Why Is Statehood So Popular?
By Tanisha M. Fazal and Ryan Griffiths
20 July 2014
>From Scotland to Syria to Somalia, various groups are seeking to create
independent states. The Scots will <
http://www.yesscotland.net/> vote on
independence this September. Kurds in northern Syria and Iraq have
<
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/world/middleeast/in-chaos-iraqs-kurds-see
-a-chance-to-gain-ground.html?hp> revived their hopes for an independent
Kurdistan as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
<
http://warontherocks.com/2014/05/state-of-jihad-the-reality-of-the-islamic-
state-in-iraq-and-syria/> envisions redrawing the map of the Middle East.
And tribal leaders in northwest Somalia govern the territory they claim more
effectively than the internationally-recognized Federal Government of
Somalia controls the south........
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