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In these times of crisis, it is difficult to follow a calendar of the future, as international and national agendas are so overwhelmed by fresh news. On the one hand, the Ukrainian crisis is cutting off all meetings, mainly on the American and European sides, whose agendas are jostling for solutions at summits and crisis meetings. On the other hand, let’s not forget the ever-lasting reality of Covid19 with its ever-increasing variants, forcing the world to operate in phases of tightening and loosening of sanitary policies, in a completely different way from one side of the globe to the other (when China enters a lockdown, Europe exits another one…) However, even if the major events are turned upside down, it is wise to look at certain deadlines that are also likely to bring about systemic changes, locally as well as globally. Here are a few dates that seem useful until September, and which prove that despite the Ukrainian crisis shaking the West, the world keeps turning…