IT has been just over 20 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union
and the last great additions to the world’s list of independent
nations. As Russia’s satellite republics staggered onto the global
stage, one could be forgiven for thinking that this was it: the end of
history, the final major release of static energy in a system now moving
very close to equilibrium. A few have joined the club since — Eritrea,
East Timor, the former Yugoslavian states, among others — but by the
beginning of the 21st century, the world map seemed pretty much
complete.
Now, though, we appear on the brink of yet another nation-state baby
boom. This time, the new countries will not be the product of a single
political change or conflict, as was the post-Soviet proliferation, nor
will they be confined to a specific region. If anything, they are linked
by a single, undeniable fact: history chews up borders with the same
purposeless determination that geology does, as seaside villas slide off
eroding coastal cliffs. Here is a map of what could possibly be the
world’s newest international borders.
Aqui, uma abordagem ao caso específico do continente Africano.
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