Its spreading like a virus. Looks like nobody believes in the nation state concept any more. Weird things like Venice inhabitants asking for independence from Italy, Catalonya as well looking to secede from Spain and what´s happening with Crimea and Moldavia (Gagauz and Transdniestria), the Flanders in Belgium and Scotland from the United Kingdom shows that maybe the European Union as a whole might reach to an end soon. In my point of view secessionism as a phenomenon in the international relations and the international community has so far been very common and usual in Asia and Africa, sometimes being promoted by foreign powers and their economic and political interests (i.e East Timor, South Sudan, Kosovo) but now Europe is plagued by this phenomenon along with the resurgence of the ultra right movements and parties in the political landscape, maybe because the left and center left has not given and fullfilled the needs and demands of the european population. Important and relevant is to say that in most cases economic motives push for these cases of separatism given the case that for example South Sudan secessionism was motivated by oil resources to diminish the influence of President Omar Al Bashir by the West, etc. Scotland is another example where oil has enough role to play in this desire for autonomy and independence from the UK. And last but not least important Crimea referendum is inextricably linked with oil control given the fact that there´s oil and gas reserves off the coast of the Black Sea. But two things remain uncertain: Are these separatism cases spreading like domino in Europe really controlled by foreing powers like Russia or Washington? Who gets more profits from this? What about if these separatist desires reach Saudi Arabia Eastern Province? or Chechnya and Daguestan?
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