The artificial and inadequate International Court of Justice is the least useful approach to resolving separatist conflicts, as its recent ruling on Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia makes clear.

The death of Amy Winehouse was caused by more than just drugs or alcohol.

It has become a ritual in Washington to "restart" military exchanges with China. Regular contact has been suspended a number of times over the past two decades and each new cancellation sparks a round of worrying over the causes of the rift.

Understandably, the country wants its elected representatives to address the nation's fiscal crisis. But in doing so, will it be creating a crisis on the national security front?

If the United Nations is able to obstruct NATO action on the ground, or if Russian or other non-NATO troops are deployed in ways in which they can obstruct such action, the plan would be fatally flawed.

The small Yugoslav republic of Montenegro, courted and supported last year as a keystone of U.S. policy in the Balkans, fears it may be becoming expendable as the United States warms to the new government in Belgrade, according to Montenegrin officials Tuesday.

At present, the West stands at another crossroads. Whether or not Milosevic wins elections scheduled for September 24th, there are good reasons why he may choose to topple the Djukanovic government of Montenegro.

Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia and its subsequent recognition by the West could spell a new, disruptive era of separatist civil wars.