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(British) Somaliland was briefly independent before it chose to join Somalia. I don't see why they can't just choose to leave again.
by resolutebat 3y ago
(British) Somaliland was briefly independent before it chose to join Somalia. I don't see why they can't just choose to leave again.
- DialMarshalls 3y ago> (British) Somaliland was briefly independent before it chose to join Somalia. A valid point. The unification of British and Italian Somaliland is itself a controversial topic. > I don't see why they can't just choose to leave again. If it was as simple as separating the two into co-existing countries, then sure Somaliland would have gained international recognition at some point in the last thirty years.
- mcv 3y agoSo what's the real reason the international community won't recognise it? What reason do they have to keep it part of Somalia?
- bawolff 3y agoEven if it wasn't, regions secede. Its not like the set of countries and borders is permenently fixed and its impossible to make new ones.
- bombcar 3y agoThe only universal thing countries seem to agree on is that they’re really really really don’t like to encourage secession.
- bawolff 3y agoThey agree they dont like it when it happens to themselves. They typically don't mind when it happens to other countries (see for example the UN's position on self-detrrmination)
- baud147258 3y agoI think international institutions are wary of recognizing any breakaway state, because they want to avoid encouraging copycat attempts elsewhere.
- toyg 3y agoCorrect. The Wilson Doctrine has never been popular among established powers, for obvious reasons. Every country has some wannabe breakaway group, from Texas to Catalunya, from Scotland to South Tyrol, from Corsica to Bavaria, from Kosovo to Kurdistan etc etc. Some claims are somewhat-justified but many (most?) are not.