Scotland: The possibility of a happy ending in adversity
September 12, 2014 10:30
The external affairs minister is by no means the only 'foreigner' to view a possible secession of Scotland from the United Kingdom with a measure of disbelief.
The dissolution of long-established national boundaries has invariably been preceded by civil strife and bloodshed: Biafra, Bangladesh, East Timor and South Sudan being recent examples.
Where separation has been relatively peaceful, though not necessarily devoid of bitterness, there has been a near-unequivocal assertion of the popular will. Ukraine, often regarded as the alter ego of Russia, for example, broke away from the Soviet-established 'Union' in 1991, after nearly 88 per cent of its citizens voted for independence. Read
The dissolution of long-established national boundaries has invariably been preceded by civil strife and bloodshed: Biafra, Bangladesh, East Timor and South Sudan being recent examples.
Where separation has been relatively peaceful, though not necessarily devoid of bitterness, there has been a near-unequivocal assertion of the popular will. Ukraine, often regarded as the alter ego of Russia, for example, broke away from the Soviet-established 'Union' in 1991, after nearly 88 per cent of its citizens voted for independence. Read
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