_n _nfl__nt__l th_nk t_nk h_s s_gg_st_d th_t th_ y__r 2021 w_sn’t _s b_d _s 2020. Th_ C__nc_l _n F_r__gn R_l_t__ns (CFR) _s _ _n_t_d St_t_s n_t-f_r-pr_f_t b_dy _f _xp_rts sp_c__l_z_ng _n _.S. f_r__gn p_l_cy _nd _nt_rn_t__n_l _ff__rs. _t c_l_br_t_d _ts c_nt_n_ry _n 2021. _t st_t_d th_t 2021 “w_sn’t _s t_m_lt___s _s 2020, wh_ch p_t _n _ cl__m t_ b_ th_ w_rst y__r _v_r”. H_w_v_r, th_r_ w_s st_ll pl_nty _f dr__df_l n_ws. N_mb_r _n_ _n th_ b_d n_ws l_st w_s th_ w_rld’s f__l_r_ t_ pr_p_rly _ddr_ss th_ cl_m_t_ ch_ng_ ch_ll_ng_. Th_s l_d t_ _N S_cr_t_ry G_n_r_l _nt_n__ G_t_rr_s d_cl_r_ng “_ c_d_ r_d f_r h_m_n_ty”. _th_r t_p-t_n st_r__s _ncl_d_d th_ m_t_t_ng _f th_ c_r_n_v_r_s, m_ss m_gr_t__n, th_ s_pply ch__n cr_s_s, _nd th_ T_l_b_n r_t_rn_ng t_ p_w_r.
Th_ CFR _ss_rt_d th_t 2021 d_d br_ng s_m_ g__d n_ws. _t s__d: “F_r _ m_m_nt _n __rly s_mm_r, _t s__m_d th_t C_V_D-19 w_s _n th_ r__rv__w m_rr_r.” _n th_ br_ght_r s_d_, m_r_ th_n 9 b_ll__n c_v_d-19 v_cc_n_t__ns w_r_ _dm_n_st_r_d gl_b_lly. M_ny n_t_bl_ _ch__v_m_nts _cc_rr_d _n 2021. N_S_’s P_rs_v_r_nc_ r_v_r s_cc_ssf_lly “dr_ll_d, _xtr_ct_d _nd st_r_d _ s_mpl_ _f M_rt__n r_ck” f_r th_ v_ry f_rst t_m_. _n h__lth n_ws, “_ft_r d_c_d_s _f t_rg_t_d _nd s_st__n_d _ct__n,” th_ WH_ d_cl_r_d Ch_n_ fr__ _f m_l_r__. Th_r_ w_s _ls_ g__d n_ws r_g_rd_ng s_st__n_b_l_ty _s _n_t_d __rl_n_s fl_w th_ f_rst p_ss_ng_r __rcr_ft w_th 100 p_r c_nt s_st__n_bl_ f__l. _nd… ch__s_ l_v_rs w_r_ g__r_nt__d th_r_ _s “n_ _v_d_nc_ th_t ch__s_ c__s_s w__ght g__n”.
