"United States of #Kailasa", #micronation led by fugitive Indian guru & accused rapist, claimed new achievement last month when #Paraguay agriculture ministry signed agreement to look into recognizing it as independent.
There’s a lot of talk of states these days. Palestine and Israel, one state or two? Ukraine and Russia, one state or two? Where did the idea of nation-states originate, how did economic geography and cartography help to shape them, and what does their shaky durability say about their future?
And if you listen to the podcast, you'll be treated to what Madonna had to say about borders.
The negative externalities of the war in West Asia
The effectiveness of mass terrorism, the acceptance of collective punishment and the West's loss of credibility will cast a long shadow on the 21st century.
In unprecedented move, report from a #UK legislative committee calls #Taiwan an "independent country". UK govt leadership still doesn't officially acknowledge Taiwan #independence.
#Somalia govt forces last week captured #ElBur, last district center in central #Galmudug region controlled by #AlShabaab, though they later retreated from other key towns in the area.