Research a major event, incident or phenomenon from the news of the last 5 years which (a) is relevant to your professional subject area and (b) has international, global and/or intercultural significance (for example, the Wikileaks controversy, the role of Facebook and other social media and election and corporate hacking, the collapse of the EU, the economic impact of the pandemic, the human rights disaster in Syria, etc.).

1. Write a summary of the event/incident/phenomenon, with specific emphasis upon its global aspects, and post this summary on the discussion board. Please provide a link to the article or newcast where you got your information.

2. Reflect on the major LESSONS to be learned from it, not just for the world at large, but especially for your profession.