In compiling a list of the top five geopolitically significant events of 2022, the top three were rather obvious — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s military response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) Taiwan visit and the strains on the global economy that are driving a revival of economic nationalism and protectionism. But picking the final two proved problematic, particularly as there were so many smaller events that are likely to have outsized significance far beyond their brief moments of attention. With that in mind, here are five lower-profile geopolitically significant events of 2022, and what they may mean moving…