mo4ch:>Key moments of 2018 that will shape next year | Mo4ch News

2018 spelled some dramatic changes in political landscapes all around the world. We take a look at the events that will shape international politics for years.The outgoing year has made the world much more turbulent, with a major conflict brewing in the Middle East, a radical change of government in one of world's largest democracies, and a change of guard in the European leadership. On the bright side, there was no war in Korea.Russia's new weaponsRussia this year has sent a clear ‘don't mess with us’ message to NATO members. In a keynote speech in March, President Vladimir Putin unveiled several weapon systems meant to ensure that Russian nuclear deterrence would not be nullified in the foreseeable future. The idea behind ‘investing a lot of money into hardware never meant to be used’ is simple: no Western leader should have even a hint of hope of winning an all-out war against Russia. However, in the West, Putin's message was met with a mixture of outrage about Russ…