Re: Pakistan; About to fall the militant Islam?
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Jolt
Too true. Other examples how artificial states break up are aplenty around our recent century. Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, URSS, Austria-Hungary, etc.
You could probably add various states in Africa and Iraq as well.
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Jolt
One country I'm surprised hasn't collapsed in Indonesia. It has such a different historical background and geological separation that it is impressive they keep united. .
Yes, they've been surprisingly successful in creating a national identity, probably because they have one lingua franca.
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Jolt
Belgium is on its way as well.
It doesn't bode well for Belgium, or Europe as a whole. Were it not for Brussels, it would have broken apart decades ago.
