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2000s

2000–2009, the current decade (sometimes known as the 2000s or by other names) runs from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2009. more...

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The decade has been dominated by several wide-ranging topics, including international trade and a growing concern over energy supplies, the explosion in telecommunications, concerns with international terrorism and war, an escalation of the social issues of the 1990s, and the agreement among scientists that global warming is occurring.

Economic developments in the first half of the 2000s focused on the explosion of Asia and South America's economic and political potential, and its impact on the world market. India’s economy has become technologically integrated with those of the world’s more developed nations. China has experienced immense economic growth, and has obtained the status of a world power. Many fast-growing economies throughout the world, especially in Asia, have been a major factor in the rapidly increasing demand for fossil fuels, which—along with fewer new petroleum finds, greater extraction costs, and political turmoil—forced two other trends: a soar in the price of petroleum products and a subsequent push by governments and businesses to promote the development of \"green\" technology. A side-effect to the push by some industrial nations to \"go green\" and utilize biofuels has been a decrease in the supply of food, and thus an increase in the price of food, which in turn may threaten the world's poorer nations with a shortage of food. Though the outcome remains unclear, as of late 2008 these earlier economic trends were positioned to be overshadowed by a possible worldwide financial crisis precipitated by an earlier crisis in the housing market in the United States.

Technological advancements have been as revolutionary and diversified as previous decades. In the field of digital electronics, advancements have been considerable. Computers continue to advance rapidly, in western countries the spread of broadband Internet approaches ubiquity, and email has become for many a necessity rather than a luxury. Mobile phones, digital cameras, digital data storage, and digital audio players became widespread during the 2000s. The development of social networking websites have also given people the opportunity to easily keep in touch with others from anywhere around the globe. Use of internet commerce has also become widely popular, with travel reservations, stock trading, and retail shopping not only taking place online, but also taking place without an intermediary agent; online commerce has become the era of self-service.

Many major political developments in the 2000s have revolved around the War on Terrorism, which was triggered by the September 11 attacks in 2001 and led directly to the war in Afghanistan. The Iraq War, ostensibly part of the United States' War on Terrorism, has generated extreme controversy around the world. Questions regarding the justification for this war have led to a loss of sympathy for the United States that was generated by the original 9/11 attacks. Tensions in the Middle East have also escalated because of the 2006 Lebanon War, as well as the most recent conflict involving Russia and Georgia. Conflict has also arisen over the nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran.