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Montenegro voted last week to split from Serbia, ending the last union between states of the former Yugoslavia. Nationalists in the Balkan republic (celebrating at left), which hopes to join the European Union, aren't alone in their secessionist spirit. Here are six other territories with aspirations to join the countries club...
...independent researcher Afrobarometer found that 8 out of 10 Nigerians oppose a third presidential term - a figure disputed by Obasanjo's camp. Could the debate turn violent? U.S. intelligence czar John Negroponte told a Senate committee in March that a third term could trigger a"disruption of oil supply, secessionist moves by regional governments, major refugee flows and instability elsewhere in West Africa." That's more likely if Nigeria's politicians exploit ethnic divisions, as they have in the past. Chudi Akude, a spokesman for a new opposition party, worries that the ruling party is dominated by retired generals...
...Jakarta's unequal share of the proceeds from the province's natural resources?and the roots of their resentment go even deeper. The remote province, whose inhabitants are ethnically distinct from the rest of the country, was forcibly taken over by Indonesia in 1963 and remains bedeviled by corruption, secessionist warfare and some of Indonesia's worst rates of HIV/AIDS and poverty. "Years of integration with Indonesia hasn't brought much improvement in the locals' quality of life, while their resources continue to be exhausted," says J. Kristiadi, a political analyst at the Jakarta-based Center for Strategic and International...
...Jakarta's unequal share of the proceeds from the province's natural resources-and the roots of their resentment go even deeper. The remote province, whose inhabitants are ethnically distinct from the rest of the country, was forcibly taken over by Indonesia in 1963 and remains bedeviled by corruption, secessionist warfare and some of Indonesia's worst rates of HIV/AIDS and poverty. "Years of integration with Indonesia hasn't brought much improvement in the locals' quality of life, while their resources continue to be exhausted," says J. Kristiadi, a political analyst at the Jakarta-based Center for Strategic and International...
...Musharraf's insurgent problems have multiplied as well with the sharp escalation in operations by secessionist fighters in the southern province of Baluchistan, which stretches the resources available to the Pakistani military. In the cities, too, the pressure is mounting: Recent protests in Pakistan's cities over Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad were mostly directed at the U.S. and Musharraf's alliance with Washington, and the resulting deaths have inflamed anger...