When a small group of Lakota Sioux declared independence from the United States in December 2007, creating the sovereign "Republic of Lakotah," the response was mixed.
In a series of rapid foreign policy moves, French President Nicholas Sarkozy has established the basis for more active French involvement in the Middle East.
A spate of extremist attacks, insecurity in the tribal regions, power and food shortages, rising inflation are chipping away at General Musharraf’s swiftly declining popularity.
Abu Hamza and three associates, all members of the radical Muslim Wahhabi movement, were arrested on 9 June after an attack on a house owned by Zijad Kovac in which three members of Kovac’s family were wounded.
The Afghan and Iraqi conflicts have been marked by a number of important developments in 2007 that have provided indications as to the future trajectory of both conflicts without signaling a clear path toward conflict resolution.
Weeks ahead of the first round of presidential primaries in the United States, for what are already hotly-contested campaigns, immigration remains a top domestic issue.
Armed outlawed ethnic Albanian and Serbian paramilitary units are patrolling the borders in Kosovo and Macedonia ahead of the official end of internationally mediated talks on Kosovo's status on 10 December, renewed conflict seems inevitable.
There are increasing signs that Iran is seeking to improve its strained relations with Arab states; to find a way out of the current nuclear imbroglio; and to slowly open channels of communication with the US on Iraq.
A spate of recent arrests and an alleged plot to attack on western embassies in Baku are alarming indicators of rising Islamic radicalization among Azerbaijan's disenfranchised ethnic minorities.
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