Thank God It's Over: The Top 25 Moments of 2010

Thank God It's Over: The Top 25 Moments of 2010

Foreign Policy | Dec. 28, 2010 (Editorial)

With earthquakes in Haiti and western China, floods in Pakistan, a volcanic eruption in Iceland, and wildfires in Russia, the Earth was intent on releasing a lot of pent-up anger in 2010. Tremors and eruptions -- along with the more basic elements of fire and water -- seemed to shape the past year's events even more than traditional foreign policy actors.

Meanwhile, Europe struggled to regain its economic footing, China continued to rapidly grow ... Full Story »

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3.6

by Derek Hawkins - Dec. 28, 2010

Certainly not an uplifting year-end roundup, but an intelligent one. Each of the items FP features deserves a place on the list, no fluff. Interesting that the publication chose chronological order as opposed to ranking them by importance.

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4.0

by Sirajul Islam - Dec. 29, 2010

Good piece of journalism from FP. It helps us looking through thorough. The year 2010 was eventful, and the FP's compilation of events, and their interpretions of those were insightful, e.g., it even cites the death of the Polish President, an event many of us have forgotten because the tragedy didn't plunge Poland into chaos.

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3.9

by Kristin Gorski - Dec. 28, 2010

Pithy, concise summaries for each of FP's 25 "top moments" of 2010 help readers understand the significance of each event and their consequences domestically and worldwide. Easy to read and thought not in depth, links to more comprehensive FP articles provide opportunities to learn more.

Why title the article "Thank God It's Over" when these events' relevance doesn't necessarily end December 31 and may even carry over to 2011's list? (Some of these issues are evergreen.)

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