Territorial integrity vs. self-determination in modern…
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Territorial integrity vs. self-determination in modern Africa
The majority of African countries have long upheld their colonial-era borders, but recent events in Mali with the FLA and the DRC with the M23 have reignited the debate over separatism and national sovereignty.
If a region or group within your country sought independence, would you support partition or should territorial integrity be maintained at all costs?
Here are three angles you can consider:
- Does a state's failure to provide security justify a region's secession?
- Can multi-ethnic nations survive the push for ethnically defined borders?
- Is the "inviolability of borders" still a functional principle today?
Looking forward to your thoughts.
#local
The majority of African countries have long upheld their colonial-era borders, but recent events in Mali with the FLA and the DRC with the M23 have reignited the debate over separatism and national sovereignty.
If a region or group within your country sought independence, would you support partition or should territorial integrity be maintained at all costs?
Here are three angles you can consider:
- Does a state's failure to provide security justify a region's secession?
- Can multi-ethnic nations survive the push for ethnically defined borders?
- Is the "inviolability of borders" still a functional principle today?
Looking forward to your thoughts.
#local
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