Countries most likely to unite/split in our lifetime

[Nubclear]

One would think Russia and Ukraine would unify.

[DanS]

Too busy fighting over useless plots of land and water.

[Zylka]

CALGARY

[Flip McWho]

I agree with Ireland uniting.

Don't think China and Taiwan will but you never know. Also don't think the US will ever split. Just seems out of character.

[Mr. President]

Indonesia is a strong candidate to split, not so much because separatists are strong on any global scale but because the post-Suharto governments are so weak.

I read a book which suggests that there will eventually be an overwhelming secessionist demand in Scotland.

[Jon Miller]

EU
Jon Miller

[Mordoch]

Originally posted by Crimson Sunrise
Indonesia is a strong candidate to split, not so much because separatists are strong on any global scale but because the post-Suharto governments are so weak.

I read a book which suggests that there will eventually be an overwhelming secessionist demand in Scotland.

The fact its a long string of islands with different ethnic groups in different locations increases the odds. The geography means that if a decent size island is taken over by seperatists, the government may have to launch an amphibious invasion to retake the island. While a longterm blockade to force the seperatists to seek peace of Indonesia's terms might work, but this only can be employed with no foreign intervention occuring. A US Naval taskforce or even something like an Austrian/UN naval force would be sufficient to stop the Indonisian Navy from employing a blockade.

[notyoueither]

I'm surprised no one thinks Canada will split. True, demographics may be favouring Quebec staying (I think) but a really charismatic pied piper could come along.

[Tripledoc]

It think it was George Kennan, the man behind the X in the famous article in Foreign affairs on the containment of USSR, who once suggested that the United States be split into four different entities. That way it would be easier to rule if there was a capital in all four corners. I have never understood why the capital is placed on the Eastern Seaboard. It should be in the middle. Or there should be four.

Other suggestions.
Corsica will split from France.
Gibraltar will join Spain.
England will be a rump state with Wales and Scotland fully independent.
Cypress will unite.
Palestine will split from Israel.
Greenland and the Faroes will split from Denmark
Scandia split from Sweden and join Denmark.
Montenegro will split from Serbia.
Kosovo will join Albania.
Taiwan and China will unite.

[Jon Shafer]

Originally posted by Tripledoc
I have never understood why the capital is placed on the Eastern Seaboard. It should be in the middle. Or there should be four.

Maybe because it was in the middle back when the US was founded?

And why does it matter? This ain't Civ 3 ya know.

[Flip McWho]

And why does it matter? This ain't Civ 3 ya know

What it ain't?

I wonder why Wellington is basically in the middle of NZ then. I mean well Aucklands corrupt and thats the biggest city north ways and well the bottom of the South Island is all 1 shield towns.

[Jon Shafer]

Maybe the Kiwi government has some plans for Antarctic colonization.

[Flip McWho]

God. I hope not. We have enough problems with foreshore and land issues now without the big crap we'll get over foreshore/land issues in Antartica.

[Donegeal]

I agree with NYE on the Quebec deal. Maybe not this year, but I think it will probably happen. I think that there have been two votes there in the last 10 years about separating. Both lost, but not by a large margin.

[Flip McWho]

Really. I must try to keep up with whats happening in the world. This place seems to be my source of world news.

Wonder why so many places are thinking about trying it on their own? Doesn't make much sense to me. I thought that uniting in similar ways as the EU would be the way of the future. Hmmmmm.