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01/06/2010

The year 2009 seems to have left behind more unfinished business than accomplishments. Topping the list, of course, were climate talks in Copenhagen, which left behind little more than a vague roadmap for a possible way forward as the world searches for a joint strategy to combat global warming.

But there are myriad outstanding issues that still need to be tended to. Iran still seems intent on producing a nuclear weapon. Pakistan appears to be edging further towards the abyss. Afghanistan continues spiralling into violence, and fears of global terrorism are higher than ever after the failed Christmas Day attack on a Northwest Airlines flight from Europe to Detroit. Although the countries of the world pulled together to prevent a catastrophe during the worst recession since World War II, the global economy is still far from good health.

But 2010 won't just be a year of tending to crises. The football world championships, to be held this time around in South Africa, are once again rapidly approaching and China is set to host a massively lavish World's Fair at Shanghai's EXPO 2010. SPIEGEL presents the eight issues to watch in 2010.

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• Part 1: The Issues that Will Shape the World in 2010
• Part 2: One Sudan or Two?
• Part 3: An End to Iraq's Maliki Era?
• Part 4: An Attack on Iranian Nuclear Facilities?
• Part 5: Can an African Team Win the 2010 World Cup?
• Part 6: Climate Hopes in Bonn
• Part 7: A Reduction in Subsidies for Europe's Farmers?
• Part 8: A Generation Change for the Middle East
• Part 9: Show of Strength in Shanghai