Word: regionally
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...during Operation Desert Storm, most Arab nations view Tuesday's attacks on Iraq with consternation. Egypt and Syria said that they fear the U.S attacks will make an already bleak situation in Iraq worse. "The developments do not augur well for the people of Iraq or stability in the region," said Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa. Egypt, he declared, was "really disturbed" by the situation. Syria's Foreign Ministry issued an even stronger statement, calling the attack "an action that violates the U.N charter and international law." Only Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, the countries that benefited most from the Gulf...
...mini-civil war in Moldova after it went independent in 1991 and a promise he could do the same in Chechnya. He was startled nonetheless when he learned two weeks ago that Yeltsin had named him his new special representative to find a settlement in the breakaway region. Lebed was sure his rivals in the government "apparatus" were trying to set him up. "Someone wants me very much to break my neck over this assignment," he said. "We'll see. I like very difficult tasks...
California, home to Rancid and Sublime, is the hottest region for ska. There it neatly commingles with skateboarding culture (skateboards are to ska what flannel was to grunge). In fact, much of today's ska is chameleonic, blending with hip-hop (Sublime), pop (No Doubt) and punk (Rancid, Goldfinger). Rancid's Matt Freeman says the music is bigger than trends, and "whether [the attention] goes or stays, we'll still be around...
...many believe they discussed the division of Bosnia. This time, a more promising result: After a meeting Wednesday near Athens, they surprised the diplomatic community by announcing the establishment of diplomatic relations between Croatia and Serbia, which have been at war for most of this decade. "For the entire region, this is probably a good thing. The jury's still out for the federation of Bosnia and the unstable government there," says TIME's Central Europe bureau chief Massimo Calabresi. "Stronger ties between Serbia and Croatia are not likely to be good for the Bosnian Muslims." Greek Prime Minister Costas...
...many believe they discussed the division of Bosnia. This time, a more promising result: After a meeting Wednesday near Athens, they surprised the diplomatic community by announcing the establishment of diplomatic relations between Croatia and Serbia, which have been at war for most of this decade. "For the entire region, this is probably a good thing. The jury's still out for the federation of Bosnia and the unstable government there," says TIME's Central Europe bureau chief Massimo Calabresi. "Stronger ties between Serbia and Croatia are not likely to be good for the Bosnian Muslims." Greek Prime Minister Costas...