Do you think there will be More or Less independent countries in the future? (vs, rated)

[Davy-040]

Originally Posted by Greysholic

I get Vatican but why Kosovo? It is recognized by most of the countries out there, isn't it.

I can't speak for everyone but most people i know consider it as a islamic province of Serbia.

[2nd trick op]

Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution allowed the Federal government the exclusive right to regulate commerce between the individual states (and, at the time, with the Native tribes as well). Although this provision was later bastardized to "justify" all manner of economic meddling, the original intent was to prevent one state from imposing tariffs upon the goods produced in another; in essence, a huge free trade zone along the lines of the Common Market that was to acheve similar success in Europe -- but not until a century and a half and two very bloody conflicts later.

The lesson here is that national sovereignty is a great defender of cultural identities, but co-operation and the removal of barriers does a far better job with economic matters. It's one of the best demonstrations that in some cases, we can have it both ways.

[Davy-040]

Countries that recognize Kosovo in Green...

[pigeonhole]

There are already 198 officially independent states-and scores of autonomous nearly independent territories- it's way too much, Humanity has never been as divided as today. I for one is in favour of big, strong Nations. Unfortunately this stupid 21st century is not headed in that direction...

[Greysholic]

Originally Posted by Davy-040

Countries that recognize Kosovo in Green...

That's more than a hundred, and includes almost all successful democracies.

[pigeonhole]

Central Africa, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Afghanistan (or even the US) "successful democracies"! (ROLF)

[Greysholic]

Originally Posted by pigeonhole

Central Africa, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Afghanistan (or even the US) "successful democracies"! (ROLF)

I didn't say all of them are successful democracies. I said almost all successful democracies recognize Kosovo.

[pigeonhole]

@ Greysholic :...and again, there are many democracies ("successful" is a somewhat subjective term) who don't : Spai, India, South Africa, South America...

[Greysholic]

That's why I said "almost".

[pigeonhole]

@ Greysholic : that's the reason why (no universal recognition), the state of Kosovo is hovering in a grey zone with the likes of the Palestinian Authority, Somaliland, the RASD, the Turkish Republic of North Turkey, etc. Notice I didn't mention the ROC (lol)