{"id":16928,"date":"2026-09-05T05:11:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T05:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/05\/iceland-vote-and-chinas-pacific-threats-foreign-policys-weekly-international-news-quiz\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T05:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T05:11:23","slug":"iceland-vote-and-chinas-pacific-threats-foreign-policys-weekly-international-news-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/05\/iceland-vote-and-chinas-pacific-threats-foreign-policys-weekly-international-news-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceland Vote and China&#8217;s Pacific Threats: Foreign Policy&#8217;s Weekly International News Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/category\/quiz\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> \t\tQuiz\t<\/a>  \t     What in the World?  <\/p>\n<h2>Test yourself on the week of Aug. 29: Iceland votes, China threatens Pacific island nations, and Guinea-Bissau approves a new constitution.<\/h2>\n<p>                                                              By <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/author\/drew-gorman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Drew Gorman<\/strong><\/a>, a deputy copy editor at Foreign Policy.                                   \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<figure>                      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A worker installs a polling booth at the city hall in Reykjavik, Iceland.\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/voting-booth-Iceland-referendum-GettyImages-2291748645.jpg?quality=90\"\/><figcaption>A worker installs a polling booth at the city hall in Reykjavik, Iceland.<\/figcaption>A worker installs a polling booth at the city hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Aug. 27.            Jonathan NACKSTRAND\/AFP via Getty Images              <\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>                                                                         Politics                                           <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t<time datetime=\"2026-09-04\"> \t\tSeptember 4, 2026, 12:57 PM\t<\/time> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h4>September arrived without any resolution to several global conflicts. Were you able to look beyond those front-page headlines to keep up with the world\u2019s other developments?<\/h4>\n<p><em>Have feedback? Email <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#9cebf4fde8f5f2e8f4f9ebf3eef0f8dcfaf3eef9f5fbf2ecf3f0f5ffe5b2fff3f1\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>[email protected]<\/em><\/a><em> to let me know your thoughts.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>September arrived without any resolution to several global conflicts. Were you able to look beyond those front-page headlines to keep up with the world\u2019s other developments?<\/h4>\n<p>1. Voters in Iceland on Sunday rejected a government proposal to reopen talks to do what?<\/p>\n<p>Create an official standing army<\/p>\n<p>Join the European Union<\/p>\n<p>Absorb Greenland as a new province<\/p>\n<p>Expand U.S. military access to the country<\/p>\n<p>The move was prompted by concerns over Iceland\u2019s lack of a military and its reliance on the U.S. security umbrella, Gloria Dickie <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/08\/26\/iceland-eu-accession-referendum-sovereignty-vote\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>2. U.S. President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated video on Sunday depicting U.S. military forces doing what?<\/p>\n<p>Lifting weights as part of \u201cMake America Healthy Again\u201d promo content<\/p>\n<p>Parachuting into Venezuela to protect oil fields<\/p>\n<p>Dancing to the Village People\u2019s \u201cYMCA\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attacking Iran\u2019s Kharg Island<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s decision to go to war with Iran has almost certainly irreparably damaged his foreign-policy toolkit and led to the premature peak of his global influence, FP\u2019s Ravi Agrawal <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/08\/31\/trump-peak-iran-war-foreign-policy\/?tpcc=recirc_trending062921\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">writes<\/a> in an exclusive prerelease from our latest magazine.<\/p>\n<p>3. Why did China\u2019s Pacific islands envoy on Monday threaten \u201cconsequences\u201d for participating members of the Pacific Island Forum, which held a meeting this week?<\/p>\n<p>They required that attendees wear Hawaiian shirts.<\/p>\n<p>They criticized China\u2019s actions in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>They allowed Taiwan\u2019s foreign minister to attend.<\/p>\n<p>They issued a joint declaration in support of AI regulation.<\/p>\n<p>Australia and other members of the forum pushed back against China\u2019s attempt to influence the meeting, FP\u2019s James Palmer <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/09\/01\/nepal-tibet-floods-china-india-disaster-response-border-dispute\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a> in China Brief.<\/p>\n<p>4. Why did the United Nations\u2019 food agency say on Tuesday that it is halving food assistance to Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank starting this month?<\/p>\n<p>Due to severe funding shortages<\/p>\n<p>In protest of Israeli settlers\u2019 violence against Palestinians<\/p>\n<p>Under pressure from the Israeli government<\/p>\n<p>To increase food assistance to Gaza<\/p>\n<p>Preventing the next large-scale conflagration in the West Bank\u2014not Gaza\u2014 should be Trump\u2019s priority, Azriel Bermant <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/08\/11\/trump-israel-west-bank-gaza-palestinians-settlers-hamas-netanyahu-election\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">argued<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>5. Provisional results on Tuesday showed that voters had approved a referendum on a new constitution in Guinea-Bissau. The new charter would expand presidential authority. Which of the below is <em>not <\/em>one of the powers it would grant to the president?<\/p>\n<p>Appoint and dismiss the prime minister and cabinet<\/p>\n<p>Create and abolish ministries<\/p>\n<p>Unilaterally determine the military\u2019s annual budget<\/p>\n<p>Dissolve parliament in a political crisis<\/p>\n<p>Coup leaders across Africa have changed strategies to retain power, sometimes extending transitional government windows, delaying elections, or using elections to legitimize their continued grip on power, Salah Ben Hammou and Sydney Dobbins <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/07\/09\/coups-contagious-gabon-chad-west-central-africa\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>6. Oil giant Chevron confirmed on Wednesday that it planned to expand its operations in which Latin American country?<\/p>\n<p>Bolivia<\/p>\n<p>Guyana<\/p>\n<p>Mexico<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela<\/p>\n<p>Also this week, Trump announced an agreement with Venezuela\u2019s interim government that will allow the United States to take a partial stake in Venezuela\u2019s oil. The deal won\u2019t lower gas prices anytime soon and is likely illegal, FP\u2019s Keith Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/09\/01\/trump-venezuela-united-states-oil-deal-gas-prices\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>7. Argentine President Javier Milei said on Thursday that he would assert the country\u2019s claims on the Falkland Islands, currently a British overseas territory, by doing what?<\/p>\n<p>Deploying Argentine military units<\/p>\n<p>Sanctioning oil companies drilling there<\/p>\n<p>Funding Spanish-language schools and cultural centers<\/p>\n<p>Blockading the islands<\/p>\n<p>Claims to the islands are a rare point of national consensus in Argentina, while younger British voters care less and less about them, Antonio De Loera-Brust <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/07\/23\/falklands-britain-argentina-islands-world-cup-malvinas-territory-sovereignty-colonialism\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n<p>8. Finland\u2019s border guard said on Friday that it was investigating whether an object found on its southern shore had violated its territory. What was the object?<\/p>\n<p>A helicopter<\/p>\n<p>A low-Earth-orbit satellite<\/p>\n<p>A fishing vessel<\/p>\n<p>A surveillance drone<\/p>\n<p>The discovery comes as Germany and Russia escalate a diplomatic standoff over what is believed to be an attempted Russian drone attack on German territory, FP\u2019s Alexandra Sharp <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/09\/03\/russia-failed-drone-attack-germany-leipzig-airport-eu-nato\/?tpcc=recirc_latest062921\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a> in World Brief.<\/p>\n<p>9. Soccer superstar Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday. Across 21 years as a member of the Argentina national team, Messi scored 125 goals, placing him second in all-time goals scored by men at the international level. Who is in first place?<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Ali Daei<\/p>\n<p>Belgium\u2019s Romelu Lukaku<\/p>\n<p>Portugal\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo<\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s Harry Kane<\/p>\n<p>Messi wrote his retirement letter shortly after the World Cup, but decided to make it official following the death of his father, Jorge, on Aug. 8, ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/49266819\/lionel-messi-argentina-international-retirement-world-cup-copa-america\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>10. French President Emmanuel Macron joined King Charles III, Queen Camilla, and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the British Museum in London on Wednesday to view a nearly 1,000-year-old embroidery depicting what event?<\/p>\n<p>The Norman conquest of England<\/p>\n<p>Romans\u2019 Battle of the River Medway in England<\/p>\n<p>The Battle of Thermopylae<\/p>\n<p>The coronation of Charlemagne<\/p>\n<p>The Bayeux Tapestry\u2019s loan to the British Museum marks its first time on English soil since its creation, Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/king-charles-frances-macron-view-bayeux-tapestry-british-museum-2026-09-02\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou scored  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a big world out there! 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Test yourself on the week of Aug. 29: Iceland votes, China threatens Pacific island nations, and Guinea-Bissau approves a new constitution. By Drew Gorman, a deputy copy editor at Foreign Policy. \t\t\t\t A worker installs a polling booth at the city hall in Reykjavik, Iceland. A worker installs a polling booth at the city hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Aug. 27. Jonathan NACKSTRAND\/AFP via Getty Images \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t Politics \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t \t\tSeptember 4, 2026, 12:57 PM\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember arrived without any resolution to several global conflicts. Were you able to look beyond those front-page headlines to keep up with the world\u2019s other developments? Have feedback? Email [email protected] to let me know your thoughts.<br \/>\n \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember arrived without any resolution to several global conflicts. 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