Europe, 16 Aug 2008: South Ossetia War
Full map view for mobile

Mar 2004Baltic states, Bulgaria,
Slovakia, Slovenia and
Romania join NATO

May 2004Ten eastern European
countries join EU

Nov 2004–Jan 2005Orange Revolution
in Ukraine

Apr 2005Syria withdraws
from Lebanon

Jul–Aug 2006Israel invades
southern Lebanon

Jan 2007Bulgaria &
Romania
join EU

Apr 2007–Jul 2008Subprime mortgage crisis
in US marks beginning
of Global Financial Crisis

Feb 2008Kosovo declares
independence