“The international community—which includes many multi-tribal, ethnic, racial, or sectarian states—frowns on solutions that formally or implicitly break up states. Many have their own minorities that might be encouraged to break away. Thus, arguments are used that it’s a form of apartheid or that boundaries cannot be drawn exactly and will always leave some unfortunate souls on the other side of the line. In South Africa, apartheid was forced separation using armed might of a minority against a majority. In Iraq and Libya, such decentralized governance would have to be voluntary and would reflect existing ethno-sectarian or tribal areas, respectively.”
http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=4700
Related posts:
Stop Fooling Ourselves: Americans Can't Afford the Future
Withdrawing Political Legitimacy
Doug Casey's Primer on Internationalization -- International Man
Doug Casey at Libertopia 2012
Charles Goyette: Government vs. Prosperity (Chapter 1, Abridged)
It’s Up to You, Entrepreneurs: Brad Feld on the Rise of Global Startup Communities
Iran and Iraq, BFF (Best Friends Forever)?
Obama Thinks Americans Don’t Need to Know
Anthony Gregory: Obama’s Persecution of Bradley Manning
Qatar: Rich and Dangerous
How has this not led to outright revolution yet?
Doug Casey: All Banks Are Bankrupt
Not Just the VA: Another example of government failure in healthcare
Could They Really Take Away Your Citizenship?
With Enemies Like This, Who Needs Friends?
