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- Global temperatures shatter records. Climate change is no longer a future threat. It is the world’s new reality. Two thousand twenty-three is likely the hottest year on record.
- Hamas attacks Israel. The Middle East looked promising in late September 2023. The Abraham Accords were deepening ties between Israel and Arab countries.
- Ukraine’s counteroffensive gains little ground at a heavy cost. Hopes were high early in 2023 that a Ukrainian counteroffensive might break Russia’s hold on eastern Ukraine and possibly Crimea.
- U.S.- China tensions continue to simmer. As 2023 began, U.S.- China tensions seemed to be easing. The prior November, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping had a productive meeting on the margins of the G-20 summit in Bali.
Explore the defining historical milestones of 2023, from technological advancements to international conflict.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Historical events from year 2023. Learn about 829 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 2023 or search by date or keyword.
Dec 12, 2023 · 2023 was a year of halfway points, turning points, and stalled progress as the world grappled with a series of cascading challenges that pushed millions of people into poverty, hunger, and harm’s way.
- January: The European Single Market Turns 30 – Unfinished Business For 2023?
- March: China’s National People’s Congress – What Is Predictable and What Is Not
- May: The DMA Comes to Life – Will The EU Manage Its Implementation well?
- June: Elections in Turkey – The End of Erdogan?
- July: The NATO Summit in Vilnius – A Capable Alliance Needed More Than Ever
- August: Harvest Season – Another Year of Hunger?
- October: Winter Is Coming – Will We Have Enough Energy?
- November: COP28 – Another Disappointment?
- Nothing on The U.S.?
- Summing Up 2023 – Another Heavy Year
Our first event is actually a birthday party. The 1st of January, 2023, marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of the European Single Market. With its four freedoms – goods, services, capital and people that can move freely across borders – the Single Market boosts incomesfor its 450 million inhabitants and is the foundation of the European Union...
In March 2023, China’s rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), will convene and, with a probability of – let’s say 99.9 per cent – confirm Xi Jinping’s third term as the president of the People’s Republic of China. So the world will be stuck with “Uncle Xi” (Xi dada), which he’s not allowed to be called in China anymore, for ...
Back to the Single Market (see January.) One of its most meaningful new regulations, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), will enter into applicationon May 2. On that day, a process starts that determines the potential gatekeepers. Gatekeepers are those companies that have an outstanding role in the EU market due to their significance as gateways for oth...
Parliamentary and presidential elections will be held in Turkey until June 18. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is running as the joint candidateand is desperate to be re-elected. He wants to go down in the history books as a great Turkish figure on an equal footing with Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. And in addition, the election year 2023 is for Erd...
…And “NATO” is also the buzzword for our July event. The NATO Summit takes place July 11-12 in Vilnius, Lithuania – just 30 kilometers from the Belarusian border. The fact that there will be a highest-level NATO Summit in 2023 is not surprising news as those summits are part of the regular protocol. But 2023 indeed marks a year heavily depending on...
For August, we won’t refer to a specific event but rather to a general concern. The month of August is a crucial one for a successful harvest season – an important one for nourishing the world population. As early as 2000, the global community set itself the goal of creating a world without hunger. However, experts believe it is unlikely that this ...
Starting the 2023/24 winter with adequate energy storage capacities will be of utmost importance to the EU, as storage facilities are expected to be at near-zero levels by early 2023. Thus filling up the tanks with affordable, secure and sustainable energy by October 2023 is a demanding task. Especially as two contributing factors of 2022 – Russian...
COP27 in Egypt, COP28 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE, starting November 30), once again, an Arab country is hosting a world climate conference. After gas exporter Egypt, now oil exporter UAE. In order to become less dependent on oil and gas exports from Russia, the EU is focusing its diversification strategy on gas from Egypt and more oil and gas...
So we had China, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, India and Spain included in our 2023 major events edition. Nothing on the U.S., you might wonder – the most important European ally, after all? Well, here we go. Fortunately, we do not have to predict transatlantic developments on our own but have a special tool in our transatlantic crowd forecasting platfo...
Looking at our 12 major events, 2023 will be another year full of crises, challenges and uncertainties. Will the EU manage to deal with them? Will there be tangible progress in Ukraine? In the fight against hunger and climate change? Will there be enough energy when the temperatures drop? Well, we cannot say for sure. But one thing we certainly kno...
Dec 9, 2022 · Now, 2023 has us in its sights. From the launch of the largest offshore wind farm in Japan to the 100th birthdays of The Walt Disney Company and Warner Brothers to a celebration of dogs in Nepal...
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Dec 28, 2023 · This graphic from our upcoming 2024 Global Forecast Report looks back at the major events that dominated the headlines and captured the world’s attention in 2023. From the AI tech boom to the various hot and cold conflicts around the world, many of this past year’s pivotal events will have continuing aftershocks and developments to track in ...
