Many problems that were extremely urgent in the past 20th century have not lost their acuteness in our days. Moreover, new problems have been added to them, relating literally to all aspects of life: politics, health care, demography, economics, interethnic relations, etc. Which of these topics can be considered the most significant?
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Military conflicts and geopolitical struggle for spheres of influence are the most pressing topics of the present time. After the horrors of World War II, the very idea that people can still resolve conflicts, controversial situations on the battlefield, seemed absurd. Nevertheless, in the second half of the 20th century, there were many wars - from short-term, to very protracted, large-scale ones. Some of them were accompanied by exceptional bitterness of the warring parties and large-scale casualties among the civilian population. Alas, even at the beginning of the 21st century, armed conflicts are a sad reality. The situation is aggravated by the fact that in many cases these conflicts occur with the direct or indirect participation of great powers or military-political blocs, if their geopolitical interests are affected. The most significant examples are the civil war in Syria, as well as the conflict in Ukraine, which began in November 2013. of the year.
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Of course, the likelihood of a full-scale armed conflict between, for example, Russia and the NATO bloc is small (due to the presence of a deterrent in the form of arsenals of thermonuclear weapons). However, this danger still exists.
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Economic crises and the problem of employment (especially among young people) remain a very pressing problem. Moreover, this applies even to those countries that until relatively recently were considered very prosperous. For example, among the EU member states, Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal have very acute economic problems.
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In many countries of the Third World, extremely acute problems are: a chronic shortage of food and clean drinking water, as well as interethnic and tribal strife, a high level of crime and terrorism. This is especially true for states such as Somalia, Chad, Mali, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yemen and a number of others.
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Overpopulation is an extremely urgent problem in many states, especially against the background of the low standard of living of the overwhelming majority of people. High fertility in these countries automatically entails a number of problems that only exacerbate an already difficult situation. Examples include countries such as Egypt, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria and many other countries. In some states, there is a high level of unemployment, a low level of intelligence.
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The problem of environmental protection is still very serious. Although in some countries, great attention is paid to environmental issues. Aging has become a serious problem in many cities. The share of older people is steadily growing, and the working-age population is decreasing, with all the ensuing negative consequences. First of all, this applies to Japan and China. Finally, an acute problem is the issue of health, the inaccessibility of quality medical care for many people.
