1.  a) What is the capital of Kosovo?
b)  Who is the leader of Kosovo?
c)  What percent of Kosovo's population is Muslim?

2.  Following the U.S., which four members of the European Union (EU) formally recognized Kosovo as an independent country?

3.  a) How much money did the U.S. give Kosovo in aid last year?
b)  How much money will the U.S. give Kosovo this year?

4.  a) What is the U.S. State Department urging others to do to assist Kosovo, according to undersecretary of state Nicholas Burns?
b)  How have European governments responded?

5.  Describe the challenges Kosovo will need to overcome, according to Daniel Korski of the European Council on Foreign Relations.

6.  Which countries have objected to or questioned Kosovo's independence?

7.  What warning did EU members Spain, Slovakia and Cyprus join Russia and China in making?

8.  OPTIONAL: To gain a better understanding of the events in Kosovo, read the following:

• a commentary on Kosovo's independence at humanevents.com/article.php?id=25067
• an analysis on Kosovo's independence declaration here
• a paper on Kosovo here