2007-12-19

Foreign Policy: the top 10 stories you missed in 2007


Take this little quiz: which of the following did not happen in 2007


  • first real-life cyberwarfare at international level

  • first deployment of robots as soldiers, equipped with killing devices on battlefields

  • outbreaks of Dengue all over the world get officials to worry about your kneecaps

  • extremists loose faith in Jihad and abandon Al Qaida

  • Thai fat cats give themselves a raise to preserve country tourist destinations

  • Belgium splits into 4 parts and cvil war breaks out (oh no, this one was from 2006...): the newsstory of 2007 should be: "Belgium remains a federal country and after 192 days finally has an.... interim cabinet"

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