lone-actor (2), Economic/Trade/Energy (2). This is a structured research index, not an exhaustive history or legal finding.
Selection and evidence boundary
Eight selected records, not an exhaustive yearbook
What is established here: the source workbook selected eight specific records for consistent cross-year comparison.
What inclusion does not mean: moral approval, a complete account of the year, or final resolution of disputed attribution, figures, intent, legality, or long-term effects.
Selected factual records
Eight records for cross-year research
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Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine from multiple directions, escalating a war begun in 2014.
- Type
- Interstate war
- Research focus
- Military
- Impact scope
- Global
- Location
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Actors named by the source record
- Russia; Ukraine; NATO; European Union
- Verification state
- source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification
- Coordinates
- 50.4501, 30.5234
- Coordinate precision
- City-level coordinate
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After Russian forces withdrew from Bucha, evidence of civilian killings and abuse emerged.
- Type
- War crimes / civilian massacre
- Research focus
- Military / human rights
- Impact scope
- Global
- Location
- Bucha, Ukraine
- Actors named by the source record
- Russian forces accused; Ukrainian civilians; investigators
- Verification state
- source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification
- Coordinates
- 50.5435, 30.2120
- Coordinate precision
- City-level coordinate
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The death of Mahsa Amini after detention sparked nationwide protests led prominently by women and youth.
- Type
- Mass protest / repression
- Research focus
- Political / human rights
- Impact scope
- Continental
- Location
- Tehran, Iran
- Actors named by the source record
- Iranian protesters; morality police; Iranian state
- Verification state
- source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification
- Coordinates
- 35.6892, 51.3890
- Coordinate precision
- City-level coordinate
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Explosions damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea.
- Type
- Infrastructure sabotage
- Research focus
- Energy / espionage
- Impact scope
- Global
- Location
- Baltic Sea, Baltic Sea
- Actors named by the source record
- Unknown perpetrators; European energy states; Russia
- Verification state
- source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification
- Coordinates
- 55.0000, 19.0000
- Coordinate precision
- Sea-area approximate coordinate
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A gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School while police response failures drew scrutiny.
- Type
- Lone-actor mass shooting
- Research focus
- Lone-actor attack
- Impact scope
- National
- Location
- Uvalde, United States
- Actors named by the source record
- Salvador Ramos; students; police
- Verification state
- source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification
- Coordinates
- 29.2097, -99.7862
- Coordinate precision
- City-level coordinate
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Economic collapse and mass protests forced Sri Lanka's president to flee and resign.
- Type
- Economic collapse / protest
- Research focus
- Economic / political
- Impact scope
- Continental
- Location
- Colombo / Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
- Actors named by the source record
- Sri Lankan protesters; government; IMF
- Verification state
- source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification
- Coordinates
- 6.9271, 79.8612
- Coordinate precision
- City-level coordinate
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Japan's former prime minister was shot during a campaign event in Nara.
- Type
- Assassination / lone actor
- Research focus
- Lone-actor attack
- Impact scope
- Global
- Location
- Tokyo / Nara, Japan
- Actors named by the source record
- Tetsuya Yamagami; Shinzo Abe; Japanese authorities
- Verification state
- source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification
- Coordinates
- 34.6851, 135.8048
- Coordinate precision
- Incident-city coordinate
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The cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed amid allegations of misuse of customer funds.
- Type
- Financial / crypto collapse
- Research focus
- Financial / technology
- Impact scope
- Global
- Location
- Nassau / global crypto markets, Bahamas / global
- Actors named by the source record
- FTX; Alameda Research; customers; regulators
- Verification state
- source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification
- Coordinates
- 25.0443, -77.3504
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External historical research links
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United Nations Digital Library
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Open sourceUppsala Conflict Data Program
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Open sourceGDELT Project
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Open sourceReliefWeb
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Open sourceNATO Archives Online
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Open sourceCIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room
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