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{{Year article header|2002}}
After the [[September 11 attacks]] of the previous year, foreign policy and international relations were generally united in combating [[al-Qaeda]] and other terrorist organizations. The United States especially was a leading force in combating terrorist groups. 2002 also saw the signing and establishment of many international agreements and institutions, most notably the [[International Criminal Court]], the [[African Union]], the Russian-American [[Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty]], and the [[Eurozone]]. The beginning of 2002 marked the public end of support for Windows versions prior to [[Windows NT 4.0]] and [[Windows 98]].
The global economy, partly due to the September 11 attacks, generally stagnated or declined. Stock indices, such as the American [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] and the Japanese [[Nikkei 225]] both ended the year lower than they had started. In the later parts of 2002, the world saw the beginning of a [[2002–2004 SARS outbreak|SARS epidemic]], which would go on to affect mostly China, Europe, and North America.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nikkei 225 Index - 67 Year Historical Chart |url=https://www.macrotrends.net/2593/nikkei-225-index-historical-chart-data |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=www.macrotrends.net |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221201051/https://www.macrotrends.net/2593/nikkei-225-index-historical-chart-data |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dow Jones - DJIA - 100 Year Historical Chart |url=https://www.macrotrends.net/1319/dow-jones-100-year-historical-chart |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=www.macrotrends.net |archive-date=August 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831074740/https://www.macrotrends.net/1319/dow-jones-100-year-historical-chart |url-status=live }}</ref>
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