| Man lands on Mars: U.S. craft Boreas-3 touches down in Isidis Planitia. |
| 2055: | Fires devastate North American grasslands and forests in multiple regions simultaneously. Severe water shortages occur throughout U.S. Washington declares it will enforce emissions standards for developing nations; cites Brazil, Nigeria, Argentina as most flagrant violators of such standards. |
| 2056: | United States signs mutual defense pact with Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Panama; begins extension of antimissile shield to those countries. Local insurgencies intensify. |
| 2057: | United States, Canada reaffirm mutual defense pact. The Euro Magnates gain control of the European Union, announce they will sign no treaties save those of commerce. |
| 2058: | Chinese “neo-Confucians” win the War of Inward Strife, which has wracked that nation since the early 2040s and taken more than 50 million lives. They proclaim that they will carry the struggle of the Third World against the United States to a successful conclusion. China relaunches space program “on a scale worthy of the Han people.” |
| 2059: | China announces it will resume control of Hong Kong Free City in the New Year. |
| 2060– 61: | Hong Kong, New Guinea sign Unifying Accords. Massive transfer of capital, infrastructure, population from former to latter occurs, over both Chinese and Indonesian protests. HK Geoplex established at site of Old Port Moresby. |
| 2062: | Russia and China agree on comprehensive border settlement. China declares U.S. monopoly of lunar resources a “crime which we shall put to rights.” |
| 2064: | U.S.-Brazil War. (First Eco-War.) U.S. troops occupy Brazilian cities and force Brazilian government to sign the Treaty of Montevideo before withdrawing. |
| 2065: | Slavic Bloc and U.S. accuse each other of placing nuclear warheads in orbit. |
| 2066: | Establishment of the Russian-Chinese axis: “defensive” pact between the Slavic Bloc and China. |
| 2067: | Declaration of St. Petersburg by Slavic Bloc and China. The two powers proactively recognize the Monroe Doctrine and add their own corollary stipulating that the U.S. will not interfere in the affairs of the Eastern Hemisphere. U.S. rejects declaration as “unbridled expansionism.” |
| 2068: | Slavic Bloc and China begin wholesale aid program to seven African nations in exchange for equatorial launch facilities. Russian and Chinese troops begin to combat local insurgencies. |
| 2069: | Scientists report that almost one-third of all species on planet have become extinct in last half century, with particularly heavy losses occurring in tropical zones. |
| 2070: | Formation of Eurasian Coalition: Slavic Bloc and China agree to pursue a combined foreign policy. Euro Magnates reaffirm their neutrality. |
| 2071: | Following a secret treaty with Pakistan, Eurasian Coalition launches a surprise strike on India. The Coalition’s space-based offensive breaks the Indian defense grid within minutes. No nuclear weapons are used. India sues for peace and agrees to disarm in exchange for a guarantee of no occupation. The United States condemns the action but does not intervene. |
| 2074: | In the name of national security, United States announces cauterization of its information systems from the global net. Eurasian Coalition follows suit. |
| 2075: | Coalition establishes permanent bases within nations of northern and central Africa. South Africa declares neutrality. |
| 2078: | Second Eco-War: following attacks on its assets, United States establishes permanent bases throughout South America, establishes treaties with all nations on that continent except for Chile, Argentina. |
