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Dates Regularily Monthly: receive DATUM (except January, August), Arbeit&Wirtschaft (except January, August) check Crisis Group's Crisis Watch report Bi-monthly: receive Reportagen, Aventurischer Bote, Tagebuch Half-yearly: Der Donaldist Checklist Dezember 2024: Aventurischer Bote 228, MiFüMi 157 (+ Der Donaldist 168) January 2025: Feuilleton 12, Crisis Watch February 2025: DATUM 2/25, Tagebuch 2/25, A&W 1/2025, Aventurischer Bote 229, Reportagen 81, Crisis Watch March 2025: DATUM 3/25, A&W 2/2025, Crisis Watch April 2025: DATUM 4/25, Tagebuch 3/25, A&W 3/2025, Aventurischer Bote 230, Reportagen 82, Crisis Watch May 2025: DATUM 5/25, A&W 4/2025, Crisis Watch June 2025: DATUM 6/25, Tagebuch 4/25, A&W 5/2025, Aventurischer Bote 231, Reportagen 83, MiFüMi 158 (+ Der Donaldist 169), Crisis Watch Payments Tagebuch last paid in November 2021 for one year (€75) Aventurischer Bote last paid in November 2021 for one year (€23.50) REPORTAGEN last paid in February 2022 for one year (€90) Dossier last paid in April 2022 for one year (€52) DATUM last paid in September 2022 for one year (€37.50) {Falter last paid in November 2021 for two years (€215)} Current Nightstallion's subpages European integration – countries European integration – type currencies (Zntrip) dependencies peacekeeping missions Freedom House Index Conflict Barometer Intern. 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Burst Mode Hatsudou!!, Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Rebuild of Evangelion, Taiho Shichauzo: Full Throttle (Serie), Gunslinger Girl 2nd Series, Gunslinger Girl OVA, Full Metal Alchemist 2 (Serie), Evangelion 2.0 (Movie), Inuyasha: The Final Act (Serie), Digimon: Xros Wars (Serie), .hack//Quantum (OVA), Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - Heaven and Earth (Movie), Digimon Xros Wars: Aku no Death General to Shichinin no Oukoku (Serie), Digimon Xros Wars: Toki o Kakeru Shounen Hunter-tachi (Serie), X-Men (Serie), Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam (Serie?), Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Milos no Sei-Naru Hoshi (Movie), .hack//Sekai no Mukou ni (Movie), Dragon Age: Blood Mage no Seisen (Movie), Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Ghost in the Shell (Movie Series). European Union opt-outs in the European Union: United Kingdom (euro, Schengen, police, Charter) Ireland (Schengen, police) Denmark (euro, police, defence, de iure citizenship; referendum to be held at some point, at least on police/defence(/citizenship)) Sweden (de facto euro) Poland (Charter — to be reconsidered soon) enhanced cooperation: applicable divorce law regulation (Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom) European Union patent (Croatia, Spain – half opt-outs: Italy signed but not participating, Poland didn't sign but possibly participating) European Fiscal Compact (Croatia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom) Single Resolution Fund (Sweden, United Kingdom) Enlargement of the European Union: Turkey: 3 chapters finished screening, 14 frozen, 15 chapters opened, 1 closed Montenegro: 11 chapters not yet begun, 20 chapters opened, 2 chapters closed Serbia: 29 chapters finished screening, 6 chapters opened North Macedonia: negotiations not yet opened, two criteria to be fulfilled: law on parliament, law on public servants — negotiations start date then to be set Albania: negotiations not yet opened (Iceland: seventeen chapters finished screening, eight chapters opened, ten chapters closed) Bosnia and Herzegovina: OHR to be closed after five demands (apportionment of state property, resolution of defence property, completion of the Brcko Final Award, fiscal sustainability and entrenchment of the rule of law) met + positive assessment of the political situation in BiH by the PIC steering board; further demands before negotiations (amend electoral law as recommended by ECHR) Kosovo: not yet applied Treaties of the European Union: Irish protocol (2 more): Czechia, Italy European Fiscal Compact (2/3 more, 8/11+1 implementation laws): Belgium, Czechia (+ Croatia?) – local laws missing: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, (Czechia), Estonia, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, (Poland), Romania, (Sweden) (+ Croatia?) Unified Patent Court (20+3 more): Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, United Kingdom (Croatia? Poland? Spain???) Single Resolution Fund (26): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain Transitional governments 2022 Somalia (elections planned for 2022 — War in Somalia) 2023 or later Sudan (parliamentary and presidential elections by July 2023 – 2019 Sudanese transition to democracy) South Sudan (parliamentary and presidential elections by July 2023 – South Sudanese Civil War) Mali (parliamentary and presidential elections by 2026 – 2021 Malian coup d'état) Guinea (elections by date unknown – 2021 Guinean coup d'état Burkina Faso (elections by date unknown – 2022 Burkinabé coup d'état Yemen (constitutional referendum?, presidential and parliamentary elections after stability returns – Yemeni Revolution) Possibly never Eritrea (elections only after the resolution of the conflict with Ethiopia — Eritrean-Ethiopian War, Algiers Agreement) Brunei (no elections planned, ever) Saudi Arabia (no elections planned, ever) See sidebox for Arab Spring events (i. e. Libya and Syria, mostly) for now Military operations and conflicts Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan: Helmand province campaign since 4 June 2006, Operation Tor Shezada since 30 July 2010. Colombia, Colombian armed conflict: Government against ELN and FARC–EP. Pakistan, War in North-West Pakistan Philippines: Insurgency in the Philippines (North Cotabato Conflict) by Communists and Islamists. Somalia: War in Somalia (Puntland–Somaliland dispute) ongoing, also African Union Mission to Somalia. UN mission? Refoundation as a new state with or without Somaliland? Sudanese War in Darfur: Darfur Peace Agreement, but conflict still simmering. Thailand: South Thailand insurgency by Muslim independentists. Uganda, Lord's Resistance Army insurgency ongoing. Status issues Armenian/Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh's political status, under medation by OSCE Minsk Group. Cyprus to reincorporate the Northern Cyprus, reunification negotiations ongoing since early 2008. Georgian conflicts over Abkhazia and South Ossetia (cf. Georgian–Abkhazian conflict, Georgian–Ossetian conflict). Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, Vanuatu, Tuvalu recognised. Guam from or to United States, plebiscite maybe soon-ish; also reunification with Northern Mariana Islands. Indian/Pakistani conflict over Kashmir. South Korea and North Korea to reunify in the future? Moldovan conflict over Transnistria's status. Russia may be willing to finally end the conflict in exchange for assured Moldovan neutrality and non-NATO-membership. Palestine from Israel, cf. Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Status negotiations ongoing. Papua New Guinea: independence of Bougainville. Puerto Rico from or to United States, referendum successfully held in November 2012. Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Algeria/Morocco/Mauritania over Western Sahara status in the Manhasset negotiations. Ukraine's conflict over Crimea's political status. West Papua fighting for independence from Indonesia. Political issues Belize/Guatemala: Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute to be resolved through referendums? Croatia: ICJ case might be filed to resolve territorial dispute with Montenegro. Equatorial Guinea/Gabon: Border dispute to be referred to the ICJ. Iraq: Borders of Iraqi Kurdistan, referendum to be held. Israel/Lebanon: Israel might give back the Shebaa farms. Israel/Syria: Israel might give the Golan Heights back to Syria in exchange for peace and a stop to Syrian Hezbollah support. Turkey's conflict with the Kurdistan Workers Party – solution process? United States: Direct election of president through National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Vanuatu/France: Dispute over Matthew and Hunter Islands might result in ICJ case. Noteworthy contributions Autospark, Bastin, Blue-Haired Lawyer, Bondegezou, Checco, Checco (it), CrazyRepublican, Doktorbuk, EBB, Europarliament, Everyking, Hoshie, IdiotSavant, JLogan, Lilac Soul, Red_King, Rizalninoynapoleon, Ronline, RJFF, Ssolbergj, Steven Andrew Scarface220995, That-Vela-Fella, The Tom, Zntrip, Zscout370. Upcoming international politics South Korea: impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol Lebanon: new government post-election Luxembourg: local election results Belgium: new governments post-elections (federal, Brussels) Venezuela: protests post-election Czech Republic: new governments after regional elections Austria: new government post-election (ÖVP–SPÖ–Neos?) Bulgaria: new government post-election Kurdistan Region: new government post-election Ireland: new government post-election (FF–FG–___?) Aruba: new government post-election Georgia: protests post-election Mozambique: protests post-election Qatar: referendum results Indonesia: local election results Ghana: election results Israel: Netanyahu trial Armenia/Azerbaijan: border crisis Poland: constitutional crisis (continued) Togo: Western Togoland Rebellion Western Sahara: clashes Planet Nine domestic politics United States: current congress state flags: maybe Illinois and Maine (failed 2024) Equal Rights Amendment, People's Rights Amendment (anti-Citizens United), Right to Vote Amendment (anti-Shelby County), For the People Act, Voting Rights Advancement Act (to restore VRA) Washington, D.C. Admission Act, Equality Act, Paycheck Fairness Act, Violence Against Women Act National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (previously close: NV; possible right now: MI) United Kingdom (polls/bills) Brexit aftermath (NI, Scotland, Wales, London, Gibraltar) Ireland: Senate reform (abolition failed) – directly elected mayor in Dublin (failed, maybe later?) referendum plans: voting from abroad (soon); later: voting age 16, Unified Patent Court, directly elected mayors, Irish Water in public ownership (early 2020?), ESC rights – Citizens' Assembly topics? (population ageing, climate change, details about referendums and fixed terms) Kosovo: Recognition (115—52(1/32/19)—28). Newest conflicts Ukraine/Russia: war (counteroffensive maps: Mykolaiv+Kherson, Kharkiv+Luhansk, Donetsk+Zaporizhzhia) Myanmar: coup d'état, protests and insurgency (NUCC/CRPH/NUG/PDF) (ThomasVLinge's map (1 Dec 2024), Rafal R.'s map (28 Aug 2024)) Israel: October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict Ethiopia: Amhara war Niger: ECOWAS invasion plans Sudan: civil war (ThomasVLinge's map 1 Dec 2024) Arab Winter Arab Spring (impact) → Arab Winter → New Arab Spring: Lebanon: protests Sudan: transition, peace process, new protests Syria: fall of the Assad dynasty and transition after Syrian Civil War timeline map, detailed map, arabthomness' map (8 Dec 2024) current offensive: SDF counteroffensive, Israeli clashes in Quneitra, SDF offensive in Deir ez-Zor Yemen: civil war (intervention, Taʿizz, Al Ḥudaida Governorate) MarkMonmonier's map (11 Mar), @arabthomness' map (29 Mar) (comparison: Apr 16 vs Feb 17), archicivilians' map (15 Nov), deSyracuse's map (23 Jun), Suriyak's map (27 Jul) Libya: civil war and peace process (Libyan Political Dialogue Forum) – const.ref. by ConstAss/instead: elections after Libyan Political Dialogue Forum maps: @arabthomness' map (26 Jul), CMO-MOC map (18 Aug), Libyen Insider's map (6 May), Suriyak's map (30 Jun) – Nafusa/South Jifarah (al-Aziziyah/Gharyan/Tarhunah; 5 Jun) and Jifarah/Tripoli Area (4 Jun) by Gargaristan (both probably done), Sirte area (22 Jul) by Gargaristan, @dhadelli's map (18 Feb) (Tripoli Area) Other conflicts @arabthomness' world map (21 Jul), Rafal R./@rr0162's African conflicts map (24 May) Nigeria: insurgency – MarkMonmonier's map (14 May) Palestine: arabthomness' map Somalia: War in Somalia's Operation Indian Ocean (timeline, map1/map2, arabthomness' map (4 Jan), Rafal R.'s map (8 Apr 2023)) South Sudan: conflict – MarkMonmonier's map (9 Feb) Turkey: civil war new devolution deals (future plans) 13 December: Goldenes Brett 2019 7 January: 81st Golden Globe Awards 15 January: 75th Primetime Emmy Awards 10 March: 96th Academy Awards 20 March: 24th Game Developers Choice Awards 11 April: 20th British Academy Games Awards 12 December: The Game Awards 2024 29 August: new Ubuntu LTS point release November: Disenchantment: Untold Tales Vol.3 28/29 December/2/3 January: Österreich – Die ganze Geschichte S2: 13·14·15·16·17·18·19·20 28 December: Saturday Night Live S50E11 29 December: Hohes Haus (29 December/)February: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver S11E31/S12E01 29 December: 2024 Chadian parliamentary election 29 December/12 January: 2024 Croatian presidential election 30 December: Millionenshow 31 December: Report/Willkommen Österreich 31 December: Next peacekeeping missions set to expire. (UNDOF, ATMIS?, EU NAVFOR Somalia, EUTM Somalia, EUCAP Somalia) The Book of Dust #3 (buy once whole set out)? (December?): Olli Dittrichs TV-Zyklus 14 end of year?: Berkman Klein Center Fellowships 2024–25 Romanian presidential election, 2025 New York's 21st congressional district special election, 2025 Werribee state by-election, Icelandic European Union membership referendum unknown: Canadian byelection, 2024 North Korean parliamentary election, Next Ukrainian parliamentary election, Next Sudanese general election, 2023 Sri Lankan local elections, Next Bangladeshi general election postponed a lot: 2022 Chuukese independence referendum, Next Egyptian municipal elections, 2024 Guinea-Bissau presidential election and Next Guinea-Bissau parliamentary election, Next Haitian general election and 2022 Haitian constitutional referendum, Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2019, 2022 Lebanese presidential election, Next Libyan presidential election and Next Libyan parliamentary election and Next Libyan referendum, Next Malian parliamentary election, Next Myanmar general election, 2021 Palestinian legislative election and 2021 Palestinian presidential election, Next Yemeni parliamentary election and Next Yemeni presidential election, Next Tokelau status referendum by 2025 (July/October): CIFAR this unknown/long-term ongoing: Austria: Praterstraße inkl. Nestroyplatz (2024)), Pfeilgasse (2024?), Thaliastraße (bis ca. 2024?), Bernardgasse (bis November 2024), Kirchengasse, Stiftgasse (2027), Neugestaltung Schwedenplatz (verzögert), Projekt „Wiener Eislaufverein – Hotel Intercontinental – Wiener Konzerthaus“, neuer Freiraum am Sophienspital-Gelände (bis 2024), Lerchenfelder Straße (2024), Josef-Matthias-Hauer-Platz, Michaelerplatz neu (ab Feber 2024), Christian-Broda-Platz neu (bis Herbst 2024), Wiedner Hauptstraße (bis Herbst 2024), Favoritenstraße (bis Herbst 2025), Postgasse (bis Juni 2025) – Wientalterrassen (zwei weitere Wienzeile Höhe Spengergasse und zwischen Neville-Brücke und Reinprechtsdorfer Straße später), eine der drei Rad-Langstrecken und zwei von sieben Flaniermeilen bis 2018 (weitere bis 2025; Rad-Langstrecken) Bougainville: independence by 2025 British Indian Ocean Territory: return to Mauritius Commonwealth realms: Antigua and Barbuda [1], Australia (Republicanism in Australia), Bahamas [2], Belize [3], Grenada (?), Jamaica [4] (Republicanism in Jamaica, Constitutional Reform Committee), Saint Kitts and Nevis [5], Saint Lucia [6], Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [7] Cook Islands: name change to Avaiki Nui Avaiki Rua or Atea (… also new flag?) European Union: missing treaty ratifications (Unified Patent Court: 9, Single Resolution Fund: 4) Croatia yet to join European Economic Area (7+1 missing) Bulgaria and Romania to join Schengen Area visa-free travel for a lot of countries (Asia: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia; Pacific: Vanuatu; Latin America: Ecuador, Guyana) Guyana/Venezuela: dispute mediation by Dag Halvor Nylander failed, so now ICJ case Gulf Cooperation Council: Union plans Iraq: Kirkuk status referendum (border changes planned before?) and Basra Federal Region referendum New Caledonia: referendum on new status (originally due by 30 June 2023) Pakistan: new Bahawalpur Province and Saraikistan/South Punjab provinces Solomon Islands: To enact republican federal constitution draft, progress in 2016, to be passed soon??. Sudan: Abyei status referendum – national dialogue United States: cannabis legalization law, National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, capital punishment abolishments (KY NV OR, previously almost CA DE NE), redistricting initiatives in Florida, Michigan, Ohio; perhaps Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Utah, vote by mail: California (by 2022?) on the way, North Dakota also? (31/53) Guam/Northern Mariana Islands Integration plebiscites, status plebiscite in Guam? Template:Same-sex_unions Unknown Reform of the United Nations Security Council and Reform of the United Nations. International courts: to be continued via Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (2/8 Rwanda cases) Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution (news) Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Special Tribunal for Lebanon since 2009 (4 at large) Eradication of infectious diseases: ongoing: dracunculiasis (close), poliomyelitis (almost!) African trypanosomiasis, leprosy, trachoma, yaws filariasis, malaria, measles, onchocerciasis, rubella Chagas disease, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis, visceral leishmaniasis 2025 ???: 2025 Swiss referendums/Volksabstimmungen Asterix 41? 1 January: Gemeindefusionen in der Schweiz Gemeentelijke_herindeling_in_Nederland 1 January: WELTjournal/WELTjournal+/Werner Grubers Experimentalküche 2 January: Am Schauplatz/€co/Die Tafelrunde 2 January: Reschke Fernsehen 23 2 January: Doublecheck auf Ö1 (December/)2 January: The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2024/Special 3 January: Fakt oder Fake/Was gibt es Neues?/Gute Nacht Österreich (3 January/)7 February: ZDF Magazin Royale (Folge 131) 9 January: 2022–2024 Lebanese presidential election 12 January: 2025 Comorian parliamentary election 12 January: Bürgermeisterwahl in Linz 12/19 January: List of by-elections to the 17th National Assembly of France 16 January: 2025 Vanuatuan general election 19 January: Landtagswahl im Burgenland 2025 26 January: 2025 Belarusian presidential election 28 January/1 April: 2025 Florida's 1st congressional district special election and 2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election 30 January: 2025 Seanad election 1 February: 2025 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election 1 February: Förderungspreis und andere einreichen 7 February: 2025 Turks and Caicos Islands general election 8 February: 2025 Prahran state by-election 15 February: 2025 Abkhazian presidential election 23 February: 2025 German federal election 1 March: Yamandú Orsi takes office 2 March: 2025 Tajik parliamentary election 1 April: new Capitani Regenti in San Marino 30 April: 2025 Caymanian general election April?: next Axiom mission (4) April: White House Correspondents' Dinner 11 May: Next Albanian parliamentary election 18 May: 2025 Croatian local elections 25 May: 2025 Surinamese general election May: Eurovision Song Contest 2025 June: next Stranger Things comic: The Rise of Hellfire (and then The Many Ghosts of Dr. Brenner) June: Firefly comics: Firefly: Malcolm Reynolds Year One June: 2025 United Nations Security Council election 7 June: 2025 Latvian municipal elections August: Bulwer-Lytton Contest September: 2025 Ig Nobel Prize (http://improbable.com/ ) October: Landtags- und Gemeinderatswahl in Wien 2025 und Bezirksvertretungswahl in Wien 2025 (Green targets: 6/9/2/4/5, SPÖ targets: 19/1) 3 October: Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg abdication 19 October: 2025 Estonian municipal elections November/December: 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference 2026+ 2026: 3 November: 2026 United States elections, incl. House, senatorial and gubernatorial elections 2028: November 2028: House, senatorial and gubernatorial elections Issues Currencies Main page: User:Nightstallion/currencies € New euro joiners have to accede to the Treaty establishing the ESM. new member states to decide € coin design: design to be finalised: Bulgaria (Madara Rider chosen) competition under consideration: Czech Republic, Hungary no information on design: Poland, Romania new member states already in ERM II (eligible 2022-07): Bulgaria new member states to join ERM II: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania new member states to adopt €: later: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna to introduce € instead of CFP franc. (French Polynesia in favour, Wallis and Futuna in favour but New Caledonia's independentists apparently against it) Denmark to introduce € after referendum. (also to get rid of three other derogations) Sweden to introduce € after referendum as polls have bettered. United Kingdom to introduce € after five economic tests have been met and referendum has been held. Gibraltar to introduce €. Other currency unions East African Community to introduce East African shilling. Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to introduce common currency. WAMZ to introduce Eco (currency). (including Cape Verde and Liberia?) Southern African Development Community to introduce common currency. Arab Maghreb Union to introduce a common currency. ASEAN to introduce a common currency. Caribbean Community to introduce a common currency. 22px Central American Integration System to introduce a common currency. Economic Community of West African States to merge West African CFA franc and Eco into a single common currency in 2020. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation to introduce a common currency. File:Flag of South America.svg Union of South American Nations to introduce a common currency. Remainder Timor-Leste to introduce and Ecuador to reintroduce their own currency instead of the United States dollar. Paraguay might revalue Paraguayan guaraní, Colombia likely to revalue Colombian peso, Indonesia might revalue Indonesian rupiah, Iran to revalue and rename Iranian rial (1:10,000, Iranian parsi), Iraq planning to revalue Iraqi dinar. Regional bloc accession/membership Main page: User:Nightstallion/european integration process (by country) Main page: User:Nightstallion/european integration process (by type) Andean Community of Nations: Chile, Mexico, Panama ASEAN: Papua New Guinea (possibly), Timor-Leste (applied 2006) Caribbean Community: Dominican Republic East African Community: South Sudan — Somalia, Sudan EFTA: Faroe Islands ESA enlargement: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia (joined PECS/ECS) Israel, Malta, Turkey, Ukraine (joined CA) Croatia (soon) Iceland, Liechtenstein (possible) Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf: Yemen NATO: Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro (in MN's case, only some in favor) (Membership Action Plan) Georgia, Ukraine (Intensified Dialogue) (goal of governments) Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Kosovo (goal of governments?) Finland, Serbia, Sweden (some in favour), OECD: Numerous countries. In membership talks: Russia (suspended) In preparation: Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru, Romania "Enhanced engagement": Brazil, People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, South Africa Interested: Malaysia, Peru Europe members: Malta applied to join 24 September 2005; Cyprus likely to join. United States Visa Waiver Program: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Romania Status changes Main page: User:Nightstallion/dependencies Main page: User:Nightstallion/federal subjects of Russia Further information: List of territorial disputes Internal status changes France… …to decide status of eight overseas departments and territories (French Polynesia and New Caledonia → independence; French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna → unknown). …to decide on establishment of Département Pays Basque, to secede from Département Pyrénées-Atlantiques at some point in the future. Attempt to gather 45,000 signatures to force a referendum failed in October 2006. Philippines to resolve Bangsamoro issue: Moro Islamic Liberation Front has been fighting for more autonomy or independence for decades. Russia to reduce number of federal subjects from 83 to between 40 and 50. United Kingdom to decide status of twelve overseas territories, the Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus and three crown dependencies (technically not even part of the UK, but of the British Crown). Anguilla seeking independence? Bermuda still discussing independence from United Kingdom. Already held a referendum in 1995, which failed with only 25% in favour. British Indian Ocean Territory to be ceded to Mauritius, which is getting rather angry about the Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute. Montserrat was supposed to become independent, but a volcano eruption in 1995 halted these moves. Future uncertain. Turks and Caicos Islands to become independent? Former ruling Progressive National Party pro-independence. United States territories of Puerto Rico (discussion ongoing) and New Columbia to become the 51st and 52nd states, Guam to become a commonwealth (procedural problems mostly). Also to get out of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Australian Northern Territory to become a state. Canada: Proposals for new Canadian provinces and territories. Tokelau rejected free association with New Zealand in a referendum in February 2006 and in another one in October 2007 (a majority of around 60% was in favour, but not the required supermajority of 66.6%). Will be voted on again in the future. Cook Islands and Niue could become factually independent from New Zealand any time they wish by joining the United Nations as Palau, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia did. Sudan likely to be restructured: East Sudan Peace Agreement of 2007 with Eastern Front in Al Qadarif, Kassala and Red Sea; Darfur Peace Agreement to be enforced and possibly renegotiated, with a referendum on amalgamation to be held. Denmark Rigsfællesskabet to break apart in the long run. Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands to break apart in the long run? Secession Will secede (or at least hold a referendum) Bougainville will hold a referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea between 2015 and 2020. New Caledonia is to hold up to three referendum on independence from France between 2014 and 2018. Certainly wants to secede French Polynesia is actively working towards independence from France; President Oscar Temaru in his September 14, 2007 election speech indicated he wanted a referendum on independence within 20 years. For Kashmir, independence may be the only long-term option in its position between India, Pakistan and People's Republic of China. Musharraf might be willing to talk about it. Nevis actively working towards independence from Saint Kitts and Nevis, referendum to be held. Already held a referendum in 1998, which failed to pass although more than 60% were in favour, since 66.6% were required. Palestine to become independent from Israel, consisting of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank; Israel will have to pull out of the West Bank first; reconstruction in the Gaza Strip is currently starting. (ISO code exists.) Inner Mongolia, Tibet and Uyghuristan/East Turkestan to gain freedom from People's Republic of China sooner or later. Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to hold a referendum on independence from Morocco... hopefully. Morocco has been less than forthcoming, however. Western Sahara enjoys support from Algeria and Spain, among others. (ISO code exists.) Could secede, insufficient support Breakup of the United Kingdom: Scotland held an unsuccessful referendum on independence from United Kingdom. Wales to possibly become independent from the United Kingdom some time...? Faroe Islands postponed plans for independence from Denmark for economic reasons. Greenland might hold a referendum on independence from Denmark. Quebec to hold a third referendum on indepence from Canada, if the Parti Québécois manages to win elections again. Taiwan to be acknowledged as independent and admitted to UN; might declare independence as Republic of Taiwan. (ISO code exists.) Unification/Breakup Azerbaijan to reincorporate Nagorno-Karabakh (political status of Nagorno-Karabakh). Belarus and Russia to reincorporate after referenda (Union of Russia and Belarus)? Cyprus and Northern Cyprus to reincorporate ( United Cyprus Republic): Unification process negotiated by Europe. Georgia to reincorporate Abkhazia and South Ossetia, both of which operate with Russian support. Ireland and Northern Ireland to reincorporate ( United Ireland). South Korea and North Korea (or File:Republic of Choson Flag.png Republic of Choson?) to reincorporate ( United Korea). Moldova to reincorporate Transnistria: Unification process negotiated by Europe. Russia supports Transnistrian viewpoint. Somalia to be refounded (currently split up into a number of semi-states and Somaliland). Unification of Moldova and Romania possible. Armenia and Western Armenia in Turkey? Azerbaijan and Southern Azerbaijan in Iran? Federal Europe (from the member states of the Europe). Federal Republic of China, or some other kind of reunification (from People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan). East African Federation by 2020 or so after referenda (from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda). File:Flag of South America.svg Union of South American Nations (from its twelve member states). If Federal Republic of China does not come into being, a breakup of People's Republic of China is likely. Russia is likely to lose some of its more autonomist regions over the next decades, particularily in the North Caucasus and in Siberia. Democratization and related issues Main page: User:Nightstallion/freedom house index Main page: User:Nightstallion/conflict barometer Main page: User:Nightstallion/peacekeeping missions Main page: User:Nightstallion/death penalty Main page: User:Nightstallion/International Criminal Court Many states to abolish death penalty. Many states to ratify Rome Statute and APIC. (MAP) Lots of states to abolish conscription, most notably Austria, Cyprus, Denmark (soon!), Estonia, Finland and Greece in the Europe. Plans to abolish it in Georgia and Ukraine. (Source: http://www.wri-irg.org/co/rtba/ ) Many states to allow same-sex marriage. Liberia and Myanmar likely to metricate once democracy has fully returned, United Kingdom (Metrication in the United Kingdom) and United States (Metrication in the United States) likely to take their time (though the UK *has* to, according to Union law). Disputes and conflicts Bolivia and Chile to resolve conflict over Bolivia's sea access. Colombia to resolve civil war with ELN and FARC-EP. Eastern Europe to improve human rights situation for Roma, e. g. through the Decade of Roma Inclusion. Indonesia to finally let go of West Papua, as well as implement the autonomy agreement for Aceh. Russia to resolve civil war in Chechnya. Spain to resolve the ambitions of its autonomous communities: Historical communities: Andalusia, the Basque Country (38 to 31 in favour?!), Catalonia and Galicia demand more autonomy or independence. The Basque Country might attain independence (Basque Country and Navarre in Spain, parts of the département Pyrénées Atlantiques in France). The Catalan Countries might also succeed with this endeavour (Balearic Islands, Catalonia, La Franja (eastern part of Aragon) and Valencia in Spain, Andorra, Northern Catalonia (part of the département Pyrénées-Orientales) in France). Galicians might also favour to merge with Portugal. New statutes for Aragon, Balearic Islands and Castile-La Mancha (to be passed as law soon), Valencia. Autonomous communities which want to declare themselves comunidades históricas: Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Castile and León, Valencia Cantabria, Castile-La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia and Navarre don't have plans to declare themselves as a comunidad histórica yet. Sudan to resolve civil war in Darfur. Turkey to resolve Armenian Genocide, Assyrian Genocide and Pontic Greek Genocide issues, as well as the rights of Alevis. Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey to resolve conflict over Kurdistan issue: Rebels have been fighting in eastern Turkey for an independent Kurdistan for decades, and the Kurdish Autonomous Region in northern Iraq might break away. Uganda to resolve civil war in the north with Lord's Resistance Army. Monarchism Commonwealth Realms Australia to become a republic. Canada to become a republic. Jamaica to become a republic (very likely, but postponed a couple of times). New Zealand to become a republic. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to become a republic (referendum in 2009 failed due to controversial constitution proposal, both main parties republican). Solomon Islands to become a republic (certain, only matter of time until new constitution). Tuvalu to become a republic (referendum in 2008 failed, likely due to low turnout). United Kingdom to become a republic (cf. Commonwealth of Britain Bill). Other Commonwealth Realms which could become republics: Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Belize Grenada Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Monarchies Constitutional monarchies: Equal primogeniture: Belgium (×), Denmark (×), Luxembourg (×), Netherlands (×), Norway (×), Sweden (×), United Kingdom (×) Male primogeniture: Bhutan (×), Spain (×, to be changed?), Thailand (×) Salic law: Japan (×, could still be changed?) Special cases: Andorra (/×/, co-principality), Cambodia (×, appointed by Throne Council), Lesotho (×, appointed by the College of Chiefs), Malaysia (×, elective monarchy with fixed order of rotation for five-year terms) Semi-constitutional monarchies: Male primogeniture: Monaco (×) Salic law: Bahrain (×), Jordan (×), Liechtenstein (×), Morocco (×) Special cases: Kuwait (×, appointed by current ruler) Absolute monarchies: Male primogeniture: Tonga (×, strong democratic movement) Agnatic seniority: Saudi Arabia (×) Salic law: Brunei (×), Oman (×) Special cases: Qatar (×, appointed by royal family), Eswatini (×, appointed by royal family), United Arab Emirates (President is always the Emir of Abu Dhabi), Vatican City (elected in a papal conclave) Flag changes National level: Australia (repeatedly discussed; still uses blue ensign) Cook Islands (not discussed yet, but still uses blue ensign) Fiji (discussed in 2016, but change then cancelled after dozens of designs considered, but still uses blue ensign) Iraq (transitional flag approved on 22 January 2008, new flag to be adopted within a year – never happened) New Caledonia (lacks own flag, officially uses , inofficially uses ) New Zealand (repeatedly discussed; still uses blue ensign) Niue (not discussed yet, but still uses yellow ensign) Northern Ireland (new flag might be designed) Tuvalu (not discussed yet, but still uses blue ensign). Subnational entities still using blue or red ensigns: New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Manitoba Ontario Austrian politics, public transport in Vienna, electoral reform Main page: User:Nightstallion/public transport in Vienna Proporz to be abolished in Lower Austria and Upper Austria, and to be factually abolished in Vienna Better immigration policy. Abolishing conscription. Legalising abortion de iure, and not only de facto. Carinthia to put up *more* bilingual town signs, Enotna Lista finally to have electoral success. Vienna's Bezirksvertretungen (watchlist: 3/16/17): 1., Innere Stadt 2020: ÖVP 40.52%, SPÖ 22.97%, Grüne 17.38% 2015: ÖVP 25.68%, SPÖ 24.18%, Grüne 15.97% 2010: ÖVP 37.95%, SPÖ 23.44%, Grüne 18.37% 2005: ÖVP 43.32%, SPÖ 29.84%, Grüne 18.30% 2001: ÖVP 33.11%, SPÖ 25.64%, Grüne 17.34% 1996: ÖVP 38.21%, SPÖ 18.90%, Grüne 11.35% 2., Leopoldstadt 2020: SPÖ 35.38%, Grüne 30.56%, FPÖ 5.03% (+ 2.27%) 2016: Grüne 35.34%, SPÖ 28.06%, FPÖ 22.47% 2015: SPÖ 38.64%, Grüne 22.15%, FPÖ 22.10% 2010: SPÖ 42.29%, FPÖ 21.00%, Grüne 20.78% 2005: SPÖ 48.46%, Grüne 19.60%, FPÖ 13.37% 2001: SPÖ 46.66%, FPÖ 19.81%, Grüne 15.51% 1996: SPÖ 38.47%, FPÖ 29.51%, Grüne 9.98% 4., Wieden 2020: SPÖ 33.23%, Grüne 28.10%, ÖVP 19.79% 2015: SPÖ 32.03%, Grüne 26.13%, ÖVP 16.09% 2010: SPÖ 28.22%, Grüne 28.19%, ÖVP 28.13% 2005: ÖVP 30.28%, SPÖ 29.35%, Grüne 28.13% 2001: ÖVP 30.11%, SPÖ 28.70%, Grüne 22.10% 1996: ÖVP 34.89%, SPÖ 24.14%, Grüne 12.74% 6., Mariahilf 2020: SPÖ 37.20%, Grüne 30.43%, ÖVP 14.87% 2015: SPÖ 33.94%, Grüne 29.80%, ÖVP 11.59% 2010: SPÖ 37.10%, Grüne 26.09%, ÖVP 18.08% 2005: SPÖ 35.55%, Grüne 28.97%, ÖVP 25.40% 2001: SPÖ 30.66%, ÖVP 25.70%, Grüne 24.91% 1996: ÖVP 34.21%, SPÖ 24.11%, Grüne 14.99% 8., Josefstadt 2020: Grüne 33.59%, ÖVP 30.55%, SPÖ 18.58% 2015: ÖVP 30.55%, Grüne 27.22% (+ 4.25%), SPÖ 19.70% 2010: ÖVP 27.53%, Grüne 24.23% (+ 11.63%), SPÖ 23.46% 2005: Grüne 32.26%, ÖVP/Pro Josefstadt 29.00%, SPÖ 28.58% 2001: ÖVP 25.19% (+ 7.02%), SPÖ 24.69%, Grüne 24.54% 1996: ÖVP 27.24% (+ 8.26%), SPÖ 21.62%, Grüne 15.47% 9., Alsergrund 2020: SPÖ 31.45%, Grüne 29.21%, ÖVP 18.32% 2015: SPÖ 31.28%, Grüne 27.45%, ÖVP 13.84% 2010: SPÖ 32.17%, Grüne 28.51%, ÖVP 21.99% 2005: SPÖ 33.81%, Grüne 29.43%, ÖVP 25.52% 2001: SPÖ 32.50%, ÖVP 26.03%, Grüne 21.23% 1996: SPÖ 27.80%, ÖVP 26.83%, Grüne 14.58% 10., Favoriten 2020: SPÖ 47.40%, FPÖ 10.52% (+ 4.32%) 2015: SPÖ 40.40%, FPÖ 38.18% 2010: SPÖ 47.43%, FPÖ 33.32% 11., Simmering 2020: SPÖ 41.49%, FPÖ 28.61% (+ 3.01%) 2015: FPÖ 41.76%, SPÖ 40.83% 2010: SPÖ 49.19%, FPÖ 34.21% 13., Hietzing 2020: ÖVP 44.25%, SPÖ 22.28% 2015: ÖVP 39.35%, SPÖ 23.29% 2010: ÖVP 36.51%, SPÖ 29.18% 2005: ÖVP 39.50%, SPÖ 33.38% 2001: ÖVP 36.65%, SPÖ 31.65% 1996: ÖVP 38.57%, SPÖ 29.02% 15., Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus 2020: SPÖ 38.53%, Grüne 23.89%, ÖVP 13.40%, FPÖ 6.12% (+ 2.62%) 2015: SPÖ 39.05%, FPÖ 24.83%, Grüne 21.20%, ÖVP 6.69% 2010: SPÖ 43.60%, FPÖ 23.35%, Grüne 19.36%, ÖVP 9.74% 2005: SPÖ 49.47%, Grüne 17.56%, FPÖ 16.06%, ÖVP 13.46% 2001: SPÖ 47.33%, FPÖ 21.95%, Grüne 14.37%, ÖVP 12.87% 1996: SPÖ 38.12%, FPÖ 32.31%, ÖVP 12.63%, Grüne 9.13% 18., Währing 2020: Grüne 38.70%, ÖVP 27.48%, SPÖ 17.86% 2015: Grüne 28.07%, ÖVP 27.26%, SPÖ 22.19% 2010: ÖVP 30.63%, SPÖ 27.02%, Grüne 25.78% 2005: ÖVP 34.85%, SPÖ 30.40%, Grüne 23.07% 2001: ÖVP 32.13%, SPÖ 28.36%, Grüne 19.52% 1996: ÖVP 32.87%, SPÖ 24.65%, Grüne 11.35% 19., Döbling 2020: ÖVP 36.89%, SPÖ 26.92% 2015: ÖVP 32.53%, SPÖ 27.84% 2010: ÖVP 36.38%, SPÖ 31.82% 2005: ÖVP 40.67%, SPÖ 34.31% 2001: ÖVP 36.54%, SPÖ 32.61% 1996: ÖVP 37.31%, SPÖ 28.17% 21., Floridsdorf 2020: SPÖ 44.52%, FPÖ 9.64% (+ 4.46%) 2015: SPÖ 38.36%, FPÖ 37.15% 2010: SPÖ 45.00%, FPÖ 29.99% 22., Donaustadt 2020: SPÖ 45.08%, FPÖ 9.76% (+ 3.86%) 2015: SPÖ 40.67%, FPÖ 36.74% 2010: SPÖ 47.03%, FPÖ 30.20% Electoral reform in Canada: Federal: FPTP British Columbia: FPTP, BC-STV almost approved in 2005 referendum (58% approval, 60% needed), failed clearly in 2009 referendum (39% approval) Prince Edward Island: FPTP, MMP rejected in 2005 referendum (38% approval) Ontario: FPTP, MMP rejected in 2007 referendum (36.8% approval) New Brunswick: FPTP, MMP referendum in 2008 was cancelled Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon: FPTP Nunavut, Northwest Territories: FPTP non-partisan Miscellaneous Main page: User:Nightstallion/Order of the Stick References