Primary Sources: Current Events
General Primary Resources for Current Events
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Highlighted Events from 2010
- New Start Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty between USA and RussiaFrom The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010
- US Nuclear Posture Review Report April 2010: Executive SummaryFrom The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010
- Closing Communiqué of the Washington Nuclear Security SummitFrom The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010
- NATO Strategic Concept 2010From The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929 (2010): Additional Sanctions on IranFrom The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010
- Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the End of Combat Operations in IraqFrom The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010
- Report of Dutch Commission of Inquiry into Decision Making Concerning Iraq: Conclusions (David’s Commission)From The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010
- Letter from Lord Goldsmith to Tony Blair, January 2003, on Legality of Military Action in IraqFrom The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010
- Foreword to UK Coalition Government's ProgrammeFrom The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010
- European Stabilisation Mechanism to Preserve Financial StabilityFrom The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010
- El Salvador President's Speech on Anniversary of Murder of Archbishop RomeroFrom The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010
- British Prime Minister's Apology for the Events of “Bloody Sunday” in Northern Ireland, 1972From The 2011 Annual Register: World Events 2010
Highlighted Events from 2012
- The EU Fiscal CompactFrom The 2013 Annual Register: World Events 2012
- Blueprint for Economic and Monetary UnionFrom The 2013 Annual Register: World Events 2012
- Charter of the CommonwealthFrom The 2013 Annual Register: World Events 2012
- The Leveson Inquiry: Executive SummaryFrom The 2013 Annual Register: World Events 2012
- UNSC Resolution Authorising Intervention in MaliFrom The 2013 Annual Register: World Events 2012
- UN General Assembly Admission of Palestine as Observer StateFrom The 2013 Annual Register: World Events 2012
Highlighted Events from 2013
- Transcript of Videotaped Interview With NSA Whistle-blower Edward SnowdenFrom The 2014 Annual Register: World Events 2013
- Speech by President Obama Announcing End of US War on TerrorFrom The 2014 Annual Register: World Events 2013
- Nuclear Agreement With IranFrom The 2014 Annual Register: World Events 2013
- UNSC Resolution Requiring Destruction of Syria's Chemical WeaponsFrom The 2014 Annual Register: World Events 2013
- Egyptian Military CoupFrom The 2014 Annual Register: World Events 2013
- UNSC Resolution 2086 (2013) on “Multidimensional” Approach to PeacekeepingFrom The 2014 Annual Register: World Events 2013
- Press Release by the IPCC in Advance of Its Fifth Report on Climate ChangeFrom The 2014 Annual Register: World Events 2013
- Malala Yousafzai's Speech at United Nations Youth AssemblyFrom The 2014 Annual Register: World Events 2013