Timeline (A New Age)

2018

 * North Korea and South Korea officially sign a peace treaty, stating that the Korean Peninsula shall eventually be re-united. North Korea officially decommissions its fledgling nuclear program.
 * ISIS is defeated, with the remnants splintering into several small terror cells unable to do much.

2019

 * Bernie Sanders officially announces his candidacy for President, leading to Kamala Harris and Tulsi Gabbard endorsing him.
 * Liechtenstein is annexed by Austria following a democratic referendum.
 * ANZUS is re-instated as the Pacific Defense Initiative, with founding members being the US, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Thailand, and New Zealand.
 * The James Webb Space Telescope is launched, leading to the decommissioning of the Hubble Space Telescope, which is sold to the ESA for 2.9 billion dollars

2020

 * Bernie Sanders dies unexpectedly due to Heart Failure. Tulsi Gabbard announces her candidacy shortly afterward, winning the democratic nomination, and then the general Election.

2021

 * The Yucatan states of Mexico secede to form the Federal Republic of Yucatan. Shortly after, the states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Taumalipas secede to form the Republic of the Rio Grande, and soon enough, a full on Civil War commences due to drug cartel leaders claiming to be "Emperor of Mexico". The US nationalizes the national guards of the border states to prevent a spill over indefinitely.
 * Japan receives a large upset over the Liberal Democratic party maintaining a hold on the government by one seat due to major gains of seats being seen by smaller parties.

2022

 * NASA, JAXA, and the ESA announce a joint venture to Mars.

2023

 * A terrorist attack by a Drug Cartel leads to US intervention in the Mexican Civil War. Quickly the parties in the Civil War sign a temporary truce to deal with the much larger threat.

2024

 * Tulsi Gabbard is re-elected as US president, with the Republican Party leading an extremely weak opposition, heavily damaged by the Trump Administration

2025

 * Roscosmos and the CNSA announce a joint venture to Mars to counter the "Western Coalition"

2026

 * US Forces storm Mexico City, leading to the collapse of the federal government.